1To Alexander Hamilton from John Chaloner, 12 February 1784 (Hamilton Papers)
Your two favours of the fifth & Eighth Instant are both reced, the latter covering Mr Carters power of Attorney to you. The utillity of another bank to the Mercantile Interest is very evident the rapid progress of the New one has already in some Instances dictated to the Old. I will mention a Case. On application with your power of Attorney to me, I was told it was irregular & could not...
2From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, 12 February 1784 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, February 12, 1784. On February 17, 1784, Chaloner wrote to Hamilton : “Yours of the 12th. Instant I have just reced.” Letter not found. ]
3From Benjamin Franklin to Henry Laurens, 12 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : South Carolina Historical Society; incomplete copy: Library of Congress I received your Favour of the 3d Inst. by your Son, with the News papers for which I thank you. The Disorders of that Government whose Constitution has been so much praised; are come to a height that threatens some violent Convulsion, if not a Dissolution; and its Physicians do not seem even to guess at the Cause of...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Catherine de Wesselow Cramer, 12 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Le dérangement de ma santé & l’espérance d’aller à Paris, m’ont empêchée, Monsieur, d’avoir l’honneur de vous écrire plutôt, & de vous remercier de la marque d’attention que vous avez bien voulu me donner: mais mon voyage devenant chaque jour plus incertain, je ne puis tarder davantage à vous dire combien ce que vous me mandez de votre petit fils me cause...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 12 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society L’anxiété d’une Mere, Madame de Hogendorp, pour son fils qui se trouvoit sur le Vaisseau péri près du Cape Anne, ne lui permettant pas d’attendre que les Glaces laissent nos Passes ouvertes, elle espere avec moi que V. Exc. pardonnera la liberté que je prends de faire passer par vos mains l’incluse pour Mr. Van Berckel à Philadelphie, & que le Paquebot, qui...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Morris, 12 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS and L : American Philosophical Society; LS : Independence National Historical Park; copy: Library of Congress Three Days ago, I received in a Letter of the first of December from Messrs. Wilhelm and Jan Willink Nicolaas and Jacob Van Staphorst De la Lande and Finje at Amsterdam a Copy of their Letter to you of the thirtieth of November. Enclosed you have Copy of my answer of this Date. I...
7From George Washington to Jacob Read, 12 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Sundays Post brought me your favor of the first; covering a letter from the late President—Mr Boudinot—for your care of which I thank you. It is not in my power to speak to the question you have propounded respecting Colo. Humphryss Inclination to either of the Offices now vacant, but as he is at Annapolis he can answer for himself—I have no doubt of his abilities being adequate to the duties...