[George Weedon incoming correspondence] [Decimalized .01- .06]

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Collection of six letters, mostly written from Philadelphia, from the personal papers of George Weedon. Four of the letters have address leaves, with three of them franked by John F. Meuse.

GLC#
GLC06491
Type
Header Record
Date
March 1783-September 1783
Title
[George Weedon incoming correspondence] [Decimalized .01- .06]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
6 items
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government
Meuse, John, fl. 1783
Revolutionary War
Military History
Treaty
Global History and Civics
Foreign Affairs
Peace
Government and Civics
Revolutionary War General

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Collection Item
Autograph letter

to George Weedon

11 March 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Discusses waiting for news of a peace treaty to end the American Revolution. Indicates that no major breakdowns in negotiations are anticipated. The British desire "a kind of naturalization for their merchants" and free trade to their islands in...

GLC06491.01
GLC06491.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to George Weedon and William Fitzhugh

18 March 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses a dispatch from Henry Laurens, one the American delegates working on the treaty, that
"conveys...the design of the court of London...to...

GLC06491.02
GLC06491.03
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to George Weedon

1 April 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses the possibility of a separate peace being brokered that does not include France. Also discusses the insincerity of some British...

GLC06491.03
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to George Weedon

11 April 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Announces the arrival of an officer in New York with a "Proclamation from the King of Great Britain." Also notes the arrival of vessels from...

GLC06491.04
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to George Weedon

29 April 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Sends a newspaper (not included) with "a very interesting debate in the House of Commons." Also mentions the Robert Livingston-Guy Carleton...

GLC06491.05
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to George Weedon

20 September 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses a letter he sent to William Fitzhugh, which was "to be considered in a great measure a joint one." Notes that France has assured the...

GLC06491.06