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United States. Treaties, etc. Treaties of amity and commerce and of alliance...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03985.13 Author/Creator: United States. Treaties, etc. Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book signed Date: 1778 Pagination: 23 p. : Height: 18.4 cm, Width: 24.1 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Draper and Folsom. First American printings. The two treaties with the French were the first made by the United States. Signed on 6 February 1778.

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