1From John Adams to John Sullivan, 3 June 1777 (Adams Papers)
I regret with you the Loss of Coll Stark, of whose Experience and Bravery, I have often heard the best Accounts. I know not the Man: but Some Gentlemen represented him, as unequal in Abilities to the high Command of a General Officer. I am extreamly sorry to learn that you have been so great a Sufferer in the Loss of your Baggage &c. upon several Occasions: But in answer to your first Question...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Coder, 3 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Le messagé que j’ai envoié dimenche matin a passi avec le manteau bleud m’ayant raporté que Monsieur frankelin me feroit réponsce, j’ai eté a la campagnie d’ou je ne suis de retour que de hier au soir 9 hures. J’ai trouvé la lettre sijointe, et je me suis empressé de venir à passi prendre les ordres de Monsieur, frankellin, ayant a l’entretenir surtout, de...
3To Benjamin Franklin from ――― D’honne, [after 3 June 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mrs. D’honne has the honour of presenting her compliments to Mr. Franklin and of Sending him 2 vol. of the history of America and 3 pamphlets which her Son has brought from Lord Shelburne. Mr. Franklin would have had them some days sooner if Mrs. D’honne had known how to direct them. Addressed: A / Monsieur / Monsieur Franklin / à passy / Même Maison de M....
4To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 3 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
General Glover and Colo. Pickering being waiting to proceed on their Journey to the Army, I have only time to acknowledge the honor of yours of the 23d Ulto, and beg leave to inform your Excellency, that notwithstanding the Distresses of the Soldiery sent from this State to Peekskill for want of Cloathing, and an Officer from each Regiment Stationed there having come here to procure it. It...
5John Paul Jones to the American Commissioners, 3 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I take the Liberty of acquainting you that in obedience to Orders from the Honorable the Marine and Secret Committees of Congress, bearing date the 9th ulto, I immediately repaired here in Order to proceed in the French Ship Amphitrite from hence to Charlestown South Carolina and thence to France. The intention of the Secret Committee was first to avail of...
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’eus hier, Monsieur, l’honneur de me presenter ches vous pour vous remettre la lettre cy jointe. Apres le peu de succés qu’ont eu toutes les tentatives que j’ay fait pour faire agréer mes services à votre Republique, je comptais peu, je vous l’avoue, sur cette demarche de ma part, mais je me flattais du moins, d’avoir l’avantage de voir un homme justement...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Nicolas Ruault, 3 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Ruault a l’honneur de saluer Monsieur franklin et de lui envoyer les six exemplaires de ses oeuvres traduites qu’il lui a demandées l’autre jour. Addressed: A Monsieur / Monsieur franklin / à Passy. A well known Parisian publisher and bookseller. Four months earlier he had brought out the Œuvres de Bernard Palissy ..., with a dedication to BF in the form of...
8To George Washington from Joseph Trumbull, 3 June 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Joseph Trumbull, 3 June 1777. Tench Tilghman wrote Trumbull on this date: “His Excellency commands me to acknowledge yours of this date.”
9From George Washington to John Hancock, 3 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I would take the liberty of addressing a few Lines to Congress, on a matter, which appears to me of importance, and which is considered in the same light by many of our Officers and Others not in the Military line. The subject, I allude to, is the condition of many persons now with the Enemy, who deluded by their arts and a misguided attachment to their measures, fled from the protection of...
10General Orders, 3 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
As in the detached state of the Artillery, the men often suffer for want of Surgeons, it being impossible for their own regimental Surgeons to take due care of them, dispersed as they are, over the whole line—Each Brigadier is to see that the regimental surgeons of his brigade pay every necessary attention to the detachment of artillery annexed thereto. Regimental Surgeons are not to send any...