I've always wondered how they settled treaties and such. For example, when the British surrendered to the 13 Colonies, how did they get the information to Britain and back to America? How long would information like that take? Or how did the Natives communicate with the Europeans? The two sets of languages are totally different and there were no translation guidelines back then.
Via the diplomats, every kingdom, tribe or any political entity had group of diplomats.
" How long would information like that take? " - Days, weeks or even months, of course it was very problematic during the war, but there was simply no other way.
"how did the Natives communicate with the Europeans? The two sets of languages are totally different and there were no translation guidelines back then." - Can't answer that, sorry