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Browsing: Diary of John Adams, Volume 4


Docno: DJA04Q82
Author: Franklin, Benjamin
Author: Lee, Arthur
Author: JA
Date: 1778-07

The Function of Consuls

Is to maintain in their departments, the Priviledges of their Nation according to Treaties
To have Inspection and Jurisdiction16
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
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