1From John Adams to Arthur Lee, 7 March 1779 (Adams Papers)
I should be obliged to you to let Mr. Franklin take a Copy of our Letter to the Comte De Vergennes, relative to sending a Naval Force to America. The original Draught you have, which I should be obliged to you to send to me at Nantes after Mr. Franklin has taken a Copy of it, as I have no Copy of it, at all. I am with great Respect, your humble servant RC ( MH-H : Lee Papers); docketed by...
2George Washington to Baron de Knobelauch, 7 March 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 7, 1779 . Cannot recommend appointment solicited by Baron de Knobelauch. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
3Passport for John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Servant, [7 March 1779] (Franklin Papers)
DS : Yale University Library Nous Benjamin Franklin Ministre Plenipotentiaire des treize Etats Unis de l’Amerique septentrionale Prions touts ceux qui sont a prier de vouloir bien laisser surement et librement passer l’honorable John Adams sujet des dits Etats allant a Nantes avec son fils et un Domestique sans leur donner ni permettre qu’il leur soit donné aucun Empechement, mais au contraire...
4To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Lafayette, [7 March 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : S. Howard Goldman, Weston, Connecticut (1989) Inclos’d I have the honor to send a letter which I beg leave to Reccommend to your excellency that (if possible) Mr Blodget Might obtain the leave of Coming to Paris— I am just Going to Versailles, and if you have any Commands for me they shall ever be well Come. With the highest Regard and sincerest affection I have the honor to be Dear Sir...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 7 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress J’ai reçu, Monsieur, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire relativement aux Prisonniers des Etats Unis, detenus dans la rade de Brest. Je renouvelle les ordres que j’avois dejà donné pour faire transferer ces Prisonniers qui n’ont pu l’être plustôt parcequ’il regnoit des Maladies épidemiques à Dinan, mais il seront incessamment conduits au Chateau de...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel W. Stockton, 7 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Some few weeks since I received information from The Honble Wm. Lee Esqr. that he had not expectation of the continuance of supplies from The Honble The Commissioners at Paris, and therefore he advised my return to America. He sets out in a few hours for Paris and is kind enough to promise to forward this to Passy. I intend myself to depart tomorrow from...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 7 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress J’ai l’honneur de vous prèvenir M. que le Roi ne recevra pas les Ambassadrs. et Ministres étrangers mardy prochain; au moyen de quoi votre presentation ne pourra avoir lieu que le mardy 16. de ce mois/. In the hand of Joseph-Mathias Gérard de Rayneval ( XXVI , 376n), a premier commis (undersecretary) of...
8General Orders, 7 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes the following general order: “A Captain 3 Subs: 3 serjeants & 58 Rank & file for Fatigue Tomorrow to parade at nine oClock in the morning.” (orderly book, 22 Dec. 1778–26 June 1779, DNA : RG 93, Orderly Books, 1775–1783, vol. 28).
9To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of a Complaint made to me by James Hallett an Inhabitant of this State against Lieut. Colo. Holdridge I inclose your Excellency Copies of two Affidavits taken on the Subject not doubting that your Excellency will (if you can with Propriety interfere) give such Orders respecting the Matter as will insure to the Party complaining the Justice to which he is entitled. I am With the...
10To George Washington from Colonel Moses Hazen, 7 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
The fore going is a Duplicate of my letter of the Date there in mentioned, and as I have not received your Excellencys answer to it, I am apprehensive that it has not reached Head Quarters. I beg your Excellency will please to observe that my Regiment has not received a Blankit to every two Men—and we have nothing Provided for Sumer Cloathing—I have applied to Genl Putnam for orders with...