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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06491.02 |
| From Archive Folder | George Weedon incoming correspondence regarding the Treaty of Paris |
| Title | John F Mercer to George Weedon and William Fitzhugh relaying information regarding the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris |
| Date | 18 March 1783 |
| Author | Mercer, John F. (1759-1821) |
| Recipient | Weedon, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses a dispatch from Henry Laurens, one the American delegates working on the treaty, that "conveys...the design of the court of London...to disconnect belligerent Powers" and that "the spirit of the Nation is high for the prosecution of the War agt. France." Laurens recommends that the United States "adhere religiously to our engagements with France." Also encloses (not included) and discusses newspapers with pertinent information. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Treaty Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Peace Government and Civics Revolutionary War General France |
| People | Mercer, John Francis (1759-1821) Weedon, George (1734-1793) Fitzhugh, William (1721-1798) Meuse, John (fl. 1783) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | John F. Mercer was a lawyer in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, later a Maryland congressman and governor. George Weedon was a brigadier general in the Continental Army from Fredericksburg, Virginia. William Fitzhugh was a Maryland merchant. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |