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From William MacCreery -

Bordeaux 7 July 1781
I am not skill'd in writing ...

[enclosure] Enclosure: John Adams' Memorandum -

[1781-07-09]
Accordingly on Wednesday I went to ...


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To Joseph Mathias Gérard de Rayneval

Docno: PJA11d364

Author: JA
Recipient: Rayneval, Joseph Mathias Gérard de
Date: 1781-07-09

[salute] Sir

I have this Moment the Honour of your Billet of this Days Date:1 and will do myself the Honour, to wait on his Excellency the Comte de Vergennes, at his office, on Wednesday next at Nine of the Clock in the Morning, according to his Desire. I have the Honour to be with much Esteem sir Your humble and obedient servant
[signed] John Adams
RC Arch. Aff. Etr., Paris, Corr. Pol., E.-U., vol. 17:312; endorsed: “[ . . . ]na previènt de [arr]ivée et qu'il va [ . . . ]dre à Versailles.” LbC 's Adams Papers . The first of two Letterbook copies is written on the same sheet of paper as JA's letter to Vergennes of 7 July, above, tipped into Lb/JA/16 (Adams Papers, Microfilms, Reel No. 104). The second Letterbook copy is entered in Lb/JA/17 (same, Reel No. 105). The memorandum appears immediately below the second Letterbook copy.
 
1. Rayneval informed JA that the Comte de Vergennes wished to meet with him on 11 July (Adams Papers).
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