Transcript of correspondence : with the conde de Floridablanca, 1783 Feb. 19-22.

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Transcript of correspondence : with the conde de Floridablanca, 1783 Feb. 19-22.

Lafayette's letter of 19 February and Floridablanca's reply of the 22nd, with a closing comment by Lafayette; recording Lafayette's preliminary work on a treaty between Spain and the U.S. This transcript was sent to Robert R. Livingston on 2 March 1783.

1 item (4 p.) ; 38 cm. folded to 19 x 24 cm.

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