John Jay takes a central role in negotiating peace with Britain after he loses trust that France will negotiate with America's interests in mind. France works with its ally Spain to retake Gibraltar, which Spain set as a condition for ending the war. At the same time, France tries to negotiate peace with Britain on its own terms.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: American Independence Through Prussian Eyes: A Neutral View of the Peace Negotiations of 1782-1783, by Martin L. Brown.

Online Recommendation of the Week: John Jay, by George Pellew: https://archive.org/details/johnjay00pell_2

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