11President of Congress (Thomas Mifflin) to the American Peace Commissioners, 14 January 1784 (Jay Papers)
This Day, nine States being represented in Congress, Viz t : Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina & South Carolina, together with one Member from New Hampshire and One member from New-Jersey, The Treaty of Peace was ratified by the Unanimous Vote of the Members; This being done, Congress by an unanimous Vote, ordered a...
12Thomas Mifflin to the American Peace Commissioners, 15 January 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: National Archives This day nine States being represented in Congress viz. Massachusets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, together with one Member from New Jersey and One from New Hampshire, The Treaty of Peace was ratified by the unanimous Vote of the Members. This being done, Congress by an unanimous vote ordered a...
13[Thomas Mifflin] to the American Peace Commissioners, 5 January 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Press copy of copy: American Philosophical Society; copy: William L. Clements Library; press copy of copy: Massachusetts Historical Society I am directed to inform you “that the definitive Treaty after a very long Passage arrived during an Adjournment of Congress from Princeton to this Place. No more than seven States are yet assembled. These are unanimously desirous to ratify the Treaty and...
Previous to my leaving the Chair of Congress, I take the liberty again to address you, merely as an individual that you may not be left totally without Information until the Choice of a Minister for foreign Affairs shall take place. I have pressed Congress much on this subject, and am fully convinced of the difficult Situation you must be in for want of Information from this important Office—...
I am honored by the commands of Congress to transmit you a set of instructions in consequence of your joint and seperate letters of the months of June and July last, by Captain Barney, which I do myself the honor to enclose. These were not finished till the 29 th. ult. after having undergone the most mature deliberation and fullest discussion in Congress. Yesterday we received from Colo. Ogden...
16John Thaxter, Jr., to the American Peace Commissioners, 20 September 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Library of Congress, Massachusetts Historical Society I have the honour to acquaint you that I arrived here in the morning of the 18th Inst. and had the Mortification of finding that the Packet in which I was to have taken Passage for America had sailed four hours before my Arrival, after having been detained two Days for me— I was dispatched upon the Presumption that she was to sail...