1To Benjamin Franklin from John MacMahon: Prescription and Directions, [23–24 August 1782] (Franklin Papers)
(I) Press copy of ADS : Library of Congress; (II) ALS and press copy of ALS : Library of Congress During the third week of August, Franklin suffered a severe attack of bladder or kidney stones, accompanied by a pain in the hip that extended down his left thigh. The latter problem was generally (and erroneously) attributed to gout. Franklin would be confined to his house for nearly six weeks....
223d. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This day Mr. D. and Mr. Artaud went to the play, where was presented Alzire one of Voltaire’s tragedies. Went in the morning to see the Statue of Peter the great. Alzire, ou les Américains, Paris, 1736 ( Brenner, Bibliographical List Clarence Dietz Brenner, A Bibliographical List of plays in the French Language, 1700-1789 , Berkeley, 1947. ).
3To Benjamin Franklin from Margaret Stewart, 23 August 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I was honored with Your Excellency’s; Letter of June 13; which I shou’d; have enswered, imidiatly but waited to Send You the doz; Copies, of My Brothers wrok, You did me, the honor to write for; but I have been so distressed by an expencive Law Suit; & a long illness that I have Not have it in my power to get them printed; as I am no Stranger to You...
4To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de Vergennes, 23 August 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy, press copy of copy, and transcript: National Archives J’ai reçu, M, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de mecrire le 9 de ce mois, ainsi que le mémoire qui y étoit joint. J’ai communiqué cette piéce à M. le Mis. de Castries, et je ne doute pas que ce Ministre ne prenne en considération la demande qu’elle renferme autant que les...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 23 August 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania; copy: Yale University Library I beg leave to solicit your kindness in forwarding the inclosed to the Marquis de Castries and to add a Line in addition to my Request. You will see it is no Favour out of the common Line I therefore ask without hesitation. If I had 100 Tons of the public Stores here I could put them on board the Cato & land them in Boston...
6General Orders, 23 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Army being now to assemble and take the field in the immediate presence of their general, He announces his resolution that perfect dicipline shall be observed, as well on parade, in the duties of the Camp and service of the guards, as in the general oeconomy and order of the Line. The General expects the same unabating ardor and attention will be seen in perfecting the troops in their...
7To George Washington from Guy Carleton, 23 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the receipt of two letters from your Excellency—dated the 16th and 18th of August, the one received yesterday morning and the other last night at 8 OClock; The former inclosing a Pass for Mr Landeg and the latter certain resolutions of Congress which I have communicated to Rear Admiral Digby. To the proposition of "appointing commissioners to settle forthwith a general...
8From George Washington to George Clinton, 23 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellencys favor of the 21st and am obliged by the communications it contains—so much time hath elapsed since the party under Brandt is said to have set out, that I am inclined to think the report either false or that they must have been recalled, as they would had they proceeded, have been down at Conojohary long since. I have recd nothing from Sir Guy Carleton in the...
9To George Washington from William Heath, 23 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Five companies of light-infantry have been assigned at a time to do duty on the lines—the corps of light-infantry now consists of five battalions—If your excellency should approve of the duty on the lines being done in future by four companies at a time, three above Croton and one with captain Hunt’s company of levies at Bedford, it will render the mode of doing duty easy, each battalion doing...
10To George Washington from William Heath, 23 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was honoured with yours of the 22nd last evening—wrote major Ashley to order mr Darking to return immediately within the enemy’s lines, and have written brigadier-general Birch on the subject, conformably to your excellency’s directions. The letter from governor Livingston to general sir Guy Carleton has been forwarded to Dobbs’s ferry. The enclosed from captain Pray was received this...