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To John Adams from the Marquis of Carmarthen, 27 May 1785

From the Marquis of Carmarthen

St Jamess. May 27. 1785.

Sir,

I forgot to mention to you today when you did me the honour to call upon me in Grosvenor Square, that it is customary for every Foreign Minister to send the Secretary of State a Copy of the Credential Letters they are directed by their Sovereigns to present to His Majesty or to The Queen. with regard to the superscription I find the credentials of the Ministers from the States General of the United Provinces are only addressed—“Au Roi de la Grande Bretagne.” I believe I did mention to you Sir that The Credential Letters are always delivred sealed into His Majestys Hands.

I am Sir / your most Obedient / & most humble Servant

Carmarthen.

RC (Adams Papers); internal address: “John Adams Esqr. &c. &c. &c.” LbC (Adams Papers); APM Reel 111.

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    To John Adams from the Marquis of Carmarthen, 27 May 1785
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    Carmarthen, the Marquis of
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    Adams, John
    Date
    27 May 1785

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    “To John Adams from the Marquis of Carmarthen, 27 May 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-17-02-0070. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, vol. 17, April–November 1785, ed. Gregg L. Lint, C. James Taylor, Sara Georgini, Hobson Woodward, Sara B. Sikes, Amanda A. Mathews, and Sara Martin. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014, pp. 124–125.]

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