tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172423829325657469.post4403313144561959040..comments2024-03-05T09:17:02.442+00:00Comments on History and Other Stuff: Henry Laurens and the Unfinished "Peace" Painting by Benjamin West, 1782peter mccandlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740118667335062807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172423829325657469.post-23759337967088628522022-01-23T11:35:46.562+00:002022-01-23T11:35:46.562+00:00Hi Michael, You are correct. A silly mistake on my...Hi Michael, You are correct. A silly mistake on my part, thanks. I have revised this accordingly. Cheerspeter mccandlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740118667335062807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172423829325657469.post-68747999462848924312022-01-13T14:21:22.373+00:002022-01-13T14:21:22.373+00:00You are all wrong about Hartley, he was not involv...You are all wrong about Hartley, he was not involved in the preliminaries of 1782 his involvement started after the change of government in March 1783 when the deal with America was done. As John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail on the 4th of September 1783 a day after the definitive treaties were all Signed Adams said ours is a Simple Repetition of the provisional Treaty. So We have negotiated here, these Six Months for nothing.Regards MichaelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927246639692825470noreply@blogger.com