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Reports on closing events of the Revolutionary War...



Item # 690373

July 25, 1783

THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, July 25, 1783 

* American Revolutionary War - closing events

This issue has a wealth of reporting on the closing events of the Revolutionary War and the negotiations for peace.
The front page has reports concerning the Spanish at St. Augustine, and mention that: "...returned from New York & brings information that every preparation is making for the immediate evacuation of the garrison & that the utmost amity subsists between the General and officers of the respective armies of Great Britain & the colonies..." with more.
Page 3 has the: "Estimate of the National Debt of the United States of America as Given by Congress". Also a letter "...from the Honourable B. Franklin to the Superintendent of Finance, dated Passy, Dec. 23, 1782".
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, good condition.

Category: Revolutionary War