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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.159 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Part of a memorandum from American commissioners Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane to French foreign minister Vergennes, as they negotiated a contract with the Farmers General of France |
| Date | ca. 1 March 1777 |
| Author | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) |
| Additional authors | Deane, Silas (1737-1789) |
| Recipient | Count de Vergennes, Charles Gravier |
| Document Type | Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | This manuscript is a copy (possibly a draft) of part of an 01 March 1777 memorandum from American commissioners Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane to French foreign minister Vergennes, as they negotiated a contract with the Farmers General of France. [An autograph copy of the full memo is in the Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères of France, according to the Franklin Papers at the American Philosophical Society.] |
| Subjects | Politics Government and Civics Diplomacy France Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Contract Military History |
| People | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Deane, Silas (1737-1789) Count de Vergennes, Charles Gravier (1717-1787) |
| Place written | Paris, France |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |