1March 20 Fryday. (Adams Papers)
Yester Afternoon, the Weather cleared up, and the Wind came about very fair. We had a great Run, last Night. This Morning spyed a Sail, under our leward Bow, chased and soon came up with her, a Snow from Amsterdam to Demarara, and Essequibo. I made Enquiry to day of our Prisoner Captn. McIntosh, concerning the Trinity House. He says it is the richest Corporation in the Kingdom. That Lord...
2[March 20 Fryday. 1778.] (Adams Papers)
March 20 Fryday. 1778. Yesterday afternoon the Weather cleared up and the Wind came about very fair. We had a great run, last night. This Morning espyed a Sail under our leward Bow, chased and soon came up with her, a Snow from Amsterdam to Demarara and Essequibo. I made Inquiry to day of our Prisoner, Captain Mclntosh, concerning the Trinity House. He says it is the richest corporation in the...
3From Alexander Hamilton to Major Samuel French, [20 March 1778] (Hamilton Papers)
His Excellency has received good information, that there is a number of arms and spare Bayonets, at Bordin Town in New Jersey. This he thinks a very improper depositary for them, and desires you will have them removed thence, without delay to one of the Laboratories on this side the Delaware, Allen Town, Lebanon or elsewhere. I am Sir Your most hum serv ADfS , George Washington Papers,...
4Dumas to the American Commissioners, 20 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief Recevez, pour les Etats-Unis, et pour vous-mêmes, les sinceres félicitations d’un de leurs plus fideles serviteurs, sur le grand coup d’Etat qui vient d’être frappé. Dieu les bénisse, et leur Alliée, et tous les Amis de cette heureuse Union. L’excès de ma joie ne me permet pas d’en dire davantage. Que vos nobles coeurs...
5Godet to the American Commissioners, 20 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Motive of my Writing you this time Arises from a Disagreeable Circumstance, Which I think a Matter incumbant on my Attachment toward the publick good; and Highly Necessary to be Communicated to you. Mr. Merckle being incumberd With a parcell of Arms Contracted for the publick, and being ready to Sail, Is apprehensive of being arrested and being...
6Rocquette, Elsevier & Rocquette to the American Commissioners, 20 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS or ALS : American Philosophical Society A certain advice has been received from the Hague here that Mr. Beranger, who is charged with the transactions of the Court of France, in the absence of the Ambassador, has Communicated to our States, that the King his Master, did acknowledge the Americains as a free, and independant Nation, and that in Consequence he had Concluded with them a Treaty...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Félix António Castrioto, 20 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress I have wrote to you two letters, one the 2d. and the other the 29th. of December, aquainting you of what was done in the Comission I was charged with, and of the Queens resolution of giving her answer by her Minister. As I have not had the honour of receiving any answer from you, I doute of my letters Coming to your hand; it being natural that my zeal for the...
8The Presentation of the American Commissioners at Versailles: Two Accounts, 20 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
(I) Reprinted from Richard Henry Lee, Life of Arthur Lee, LL.D., Joint Commissioner of the United States to the Court of France, and Sole Commissioner to the Courts of Spain and Prussia, during the Revolutionary War . . . (2 vols., Boston, 1829), I , 403–4; (II) Reprinted from the vicomte de Grouchy and Paul Cottin, eds., Journal inédit du duc de Croÿ, 1718–1784 . . . (4 vols., Paris,...
9General Orders, 20 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
At a Division Court-Martial whereof Majr Johnson was President March 15th 1778. Lieutenant Davis of Coll Angell’s Regiment (he consenting thereto) tried for swearing on the evening of 2nd instant after being warned for duty that if he could not get rid of that tour he would feign himself sick for he was determined not to do it & would suffer himself to be cashiered with Infamy before he would...
10To George Washington from Captain John Barry, 20 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed You have an Invoice of the Goods taken from On Board the Schooner Alert & Ships Mermaid & Kitty the Intrenching Tools You mentioned are Stolen by the Inhabitants together with about one fourth Part of the Cargo taken out of the Vessels I Should Be much Obliged to Your Excellency to Appoint Some Person at Middletown or Order them there to purchase what things You may Judge Necessary...