L29/568/14

Grantham, Whitehall to Fitzherbert, Paris (private, copy) Grantham has found M. de Rayneval very intelligent and has no reason to suspect him. Rayneval has had several conferences with Lord Shelburne as well as with Grantham. His last interview was with Shelburne and Grantham together when Rayneval copied Grantham's Observations. Fitzherbert is "never to omit stating the difficulties which in every Negotiation accompany and even embarrass Ministers acting under a free Constitution as ours". Mr Oswald is capable of giving Fitzherbert information on the African Trade. Dr. Franklin's letter to Grantham was "very handsome". Congratulates Fitzherbert on safe arrival of the Baltic Fleet.

23 Sep 1782

From: 1782 To: 1782

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Lucas,
Grantham, Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron,
Fitzherbert, Alleyn,
de Rayneval, Gerard,
Lansdowne, William Petty, 1st Marquess of,
Oswald,
Franklin

Foreign Secretary, political correspondence, Plenipotentiary, trade and industry overseas, general, letters, naval ships, Westminster Whitehall, Paris, Africa