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[31 January 1782]
[salute] To all whom it may concern
Mr John Adams, to whom the printed Paper herewith enclosed, is directed, certifies that he has the Honour to be a Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Provinces, of the Low Countries, and as a public Minister of a Sovereign State, intituled to an Exemption from the Payment of Such Duties.
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Certified at Amsterdam the 31. of January 1782
[signed] By John Adams Minister Plenipotentiary