Dumas to the American Commissioners
ALS: American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief
<The Hague, April 28, 1778, in French: We await the return of
your letter in final form, so that I may present it. The memorandum
for which Mr. Lee provided the material will be published
within a few days; the public here must learn that Congress
will make peace only on equal terms and in concert with
its allies. Beware of Merckle. Friends in Amsterdam will take
care of one to two hundred thousand florins in the negotiations
you are planning.>
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