128th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. Gonset came to pay us a visit. Mr. D. went in the afternoon to Mr. Wolff’s. Mr. Artaud dined out. Stay’d at home all day. Fine, Clear weather.
2To John Adams from C. W. F. Dumas, 28 March 1782 (Adams Papers)
La grande oeuvre est accomplie. Aujourd’hui les Etats d’Hollde ont résolu, que leurs Députés aux Etats Genx. seront instruits, de diriger les choses dans l’Assemblée de L. H. P. à telle fin, que Mr. Adams soit admis pour leur présenter ses Lettres de créance de la part des Etats unis; et les Etats ont chargé expressément Mr. le Grand Pensionaire de vous donner incessamment connoissance de...
3C. W. F. Dumas to John Adams: A Translation, 28 March 1782 (Adams Papers)
The great work is done. Today, the States of Holland resolved that their deputies to the States General will be instructed to direct proceedings in the assembly of Their High Mightinesses, so that Mr. Adams will be admitted to present his credentials on behalf of the United States. The States expressly directed the grand pensionary to immediately inform you of this resolution. The corps of...
4From Benjamin Franklin to the Marquis de Lafayette, 28 March 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I have considered the Proposal of getting the American Prisoners out of Forton Goal & bringing them over in Companies to France in smuggling Vessels; but as to effect this there must be some Place found on the Coast where the Prisoners may assemble to wait for the Vessel may lye to wait for the Prisoners, as the Case may happen, without Danger of being discovered and...
5To Benjamin Franklin from the Veuve de Précorbin and Other Commission Seekers, 28 March 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Even as the peace negotiations were getting under way, Franklin continued to receive letters soliciting commissions in the American army. The earliest of these, printed below, is from a widowed mother of four who seizes on Franklin’s reputation for generosity toward the unfortunate to plead the case of her irresponsible eldest son. Franklin’s endorsement...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 28 March 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Yale University Library I have received your Favour 23 Inst and perfectly agree in Opinion with you. I thank you very much for your kind Expressions of Friendship which I will always study to deserve. The Seeds you will before this have received, I hope in good Order. I beg leave to introduce to your Notice my Friend Mr William Vernon of Boston. You...
7To George Washington from Richard Butler, 28 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to inclose your Excellency the proceedings of the general court-martial held at this post from the 19 Inst. (by adjournments) to the 25th Inclusive, by which your Excellency will observe that only three prisoners Viz. John Harling, William Compton and Hugh Smith have had trial—the prisoner John Harling is capitally convicted on his own confession—indeed it would not have been...
8From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 28 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
It is long since I have been extremely solicitous to cut off all communication with the Enemy as much as is practicable, and to regulate the affair of sending & receiving Flags so as to prevent all improper intercourse thro that channel—but not having yet been able fully to digest a plan for the purpose (the Matter being now before the Commissioners) I can only repeat, that it is my earnest...
9From George Washington to John Dickinson, 28 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
I lately gave permission for two Vessells to proceed as Flags of Truce from New York to Wilmington with Cloathing & necessaries for the British and Hessian Prisoners confined in Philadelphia and Lancaster. I thought it proper to give your Excellency this information that such measures as you may think proper may be taken to prevent any improper intercourse between the Flags & the Inhabitants....
10To George Washington from John Hanson, 28 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
It is with the greatest Pleasure and Satisfaction that I congratulate you on the happy Events that have happened in America by the Reduction and Captivity of Lord Cornwallis & his Army; it was reasonable to suppose that such an Event would have proved a cautious Lesson to Men who were not lost to all Sense of feeling and humanity and that America would have been left to feel the rising Joys of...