I fear you will think Mamma is unmindfull of you if she does not write you a few lines by so good an opportunity. I wrote to both of you by Mr. Beals of this Town about a week ago, and my notice by this vessel is very short. I can only find time to tell you that tis a very long time since I heard from your Pappa, and much longer since I had a Letter from either of you. I think Dr. Lee brought...
2From John Adams to Francis Dana, 8 February 1781 (Adams Papers)
I had yesterday the Pleasure of receiving two Letters from you, one dated Feb. 1. and one without a date, but I suppose written the day before. With these I received the Packetts, but there are in them no Letters from my Wife. The Resolution of Congress of the 12 of December, gives me great Pleasure, as it proves that We had the good Fortune to be possessed of the true Principles of Congress...
3From John Adams to C. W. F. Dumas, 8 February 1781 (Adams Papers)
Thus you See that I began the Mischief, and I assure you I am ready to finish it, if properly invited, and a very little Invitation will do. I am extreamly pleased with the Modesty of the Resolutions of Congress upon the subject, and not less so with the sublime Language in which a young poetical Genius, first expressed his Feelings in his Motion. This Motion and the Resolution set off, one...
4From John Adams to James Searle, 8 February 1781 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday I was honoured with yours of the 1. Feb. I agree with you, that affairs look very well at home, but what shall We do with the Croakers? Is it that these Wretches are merely Superficial? or do they only want to magnify their Merit, in being faithfull So what they represent as So difficult a Cause? or are they arnoldized? However I have had So long experience of many of these grunting...
5To John Adams from Jean de Neufville & Fils, 8 February 1781 (Adams Papers)
After the late conference yoúr Excellency honourd me with, we should have had the honoúr to answer her most Esteemd favoúr sooner, bútt I am confind to my room, and in want of some information aboút the form of the bonds. As to the terms Yoúr Excellency pleased to fixe on the Loan, relating to oúr Comission, we can have no objection, we wish chearfully to comply there with; as also, to leave...
6To John Adams from William Lee, 8 February 1781 (Adams Papers)
The Bearer of this, Mr. Brailsford a native of South Carolina, is now on his way to America with the laudable design of serving his Country in the Feild, and being desirous of the Honor of your acquaintance I have taken the Liberty of introducing him to your Civilities, as I am sure you will take pleasure in incouraging such praiseworthy motives as carry Mr. Brailsford to America. Since my...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Madame Brillon: Letter and Poem, 8 February 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Voici mon bon papa, une folie de votre fille faitte pour vous, pour vous tout seul; il n’y á qu’a mr votre fils que je puisse vous pérméttre de la montrér: je désire que mon conte vous amuse, cela me payera du soin que j’ai pris de l’écrire en gros caractéres; adieu le meilleur des papas de ce monde possible; souvenés vous toujours que je serois bien fâchée...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Leendert de Neufville, 8 February 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am much oblidged by the honour Your Excellency did me of writing to me the 20th passd. The disagreable Situation of Mr Diggs I alluded to was then caused by Mr Trumbulls mentioning his name in his trial & his thus becoming a more immediate object of Ministrys attention whilest on the other hand Some Americans that owed their escape to his care had behaved...
9General Orders, 8 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . On this date, Lt. William Colfax, commandant of GW’s guard, wrote Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne from New Windsor: “His Excellency has ordered me to enclose & send you a list of the Names of the Penn[sylvani]a[n]s serving in his Guard; & request you to ascertain the terms of their inlistments, respectively, and give me the necessary information, that those Men who appear...
10From George Washington to George Clinton, 8 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly ⟨honored⟩ with Your Excellency’s favor of the ⟨31st of⟩ January. I have also conversed with ⟨your⟩ Brother, on the temper and dispo⟨sition of the⟩ Troops of New York, ⟨and from his represen⟩tation, am led to expect the discontents among them, which were so happily suppressed, will not revive again. With respect to the mode your Excellency recommends for employing ⟨the...