1To Benjamin Franklin from François-Pierre de Séqueville, [after 8 September 1781] (Franklin Papers)
Printed announcement with manuscript insertions: American Philosophical Society La Cour prendra le Deuil le 1 er. octobre, à l’occasion de la mort du Prince charles maximilien de Saxe . Sa Majesté le portera 15 - jours. Addressed: a Monsieur / Monsieur francklin / ministre Plenipre des Etats / unis de L’amerique / Septentrionale / a Passy ./. De sequeville Similar to the mourning announcement...
2To John Adams from Francis Dana, 8 September 1781 (Adams Papers)
It is not through want of attention that I have omitted to this time, to acquaint you of our arrival in this City. We reached it, after some perils, on the 27th. of Augt. N.S. sufficiently fatigued I assure you. For from Leipsic I began to travel day and night, and continued this practise all along the remaining distance. At Berlin we rested, or were rather stopped, nine days by the...
3Enclosure: Key for a Code System, 8 September 1781 (Adams Papers)
No. 1. The Empress. or Russian. 2. The Emperor—Austrian 3. The King. 4. The Minister—Ministry. 5. Prussia—Prussian. 6. Sweden—Swedish. 7. Denmark—Danish 8. Holland—Dutch. 9. France—French. 10. Spain—Spanish. 11. Britain—British. 12. Congress—America 13. United States—American. 14. Prince de Potemkin. 15. Comte de Panin. 16. Comte D’Ostermann. 17. Dr. Franklin. 18. Mr. Adams. 19.
4To John Adams from Job Field and Others, 8 September 1781 (Adams Papers)
We Are Extreamly Sorry To Troughble you with A Letter of this Kind, But Our Unfortunate Situation In A Kingdom Remote From All Our friends And Distitute of Cash, Drives Us to the Necessity of Requesting You for the Sake of our Parents Wich Ware Your Neighbours and Acquaintances To Supply Us With Some Small Sums of Cash—Wich You may Either Carge to Our Parents, or Our Selfs, And the Same Shall...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Augustin-François-Hugue Macé de Vaudoré and Other Commission Seekers, 8 September 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Between May 1 and October 31, 1781, nine people write to apply for commissions in America or Europe, or to recommend someone else. Of these, two have already served in America and we print the letter from one of them, dated September 8, immediately below. L’Ecluze de Vieux Chatellet writes on May 28 from Quimper, where he is known simply as “L’ecluze de...
6To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Nanteuville, [c. 8 September 1781] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Jay l’honneur de vous prevenire que lameriquin chez qui etoit le jeune negre que vous avez depuis plusieurs jours, chez vous, le faits cherché, et que toutes la marechausé est chargé de lareté, tachez de ne pas le laissez sortire de chez vous que la dite personnes ne soit party pour sans retourné ils doit partire incessamment ils le Seroit mais ils Compt...
7To Benjamin Franklin from John Shaffer, 8 September 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I make No doubt but you Exelency have heard of the Ill treatment I met with. I was arrasted by A Mr Dotun Le sage At Paris for a sum of money wich he pretents I owe him And it is Very Clear that I have sufred and lost Near 72 thousand Livers and do Not owe him A Sheling. I was arrested in the most Cruel manner my arms tyed and Put in to a dunjen for Near 24...
8William Temple Franklin to William Robeson, 8 September 1781 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress My last was of the 3 Inst. to which I beg leave to refer you. This serves merely to inclose an Acct: of Mr. Raymonds for yourself & Servant. Montgomery has at last taken my advice & is come to live here. He is very desirous of hearing from you: & I think you had best not delay sending for him, or he may be inticed away from you. He has already had several advantageous...
9[Diary entry: 8 September 1781] (Washington Papers)
8th. and reached Baltimore where I recd. and answered an address of the Citizens. While GW and his party were in Baltimore they stayed at Daniel Grant’s Fountain Inn. For a description of GW’s reception in Baltimore, see Md. Journal , 11 Sept. 1781. The address of welcome of the citizens of Baltimore to GW and his reply, both dated 8 Sept. 1781, are in DLC:GW . The address was presented to GW...
10To George Washington from Samuel Purviance, Jr., 8 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Citizens and Inhabitants of Baltimore, impressed with the warmest Sentiments of respect and Esteem, and with the most lively sense of the important Services rendered by you to them and their Country, beg leave (thro us) to congratulate your Excellency, upon your arrival in this Town, and to Express the general Joy diffused through every breast, at the return of your Excellency to this...