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The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 39: January 21 Through May 15, 1783
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Ellen R Cohn (Editor), Jonathan R Dull (Editor), Karen Duval (Editor)
In the four months following the 20 January 1783 armistice that ended the War for American Independence, Franklin was remarkably energetic as he helped oversee the transition to peace and waged a multifaceted campaign to publicize the ideals of the new nation. Though political turmoil in Britain delayed negotiations for the definitive peace treaty ...
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The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 38: August 16, 1782, Through January 20, 1783
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Benjamin Franklin, Ellen R Cohn (Editor), Jonathan R Dull (Editor)
This volume covers the five-month period ending January 20, 1783, when Britain signed preliminary articles of peace with France and Spain, and Britain and the United States declared a cessation of hostilities, effectively ending the American Revolution. Most of the volume deals with the deliberations that brought about this momentous turn of ...
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