ALS, [n.d.], Paris, to Robert Morris.

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ALS, [n.d.], Paris, to Robert Morris.

Deane writes that he hopes "in a few weeks to see American Independence acknowledged after which I shall ask Liberty to quit politics forever."

2 1/2 p. ; 23 x 19 cm.

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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