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... Count de Vergennes to Louis XVI asking His Majesty's approval of Beaumarchais ' scheme and authority for advanc- ing money for the American cause . SIRE : COUNT DE VERGENNES TO KING LOUIS XVI OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 31.
... Count de Vergennes to Louis XVI asking His Majesty's approval of Beaumarchais ' scheme and authority for advanc- ing money for the American cause . SIRE : COUNT DE VERGENNES TO KING LOUIS XVI OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 31.
Page 80
... authority to super- intend that armament , and the persons who had authority were so far from giving me what I thought necessary that M. de Chau- mont even refused , among other things , to allow me irons for securing the prisoners of ...
... authority to super- intend that armament , and the persons who had authority were so far from giving me what I thought necessary that M. de Chau- mont even refused , among other things , to allow me irons for securing the prisoners of ...
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... authority , to open our courts which they have shut , direct process to be applied against the leaders , direct them to be prosecuted for treason , have them arrested where- soever to be found , delivered over to the authority of the ...
... authority , to open our courts which they have shut , direct process to be applied against the leaders , direct them to be prosecuted for treason , have them arrested where- soever to be found , delivered over to the authority of the ...
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George Washington writes his wife of his selection as Com | 3 |
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
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