114th. (Adams Papers)
Last Evening the wind freshened considerably, and we have now a very fine breeze. It began to be necessary, for the continual calm, that has reign’d, almost all the time, since we left L’Orient have lengthened our Voyage very much. I have now no hopes of being less than 50 days at Sea. I fear more. By coming for the trade winds, the passage may be much longer than to go northward of the...
2To John Adams from Hendrik Fagel, 14 June 1785 (Adams Papers)
Je viens de recevoir la lettre, dont Vous m’avés honoré le 10 de ce mois. Je considere, comme úne marqúe particúliere de l’estime, qúe Vos merites voús ont acqúis, qúe le Congres Voús a nommé, poúr leúr Ministre Plenipotentiaire auprés de Sa Majesté Brittanniqúe, et se súis faché, qúe noús perdons parla la Residence d’úne Personne, qúi s’est rendú tres agreable chez noús, et qui par Ses...
3[Diary entry: 14 June 1785] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 14. Mercury at 78 in the Morning—80 at Noon And 80 at Night. Calm in the Morning and very little wind at any time in the day. In the Morning there was rumbling thunder at a distance and Clouds indicative of rain as there also was in the Afternoon but none of it reached us. About 7 Oclock Mr. Graham & Mrs. Macauly Graham left this on their return to New York. I accompanied them to Mr....
4To George Washington from William Goddard, 14 June 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have now the Honour to present you with a Copy of the proposals, for publishing Miscellaneous Collections of General Lee’s Papers, agreeable to my last. I hope it will come safe to your hands; and am most respectfully, Your Excellency’s most obedient & very humble Servant ALS , DLC:GW . Goddard enclosed his printed Proposals for Printing by Subscription of Charles Lee’s papers, dated 10 June...
5To George Washington from William Minor, 14 June 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 27th May was Duly recd am perfectly Satisfied with your Generous offer of Leaving this Affair to any Disinterested person whom I may Choose. I have Laid my Papers before Several But Cannot get any Gentl[ema]n to give an Opinion in Writing about the Matter. they Say ware your Excellency to ask it of them they wou’d Gladly do what they thought wright but not Otherwise. but it...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Doradour, 14 June [1785] (Jefferson Papers)
Je suis arrivée, Monsieur, depuis deux jours, ecrasée de fatigue, et fort incomodée par la challeur. Le regret d’avoir quitee paris contribue, dit ont, beaucoup à me faire souffrir. Nous autres femmes de france aimont la capital, j’y etee attachée, Monsieur, par l’avantage que j’avois de cultiver vos bontés. J’espere que vous daignneres les continuer à mon mari en le recomandant de nouveaux...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Neil Jamieson, 14 June 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
A parcle of Philad. News Papers came to hand some days ago to forward for you. I have sent those of this City till todays date. I hope they will get safe to hand. I wrote you and Colo. Humphreys, which I presume you receved. If I can render any acceptable services here you will be pleased to Command Sir your obd. Hbe. Serv., RC ( MHi ); endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 22 July 1785 “by...
8[To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, 14 June 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ New York, 14 June 1785 . Recorded in SJL as received 22 July 1785 “by Mr. Mazzei.” Not found.]