Project Gutenberg 2012-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 88 Sparks, Jared 1789 1866 The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 04 Produced by Frank van Drogen, Julia Neufeld 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. 04" by Jared Sparks is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume establishes a detailed compilation of letters exchanged by notable figures such as Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay, among others, concerning the diplomatic relations and negotiations during the American Revolution. It offers a rich insight into the strategies and discussions that shaped America's path to independence. The opening of the volume introduces significant correspondence beginning in late August 1782, detailing interactions between American diplomats and key figures, including Count de Vergennes and Richard Oswald. The letters reflect ongoing negotiations regarding peace and independence, with Franklin highlighting the need for strong commercial ties between France and the United States. These early exchanges convey the complexities and expectations surrounding the treaties, emphasizing a mutual desire for a substantial and lasting diplomatic relationship, as well as addressing various logistical and financial challenges faced by the American representatives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41640/41640-h/images/coverpage.jpg en United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources E201 Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 1030948 1030957 2024-09-17T12:39:08.266007 2023-09-18T07:32:22.187269 text/html text/html 1031401 2012-12-16T22:49:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 392708 2012-12-16T22:49:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433923 2024-09-17T12:39:23.023950 application/epub+zip 443259 2024-09-17T12:39:10.684045 application/epub+zip 436327 2024-09-17T12:39:09.455038 application/epub+zip 734929 2024-09-17T12:39:31.320884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696367 2024-09-17T12:39:21.413958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 689598 2022-09-19T05:20:18.040928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953471 953196 2024-09-17T12:39:05.627030 2023-09-18T07:32:19.725242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 953251 2012-12-16T22:49:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 308055 2012-12-16T22:49:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 953255 2012-12-16T22:49:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307953 2012-12-16T22:49:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20572 2024-09-17T12:39:31.476893 application/rdf+xml 19381 2024-09-17T12:39:09.632988 image/jpeg 2604 2024-09-17T12:39:09.556017 image/jpeg 390449 2024-09-17T12:39:08.343007 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