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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06931 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1783 |
| Title | John Adams to Charles Dumas regarding attempts at patience during Treaty of Paris negotiations |
| Date | 26 June 1783 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Recipient | Dumas, Charles W. F. (Charles William Frédéric) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "There is a species of witchcraft [that] governs in England that keeps them from knowing their own minds – and a similar malignant spirit reigns in America and prevents us from getting any intelligence from there... It is now 6 months that I have been waiting in expectation that the next week would bring me something certain." Damaged with losses affecting text at bottom edge and right margin of pages 1 and 2. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Treaty Diplomacy Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Peace |
| People | Dumas, Charles W. F. (Charles William Frédéric) (1721-1796) Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Place written | Paris, France |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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