 | Jonathan R. Dull - 1982 - 106 sider
...Although the agreement was provisional in nature, this was a jesuitical evasion of Congress's instructions "to undertake nothing in the negotiations for peace or truce without their [the French ministers'] knowledge and concurrence." With marvelous tact Franklin apologized to Vergennes... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - 1820 - 596 sider
...powers may require. For this purpose, you are to make the most candid and confidential communications upon all subjects to the ministers of our generous...negotiations for peace or truce without their knowledge and concurrence ; and ultimately to govern yourselves by their advice and opinion, endeavouring in... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - 1820 - 600 sider
...mediating powers " may require. " You are to make the most candid and confidential " communications, upon all subjects, to the ministers of " our generous...undertake •• nothing in the negotiations for peace without their " knowledge and concurrence; and to make them sen" Bible how much we rely upon his majesty's... | |
 | William Cranch - 1827 - 140 sider
...their full force and validity." They were " to make the most candid and confidential communications, upon all subjects, to the ministers of our generous ally, the king of France ; and to undertake nothing, in the negotiations for peace, without their knowledge and concurrence... | |
 | 1827 - 654 sider
...minister of our generous ally, the king of France ; to 1327.] Secret Journals of the Old Congress. 145 undertake nothing, in the negotiations for peace or truce, without their knowledge and concurrence; and ultimately to govern yourtetves by their advice and ofiinion, endeavouring in... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 562 sider
...powers may require. For this purpose, you are to make the most candid and confidential communications upon all subjects, to the ministers of our generous...ally, the king of France ; to undertake nothing in the negociations for peace or truce without their knowledge and concurrence, and ultimately to govern yourselves... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1830 - 536 sider
...powers may require. For this purpose, you are to make the most candid and confidential communica,tions upon all subjects to the Ministers of our generous...negotiations for peace or truce, without their knowledge and concurrence ; and ultimately to govern yourselves by their advice and opinion, endeavoring in your... | |
 | William Jay - 1833 - 542 sider
...instructions concluded as follows : "You are to make the must candid and confidential communications upon all subjects to the ministers of our generous...France ; to undertake nothing in the negotiations tor peace or truce without their knowledge or concurrence ; and to make them sensible how much we rely... | |
 | Mann Butler - 1834 - 418 sider
...a moment of either despondency or of credulous confidence, to instruct its ministers at Paris f'to undertake nothing in the negotiations for peace or truce, without their knowledge and concurrence," meaning the concurrence of the King of France, "and ultimately to govern yourselves... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 592 sider
...treaty, were of the following purport. "You are to make the most candid and confidential communications upon all subjects to the ministers of our generous...negotiations for peace, or truce, without their knowledge and concurrence ; and ultimately to govern yourselves by their advice and opinion, endeavouring in... | |
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For this purpose you are to make the most candid and confidential communications upon all subjects to the ministers of our generous ally the King of France, to undertake nothing in the negotiations for peace or truce without their knowledge and concurrence... 
