126th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon Mr. D. went to take a walk. After dinner I went to a booksellers and bought a Latin and French Dictionary. Cloudy weather. This is possibly Jean Boudot, Dictionarium Universale Latino-Gallicum, Paris, 1774, or his third edition, Paris, 1775, both of which contain JQA ’s earliest bookplate, but no date of purchase. During his first month in St. Petersburg, he bought for “8 R...
2From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, [26 February 1782] (Hamilton Papers)
I am much obliged to you for the papers you transmitted me on the subject of Mr. C——e. Nothing gives me greater pleasure on all occasions, than to see suspected and injured innocence vindicated, nor would any person more chearfully retract an ill-founded accusation, on conviction of its error, than myself. You know the motives and the grounds of my charges against Mr. C——e, at a period fertile...
3From George Washington to Henry Clinton, 26 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s Letters of the 10th and 11th Inst. I enclose a passport for the Gentleman in the Quarter Master Department, whom you propose sending with Money for the British and German Prisoners of War at Lancaster &c. I have left a blank for his name which you will be pleased to fill up—I have no objection to the Person, for whom the former passport was granted,...
4From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 26 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
At the request of Sir Henry Clinton I have promised an escort to a sum of Money which he is to send out for the use of the prisoners of War at Philada and other places—The Officers having charge of it will apply to you upon their arrival at Elizabeth Town, upon which you will furnish a Guard commanded by a sensible spirited Subaltern, who is to accompany them to Philada. Upon his arrival there...
5From George Washington to Robert Digby, 26 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to inform your Excellency that Brigadier General Knox and Gouverneur Morris Esquire are to meet Brigadier General O’Hara and Colo. Abercrombie at Elizabeth Town on the 15th of next Month for the purpose of settling all matters relating to the subsistence exchange and treatment of prisoners of War—As I am authorized to enter into a negociation respecting Naval as well as...
6From George Washington to Wilhelm von Knyphausen, 26 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s favors of the 23d of November and 21st of January last. I beg you will be persuaded that there were particular reasons which operated against permitting an officer to come to Philada with money for the Hessian prisoners of War there at the time the request was first made—I now inclose a passport, which may be filled up with the name of any other...
7To George Washington from Jeremiah Olney, 26 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform your Excellency the Genl Assembly are Convend at this Town, in Consequence of an order from his Excellency the Govr they did not make a house till this after noon, when your Excellencies Dispatches to the Govr &c. were Re a d, after which the house Immediately enterd upon the Business of Reuniting—I am Sorry to inform your Excellency that the Assembly was Reluctantly...
8From George Washington to Abraham Skinner, 26 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
The 15th of next Month is appointed for the meeting of the Commissioners at Elizabeth Town, by which time you will prepare such papers and matters as may depend upon you. Upon your arrival at Elizabeth Town, you will secure quarters not only for our Commissioners but for the British, and as it is possible that Admiral Digby may send Commissioners also, it will be well to have a House held in...