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John Adams ALS Letter Signed on Peace Negotiation

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Re: peace negotiations closing the Revolutionary War
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Description:John Adams Second President of the U. S. Autograph letter signed to Alexander Cerisier, two pages with integral address leaf; Paris, France, May 13, 1783. Historical Background: Alexandre Marie Cerisier, the recipient of this letter, lived in Amsterdam, where Adams had spent much of his time between 1780 and 1782 seeking to negotiate the Dutch loan. During Adams' sojourn there, he published several articles on American affairs in La Politique Hollandaise. His sympathy for the Dutch Republic was increased by its formal recognition of the United States in April, 1782, which was soon followed by a Dutch loan of $2,000,000 and a treaty of amity and commerce. The letter reads in full: "Paris, May 13, 1783. Dear Sir, I had not Seen for many Months, any one Number of the Politique Hollandois [sic], until Yesterday, when a Friend Send me Several Numbers of them ... Will you be so good as to desire Mr Crayenschot to Send them to me Weekly, and address them by the Post to Monsieur Mathew Phidley, Rue de Claire No. 60. - Let him send them every Monday as soon as they come out. I always read them with great Pleasure, and I find they have lost none of their Elegance, their Wisdom or their Spirit. You will continue them I hope at least until [sic] the final Establishment of the Peace. -The Confusions in England, and the Interruptions of News from America, have kept me here much against my will for a long time, and I have Reason to fear that the Conferences for the definitive Treaty will be drawn out into greater Length than will be convenient to my Wishes or Feelings. Your Countrymen the Dutch are determined to draw back their Constitution to its first Principles and to remount their Liberties, by which Means they will derive from the American War civil and political Benefits more than enough to indemnify them for all that has been plundered from them, besides Securing their full share of American Commerce. - May their Liberties be perpetual. Pray what have you done with the Essay on the Cannon Law etc? You ask my opinion concerning some late English Pamphlets.- The Controversy between Clinton and Cornwallis, cannot be less interesting to you as an Historian than that between Burgoine [sic] and How [sic] and Galloway. There are also some Pamphlets upon the Peace, worth reading. You See, by my Seal, that the benign Influences of the thirteen Stars Still Shine, on the Noble Sports of Hunting and Fishing, for the Purposes of Navigation. -With great Esteem I have the Honour to be, Sir your obliged and obedient Servant John Adams Mr Cerisier" Letter in excellent condition. A very fine letter written by Adams as peace negotiator and minister, a pivotal role that was perhaps even more important than Adams' presidency.Buy With Confidence.

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