Papers of John Adams, volume 12

To the President of Congress

To Edmund Jenings

To the President of Congress, 25 December 1781 JA Hanson, John President of Congress

1781-12-25

To the President of Congress, 25 December 1781 Adams, John Hanson, John President of Congress
To the President of Congress

Amsterdam, 25 December 1781. RC in John Thaxter’s hand (PCC, No. 84, III, f. 442–444). printed: Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. , 5:71–72. This letter consists of an English translation of Prussia’s declaration of 8 Dec., intended to remove any questions about the identity of Prussian ships trading in accordance with its previous ordinances of 30 April and 3 November. For the ordinance of 30 April, which stated that Prussia would maintain a strict neutrality according to the principles set down in the declaration of the armed neutrality, see JA to the president of Congress, 21 May, calendared (vol. 11:327). For the 3 Nov. ordinance establishing rules for identifying Prussian ships, see Scott, ed., Armed Neutralities of 1780 and 1800 , p. 414–417.

RC in John Thaxter’s hand (PCC, No. 84, III, f. 442–444). printed : (Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. ), 5:71–72.