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Richard Henry Lee Letter to John Page Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Scope and Contents

Letter from Richard Henry Lee, Philadelphia, PA to John Page, Williamsburg about the arrival of a French squadron, plans to defeat the English navy, the French minister's audience before Congress, a court-martial and anticipated news from Spain that she "has acceeded [sic] to our alliance and acknowledged our independence."  July 25, 1778.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• France--Foreign relations--United States
• Spain--Foreign relations--United States
• United States--Foreign relations--France
• United States--Foreign relations--Spain
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783