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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06491.03 |
| From Archive Folder | George Weedon incoming correspondence regarding the Treaty of Paris |
| Title | John F Mercer to George Weedon regarding the Treaty of Paris and the possibility of a second peace treaty that does not include France |
| Date | 1 April 1783 |
| Author | Mercer, John F. (1759-1821) |
| Recipient | Weedon, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses the possibility of a separate peace being brokered that does not include France. Also discusses the insincerity of some British protestations (revealed in the Robert Livingston - Guy Carleton correspondence) supposedly meant to curb blood shed, "which has disgraced the British Councils throughout this war." Comments on the British in New York. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Treaty Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Peace Government and Civics Revolutionary War General France |
| People | Mercer, John Francis (1759-1821) Weedon, George (1734-1793) Meuse, John (fl. 1783) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | John F. Mercer was a lawyer in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, later a Maryland congressman and governor. George Weedon was a brigadier general in the Continental Army from Fredericksburg, Virginia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |