The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Band 6U.S. Government Printing Office, 1889 Correspondence from the records of the Department of State, from family archives and from published memoirs. Designed to correct, complete and enlarge the Diplomatic correspondence of the American Revolution, Boston, 1829-1830, published by Jared Sparks under the direction of Congress. Published as a supplement to Wharton's Digest of the international law of the United States, taken from documents issued by presidents and secretaries of state [etc.] Washington, 1886. |
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... duty , which loudly called upon me to take measures , however disagreeable , to prevent a repetition of those enormities which have been the subject of discussion , and that this im- portant end is likely to be answered without the ...
... duty , which loudly called upon me to take measures , however disagreeable , to prevent a repetition of those enormities which have been the subject of discussion , and that this im- portant end is likely to be answered without the ...
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... duty to continue in the war for the attainment of Spanish objects . But on the contrary , as we were bound by treaty to continue the war till our independence should be attained it was the interest of France to postpone that event until ...
... duty to continue in the war for the attainment of Spanish objects . But on the contrary , as we were bound by treaty to continue the war till our independence should be attained it was the interest of France to postpone that event until ...
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... duty directly to inform his court of it , and thereby prevent their being embarrassed by our scruples and de- mands on a point on which there was so much reason to think that our allies were very moderate . For my own part I was not ...
... duty directly to inform his court of it , and thereby prevent their being embarrassed by our scruples and de- mands on a point on which there was so much reason to think that our allies were very moderate . For my own part I was not ...
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... duty , nor make them recede one step from that foundation of constancy on which they were fixed ; but that , see- ing the honorable weapons which were left them , viz . , firmness and resolution , they were sufficiently powerful to ...
... duty , nor make them recede one step from that foundation of constancy on which they were fixed ; but that , see- ing the honorable weapons which were left them , viz . , firmness and resolution , they were sufficiently powerful to ...
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... duty . I have also deviated from my instructions , which , though not to be justified , will , I hope , be excused on acccunt of the singular and unforeseen circumstances which occasioned it . Let me again recommend secrecy , and ...
... duty . I have also deviated from my instructions , which , though not to be justified , will , I hope , be excused on acccunt of the singular and unforeseen circumstances which occasioned it . Let me again recommend secrecy , and ...
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Seite 100 - ... ARTICLE. It is hereby understood and agreed, that in case Great Britain, at the conclusion of the present war, shall recover, or be put in possession of West Florida, the line of North boundary between the said province and the United States shall be a line drawn from the mouth of the river Yassous, where it unites with the Mississippi, due east to the river Apalachicola. Done at Paris, the thirtieth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two.