1From Benjamin Franklin to [Dumas], 28 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress My dear Friend may be assured that the Omission of writing to him for so long a time either by Mr. D. or myself, was not in the least owing to any Want of Respect or Change of Sentiment towards him; but merely from the extreme Hurry we have been engag’d in ever since my Arrival, which has prevented our Writing to many other of our Correspondents. I now enclose several...
2Franklin and Chaumont: Agreement about Board at Passy, [c. 28 January 1777] (Franklin Papers)
D : University of Pennsylvania Library On January 28 Franklin intended, as he mentions in the preceding letter, to move to Passy within a few days. He was following his younger grandson, who at Chaumont’s instigation had been put in boarding school there. In fact the old man waited, for reasons we do not know, until the end of February, and this agreement on board might have been reached at...
3Montaudoüin to the American Commissioners, 28 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçû la lettre dont vous m’avéz honoré le 21 de ce mois. Je ne crois pas qu’aucun particulier veüille entreprendre d’acheter, d’armer pour son compte le batiment en question, et de le livrer a ses risques dans quelque port de vôtre pais. On ne trouveroit pas d’assurances solides pour une telle entreprise, et les particuliers sont imprudens quand il...
4To Benjamin Franklin from the Prince de Gallitzin, 28 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ose me flatter, Monsieur, que vous ne desaprouverez pas la liberté que je prens de vous ecrire, sans avoir en aucune facon l’avantage d’être connu de vous. A titre d’un de vos plus sinceres admirateurs, j’ai cru pouvoir me permettre cette demarche: celui d’aimer les Sciences et de m’interresser veritablement à leurs progres, me donne même le droit de...
5General Orders, 28 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Commanding Officers of regiments, to order, regimental Courts Martial, for the trial of such prisoners as belong to them, now confined in the Provost Guard, that do not come under the consideration of a General Court Martial. Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
6To George Washington from Colonel Mordecai Buckner, 28 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
You are acquainted with my unhappy situation I was in hopes the Court ordered yesterday would have set & put an end to it one way or the other, but from the Troops Marching from this place I cannot tel when to expect it. This together with my Domestick affairs make me miserable indeed. You were well acquainted with my behaviour in the course of the last War during of which I hope I acquited my...
7From George Washington to Colonel Mordecai Buckner, 28 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
It is not in my Power to comply with yr Request on three Accts yourself, the Country at large, & the State you come from—Were the matter to remain undetermined, yr Reputation must be ruined at all Events, every Officer wd have reason to expect equal favr & I should be justly taxed with partiality—Would you reflect on the Impropriety of yr petition, you wd certainly withdraw it—Resolved as I am...
8To George Washington from William Duer, 28 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I beg Leave to introduce to your Excellency’s Acquaintance Mr Sacket, a member of the Convention of the State, a Man of Honor, and of firm Attachment to the American Cause. He will communicate to your Excellency some Measures taken by him, and myself which if properly prosecuted may be of infinite Utility to the present military Operations—I have therefore recommended it to him to wait on you...
9From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 28 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am very much afraid that all the Troops on their march from the Southward will be infected with the small pox, and that instead of having an Army here, we shall have an Hospital. I know of no other way to prevent this, than not to suffer any more of the Southern Troops to come in to Philada they may be marched into German town and remain there while their Arms and Accoutrements are...
10To George Washington from Major Apollos Morris, 28 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The herewith inclos’d, is the letter promis’d. A Disorder which made it as improper to send any thing under my hand as to go myself, hinderd my transmitting it on the day of its date. A Cold the Consequence of the Cure of that disorder detains me here. To disguise my wish that if terms consistent with freedom were offer’d, you should use that influence, which I am certain you will employ for...