27501To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre Bertholon, 15 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je cherchois depuis quelque temps, Monsieur, une occasion pour vous faire tenir un exemplaire imprimé d’un mémoire sur le tonnerre etc.; et je viens seulement à present d’en decouvrir une qui est sure; je la saisis avec le plus grand empressement, pour vous présenter cette petite bagatelle comme un hommage que tous les physiciens vous doivent à si juste...
27502To Benjamin Franklin from Rawleigh Colston, 15 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The inclosed letters were left with me by a Mr. Shores of Virginia, who expected the honour of delivering them in person, had not some accident obliged him to return to America. I got the favour of a French Gentleman here, to inclose them to his friend in Nants, with directions to forward them by the safest and most expeditious conveyance. Considering you...
27503To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques-Dominique Roberdeau, 15 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I duly received the favour you have honoured me with and the inclosed Letter from General Roberdeau of the first May past by way of a proof of his real existence. I have discovered in our Family papers, that one James Roberdeau has left his Country in the last century, and I am quite persuaded that this very same is related to me; I write to him the inclosed...
27504Franklin’s Copy of News Brought by Captain Jenkins, [c. 15 February 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères The use of this news is an interesting example of American propaganda at work. The Captain brought a mixture of true and false information that was supposedly available on Nantucket when he left it for France on January 6. The island at that time of year, even today, is scarcely the nerve center of American news; where, then, did his come...
27505General Orders, 15 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
As the public teams are now employed and the troops are in immediate want of straw, the Commander in Chief anxious to have them furnished with every necessary to make them comfortable, desires the Brigadiers and officers commanding Brigades each to send out a party properly officered to procure straw and impress waggons to haul it to camp where they will deliver it to their respective Brigade...
27506To George Washington from Richard Caswell, 15 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor of receiving your Excellencys Favors of the 25th & 29. December last, the former advising of the recet of A Resolve of the General Assembly of this State respecting resignations of Officers of the Troops raised here, the latter inclosing a Return of the No. Carolina Regiments in the Grand Army. I am really much concerned to find those Regiments so exceedingly short of their...
27507From George Washington to Bartholomew Dandridge, 15 February 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Bartholomew Dandridge, 15 Feb. 1778. In his letter to GW of 12 April 1778, Dandridge referred to “Your favor of the 15th of Feby.”
27508From George Washington to William Gordon, 15 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since my last to you abt the end of Jany I have been favourd with your Letter of the 12th of that Month, which did not reach my hands till within these few days. The question there put, was, in some degree, solved in my last—But to be more explicit, I can assure you that no person ever heard me drop an expression that had a tendency to resignation. the same principles that led me to embark in...
27509To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 15 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
We are in want of some of the Deputy Q. M. Generals to conduct the business of that department—please to send us one—I receivd two Letters from Col. Biddle—he has got but few Waggons—The Inhabitants conceal them the Col. complains bitterly of the disaffection of the people—I sent out a great number of small parties to collect the Cattle Horses &c. &c. yesterday but the collection was...
27510To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 15 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
Col. Biddle is here and informs me there is but a poor prospect of geting Waggons I wish all those at Camp that can be spard from the ordinary duties of the Camp, may be forwarded to us as fast as posible—We have a great number of small parties out collecting to day of Cattle, Horses, and carriages—their success has not been reported this evening, but I am afraid there will be nothing...