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C. W. F. Dumas to John Adams, 25 May 1784

From C. W. F. Dumas

Lahaie 25e. May 1784

Monsieur

En vous acheminant les Lettres, &c. ci-jointes, j’ai le plaisir de pouvoir vous dire, qu’il s’agit en ce moment très-sérieusement à l’Assemblée d’Hollde. des mesures pour arriver à la conclusion d’un Traité avec la Fce..1 Le Traité définitif de la pax, avec l’Angle. a été signé à Paris le 20. Je suis avec les respects de ma famille joints au mien, De Votre Excellence / le très-humble & très-obéissant / serviteur

C.w.f. Dumas

TRANSLATION

The Hague, 25 May 1784

Sir

In dispatching to you the enclosed letters, etc., I have the pleasure of being able to tell you that at this moment the Assembly of Holland is very seriously considering measures toward the conclusion of a treaty with France.1 The definitive peace treaty with England was signed at Paris on the 20th. With the regards of my family joined to my own, I am your excellency’s very humble and very obedient servant

C.w.f. Dumas

RC (Adams Papers); internal address: “À son Exce. Mr. Adams.”

1The 1 June Gazette d’Amsterdam indicated, in a report dated 30 May at The Hague, that the States of Holland and West Friesland had passed “une Résolution formelle, pour une Alliance entre la France & les Pays-Bas-Unis.” More importantly, however, the States General had adopted the same resolution and resolved “pour charger les Ambassadeurs de la République à Paris de proposer cette Alliance, à S. M. Très-Chrétienne.” But see JA’s second letter of 13 May to the president of Congress, and note 1, above.

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