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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06398 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1783 |
| Title | Passport for "Eagle" of John Sanders signed by the peace commissioners |
| Date | 26 February 1783 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Printed document co-signed by American peace commissioners Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, mentioning the cessation of hostilities between Great Britain and the U.S., and asking for passage for the ship "Eagle" now at London and bound for Jamaica. Appears to have been printed at Franklin's press at Passy. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War President Government and Civics Military History Treaty Peace Caribbean Printing Maritime |
| People | Adams, John (1735-1826) Jay, John (1745-1829) Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) |
| Place written | Passy, Paris, France |
| Theme | The Presidency; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime |
| 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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