Britannia toe Amereyeca

Britannia toe Amereyeca. Print shows a letter in the form of a rebus portraying Britannia as a mother urging her daughter America to jilt the Frenchman she is planning to marry and stop rebelling. This political satire refers to the American alliance with France and concerns Great Britain's last attempt to end the American Revolution through diplomatic means by sending a delegation known as the Carlisle Peace Commissioners to Philadelphia. Date 1778 May 6

Alliance Carlisle Commissioners Concerns Diplomatic Frenchman Marry Means Portraying Rebelling Rebus Refers Sending Urging

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