Project Gutenberg 2012-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 72 Sparks, Jared 1789 1866 The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 06 Produced by Frank van Drogen, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 06" by Jared Sparks is a historical account published in the early 19th century. This volume compiles the letters of key figures like John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and others concerning the foreign relations of the United States during the Revolutionary War. The correspondence is primarily focused on the complexities of diplomacy and negotiation that emerged as America sought recognition and support from various foreign powers while simultaneously navigating the war against Britain. The opening of this volume delves into John Adams's communications from Amsterdam in 1781, addressing congressional matters and European diplomacy amidst the ongoing Revolutionary War. Adams discusses the tenuous state of Dutch politics, the challenges of securing financial aid for the American cause, and the potential for treaties with France and other nations. He expresses his concern over the inactivity of Dutch authorities and their reluctance to acknowledge American independence, emphasizing the pressing need for a more assertive approach to secure support against shared enemies. The letters reveal a landscape of complex negotiations, alliances, and the challenges faced by American diplomats during this turbulent historical period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources E201 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 1015309 1015318 2024-09-16T13:42:21.670817 2023-09-17T08:16:16.607314 text/html text/html 1023595 2012-04-01T14:53:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 329863 2012-04-01T14:53:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 434853 2024-09-16T13:42:35.892746 application/epub+zip 448054 2024-09-16T13:42:24.793806 application/epub+zip 448053 2024-09-16T13:42:23.100863 application/epub+zip 858330 2024-09-16T13:42:43.498740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831844 2024-09-16T13:42:34.027783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831778 2022-09-18T05:23:05.346778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 965920 965642 2024-09-16T13:42:19.953867 2023-09-17T08:16:15.012309 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 965742 2012-04-01T14:53:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 314631 2012-04-01T14:53:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 965736 2012-04-01T14:53:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 314482 2012-04-01T14:53:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20171 2024-09-16T13:42:43.659707 application/rdf+xml 24430 2024-09-16T13:42:23.497813 image/jpeg 4662 2024-09-16T13:42:23.300813 image/jpeg 398778 2024-09-16T13:42:21.748829 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog