1To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Ternant, 15 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...He did not appear in America until he joined Washington’s army at Valley Forge in the spring of 1778; perhaps he was delayed by a return of the illness he mentions here, for bad health plagued him. He acted as chief subordinate of Baron Steuben, who confirmed the impression this letter gives that Ternant spoke perfect English. At the end of the war the chevalier returned to France a full...
2Carlo Botta to Thomas Jefferson, 29 November 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
health; plague [index entry]
3Eusebio Valli to Thomas Jefferson, 5 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
health; plague [index entry]
4Joshua Dodge to Thomas Jefferson, 24 September 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
health; plague [index entry]