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1766-Nov.-02

1766-Nov.-02: The Count of Rochford, serving as the Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary of King George III, was granted his first official audience …

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1766-Nov.-02: The Count of Rochford, serving as the Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary of King George III, was granted his first official audience with the French King. This high-level diplomatic meeting was a critical event in maintaining the fragile peace between Great Britain and France following the Seven Years’ War. Such negotiations in the European metropole were closely watched by colonial residents in Saint-Domingue due to their impact on Caribbean security. The audience represented a formal effort to stabilize relations between the two dominant Atlantic powers.

Source  ·  HT-AFAM-1767-000019 Affiches Américaines, 28 Jan. 1767 / Bates: HT-AFAM-1767-000019