| Item Description: | "Treaty of alliance, eventual and defensive .."--p. [1]-10, with special title page. Louis XVI's appointment of Conrad Alexander Gerard as Minister Plenipotentiary appears on p. [3]-4. - "Treaty of amity and commerce .."--p. [3], 12-34, with special title page. Louis XVI's appointment of Conrad Alexander Gerard as Minister Plenipotentiary appears on p. [11]-12. - A variant state (Evans 16147; copy at New York Public Library) has 34 p. only. The special title page to the treaty of alliance is absent, as is the appointment of Gerard on p. [3]-4. The special title page to the treaty of amity and commerce immediately follows the general title page. - Adams, 78-111a. - English Short Title Catalog, W35811. - Evans, 16146. - Evans, 16147. - Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3823. - Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. - Two treaties concluded with France, Feb. 6, 1778 |
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