The Peacemakers: The Great Powers and American IndependenceHarper & Row, 1965 - Definitive Treaty of Peace Between Great Britain and the United States - 572 pages A story of espionage, intrigue, chicanery, and cynical self-interest, a diplomatic history. |
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Page 77
... George Gordon , from whose mouth poured forth an unchecked cataract of words , should really have nothing to say . Even before Lord George fanned the conflagration which almost con- sumed London , people had begun to talk about him ...
... George Gordon , from whose mouth poured forth an unchecked cataract of words , should really have nothing to say . Even before Lord George fanned the conflagration which almost con- sumed London , people had begun to talk about him ...
Page 560
... George , sketch , 76 , 77 ; role in riots of '80 , 76 , 78 , 79 , 83 , 85 , 99 ; meets Laurens , 264 ; later critics ... George , 271 Grenville , George Nugent - Temple . See Temple , Earl Grenville , Thomas , son of George Grenville ...
... George , sketch , 76 , 77 ; role in riots of '80 , 76 , 78 , 79 , 83 , 85 , 99 ; meets Laurens , 264 ; later critics ... George , 271 Grenville , George Nugent - Temple . See Temple , Earl Grenville , Thomas , son of George Grenville ...
Page 568
... George III , 257 ; on U.S. independence , 257 , 482 ; and Declaratory Act , 258 ; proposes negotiations with Congress , 260 ; on Canada , 277 ; death , 280-281 , 283 , 286 ; and Shelburne , 285 ; and reform , 483 Rodney , Admiral George ...
... George III , 257 ; on U.S. independence , 257 , 482 ; and Declaratory Act , 258 ; proposes negotiations with Congress , 260 ; on Canada , 277 ; death , 280-281 , 283 , 286 ; and Shelburne , 285 ; and reform , 483 Rodney , Admiral George ...
Contents
THREE VOYAGERS IN SEARCH OF PEACE I | 1 |
ARMADA AGAINST ENGLAND | 27 |
PRIEST AND PLAYWRIGHT AT THE PARDO | 43 |
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Abbé Morellet alliance ally ambassador American commissioners American independence April Aranda Baudouin Boston Patriot Breteuil Britain British Cabinet Charles James Fox colonies Comte de Vergennes Conde considered court CP Aut Cumberland Diary diplomatic dispatch draft Dutch England envoy fisheries Florida Floridablanca Foreign Minister France France's Franklin French George George III Gérard Gibraltar Grenville Henry Laurens Hussey Ibid insisted instructions Jay's John Adams John Jay July June Kaunitz King La Luzerne Laurens letter Letterbook Livingston London Lord Loyalists Luzerne Madrid Maurepas mediation Ministry mission Mississippi Montbarrey Montmorin Mountstuart Necker negotiations North North Ministry Oswald Papers Paris Parliament peace peacemaking preliminaries President of Congress proposed Rayneval reported Richard Oswald Rockingham Russia secret Secretary Sept Shelburne Shelburne's Spain Spaniards Spanish Strachey Thurne treaty truce United Vaughan Vérac Versailles Walpole