1“Les Mouches à Mme Helvétius,” [December? 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Printed by Benjamin Franklin, Passy, Yale University Library The sole clue to the dating of this bagatelle, for which no manuscript survives, is a phrase Franklin jotted on the back of a letter he drafted in late December: “Les Mouches.” Indented at the top of the page, these two words give every appearance of being the title line for an intended draft of the bagatelle commonly known in...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Grand, [December? 1780] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Grand presents his best Respects to Mr. franklin & takes the liberty to return him the inclosed Bill which he will pleased to accept by means of Messrs. Gardoqui & Son’s their guarantee which they give to M. franklin by their letter to M. Grand in date of Novr. 25th. the extract of which is at foot. Please to return us accepted, Gourlade & Moylan’s draft...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Scott, December 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I am unhappy to inform Your Excellency of the Distressed Situation of our troop prisoners at this place, for want of Clothing and Necessaries. The Very long delay I have no doubt has been occasioned by Some unforeseen Circumstances, perhaps the probability of a General Exchange of prisoners. However I hope the latter is not the reason why the Supplies are not Sent on, for Wear we Exchangd...
4From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 1 December 1780 (Adams Papers)
I thank You for your favour of the 20th. of November. I am really weary of reading such Follies as Motions to address the King for Peace. They are only delusions to the People of England, the People of America, and all the other Nations of the Earth. The Case of Mr. Laurens, and those of Mr. Trumbull and Tyler, among Millions of other Incidents shew, with whom We have to do. The States General...
Amsterdam, 1 Dec. 1780. Dupl in John Thaxter’s hand ( PCC , No. 84, II, f. 321–324). LbC almost entirely in JQA ’s hand ( Adams Papers ). printed: Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. Francis Wharton, ed., The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States , Washington, 1889; 6 vols. , 4:176–177. This letter, received by Congress on 19 Nov. 1781, contained the order of battle of...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Harmon Courter: Two Letters, 1 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) LS : American Philosophical Society Yours of the 25th. Ulto I Just received. & those of a later date I answered the 24th Ulto. I could not Consistant with the Interest of my owners keep my Crew untill this date at their expence while so many American vessels being here, in which I have distributed most of them & Expect to take passage in one my self, will sale in about ten or...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 1 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je profite de quelques moments qui me restent avant le départ de Mr. Dana, dont je n’ai rien su jusqu’à celui où je prends la plume; pour m’informer de votre santé. J’espere que la Goute est passée, & qu’elle ne vous a pas fait trop souffrir.— Vous aurez déjà appris l’accession de la Rep. à la Neutralité armée, par une pluralité de 6 Provinces. Celle de...
8General Orders, 1 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
9To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 1 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Richmond , [ 1 Dec. 1780 ]. Randolph replies to GW’s “favor of the 12th of April” later than anticipated because of “an expectation of hearing from you soon after” regarding the settlement of disputes among those holding mortgages on George Mercer’s lands in Virginia. Randolph explains that the confused state of public records “rendered it difficult to lay our hands upon all the documents in...
10To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 1 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Jé reçois ici dans l’instant la lettre dont Votre Exellence m’a honoré du 27 du mois dernier, et je la prie de permettre que je lui renvoje une lettre que j’ai trouvé dans le paquet, adressée au Chevalier de La Luzerne, que j’ai reconnu etre de l’ecriture du Chevalier de Ternay, et qu’il me Semble que Monsieur de La Fayette auroit mieux fait de porter a Philadelphie, dans le petit Voyage qu’il...