Project Gutenberg 2013-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 146 Sparks, Jared 1789 1866 The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 12 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. 12" by Jared Sparks is a historical compilation published in the early 19th century. This volume presents a collection of letters exchanged by key figures such as Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Robert Morris, who were instrumental in shaping the foreign relations of the United States during the Revolutionary War. The primary focus of this work is to illuminate the diplomatic efforts undertaken by these American revolutionaries to secure support and recognition from foreign allies, particularly France. The opening of this volume sets the stage by establishing the context of financial and diplomatic negotiations during the latter stages of the American Revolutionary War. It captures Robert Morris's correspondence with various officials, including French Minister M. de la Luzerne, where he emphasizes the increasing financial strains on the fledgling nation and the essential role of foreign aid in securing American independence. His letters convey urgency in addressing the necessity for taxation, the challenges posed by the depreciation of paper currency, and the importance of establishing public credit, in addition to his gratitude for past assistance from France as the conflict escalated toward victory. Overall, this initial portion lays a foundation for understanding the complexities of international diplomacy and finance that characterized this critical period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42413/42413-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 52.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources E201 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1028207 2025-06-17T08:03:11.666845 text/html 1020427 2013-03-25T16:56:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 416860 2025-06-17T08:03:25.248360 application/epub+zip 425446 2025-06-17T08:03:13.830815 application/epub+zip 425446 2025-06-17T08:03:12.730856 application/epub+zip 699661 2025-06-17T08:03:33.651263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672204 2025-06-17T08:03:23.834317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672569 2022-09-19T11:17:09.674073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914227 2023-09-18T11:28:48.187150 text/plain 16095 2025-06-17T08:03:33.815227 application/rdf+xml 23004 2025-06-17T08:03:12.880882 image/jpeg 3484 2025-06-17T08:03:12.805833 image/jpeg 378641 2025-06-17T08:03:11.745873 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