Summary
The agent for the United States in The Hague attaches information about the situation in the United Provinces for Congress, in which he also refers to the possible purchase by Dutch bankers of the U.S. debt to France.
Ed. note: This document is the draft in Dumas's letterbook of the letter he wrote to Short received on 2 March1787.
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Collectie C. W. F. Dumas, Inventaris 1
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Charles-William-Frédéric Dumas to William Short, 2 March 1787. The Papers of William Short digital edition, eds. Monica Henry and Marty D. Matthews. Columbia: University of South Carolina, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Southern Studies, 2026.
Charles-William-Frédéric Dumas to William Short, 2 March 1787. The Papers of William Short digital edition, eds. Monica Henry and Marty D. Matthews. Columbia: University of South Carolina, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Southern Studies, 2026.