Project Gutenberg 2013-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 366 Sparks, Jared 1789 1866 The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 05 Produced by Frank van Drogen, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 05" by Jared Sparks is a historical compilation written in the early 19th century. This volume primarily consists of letters exchanged among key figures such as Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay, focused on the foreign relations of the United States during the American Revolutionary War. The correspondence offers insight into the complex diplomatic negotiations and alliances that were formed during a crucial period in the nation's history. The opening of this volume introduces a series of letters from John Adams addressed to the President of Congress, detailing the evolving dynamics in Europe as they relate to America's revolutionary efforts. Adams discusses the potential for peace negotiations, the strategic situation of Great Britain, and the emergence of an armed neutrality among other European powers. He expresses concern over England's aggressive actions against neutral nations and explores the significance of these developments for the United States, highlighting the interconnectedness of international politics and the revolutionary struggle. Adams’ reflections reveal the precarious nature of diplomacy in wartime and the necessity of maintaining the integrity and sovereignty of the young nation amidst external pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41833/41833-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources E201 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1022672 2025-08-17T04:50:52.623997 text/html 997368 2024-10-23T13:33:17 text/html 450666 2025-08-17T04:51:04.021967 application/epub+zip 461771 2025-08-17T04:50:54.344994 application/epub+zip 420075 2025-08-17T04:50:53.486944 application/epub+zip 729865 2025-08-17T04:51:10.667884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 690460 2025-08-17T04:51:02.718951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648504 2022-09-19T06:58:25.030471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920280 2025-08-17T04:50:50.887962 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 900405 2024-10-23T13:33:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16972 2025-08-17T04:51:10.807871 application/rdf+xml 24625 2025-08-17T04:50:53.612012 image/jpeg 3872 2025-08-17T04:50:53.551005 image/jpeg 415894 2025-08-17T04:50:52.694992 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia