Papers of John Adams: Volumes 7 and 8 - September 1778 – February 1780

These volumes provide an unparalleled account of the conduct of American diplomacy in the early years of the republic, while the war with Britain continued and after the treaty of alliance with France was signed. John Adams served for ten months as a commissioner to France. Though he was the newest member of the three-man commission, he was its chief administrator, handling most of its correspondence, and his papers are the first full documentary record of the commission ever published. They provide a wealth of detail on every aspect of diplomacy, from negotiations with ministers of state to the arranging of prisoner exchanges.

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About the author

Gregg L. Lint is Series Editor for the Papers of John Adams of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Summary

An unparalleled account of early American diplomacy. Legal and constitutional scholars will find Vol. 8 particularly interesting. The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, drafted by Adams, served as a crucial source for the U.S. Constitution; the earliest surviving version of that text is here published with full annotation for the first time.

Product details

• Authors: John Adams
• Assisted by: Gregg L. Lint (Editor), Lint Gregg L. (Editor), Joanna M. Revelas (Editor), Revelas Joanna M. (Editor), Richard Alan Ryerson (Editor), Ryerson Richard Alan (Editor), Robert J. Taylor (Editor), Taylor Robert J. (Editor), Celeste Walker (Editor), Walker Celeste (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1989
• EAN: 9780674654440
• ISBN: 978-0-674-65444-0
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 254 mm x 41 mm
• Weight: 2495 g
• Illustrations: 4 halftone
• Series: Adams Papers; Papers of John Adams; General Correspondence and Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen; Adams Papers; General Correspondence and Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, General and world history, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state