Papers of John Adams, volume 5

Enclosure: Johann Kalb to M. Moreau, 27 December 1777 Kalb, Johann Moreau, M. Enclosure: Johann Kalb to M. Moreau, 27 December 1777 Kalb, Johann Moreau, M.

Enclosure: Johann Kalb to M. Moreau

at the Camp of the american Army, the 27th of Decr. 17771

The Friendship, with which you have always honoured me, sir, has made me take the Liberty to recommend to you, Mr John Adams, one of the Members of Congress, who is charged with a Commission for France. As he will certainly have Demands to make of Mr the Count of Vergennes, and Affairs to treat within your Department I request you, to afford him your good offices, perswaded that whatever Favours the King shall grant to these United States of America, cannot but tend to the Good and Advantage of his Kingdom.

The content of all or some notes that appeared on page 373 in the printed volume has been moved to the end of either one of the last two preceding documents

RC (Adams Papers); docketed: “Letter Barron De Kalb to me”; in another hand: “Baron de Kalb Decr 27th 1777.” Original two enclosures not found, but copies in both French and English in JA's hand.

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Preceding the dateline is the following: “To Mr Moreau, principal Secretary to Mr the Count de Vergennes Minister of State, of the Department of foreign Affairs, at the Court of France.”