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Adams, John (1735-1826, designated as JA in The Adams Papers):

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Diplomacy, 1785-1788, Minister to Great Britain

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efforts to negotiate Anglo-Amer. commercial treaty13

WSS as secy. to13

appointed minister to Great Britain12

received by George III and Queen Charlotte11

JA and U.S. attacked in London press10

and charges that France paid salary7

burden of official correspondence6

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fears hostile reception in Great Britain6

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routinely attends Court6

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salary of6

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collects documents on Mass. land claims5

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diplomatic dinners5

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presents Americans at court5

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and Brit. evacuation of U.S. territory4

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meets with Pitt4

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reception, negotiations, and life in England4

DJA03
288 (illus. facing)
423

relations with Congress4

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AA2 as secy. to3

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anticipates appointment to Great Britain3

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correspondence on behalf of John Anstey3

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London press issues false reports of meetings with George III and the Prince of Wales3

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receives Boston newspapers3

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appointment of2

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26
75

Elizabeth Shaw on work of2

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encourages David Humphreys to remain in Britain2

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17
37

friends and diplomatic officials welcome to London2

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is pessimistic about trade treaty with Great Britain2

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London newspapers imply involvement of with attempted assassination of George III2

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meets with William Pitt2

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pays heavy Court taxes2

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plans to resign commission2

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praises W. S. Smith to Pres. of Congress2

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receives visits from foreign ministers2

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secures release of Amer. sailors seized in East Indies2

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snubbed by Royal Academy2

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Storer assists as secretary2

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supplies British with account of Stanhope affair2

talks of leaving post in 1786 if no progress is made2

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undermined by weakness of Congress2

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visits Parliament2

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21
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will return home unless appointed to Great Britain2

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Amer. accounts of audience with George III1

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Amer. enemies reprint British criticism of1

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396

appointed consul to Britain1

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152

appointment and instructions1

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Charles Storer as secy. to1

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115

Congress does not communicate with1

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263

Congress' meager support for causes criticism in London1

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261

discusses frontier posts with British envoy1

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Dutch minister to Britain visits1

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42

false petitioners want money from1

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187

finds etiquette at St. James's tedious1

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198

first meeting with George III commemorated1

AFC07
348

grants W. S. Smith leave to visit Prussia1

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267

low salary clouds move to England1

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104

omits political news in letters to Jefferson1

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503

other foreign ministers fear being mobbed if seen with1

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310

position complicated by loyalists1

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5

presents coin to Society of Antiquaries (London)1

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86

presents David Humphreys at Court1

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497

recall and leavetaking1

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receives copies of Lamb's correspondence with Congress1

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281

recommends Jay or Dana for minister to Great Britain1

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264

relationship with Lynden van Blitterswyck during1

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424

requests secy. from Congress1

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114

return voyage from England and public reception in Boston1

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Richard Cranch to gather data for1

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suggests liberalization of British and Amer. trade1

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takes formal leave of George III before departure for Netherlands1

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300

thinks Congress bound by honor to post him to Great Britain1

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203

thinks housing costs should be paid by Congress1

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264

W. S. Smith returns1

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484

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