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Papers of John Adams, volume 9

To the President of Congress, No. 46

To the President of Congress, No. 48
To the President of Congress, No. 47, 18 April 1780 JA Huntington, Samuel President of Congress

1780-04-18

 To the President of Congress, No. 47, 18 April 1780 Adams, John Huntington, Samuel President of Congress
To the President of Congress, No. 47

Paris, 18 April 1780. RC in John Thaxter's hand (PCC, No. 84, I, f. 467–469). printed: Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. , 3:620–624.

In this letter, received by Congress on 19 Feb. 1781, John Adams provided newspaper accounts regarding a petition by Swedish merchants calling on their King to provide protection for their commerce and the King's granting of their wish, as well as the formal communication of the declaration of armed neutrality to the French court and to the cities of Hamburg, Lübeck, and Bremen.

RC in John Thaxter's hand (PCC, No. 84, I, f. 467–469). printed: (Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. , 3:620–624.)