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The Commissioners to John Paul Jones -

[1778-05-25]
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[1778-05-25]
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The Commissioners to J. D. Schweighauser

Docno: PJA06d131

Author: First Joint Commission at Paris
Author: JA
Recipient: Schweighauser, John Daniel
Date: 1778-05-25

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[dateline] Passy, 25 May 1778.

printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography , 4:115. Drafted by Adams, this letter, through enclosed extracts from letters of 25 May to John Paul Jones (calendared above) and Jonathan Williams (calendared below), informed Schweighauser that he was the authorized American agent at Brest. The Commissioners directed him to send monthly accounts and to inform them of unusual proposed expenses so that they would not run into debt.
printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography , 4:115 .
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