Mr. Burke’s Bill not being as yet public, we are not yet informed of the Extent of it. But as it already appears, that it strikes at the Department of Secretary of State for America, at the Board of Trade, there seems to be little Reason to doubt that it goes further and strikes at the American Board of Commissioners, at all the American Judges of Admiralty, Governors of Provinces, Secretaries...
2John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
This goes by Colonel Fleury, whom you know, who desires to carry a Letter to you. My three Boys dined with me Yesterday, being a Playday for them, in fine Health and Spirits. I long to hear, whether Captain Trash arrived from Corunna, who had Letters from me to you, or Captain Babson who had Letters and more. I dont know whether you have yet heard of our Arrival. There are a great Number of...
Paris, 24 March 1780. RC ( PCC , No. 84, I, f. 353–356). LbC in John Thaxter’s hand ( Adams Papers ); notation by Thaxter: “Nos. 24 & 25 deliverd Mr. Izard 25th. March 1780.” printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. Francis Wharton, ed., The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States , Washington, 1889; 6 vols. , 3:570–572. In this letter, received by Congress on 31...
4Board of Admiralty to Abraham Whipple, 24 March 1780 (Madison Papers)
FC ( NA : PCC , Marine Committee Letter Book, fol. 271). We wrote you the 26th february in answer to your letter of the 7th January, since which we are favoured with yours of the 14th february. In your letter of the 7th. January you request that a quantity of Bread and flour may be sent you from hence, this is not in our power at present to accomplish and if it were the dificulty of Procuring...
5To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Johnson, 24 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
as Capt. Josiah Lacey of the 5th Connecticut Regiment has mad[e] Application to me for Leave of Absence on account of the Destres’d Circumstances of his Family by reason of Sickness Considering the Late orders given by Your Excellency prohibiting Either Officer or Soldier to be absent on Furlough after the first of april next Consider my Selfe not authoris’d to grant him Leave of absence. but...
6To George Washington from Major General Johann Kalb, 24 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
At a turn I took yesterday Evening to Visit the Posts on the right, I was informed at Woodbridge that Mr Randal of Said Town had an account from Staten Island, of 12 flat Bottomed Boats being arrived there from New york, destination not known and that Several Gallies fell down from N. York to Prince’s Bay. During the Night I received Your Excellency’s letter of yesterday. all I can learn about...
7To George Washington from Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 24 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Since my last the enemy have very unexpectedly brought over the ships mentioned in the enclosed paper —it has been thought there was not water enough for a 64 gun ship—Before they came into the harbour it was determined to form a line of battle across the channel with our ships, to act in conjunction with Fort Moultrie—but afterwards, as the enemy were so vastly superior to our force, it was...
8To George Washington from John Mathews, 24 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Mr Kinloch One of the Delegates of South Carolina arrived here yesterday in Twenty three days, from that place. He says the British troops, were in the same position as on the 25 of February, (as your Excy has already been informed). Genl Hogan had arrived with the No. Carolina Brigade. Genl Woodford on the 11 Inst. was 380 miles distant from Chs Town Genl Scott, had at last proceeded for that...
9To George Washington from Major Christopher Stuart, 24 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of informing your Excellency that at 6 oClock yesterday Morning, I reciev’d Information of the Enemy’s being at Hackinsack in Consequence of which, I gave the necessary Orders for assembling the Troops, under my Command, (without the smallest Expectation of their making my Detachment their Object; at that Hour) but the Cantoonments being so extensive, prevented the Troops...
10General Orders, 24 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
The officer commanding on the Lines is directed in case of any sudden and serious movement of the enemy in that quarter to caus[e] the Alarm Gun on the heights above Springfield to be fired; This is to be answered by the Alarm Guns in camp upon which the brigades are to form—on their respective parades and wait orders: As it may happen that the Alarm Gun above Springfield may be heard by some...