Papers of John Adams, Volume 17: April-November 1785 (Adams Papers) (General Correspondence and Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen, 12)

by JohnAdams (Author), C . James Taylor (Author), SaraGeorgini (Author), HobsonWoodward (Author), Gregg L . Lint (Author)

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  Minister to Britain John Adams was unable to enforce the peace treaty of 1783 and renew Anglo-American commerce. But he saved U.S. credit, petitioned to release impressed sailors, saw the Prussian-American treaty ratified, and laid the groundwork for negotiations with the Barbary States.