Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Charles W. F. Dumas re: need to conclude a peace treaty (treaty of Paris)
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03296 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. 21 x 17 cm Order a Copy
Written as American Peace Commissioner in Paris. Dumas served as an American agent in the Hague. Requests a copy of G. Pownal's Pensees sur la Revolution &c. Adams writes "We cannot say whether we are to have Peace or not. I wish the definitive Treaty were Signed or the Negotiations broken off that I may return to you."
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