Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Charles Dumas re: attempts at patience during Treaty of Paris negotiations
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06931 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1783/06/26 Pagination: 2 p. 19 x 15.1 cm Order a Copy
"There is a species of witchcraft [that] governs in England that keeps them from knowing their own minds- and a similar malignant spirit reigns in America and prevents us from getting any intelligence from there... It is now 6 months that I have been waiting in expectation that the next week would bring me something certain." Damaged with losses affecting text at bottom edge and right margin of pages 1 and 2.
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