ABBREVIATIONS 
Adams History — Charles Francis Adams, Three Episodes of 
Massachusetts History (2 v., Boston, 1892). 
J. Adams' Works — Charles Francis Adams (ed.), The Works 
of John Adams ... (10 v., Boston, 1851- 
56) . 
A. H. A. An-.ual Report — Annual Report of the American 
Historical Association for the year [date] . 
A. H. R. — The American Historical Review . 
Circourt — Adolphe de Circourt (trans.), Histoire de 
l f action commune de la France et de 
l'Amerique pour 1' Independence des Etats - 
Unis (3 v. , Paris, 1876) . 
Docs . Col . Hist . N. T. — E. B. O'Callaghan and' B. Fernow 
Teds . ) , Documents Relative to the Colonial 
History of the State of New York ... ( 15 v . , 
Albany, 1856-87) . 
Doniol — Henri Doniol, Histoire de la participation de la 
France a 1' etablissement des Etats-Unis 
d'Amerique ... (5 v., Paris, 1886-92). 
Force, American Archives — Peter Force (ed.) , American 
Archives ... (9 v., Washington, 1843-46). 
Journals — W. C. Ford et al. (eds.) , Journals of the 
Continental Congress * . . (34 v., Washing- 
ton, 1904-37) . 
Meng — John J. Meng (ed.) , Despatches and Instructions 
of Conrad Alexandre Gerard . 1778-1780 ... 
(Baltimore, 1939) . 
MVC — N. M. Miller Surrey (comp.) , Calendar of Manuscripts 
in Paris Archives and Libraries Relating 
to the History of the Mississippi Valley 
to 1803 (2 v., Washington, 1926-28). 
Stevens' Facsimiles — B. F. Stevens's Facsimiles of Manu - 
scripts in European Archives Relating to 
America , 1775-1783 ... (25 v., London, 
1889-98) . 
Wharton — Francis Wharton (ed.) , The Revolutionary Diplo - 
matic Correspondence of the United States 
... (6 v., V r ashington, 1889). 
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