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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03296 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | John Adams to Charles W. F. Dumas regarding the need to conclude a peace treaty (treaty of Paris) |
| Date | 24 December 1782 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Recipient | Dumas, Charles W. F. (Charles William Frédéric) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written as American Peace Commissioner in Paris. Dumas served as an American agent in the Hague. Requests a copy of G. Pownal's Pensees sur la Revolution &c. Adams writes "We cannot say whether we are to have Peace or not. I wish the definitive Treaty were Signed or the Negotiations broken off that I may return to you." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Diplomacy Global History and Civics Treaty Peace President Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Adams, John (1735-1826) Dumas, Charles W. F. (Charles William Frédéric) (1721-1796) |
| Place written | Paris, France |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; The Presidency |
| 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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