If I had received your Letter an hour sooner, I could have sent you an answer the same day, viz. Thursday, by Mr. Badcock who dined here, and would conveyed it as far as Milton Bridge himself. But having lost this Opportunity, I must send by the Post. But since you have signified your Request to Mr. Shaw only mediately, he thinks himself entitled to make use of the same Medium in giving an...
2From John Adams to William Lee, 15 March 1783 (Adams Papers)
Yours of the 9 th. is just put into my hands. In answ r: to your question, respecting the particular desire of the K. of Sweden to make a Treaty with D r. Franklin, I can give you no other satisfaction than by sending you the words of the D r’s: letter to Congress, as sent me by your Brother, viz t. “The Ambassador, fm. Sweden to this Court, applied to me lately, to know if I had Powers that w...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Boillat et al., 15 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Peter Boillat, Represents to your excellency the Circumstance in which I find myself with four Other Americans, I was Capt and have Served with honour during the War, in the Service of Congress, where I have been Severely Wounded, I have Served ever with Zeal my Country, And took the Command of the Privateer Called the Lawrens of Twelve Guns, I was taken...
4To Benjamin Franklin from William Carmichael, 15 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress I had the honor to receive, altho Somewhat Late the Communications you made to me of the Treaty signed the 30th of Novr. with G. Britain. Your Letter remained more than three weeks in the hands of this Ministry, If I may be Allowed to Judge from its Date & Delivery. I am Infinitely sensible for the Communication which you did me the honor to make of this Important...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Jean-François Joly de Fleury de La Valette, 15 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçu, Monsieur, la lettre que Votre Excellence m’a fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 9. de ce mois avec l’état des Lettres de change tirées de l’Inde et de l’Amérique, pour le service de la Marine qui appartiennent aux Américains et dont le paiement est reculé d’une année, en vertu de l’arrêt du Conseil du Roi du 26. fevrier dernier. S’il étoit possible de...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Vaughan, 15 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society A very respectable planter of Antigua writes to desire of Mr Manning, “as a particular favor, that he would procure for his son a letter to Dr Franklin, as he is desirous he should know one of the first characters this age has produced.” The young gentleman, Mr Mackinnen, who presents you with this letter is the person alluded to, and though he is...
7Antoine Court de Gébelin to the American Philosophical Society: Extract, 15 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Extracted from ALS : American Philosophical Society Le 6. de ce mois, notre Societé litteraire connue sous le nom de Musée de Paris a donnè une brillante fete pour la paix: le Dr Franklin l’honora de sa presence: il y avoit l’élite des Academies, des Ambassadeurs, de Paris: 400. Dames plus brillantes les unes que les autres: les lectures en vers & en prose commencerent un peu après 5 heur. Le...
8General Orders, 15 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Lt Col. Brooks, Brigade Quartr Mastr 1st Massachusetts Brigade. For duty the 1st York regiment. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
9To George Washington from John Brooks, 15 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Report was made to me this morning by my Quarter Master that the beef in store was unfit to be issued—In consequence of which I appointed three officers to go and examine it. Their report I have taken the liberty to transmit to your Excellency. The Commissary, refusing to issue that of a better quality unless the poorest is taken with it, I have order’d my Quarter Master not to receive any...
10To George Washington from Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 15 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Vôtre Excéllence recevra sans doute des nouvelles directes de l’etat des affaires en Europe; j’ai pensé néanmoins qu’il pourroit être interéssant pour vous d’être informé de quelques détails que j’ai eu ordre de ne pas rendre publics, mais dont le Congrès aura également connoissance. Le Ministère anglois s’est haté de conclure un Traité eventuel de paix avec les Etats unis, et leur a accordé...