Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Elbridge Gerry re: neutrality, French alliance, and his anti-British feelings
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02292 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Amsterdam, Netherlands Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1781/06/16 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Written as U.S. Minister to the Netherlands. The first part recommends the bearer, Mr. Le Roy, desirous of commercial connections in America. Adams deprecates the idea of armed neutrality and concludes: "you must not entertain the most distant Idea of Peace while there is one British Soldier alive and at Liberty in America."
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