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From John Jay to John Adams, 28 September 1782

To John Adams

Paris 28 Sep. 1782

Dear Sir

Mr Oswald recd. Yesterday a Commission to treat of peace with the Commissioners of the United States of America—1 I have Reasons for wishing that you would say nothing of this till you see me, which I hope & pray may be soon—very soon— This is a short Letter, but notwithstanding its Brevity be assured that I am with great Esteem & Regard Dr Sir Your most obt. Servt.2

His Exy. John Adams Esqr.

Dft, NNC (EJ: 7447). Tr, NN: Bancroft (EJ: 2776).

1. For the text of the revised commission, see PJA description begins Robert J. Taylor, Gregg L. Lint, et al., eds., Papers of John Adams (16 vols. to date; Cambridge, Mass., 1977–) description ends , 13: 483–85.

2. JJ gave the present letter to Matthew Ridley to forward to JA, which he did under cover of a letter of 29 Sept. JA replied on 7 Oct. 1782. See PJA description begins Robert J. Taylor, Gregg L. Lint, et al., eds., Papers of John Adams (16 vols. to date; Cambridge, Mass., 1977–) description ends , 13: 504, 517; and “Ridley’s Diary,” description begins Herbert E. Klingelhofer, ed., “Matthew Ridley’s Diary during the Peace Negotiations of 1782,” WMQ 20 (1963): 95–133 description ends 115.

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