Looking over your Letter again, I find several Things unanswered. I should be Sorry to think that Mr. D. was the only vote against me. I had rather believe it was Some other State, than that this Gentleman voted vs. from a personal Pique founded on so futile an Affair, So innocently intended and so unlukily divulged, as the only semblance of anything personal between me and him. In public...
2Resolution of the Massachusetts Council, 18 October 1779 (Adams Papers)
Ordered that the honourable John Adams Esqr. have the Loan of one Qto: vol: entitled “All the Memorials of the Courts of Great-Britain and France, since the peace of Aix la Chapelle, relative to the limits of the Terrotories of both Crowns in North America &c.” now belonging to the Library in the Council Chamber, to be returned by him into said Library so soon as he shall have done with the...
3From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel John Mitchell, 18 October 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Lewes, Delaware, October 18, 1779. On October 23, 1779, Mitchell wrote to Hamilton : “Your favor of the 18th Instant from Lewis Town, came duly to hand.” Letter not found. ] John Mitchell, deputy quartermaster general at Philadelphia, served as a middleman between Washington, on the one hand, and H and Brigadier General Du Portail, on the other, when H and Du Portail were on their abortive...
4George Washington to Brigadier General Louis Le Bèque Du Portail and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 18 October … (Hamilton Papers)
I have been favored with Colonel Hamilton’s letter, mentioning your arrival early on the 11th at Philadelphia; and your being about to set off for Lewis town the morning on which it was written. I have attentively considered the object to which you more particularly refer, and am now to authorize you, (provided the Count will not determine on a co-operation to the full extent of my...
5From Benjamin Franklin to William Gordon, 18 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received but the other day your favour of feby. 4. It has been round by the West Indies. The Letter it inclos’d for Mr. Parker is forwarded. I forwarded to you lately a Letter from your friend Mr. Samuel Taber in Holland. Your mistaking his name and calling him Jonathan occasioned one of your Letters to wander and be opened before it got to his hands. I suppose you...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 18 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Finding that Mr. Jay, who is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Madrid, goes with Mr. Gerard by way of France, and probably will stop at Paris a short time, I commit this, with the inclosed, and a packet of Magazines to his care; He carries his Lady with him, the Daughter of Governor Livingston, she is a fine sensible Woman, and will do...
7To Benjamin Franklin from James Cuming, 18 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am honoured with your letter of the 30th. Ulto.— It gives me particular pleasure to hear you have receiv’d several packets—making no doubt but those to my care were among them.— Permit me to return you thanks for your desire of accomodating me.— Sir John Lambert at Paris advises me that all the Bills I sent him on the Hble. the Commissrs: are accepted...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 18 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Voici, dans la Gazette de Leide, le Mémoire de Sir Joseph. L’Avis de l’Amirauté là-dessus, dont nous sommes fort contents notre Ami & moi, est que l’on observera à l’égard de cette Escadre, le Reglement fait par cette Rep. en 1756 à l’égard des vaisseaux de guerre & armateurs de toutes les Puissances étrangeres. Cet avis a été fait commissorial, pour servir...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Gourlade & Moylan, 18 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We received a letter from our friend Cap. Jones dated on board the ship of war Seraphis 3d. Inst. at Anchor off the Texel, giving us the very pleasing acct. of his victory of the 23d. Sepr. last and desiring us to forwd. through your hands, any letters we might have received for him: in complyance therwith, we inclose you a packet for him wch. we pray you...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Danniel Stuart, 18 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I beg leave to be troublesome in laying my case before & hope you will See me redressed. I am a native of Philladelphia & was taken prisoner by the English & was in prison there for two years & at the end of which I Contrived to Escape out of prison, & then entered in the french service on Board a privateer. I took the liberty of getting into a Boat at St....