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5 July 1781

Original paper slip text:5 July 1781.

Philadelphia,

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Samuel Huntington

Original paper slip text:Samuel Huntington, President of Congress

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John Adams

Original paper slip text:JA

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Benjamin Franklin

Original paper slip text:B. Franklin

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John Jay

Original paper slip text:J. Jay

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Henry Laurens

Original paper slip text:H. Laurens

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Thomas Jefferson

Original paper slip text:T. Jefferson

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: Instructions to negotiate a treaty of peace.
2 p. (letter press copy of a transcript)

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Kendall Whaling Museum

From the collection: Laurens Papers, Kendall Collection. Now in the Kendall Collection, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina

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