1To George Washington from Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, 28 May 1785 (Washington Papers)
Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas (1725–1796), who was born of French parents in Germany and had been living in The Hague since 1756, was an agent in Holland during the American Revolution for both the United States and France. At this time he was the unofficial chargé d’affaires there for the United States. For details of his career, see
2Dumas to the American Commissioners, 24 July 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
The two articles of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce that the United States and France had agreed to drop.