2681From Benjamin Franklin to Frecon, 3 July 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Wyndham Robertson Library, Hollins University, Virginia; AL (draft): Library of Congress The following is the best Answer I can give to your Letter of the 29th. past. I am, Sir, your humble Servant. The real Money us’d in the United States is French, Spanish, Portuguese and English Coins, Gold & Silver. The most common is Spanish mill’d Dollars, worth 5 Livres 5 Sols tournois. The nominal...
2682To Benjamin Franklin from Le Couteulx & Cie., 3 July 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Copy and press copy of copy: American Philosophical Society In Answer to the Letter you favoured us with yesterday, we will say, that the Ship arrived at Nantes from Virginia with Tobacco is sent to our order by Mr. Morris as Part of Funds which he was to have made to us for Amount of 300,000 l.t. which we have paid a Month Ago for Acct. of the United States, having remain’d with Pleasure in...
2683To Benjamin Franklin from [Noël-Jacques] Pissot, 3 July 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Vous ne devez point douter que s’il me fut resté un exe. du voyage de Cook je me Serois fait un devoir de vous echanger le volume que vous avez reçu double. Je vous envoy, Selon vos desirs, le nom des personnes de connoissance à qui j’en ai vendu. J’ose me flater que l’un de ces Messieurs se feront un vrai plaisir de vous prêter le vol. dont vous avez...
2684To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 3 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
The register is now engaged in renewing your grants. They would have been prepared for this post, if the form had been the same, as that, which has been hitherto practised. I trust, that there is little doubt of their being forwarded by the next. I am Dear sir yr obliged & affte friend ALS , MH : Jared Sparks Collection. The correspondence between Randolph and GW regarding the grants to GW...
2685From George Washington to John Rumney, Jr., 3 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
General Washington presents his compliments to Mr Rumney—would esteem it as a particular favor if Mr Rumney would make the following enquiries as soon as convenient after his arrival in England, & communicate the result of them by the Packet or any other safe & speedy coveyance to this Country. 1st The terms upon which the best kind of whitehaven Flag Stone, black & white in equal quantities,...
2686From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 3 July 1784 (Madison Papers)
The Assembly adjourned the day before yesterday. I have been obliged to remain here since on private business for my Countymen with the auditor’s and other departments. I had allotted towards the close of the Session to undertake a narrative for you of the proceedings, but the hurry on which I did not sufficiently calculate, rendered it impossible, and I now find myself so abridged in time...
2687To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 3 July 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
The Assembly adjourned the day before yesterday. I have been obliged to remain here since on private business for my Countymen with the auditor’s and other departments. I had allotted towards the close of the Session to undertake a narrative for you of the proceedings, but the hurry on which I did not sufficiently calculate rendered it impossible, and I now find myself so abridged in time that...
2688[From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Morris, 3 July 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Boston, 3 July 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Rob. Morris. Drew on him in favor T. Russel 700.D. letter of advice—that Russel had paid Tracy for my passage—he must apportion the 25 guineas between ship—room and stores—he may take copying machine if wants it, if not and any loss occurs let it be disposed of on my account.” Not found.]
2689Sunday July 4th 1784. (Adams Papers)
This is the Anniversary of our Glorious Independance. Whilst the Nations of Europe are enveloped in Luxery and dissipation; and a universal venality prevails throughout Britain, may the new empire, Gracious Heaven, become the Guardian and protector of Religion and Liberty, of universal Benevolence and Phylanthropy. May those virtues which are banished from the land of our Nativity, find a safe...
2690Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 4 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter your Excell y. did me the Honour of writing to me the 29th past. The Annunciation directed by the Instruction you mention has not yet been made; some Circumstances and Considerations, not necessary to particularize at present, occasioned the Delay here; but it may now be done immediately by your Excellency, if you think proper, to the Imperial Minister at the Hague;...