1A Page from the Visitors’ Book, [after 2 September 1778] (Franklin Papers)
D : American Philosophical Society Mr. Me. et Mlle. Defouchy sont venus pour avoir l’honneur de voir Monsieur franklin. Comte de Mac Donald Colonel. P. Hancock, from England au Caffe anglais Rue st. honore du sergent. Hemery fondeur en carataire d’ainprimery Rue st. jaque che Mr. Canon Cordonier visavi le notaire. See the preceding document. Jean-Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, an astronomer, had...
2Philip Hancock to the American Commissioners, [after 2 September 1778] (Franklin Papers)
(I) ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania; (II) AL (draft): American Philosophical Society On the supposition that these memoranda were written on the same day, we are publishing together the petition of Philip Hancock to the American Commissioners and the version Franklin rewrote for him in clear, forceful English. Franklin, like Georges Grand, was moved by the plight of this man of good...
3Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 2 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
I was much surprized to Night upon receiving a Letter from you, in which you say you have not heard from Home since june; I have wrote many Letters to you since that time and have sent 4 or 5 from your Friends all under cover to Mr. L ovel l to you. What can have become of them I know not, unless some of them being directed to York Town travelled that way and have been lost. Do not think...
4John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, 2 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
Your much esteemed favors of 23d. July and 19th. Augst. came to hand on Monday. Your Letters and the inclosed ones were very acceptable; as they contained agreeable Information. The Letter of June from you and also those from home of the same month mentioned that our Parents were under the operation of a disease, which has swept away it s thousands. Tho’ Art has check’d its malignity, yet...
5To John Adams from Louis François Rolandeau, 2 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
Les Bontés avec laquelle vous avez d’aignez prendre part a mon sort Est un acte si precieux pour moy que J’En Conserverai Eternellement la memoire. Ma situation Etoit devenu si accablante que Je me desesperai dy pouvoir surmonter sil ne vous Eut plut d’Eclatter vos bontés En me disant de vous faire passer un Etat de mes pertes dont je prend la liberte de vous mettre cy Joint vous priant dy...
Your kindness in deigning to take notice of my condition is so precious to me that I shall cherish it always. My situation had become so overwhelming that I despaired of ever surmounting it until you generously asked me to send you a statement of my losses, which I take the liberty of enclosing, and pray that you will consider my urgent need to return from Nantes to the United States. I...
7George Washington to Comte d’Estaing, 2 September 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
White Plains [ New York ] September 2, 1778 . Regrets effects of a storm on French fleet, but assures D’Estaing of every assistance possible to repair damages. Sends news of movements of British fleet. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
8George Washington to Jean Baptiste de Ternant, 2 September 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
[ White Plains, New York ] September 2, 1778 . Discusses Ternant’s rank. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Ternant was a subinspector. On September 25, 1778, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel and inspector in the Continental Army.
9To Benjamin Franklin from John Bondfield, 2 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society At the repeated Instances of La Marquise de La Fayette that I would give in charge some dispatchs or packets that she might have the pleasure to deliver to you in person I cannot decline her obliging attention and esteem the oppertunity of acquainting you that as your Agent I have been honor’d by Le Marchal and La Mar[échale] de Mouchy Governor of the...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Margaret Cavendish, 2 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Calais, September 2: Having had no answer to my two previous letters, I suspect you did not receive them. I implore the protection you promised me, so that I may be allowed by the Court to import my brother’s work to this country. Please answer me before I depart for England in a fortnight.> Better known to BF as Margaret Stewart. See XXIII , 302 n where...