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Spain and the recognition of the independence of America...
Spain and the recognition of the independence of America...
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December 17, 1782
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 17, 1782
* American independence
* Spain recognizes
The back page has a report noting: "...a letter from a correspondent at Madrid...that the Grand Council of Spain had just published a manifesto in which they had solemnly protested against the independence of the American Colonies...The protest against the British Colonies being acknowledged an independent state, is said to be worded in the most direct & positive terms the language is capable of admitting...deprived of their possessions in the southern part of the American continent, should they admit the Thirteen Provinces to erect a government of their own...".
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, 9 by 12 inches, nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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