1To George Washington from William Irvine, 6 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
...to prevent the intended measure being carried into effect, by which the expence to the public must be unnecessarily increased—In order to obviate and put things out of doubt I have sent Lieutenant Rose my Aid de Camp, who will wait on your Excellency to give you such information of the Occurrences in this quarter as you may think proper to require and to bring your Excellencys, or...
2From George Washington to William Irvine, 16 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 6th by Lieut. Rose has been duly received.
rose with so much splendor,
4Abigail Adams to John Adams, 20 September 1783 (Adams Papers)
...unwell for a few days, he spent as pleasent and cheerfull an evening as I had known him for many Years. About midnight, I waked with his calling a servant, and desireing him to rise, upon which I rose, and went into his Chamber, I found him in great distress with the strangery;
5From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Banks, 8 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
...and listened to Montgolfier’s explanation of the experiment, the burner underneath the stage was lighted, fueled by damp straw and shredded wool. The balloon, which had been spread out over the stage, slowly took shape and rose before a large crowd of spectators. After it left the ground, a gust of wind almost caused the balloon to capsize, and the resultant loss of hot air meant that...
6To John Adams from Edward Bridgen, 1 November 1783 (Adams Papers)
“Mr. Adams rose, and in a very few words expressed the desire which the
7To Benjamin Franklin from Sir Edward Newenham, 9[–15] November 1783 (Franklin Papers)
...customary practice, Henry Flood was given the opportunity in the House of Commons to respond at length to Henry Grattan’s accusations of Oct. 28 (for which see the annotation to Newenham’s letter of that date). Grattan rose to reply, but Newenham declared the dispute resolved and successfully moved for the House to adjourn:
8To Benjamin Franklin from Edward Nathaniel Bancroft, 19 November 1783 (Franklin Papers)
après nous avoir mis en pension chez le Dr. Rose à Chiswick.Schoolmaster William Rose was an old friend of on July 11 that his sons would begin school at Dr. Rose’s in Chiswick the next day. He had rented a furnished house for the rest of the family and would soon be ready to depart (
9From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Banks, November 22–25, 1783 (Franklin Papers)
which Faggots and Sheaves of Straw were burnt. The Air rarified in passing thro’ this Flame rose in the Balloon, swell’d out its sides and fill’d it.
10To John Jay from William Livingston, 24 November 1783 (Jay Papers)
deal of trouble, but who would have thought not long since that we should so soon have rose superior to it; & with so much glory? you are not an ambitious man, but I think it must be flattering to the most unambitious to hear the Members of Congress ascribe to you such particular merit in...
11To Benjamin Franklin from Armand-Benoît-Joseph Guffroy, 25 November 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Lawyer from Arras who rose to prominence during the French Revolution as deputy to the National Convention and member of the Comité de Sûreté Générale:
12From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Banks, 1[–2] December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
The balloon rose to an altitude of 300
13Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 December 1783 (Adams Papers)
is surrounded with so many thorns, that the Beauty and fragrance of the Rose, would be but a small compensation for the wounds which might be felt in the gatheiring and wearing it.
14From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1783 (Madison Papers)
[Princeton, N.J., 1953], p. 149). From the rank of sergeant in the 8th Virginia Regiment, continental line, he rose to that of ensign before resigning his commission in 1778 (
15To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Bouttret Durivault fils and Other Favor Seekers, 12 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
(Dublin, 1949), p. 270. A Pierre Power (1733–1780) rose to the rank of captain in Dillon’s regiment and might have fought at Savannah:
16From John Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 26 December 1783 (Jay Papers)
the Way strewed with Roses—let us be grateful for Blessings & resigned to adverse Incidents—
17Drawing and Description of a Boat for Fishing Parties on the Delaware River, [1784?] (Franklin Papers)
...dimensions in the upper left corner of his pencil sketch, illustrated on the facing page. The boat was to be sixteen feet long. The sail would measure eighteen feet long and ten feet wide. The mast rose six feet above the deck (guaranteeing that the sail’s wooden rim could not hit the gunwale). To the right of the drawing, in ink, he explained the various elements and the operation of the...
18Abigail Adams 2d to Elizabeth Cranch, 4 January 1784 (Adams Papers)
and agreeable accounts of him, pleasing indeed to the partiallity of a sister. But alas my friend there is neer a rose without a thorn. The same letter that conveyed the flattering accounts of a Brothers health, conveyed the idea of a fathers
19To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 8 January 1784 (Washington Papers)
...the latter is much to be dreaded by us, as the eyes of the world are on us, and tho’ we were once the wonder and envy of all, we are now sinking faster in esteem than we rose, and without a total alteration of system, shall soon be the object of their entire contempt which will revive the hopes of Britain, and cause other nations to entertain thoughts that are
20To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre-Charles L’Enfant, the Chevalier de Villefranche, and the Chevalier de Rochefontaine … (Franklin Papers)
to discuss the French branch of the Society of the Cincinnati. Genton de Villefranche had gone to America in 1777 with Du Coudray. He rose in rank from captain to lieutenant-colonel of engineers:
21To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 20 February 1784 (Madison Papers)
, VII, 62). He was never a member of the Council of State or the Virginia General Assembly. Moving in 1790 to Rose Hill, an estate two or three miles north of New York City, Gates resided there during the last sixteen years of his life (Samuel White Patterson,
22To George Washington from Fock, 24 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Hans Axel von Fersen (1755–1810), a Swede of noble family and a captain in the Swedish army at the time of the American Revolution, was an aide to Rochambeau in America. Fersen rose in Sweden to become grand marshal in 1801. He was killed in 1810 after being accused of poisoning the prince royal Christian-Auguste.
23Aux Auteurs du Journal de Paris, [before 31 March 1784] (Franklin Papers)
in mid-March. An internal clue—the author’s observation that for three days in a row the sun rose at approximately six o’clock in the morning—places the conceit around March 18–20. (According to the meteorological data published at the top of the front page of the ...rose at precisely six o’clock on March 18.) A French translation was ready by March 31, when Franklin sent a copy to Mme...
24To George Washington from Duportail, 3 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
...accompany Blanchard in the flight, but the latter ultimately rode alone, as the balloon was unable to bear the weight of two men due to damage done to it immediately preceding the launch. Blanchard rose to an estimated 12,500 feet and touched ground around 2 p.m. approximately two kilometers from the Champ de Mars, near the Seine. Blanchard’s experiment was reported to be a success, proving...
25To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Thruffé and Other Favor Seekers, 9 March 1784 (Franklin Papers)
, 35n) was commissioned by Silas Deane in 1776, served as inspector of artillery, fortifications, and stores in Virginia, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Va. militia. On the first page of the letter,
26From Benjamin Franklin to Edward Nathaniel Bancroft, 26 March 1784 (Franklin Papers)
answer’d for me your first Letter, and hopes you receiv’d it, tho’ you mention nothing of it in your second.— You are happy in being under the Care of so good a Master as Mr Rose,William Rose:
27To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Joly, 31 March 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Joseph-Louis Joly de Cabanoux (1744–1827) rose to the rank of captain of
28From George Washington to Duportail, 4 April 1784 (Washington Papers)
The chevalier Jean-Baptiste de Gouvion, like Duportail a highly respected French engineer, came to America with Lafayette in 1777 and rose to the rank of colonel in the Continental army before resigning his commission in October 1783 to return to France. Gouvion’s letter is dated 4 Nov. 1783.
29To George Washington from William Moultrie, 6 April 1784 (Washington Papers)
William Washington (1752–1810), GW’s cousin, was born in Stafford County, Virginia. Before joining Benjamin Lincoln in the South in 1779, Washington rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel of the 3d Continental Dragoons. He was an important cavalry leader in the Carolinas until 8 Sept. 1781 when he was captured at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. After being paroled, he...
30To Benjamin Franklin from Edward Nathaniel Bancroft, 17 April 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Mr. Rose & his family give their best respects to you & pray if you please give mine to your Grandson.—
31II. Winthrop Sargent’s Journal, 4–18 May (Washington Papers)
Committee rose—President resum’d his Seat & the Chairman reported to have made some Progress in the Business before the Committee—beg’d Leave to sit again at 9 Clock to-Morrow Morng—to which time this meeting stands adjournd.
32To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Hopkinson, 12 May 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
...yesterday. Yesterday Forenoon the same Balloon was raised from Mr. Morris’s Garden, and last Evening another was exhibited at the Minister of France’s, to the great Amusement of the Spectators. They rose twice or perhaps three Times the Height of the Houses, and then gently descended, without Damage. They were open at Bottom, and of Course the Gas soon wasted. I am contriving a better...
33Resolutions to Strengthen Powers of Congress, 19 May 1784 (Madison Papers)
...session had authorized Congress to prohibit West Indian imports “so long as the said restriction shall be continued on the part of Great Britain” (ibid., pp. 313–14). Fortunately, American exports to the French West Indies rose steadily during the 1780s to offset some of the loss (John H. Coatsworth, “American Trade with European Colonies in the Caribbean and South America, 1790–1812,”
34Rules of the Constitutional Society of Virginia, [ca. 14 June] 1784 (Madison Papers)
...older brother, John Nicholas (1757–1819), who probably was not politically active at this time. Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761–1820) left William and Mary College to serve in the Continental army, where he rose to command of Washington’s Life Guard. He later settled in Albemarle County, which he represented in the House of Delegates from 1784 to 1789 and from 1794 to 1800. In 1788 he was a...
35To Thomas Jefferson from Ezra Stiles, 21 June 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
...the great Teeth of a Man, whole and sound on the Top but much decayed in its Fangs; one of which being hollow contained half a pint of Liquor. It was dug out of a Bank or Hill that rose some 30 or 40 feet above the place,” (Say River) “about 26 m. below Albany, at a place called Clavarack. They found another Tooth that seemed to be a
36[July 1784] (Adams Papers)
A fine morning. Rose by six o clock. Went upon deck. None of the Gentlemen up; our Second Mate, a grand son of the Revd. Dr. Chauncy of Boston. He was upon deck and handed me out. A likely young...rose the Dr. came down into the Cabbin and invited us to come up upon Deck and see a porpoise which the mate had killd with a harpoon; this creature has a fine smooth skin; a head resembling a...
37Saturday 3 July. (Adams Papers)
A fine morning. Rose by six o clock. Went upon deck. None of the Gentlemen up; our Second Mate, a grand son of the Revd. Dr. Chauncy of Boston. He was upon deck and handed me out. A likely young...
38Elkanah Watson Jr. to John Adams, 5 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
“Though he does not ape the graces of a Chesterfield, yet we have found in him the more important accomplishments of an ambassador; for his stern republican virtues, have in every instance rose superiour to the duplicity and affected consequence of European courtiers.”
39To George Washington from William Skilling, 5 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
offering him a job. On 28 July Skilling replied that he would begin working for GW in November. Mr. Coleman may be Daniel Coleman (1753–1817) who rose to a captaincy in the Caroline County (Va.) militia in 1782 and represented his county in the house of delegates from 1800 to 1815.
40Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 6 – 30 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
We were all glad to retire early to rest. For myself I was so faint and fatigued that I could get but little; we rose by 5 and our post Chaise being all at the door we set of in the following order. Mr. Foster myself and Ester in one, Dr. Clark and Nabby in the second, Col. Norten Mrs. Adams...
41Tuesday July 6th. (Adams Papers)
rose the Dr. came down into the Cabbin and invited us to come up upon Deck and see a porpoise which the mate had killd with a harpoon; this creature has a fine smooth skin; a head resembling a...
42To Thomas Jefferson from Neil Jamieson, 12 July 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
...Hhd. after paying a duty to Government of nigh £30 stg. ⅌ Hhd. and in Holland and Germany, Virginia Tobaccos has been up to 15 Stivers ⅌ ℔, equal to £55 ⅌ Hhd. They have never rose so high in France. This is owing to that braunch of thier revenue being farmed out and the Farmers General oblige the people to make use of a larger share of European Tobaccos, and no others but themselves dare...
43Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 28 – 30 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
...Lady about 3 Months, a Lady of fortune I am told. She has been Educated in the Country, and has none of the London airs about her. She is small, delicate as a Lily and Blushing as a rose, diffident as the sensitive plant which shrinks at the touch, their looks declare a unison of Hearts; Mr. Joy has made a great deal of money during the war and lives Elegantly, the dinning room and morning...
44Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Cranch, 1 August 1784 (Adams Papers)
I rose very early this morning to get an hour before Breakfast to write to one or two of my Friends. I have only my wrapping Gown on, and the clock warns me that company which I expect will be here...
45To Thomas Jefferson from Horatio Gates, 16 August 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
, who does me the Honour to present this Letter, has served with much Reputation almost from the begining of the War until its final Glorious Conclusion in 1782. He rose regularly in the Massachusetts Regiment in which he was first appointed an Ensign to the Rank of Captain, and was appointed Aid de Camp to Major General du Portail towards the Close of War. The last Campaign, he...
46John Adams to Matthew Clarkson, 18 August 1784 (Adams Papers)
...), indicate that Clarkson had reached France and delivered the Livingston letters. Clarkson (1758–1825) was socially prominent and later president of the Bank of New York. During the Revolution he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, serving as aide to both Benedict Arnold and Benjamin Lincoln. His current mission to Europe was in his capacity as regent of the State University of New...
47From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison, [ca. September 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
...Sep. 1784. It is also very likely that this letter of introduction was canceled or set aside when it became certain that Le Maire could probably not get to Virginia during the meeting of the General Assembly if it rose before Christmas (see TJ’s letters to various Virginians under 11 Nov. 1784; also
48From Benjamin Franklin to William Temple Franklin, 13 September 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig, prince of Prussia (1726–1802), commonly known as Heinrich or Henri, was the younger brother of Frederick II. He rose to the rank of general in the Prussian army and was regarded as a skillful diplomat. Both a Francophile and a lover of the arts and sciences, the prince visited Paris from the late summer to the end of...
49Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 3 October 1784 (Adams Papers)
...it has given him such a thirst for Learning that of his own head without his Papas knowledge, he procur’d himself some Latin Books and set himself in good earnest to the study of the Language. He has rose with the Day all summer that he might have time for his studys. I have often met him going to School with his Book open studying his Leason as he walk’d along. His Master told me he would...
50To Benjamin Franklin from Sir Edward Newenham, [9 October 1784] (Franklin Papers)
reasonable— Fish in the greatest plenty, & the autumn Vegetation luxuriant to an amazing Degree, Yesterday I pulled a Cabbage rose of a Second Spring, from a tree, that bore many in last