Anglo-Dutch War collection : journal, 1780-1783.

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Anglo-Dutch War collection : journal, 1780-1783.

Journal or day book by an unknown scribe entitled "Journaal of Dag Register Van den beginne des tegenwoordige Oorlog tusseren de seven Vereenigde Provincien, en Engeland," (i.e. "Journal or day book from the beginning of the present war between the Seven United Provinces and England") containing copies of correspondence, treaties, articles of agreement, declarations, admiralty lists, notes, commentary, poetry, and essays relating chiefly to the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780-1784), the fall of the Dutch Republic, and trade and diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the emerging United States. Individuals represented in the journal include various Dutch officials, military officers, members of the court and nobility, and poets, John Adams, Samuel Huntington, Henry Laurens, John de Neufville, Hyde Parker, and John Rutledge.

1 volume (472 pages).1 container.1 microfilm reel.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8073930

Library of Congress

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Rutledge, John, 1739-1800

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John Rutledge (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States. Additionally, he served as the first President of South Carolina and later as its first governor after the Declaration of Independence. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Rutledge established a legal career after studying at Middle Temple in the City of London. He...

Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792

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Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 [O.S. February 24, 1723] – December 8, 1792) was an American Founding Father, merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. A delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Laurens succeeded John Hancock as president of the Continental Congress. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he recieved his early education there before being sent to L...

Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796

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Samuel Huntington (July 16, 1731 [O.S. July 5, 1731] – January 5, 1796) was a Founding Father of the United States and a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781, President of the United States in Congress Assembled in 1781, chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court...

Adams, John, 1735-1826

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John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...

Parker, Hyde, 1714-1782

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Neufville, John de

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Merchant, of Amsterdam, Netherlands. From the description of Papers of John de Neufville, 1780-1789. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448989 ...