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9th. Thursday.
Docno: DQA01d308
Date: 1782-05-09
Mr. Artaud dined at Mr. Rimbert's. In the afternoon he came with two of Mr. Rimbert's nephews and we went to the shops. Took a ride. Mr. Hoogwerst came and made us a visit. He told us that the States General of the United Provinces had on the 19th. of April <declared> acknowledged America, independant.1 Fine clear weather.
1. For a discussion of JA's long and persistent efforts to achieve Dutch recognition, see
Diary and Autobiography
, 3:3–5. JA's own account of events just before and immediately following the recognition appears in
Adams Family Correspondence,
4:312–313.
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.
http://www.masshist.org/ff/
http://www.masshist.org/ff/