1Draft Peace Treaty Agreed to by the American Peace Commissioners and Richard Oswald, 4 November 1782 (Adams Papers)
Articles agreed upon by and between Richard Oswald Esquire the Commissioner of His Britannic Majesty, for treating of Peace with the Commissioners of the United States of America, on behalf of His said Majesty, on the one part. And Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams, three of the Commissioners of the said States for treating of Peace with the Commissioner of His said Majesty, on their...
2November 4. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Called on J. and went to Oswalds and spent with him and Stretchy from 11. to 3. in drawing up the Articles respecting Debts and Tories and Fishery. I drew up the Article anew in this form—“That the Subjects of his Britannic Majesty, and the People of the said United States, shall continue to enjoy unmolested, the Right to take fish of every kind, on all the Banks of Newfoundland, in the Gulph...
3Preliminary Articles of Peace: Second Draft Treaty, [4–7 November 1782] (Franklin Papers)
D and copy: Massachusetts Historical Society; two D and copy: Public Record Office; transcript: National Archives As new American and British negotiators were converging on Paris, Franklin’s isolation in Passy posed certain inconveniences. John Adams arrived on October 26 but, as he initially refused to call on Franklin, the latter was evidently unaware of his arrival until Matthew Ridley...
44th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon at about 10 ½ o’clock we left Frederichshamm and rode till about 7. P.M. when we arriv’d at the last russian station. There we stopped.
5From Hodijah Baylies to William Heath, 4 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by the Commander in Chief to acquaint you that he has no Objection to your commencing your Journey in the Morning, and hopes you will do him the pleasure to breakfast at Head-Quarters if it be convenient. I have the Honor to be Your Most Obedt Sert MHi : Heath Papers.
6From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Townshend, 4 November 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Public Record Office; copies: Library of Congress (three), Public Record Office (three), William L. Clements Library, Massachusetts Historical Society I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me by Mr Strachey, and am much pleas’d with the Opportunity it has given me of renewing and encreasing my Acquaintance with a Gentleman of so amiable and deserving a Character. I...
7To George Washington from William Heath, 4 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
It has been my determination and endeavour to have presented your Excellency this Evening a List of the Officers of the Massachusetts Line, and a Sketch of arrangment agreable to what I hinted to your Excellency when I had the honor last to see you, but I find it impossible to have it compleated in Season to be delivered this evening, I therefore request your indulgence to defer it Untill...
8Preliminary Articles: Second Draft, [4–7 November 1782] (Jay Papers)
Articles agreed upon by & between Richard Oswald Esquire the Commissioner of his Britannic Majesty for treating of Peace with the Commissioners of the united States of America, on behalf of his said Majesty on the one part; and Benjamin Franklin, John Jay & John Adams, three of the Commissioners of the said States, for treating of Peace with the Commissioner of his said Majesty, on their...
9To George Washington from John Likly, 4 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was at York Town in Virginia as a Merchant, when the Army & Garrison there surrendered to Your Excellency; and disposed of a considerable part of my Merchandize to the Public, for which, it was stipulated that I should receive Tobacco in return. Finding that some of the Vessels employed in bringing away this Tobacco, were detained in the Country beyond expectation; and finding that they...
10Notes on Debates, [1782–1783; 1787] (Madison Papers)
MS ( LC : Madison Papers). JM’s notes on the debates and other proceedings of Congress (LC: Madison Papers) extend for 493 unnumbered, four-by-six-inch pages, plus a 2-page insert sheet of a larger size, and also 3 blank pages. JM divided his notes into sixteen segments, each headed by a Roman numeral. The first fourteen embrace the record for 1782 and 1783; the remaining two, the record for...