Delegates to Congress . Letters of delegates to Congress, 1774-1789, Volume 21, October 1 1783-October 31 1784
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Elias Boudinot to To: Frederick Frelinghuysen


Sir,
Princeton 29 October 1783

   The Minister Plenipotentiary from the United Netherlands is arrived, and is to have his public audience at this place on Friday next at Noon. His Credentials(1) are in low Dutch, and it is necessary that we have a proper person to read them over in that language in public at the audience, before a translation is read. Congress have directed me to ask that favour of you as the most proper person we could think of. Shall I beg a compliance with this request? Be so good as to let me


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have a line by the Bearer, who is sent Express for this purpose. If any accident should prevent your being here early on Friday morning, be so good as to recommend some proper person on this occasion, lest we should be disappointed on that important event.

   I enclose a copy of the Credentials, that you may prepare a translation at leisure.

   Your &c.

   E. B.


Note:

   LB (DNA: PCC, item 16).



1 For Pieter Johan van Berckel's credentials, which were entered on the journals in conjunction with his audience on October 31, see PCC, item 129, fols. 21-24; and JCC, 25:783-85.