1To John Adams from John Bondfield, 6 March 1779 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Vernon Junr. having obtained a knowledge of the French Language sufficient to introduce him into a Compting House he is return’d to Bordeaux. I have taken him to my Lodgings but my concerns not being sufficiently extensive and varied as to give him the knowledge it will be his Interest to acquire I propose engaging some House of distinguish’d Character to take him into their Compting House...
2To John Adams from Robert Montgomery, 6 March 1779 (Adams Papers)
I am Honourd with your Much Esteem’d Letter of the 24th, Nov. Since Which Should have had the Pleasure of Addressing you My Respects often but Was by the loss of a Vessel Unexpectedly Called to one of the Out Ports on this Coast Where I have been Kept more than two Months without being Able in that time to write to My House More than once on Account of the Very bad Convayance for Letters thro’...
3George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 6 March 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 6, 1779 . Discusses proposed Indian expedition. Df , in writings of George Washington and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
4From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 6 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Since writing mine of the 4th, I have rec’d the Honor of yours dated the 28th. past. I am sorry to find that, after having settled every thing as I thought to your Mind with your Messenger Dr. Whinship, new Difficulties arise upon every Article. The great Distance occasions such Delay in Business if I am to be consulted on every Step to be taken, and afterwards to...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Laneuville, 6 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I have perused the Papers you communicatd to me by which it appears that you have been so disinterestedly serviceable in the American Armies.—And it is with great Pleasure I have added my Certificate, that those Papers are genuine and authentic; hoping they may be of Service to you, where the Power of Advancing Merit is more extensive than with the...
6To Benjamin Franklin from John Bondfield, 6 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am honor’d with your favor of the 25th Ulto. and am much Obliged to you for forwarding the Letter of Marque &c agreable to my request. A Vessel Arrived at this port from Charles Town saild the 25 January. The Troops and Inhabitants of the Province were all in motion. Six Thousand men are United under Lincoln & Thompson and are perfectly secure from any...
7To Benjamin Franklin from S. & J.-H. Delap, 6 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Messrs. La Veuve Mathurin Comic & Mn. fils of Morlaix advise us that our Privateer the Marchioness de la Fayette Commanded by P: Barry under American Colours had sent into their port a small Brig laden with Fish & Oil the Sale of which was stoped by the Judge of the Amiralty untill she was deemd a Legal Prize by you & the Conceil des Prizes; she is an...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 6 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honour to acknowledge the Receit of your polite and much esteemed favour of the 28 Ultimo for which and your readiness in interfearing to releave me from the duties imposed by the Farmers General on my Furniture I beg you to accept of my gratefull thanks, at your request I forward you a List of those Articles on which they have charged the duty...
9To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 6 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The mystery which you so delicately mention in your much esteemed favor of the 24th. Ulto.— it has been my intention for more than Twelve Months past to communicate to you; which however I have put off from time to time on reflecting that the Account must give you more pain than pleasure:—yet had I not, on my sudden departure from hence for Paris,...
10To Benjamin Franklin from William MacCreery, 6 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honor to address your Excellency some short time ago on the subject of Port Duties here chargeable on sundry goods shipp’d by the Subjects of the United States of America. Since that time the Ship Buckskin is arrived at this Port, and will be ready in a very short time to take her Cargo on board; and least your Excellency shou’d not be able to...