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22d. Saturday. -

[1783-02-22]
We dined this day with a numerous ...

24th. Mond. -

[1783-02-24]
This morning I went to pay a visit ...

23d. Sunday.

Docno: DQA01d551

Author: JQA
Date: 1783-02-23
This afternoon I went and paid a visit to the Baron de la Houze1 the French Minister here; he offer'd to send any letter I should write to my Father with his Dispatches to Mr. De Vergennes.2
 
1. Matthieu de Basquiat, Baron de la Houze, French minister plenipotentiary to Denmark, 1779–1792 ( Repertorium der diplomatischen Vertreter aller Länder , p. 112).
 
2. Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, minister of foreign affairs during the American Revolution.
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