1To John Adams from John Bondfield, 12 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
I am honord with your obliging and interesting favors of the 2 Instant. The arrival of our two Ships the Governor Livngston and Mary Fearen from Virginia at Nantes obliged me to repair to this Town to see to the discharge and disposal of their Cargoes and the reequiptment of the Ships. This has prevented my replies in the course you had a right to expect, as your Letters were forwarded to me...
2To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 12 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
I Congratulate your Excellency, on the Russian Memorial; on its face, it promises much, (as it has something, that tends to a general Coalition). Surely the Independance of America is essential to the freedom of Commerce, I wish it was generally thought so; however the Invitation to Sweden, Denmark, Portugal and Holland leads to an immediate formidable Confederacy against the overgrown, and...
3To John Adams from Arthur Lee, 12 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
I am obliged to you for yours of the 31st. which I received by Capt. Landais. You will have perceived by my last, that what you write relative to an application to Mr. Grand was what struck me upon reflection. Far from wishing to involve you with such People, I am clearly of opinion that it never will be for your honor or interest, or those of the public, to have any connection with them. The...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Bache, 12 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Public Record Office, London This will be handed you by Captain McPherson, who intends visiting Paris Via Amsterdam as you are already well acquainted with him, an Introduction of him to you is the less necessary— He is upon a plan of business I am totally ignorant of, but should he require your good Offices, you will not I dare say withhold them— Sally & the Children are well, the...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Officers of the Alliance, 12 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library We the Officers of the Frigate Alliance under the Command of the honourable John Paul Jones Esqr: beg Leave to Represent to your Excellency that our circumstances are Really Nesessitous, and that we are alarm’d at having Received neither wages or prize money since the Ship is so nearly prepared for Sea. We have waited with all possible patience in...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Trumbull, 12 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will be deliver’d to you, by my youngest Son Colo. John Trumbull, whose Ambition of gaining a more extensive knowledge of foreign Nations, leads him to Europe.— I have to beg your notice of Him, while He may remain in Paris, and your Advice and Assistance in whatever He may request.—in fine I wish you to be his patron.—and I assure you, that nothing...
7[Diary entry: 12 April 1780] (Washington Papers)
12th. Clear & pleasant, but cool Wind still fresh from the Westward.
8General Orders, 12 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] Of the Day Tomorrow[:] Colonel H. Jackson[,] Lieutenant Colonel Robinson[,] Brigade Major Maxwell’s Brigade As the late draught from the Line to reinforce the Commander in Chief’s Guard is only Temporary the men are to be furnished with Pay and Clothing from their respective regiments in the same manner as if they had not been drawn out. Captain Lieutenant Waters of the 1st Regiment...
9From George Washington to Henry Champion, Sr., 12 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
When Colo. Blaine passed this place, on his way from the Eastward, he informed me, that you had again undertaken the purchase of Cattle on public account, which gave much pleasure, as I had been well informed of your abilities in the execution of that Business —The distress to which the Army is at length reduced, on the score of Meat, is equal, if not superior to any thing which it has...
10From George Washington to George Clinton, 12 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I was yest⟨erday honored with your⟩ favor of the 7th and am v⟨ery sorry to find that your⟩ Frontier is likely Again to [be] ⟨disturbed by the⟩ incursions of the Savages. I⟨t appears by yours⟩ that you had not received the ⟨Act of Congress of the⟩ 4th instant, by which they app⟨rove of your proposal⟩ of raising 800 Militia for the ⟨defence of the State—⟩ I take the liberty of enclosing ⟨you a...