13 Aug. 1781
Original paper slip text:13 Aug. 1781
Commission and instructions to negotiate a treaty of alliance with the Netherlands
4 p. (draft)
JA—Commissions
- PCC, No. 25, vol. I, fols. 457-460
- (See CDF under 16 Aug. for revision and commission) to execute a triple alliance among U.S., Netherlands, and France.
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Worthington C. Ford and others, eds., Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, Washington, 1904–1937
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