Mercer, John F., 1759-1821 to George Weedon and William Fitzhugh
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06491.02 Author/Creator: Mercer, John F., 1759-1821 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 23.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses a dispatch from Henry Laurens, one the American delegates working on the treaty, that
"conveys...the design of the court of London...to disconnect belligerent Powers" and that "the spirit of the Nation is high for the prosecution of the War agt. France." Laurens recommends that the United States "adhere religiously to our engagements with France." Also encloses (not included) and discusses newspapers with pertinent information.
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