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To: stand watie
They accepted our ambassador in 1778. A gentleman named Benjamin Franklin I believe.
209 posted on 04/21/2003 9:25:38 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
interesting.

didn't know it was that early, though i surely knew Dr Franklin was there during the revolution. was he ACTUALLY our ambassador then or just an envoy?

source?

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214 posted on 04/21/2003 9:59:43 AM PDT by stand watie (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. : Thomas Jefferson 1774)
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To: Non-Sequitur
when did France send the US an ambassador?

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215 posted on 04/21/2003 10:00:22 AM PDT by stand watie (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. : Thomas Jefferson 1774)
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