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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02018 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0056] 16-31 March 1783 |
| Title | Robert Livingston to George Washington about a peace agreement |
| Date | 22 March 1783 |
| Author | Livingston, Robert R. (1746-1813) |
| Recipient | Washington, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in the hand of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., Washington's Secretary. Marked as a copy of a letter from Secretary of Foreign Affairs Livingston to General Washington. Docket in Knox's hand. Sends "the agreeable Intelligence of Peace, upon which I most sincerely congratulate you and the Army - Harmony, a Regard for Justice, & Fidelity to our Engagements, are all that now remains to render us a happy people." Says the vessel with the news was sent by Comte d'Estaing, who was recalling French cruisers from America waters. Says this news should be immediately sent to British commander Sir Guy Carleton by either Congress or Washington. Says he received a private letter stating the Bahama Islands were ceded to the British. Believes that "Holland seems to have come worst off, & France, by getting little for herself, has laid in a Store of Reputation which will be worth more than much Territory." Postscript states that with the permission of Congress he sent Lewis Morris to inform Carleton of the peace. Originally enclosed with GLC02437.09383, Washington's 27 March 1783 letter to Knox. |
| Subjects | Navy France Treaty Revolutionary War President Military History Global History and Civics Continental Congress Congress Caribbean Land Transaction |
| People | Livingston, Robert R. (1746-1813) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Creating a New Government; The Presidency; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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