L29/568/109

Grantham, St. James's to Fitzherbert, Paris (private, copy) Grantham takes upon himself the blame for the omission of words "mers Britannique". Such an omission will be called "a Dereliction of Right, a Connivance with France, a Sacrifice......The Foreign Prints pointed it out, & the Language at Paris, as I am informed, is already exulting upon it". Highly necessary that it is rectified. Has spoken to Rayneval about it. Has no need to point out how much this affects the public confidence, "which unless this is set right, will not return between the two Courts, nor need I add any Arguments to prove to you how much & how deeply I am personally concerned in it." "The Ratifications with France being exchanged the Epochs with them will be dated from the 3rd, and if the King determines ....to allow the same beginning to the Cessation of Hostilities with Spain, Holland & America, you shall be acquainted with it forthwith". As regards the signature, Fitzherbert is to sign as Plenipotentiary.

8 Feb 1783

From: 1783 To: 1783

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Lucas,
Grantham, Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron,
Fitzherbert, Alleyn,
de Rayneval, Gerard,
George III

Foreign Secretary, political correspondence, Plenipotentiary, letters, French, Dutch, Spanish, Americans, general press, general royalty, Westminster Saint James, Paris, Britain, France, Holland, Spain