The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 04
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The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 04
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources
To John Jay, President of Congress. Passy, February
27th, 1779, 299
Intends to return to America.--Tumults in Great Britain.--Little
prospect of obtaining a loan in Europe.--Economy and taxation
necessary to relieve the financial difficulties.
To John Jay, President of Congress. Passy, March
1st, 1779, 302
Conditions of the British loan.
M. de Lafayette to John Adams. St Germain,
April 9th, 1779, 303
Asks leave to send a French officer to America with
Mr Adams.
To Arthur Lee. L'Orient, June 9th, 1779, 305
Relative to the charges made against Mr Lee.
To the President of Congress. Braintree, August
3d, 1779, 307
Returns home in the Sensible, in company with M. de
la Luzerne.--Character of the Minister, Luzerne;
of the Secretary to the Embassy, Marbois.
To the President of Congress. Braintree, August
4th, 1779, 311
View of the state of Europe.--France.--War of Bavarian
succession.--Great Britain.--Holland.--Spain.--Portugal.--German
States.--Austria.--Prussia.--The northern powers.--Italy.
To James Lovell. Braintree, August 13th, 1779, 325
Enclosing letters concerning Count de Vergennes and
Arthur Lee.
To the President of Congress. Braintree, September
10th, 1779, 326
Requesting a copy of the complaints, evidences,
witnesses, &c. reported by a Committee of Congress to
exist against the Commissioners.
To the President of Congress. Boston, September
23d, 1779, 327
To James Lovell. Braintree, October 17th, 1779, 328
Regrets Mr Lee's recall.--Denies Mr Izard's charges.
To Samuel Huntington, President of Congress.
Braintree, October 19th, 1779, 331
British whale fishery on the South American coast.--The
crews American prisoners of war.
To Samuel Huntington, President of Congress.
Braintree, October 20th, 1779, 333
Present of an engraving of the exploit of William Tell
for each State from Mr Schweighauser.
To the President of Congress. Braintree, October
21st, 1779, 333
Advantages of convoys for the American trade; of
maintaining a superiority of naval power in the
American seas.
To Henry Laurens. Braintree, Oct. 25th, 1779, 335
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