1To John Adams from the Marquis de Lafayette, 9 April 1779 (Adams Papers)
I beg leave of applying to you in an instance where I am much Concern’d. The Case I shall lay before you, and Reccommend to your good Care. There is an officer in Paris Whom I want to send over to America on Board the Alliance, and whom I know would be of some use in the American Army. For that Reason Besides this of Reccommendations I have a great Regard for, I wish the Gentlemen Might find a...
2From George Washington to a Board of General Officers, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
You will receive herewith all the papers that I am possessed of, which respect the Officers of the Maryland line—whose arrangement is to be the subject of your consideration, agreable to yesterday’s Orders. The papers No. 70 & 71 contain the proceedings of a Board of Officers at White plains—and will give the present One a general view at once of the nature of the business—and of the...
3From George Washington to George Clinton, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
In the close of my letter of the 5th Instant, I had the pleasure to acknowlege your favors of the 18th & 21st Ultimo. Besides the 80 battalions of Infantry, it is the intention of Congress to preserve as many of the 16 additional and other corps as can be kept up by means of incorporation, or continued in their present condition—considering at the same time such of the men composing these...
4From George Washington to Brigadier General Duportail, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
A body of troops is ordered to rendesvous at Wyoming on the Susquehanna. There will be some works to be carried on in that quarter which will require an Engineer. You will readily conceive the nature of frontier fortification and will be pleased to send a Gentlemen in your department whom you judge proper for the purpose. He had best proceed in the first instance towards Sunbury where he will...
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] April 9, 1779 . Asks Du Portail to send an engineer to Wyoming, Pennsylvania. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
6To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Digges, 9 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Our friend Mr. B——n having given me an oppertunity to convey a letter by a safer conveyance than that of the common post, I make free to inclose it to you in order to be forwarded to Mr W——n should he be out of P——s. I have but a few minutes before Mr. B—— closes his packet to appologise for the freedom I take & to offer my services here. I am not many...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Vaughan, 9 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society After two and one-half years of false starts, editorial anguish, and printer’s delays, Benjamin Vaughan was finally sending Franklin the first set of sheets for Political, Miscellaneous and Philosophical Pieces . The editor’s work was far from finished. He had not yet collected all the pieces he was hoping to include, and he continued to make editorial...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 9 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Vous vous rappellez surement, Mon cher Maitre, les belles experiences de Physique et de Chymie que vous avez vu faire a M Brongniard, sa dexterité à operer, sa netteté a exposer, sa sagesse a expliquer ce qui peut l’etre et a rejetter les vaines hypotheses auxquelles on a attaché tant d’importance . Si vous en avez eté aussi satisfait que vous me le parutes...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Ingenhousz, 9 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since my last of last weak I saw your old femal friend in town. She came to sea me at my lodgings. She is very wel and in good spirits and desires me to send you her best wishes and to acquaint you that she recieved your kind lettre of Jan. last and will answer it in a short time. I will endeavour to bring you the copper for to roast a chicken in by a bold...
10From George Washington to Captain John Gregory, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter of the 20th February ultimo. Under the circumstances, of an impaired constitution; incompetent to the duties of a camp, I shall not attempt to oppose your resignation. But as it is necessary to obtain a certificate of your having settled all your public accounts, I am therefore obliged to delay its final acceptance, till furnished with such a certificate. I am sir your...