"Henry Laurens" Quotes from Famous Books
... not willing to leave its affairs at Paris in the capable hands of Franklin alone. In 1780 it sent John Adams to Paris, and John Jay and Henry Laurens were also members of the American Commission. The austere Adams disliked and was jealous of Franklin, gay in spite of his years, seemingly indolent and easygoing, always bland and reluctant to say No to any request from his friends, but ever astute in ...![](http://www.freetranslator.org/rquot.gif) — Washington and his Comrades in Arms - A Chronicle of the War of Independence • George Wrong |