The American Commissioners to Samuel Tucker
LS: Harvard University Library; AL (draft): Massachusetts
Historical Society; two copies: National Archives
<Passy, July 22, 1778: If the French sailors enlisted in your
books are to go to Boston, they should return to the ship and
receive their due in wages and prize money. Otherwise, the
cruise being complete, they are entitled to collect what is owed
them, deducting advances, and to depart. We order your strict
attention to the just treatment of Frenchmen under your command,
handicapped by unfamiliarity with our language and
customs. p.s. If these men insist on leaving regardless of their
commitment to continue to Boston, concede to their wishes
but deny them wages and prize money.>
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