1783. January 19. Sunday.
[from the Diary of John Adams]

1783. January 19. Sunday.

Received a Note from Mr. Franklin, that the C. de Vergennes had written to him to desire me, to meet him at his office, tomorrow at ten.1 Went out to Passy, told Mr. Franklin that I had been informed last night, that the Comte was uneasy at Mr. Oswalds going away, because he expected to sign the Preliminaries in a day or two.

1. Vergennes’ note and Franklin’s reply, both dated 18 Jan., and Franklin’s note to JA, 19 Jan., are all printed in Franklin Writings, ed. Smyth description begins The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, ed. Albert Henry Smyth, New York and London, 1905–1907; 10 vols. description ends , 9:8–9.

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Title: 1783. January 19. Sunday.
Author: Adams, John
Date: 19 January 1783

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Cite as: “1783. January 19. Sunday.,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/01-03-02-0002-0001-0006. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, vol. 3, Diary, 1782–1804; Autobiography, Part One to October 1776, ed. L. H. Butterfield. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1961, p. 106.]