1To George Washington from Samuel Meredith and Thomas Barclay, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Citizens of Philadelphia having determin’d to use their utmost endeavors to procure three Million of Rations and three hundred hogsheads of Rum for the use of the American Army, and having appointed us to forward them from hence to any place where your Excellency shall think proper, we take the liberty of requesting your Commands on this subject, assuring you of the pleasure we shall take...
2To George Washington from Samuel Meredith and Thomas Barclay, 27 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
On Friday we recd 122 Barrels Flour & 37 Bundles contg 4 Tents each, which yesterday we sent on, all but 4 Barrs.—these with about 20 at the Mill will be forwd’d on Monday, & we are promissed 20 more in a few days—The Shallop was detained some time in expectation of a load from Christeen but the Delaware State have stopt Flour passing thro, Mr Francis we understand intended to apply to...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 15 November 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honour to inclose five letters which I brought with me for your Excellency from Philadelphia, together with two letters for Mr. Franklin and one for Doctor Bancroft; they Came by the Ship St. James in which vessell I arrived last night after a passage of 34 days. I also take the liberty of sending you a rough draught of the situation of the...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas and Mary Barclay, [6 December 1781?] (Franklin Papers)
L or AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. & Mrs. Barclay present their Compliments to Doctor Franklin and will have the honor to Dine with him to morrow. Mr. Ridley will also have that honor. Addressed: His Excellency Benjamin Franklin / Esqr. / Passy We do not recognize the handwriting, which may be that of Mrs. Barclay. The day preceding the first Friday on which Thomas Barclay and...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 24 December 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honour to acquaint your Excellency that Mr. De Neufville has inform’d Mr. Adams and my self, that the owners of the two Vessells who have the Cloathing belonging to the United States in possession, have agreed to deliver it, upon getting a Receipt, and indemnification against Mr. Gillons demanding it hereafter. The stipulation which they want to...
6To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 29 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
I shou’d have waited on you myself, but seeing some Carriages at your door I Concluded you were engaged. I have seen Mr. Van Arp, who says there is no other way of your giving a Guarrentee, that will have any force in it, but doing it before a Notary and Evidences. I am of opinion that to remove all shaddow of objection you had better do it in their own way; and if you think with me, the...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 6 January 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since I had the honour of addressing your Excellency the 24th. of last month I have received 333 Packages of Cloathing, and 130 of Tin, from the warehouses of Mess: Van Arp & Co. and there are ready for delivery in Mess: De Neufvilles stores 42 packages, which I am told Compleat the whole of the supplies left here by Mr. Gillan. Those that I have in...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 3 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of receiving your Excellency letter of the 15th. of last Month with the Invoices and papers Mentiond in it— The Goods Purchased by Mess: De Neufville & son for the United states are in my Possession, but the rest that Mr Gillon left behind are in the Stores of Mess: Van Arps— Mess: De Neufville want to hold them as a security and say their...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 14 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had Yesterday the honour of receiving Your Excellencys letter of the 4th. and I shou’d immediately wait upon You at Passy, but I think it better to remain here for your reply to what I shall now write, and that shall intirely govern my Proceedings— I have not Yet been able to procure proper Conveyances for the supply’s that are here, nor indeed Can I say...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 25 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellencys letter of the 12th. by Major Porter. It Came in time to give me an Opportunity of stopping the purchase of the ship Callone, which I mentiond to you in My last, but I had engaged for half of another of about 250 Ton Burthen, she was the General Sulivan an American built Privateer, and has been...
11To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 28 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of writing to you the 25th. and have not had the pleasure of hearing from you since yours of the 12th. inst. reach’d me— The situation of the Goods sold by Mr. Gillon is such that I hardly know what is best to be done, for having made my self as much master of the subject as I cou’d, I am of opinion it is only from Mr Gillon himself that...
12To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 23 March 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I left Amsterdam the 10th. and have been here ten days; I Came on the incouragement given me by a Merchant of this City, that he wou’d exchange the products of the Netherlands, for such British Manufactures as wou’d suit him, chosen from those in my hands belonging to the United States, and which I Cou’d not ship to America unless I did it in Contradiction...
13To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 11 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of writing to your Excellency the 23d. of last Month from Ghent, since which Nothing has arisen of Consequence enough to give You the trouble of a letter. I shall be detain’d here longer than I wish, owing to the ship which I Expect to take in the goods not being Yet arrived. As she Comes a Neutral vessell I am obliged to keep a Neutral...
14To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 22 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
I most heartily and sincerely Congratulate your Excellency on the Events of Friday and saturday last, and I rejoice the more because you are destined to reap the fruits of what you have sown with so much industry and attention. I am persuaded you are now rewarded for the Exercise of patience which you have Exhibited on this occasion, and I hope an agreeable prospect is now opened for the...
15To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 22 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour to write Your Excellency the 11th. since which nothing of any Consequence has happen’d. The Ship is not yet arrived and as the premium of Insurance against the risk of the sea will not be above one or one and an half per Cent I have given orders to have her Cover’d— I was principaly induced to do this, as I have never received your...
16To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 25 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I gave your Excellency the trouble of a letter last post, and I have Now the pleasure of informing You that the ship from Ostend is at length arrived— Captain Smedley who is to take the Command of her will, I hope, be able to Examin her Compleatly tomorrow, and the day following I shall begin to load.— I am very much indisposed with a fever and Cold, and...
17To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 29 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since I had the honour of addressing Your Excellency last post I heard from Mr. Adams that a Cartel is settled for the Exchange of Seamen between America and Great Britain, and that some ships are getting ready in England to Transport the prisoners that are Now there. As we shall be in great want of some to Man the Ship that is going out, I wish it were...
18To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 17 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since I had the honour of Addressing your Excellency I have been Very much indisposed, but as I am now better, I hope I shall be able to leave this place on my way to France in a Couple of weeks. Captain Smedleys Vessell will be, I expect, fully Man’d by that time, and the last of her Cargo Might have been on board long ago if it had been found Necessary,...
19To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 27 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Since my last Covering Messrs. De Neufvilles accounts I have not had the honour of a Letter from your Excellency; Captain Smedley has I expect this day got his Vessell over the Sand Banks that interupt the Navigation of the River Y and will in a few days be able to put to Sea he is tolerably well Man’d and with the assistance of a few more people who I...
20To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 28 June 1782 (Adams Papers)
Captain Smedley will, I expect, Sail in about Six days, and if your Excellency has any Dispatches, or other Commands, he will be a good opportunity to Send them by. I Shall endeavour to wait upon you at the Hague previous to his Departure. Mr. Livingston wrote to me Some time ago to Send him Such Pamphlets or Papers as Contain any thing of Consequence or Information, but I can lay my hands...
21To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 17 July 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of receiving your Excellencys of the 5th which I shoud have acknowledged by return of post, but I defer’d doing it for some days, in order to examine my situation and to endeavour to fill in some method of getting away the remainder of the public goods without being further troublesome to your Excellency. I have not hitherto made great...
22To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 18 July 1782 (Adams Papers)
I had a letter some days ago from Doctor Franklin desiring me not to draw on him for any more money, to which yesterday I wrote a reply, a Copy of which I send inclosed to your Excellency. If you shou’d ask why I trouble you with it, my answer is, that it is for the reason I have given Doctor Franklin for writing so long a letter to him, “because I wish you to know minutely my situation.” I...
23To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 12 August 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I have been for Some time past in hopes of having the pleasure of hearing from your Excellency in answer to what I had the honour of writing to you the 17th. of last month. Since that time Mess De Neufville have totally rejected any Arbitration relative to the Settlement of their demand and have applied to Congress— Consequently my Stay here on their account...
24To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 3 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have return’d to Mr. Franklin the Papers relative to the Consular powers which he was so obliging as to send Me; and as he desired I wou’d Make My observations thereon, I shall trouble Your Excellency with a few lines relative to the third Article— was My opinion to have any weight, it shou’d be that the Consuls and Vice Consuls were left at liberty to...
25To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 4 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Since my arrival here I received the packet which I inclose to you from M Livingston with particular instructions relative to it. I send it by the bearer Mr. Frazer of Boston under Cover to Mess: Ingraham & Bromfield who will take proper Care of it. Doctor Franklin has been a good deal indisposed with the Gout and gravel, he is somewhat better, and went abroad in a Carriage on sunday; I have...
26To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 27 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you from Paris inclosing you a packet of great Consequence which I received from Mr Livingston, but for want of a Conveyance to please me, I put it into the hands of Mr. Jay who will take proper Care of it. I wish you had it, and if Mr. Jay had, when I was at Paris, any thing of much Consequence that he wou’d put on paper, I wou’d have sent the whole by Express. I am anxious about it,...
27To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 30 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Upon my arrival here I waited on the Count De Hector and delivered him a letter which the Marquis de Castres gave me, in which he requested that I might receive all the assistance necessary to enable me to pursue Such Measures as I Should think proper in Expditing the American Supplies from hence, and on this Occasion I received every assurance on the part...
28To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 8 October 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of addressing your Excellency the 30th. Past, Since which I have taken as much Information Concerning the probability of Sending the Supplies forward at the expence of the Court of France as I could, and I do not find that there is the least. The Intendant Informs me that the want of Transports for the Kings Service is So great that...
29To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 16 December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Captain Casson of the Ship Washington arrived here last night from Philadelphia, which place he left the 20th November. He brought the Inclosed Packet for you Just in the Condition which I send it. I do not hear that he brings any News of consequence, except a report of the Evacuation of Charlestown. All the Public Goods that were at Brest are now on their...
30To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 13 January 1783 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your letter of the 25 th. November, and was so well pleased to find you had not intirely forgot Me, that I did Not recollect you had passed so long a time in silence— The truth is that I know you have so Many Matters of Consequence to think and write about, that I shou’d be very sorry you wou’d ever Endeavour at any kind of punctuality with Me I am sure I need...
31To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 29 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the Honour of receiving the Letter which your Excellency was so kind as to Write me the 21st. instant and I very heartily and sincerely Congratulate you on your having seen such Important Events take place as the Independence of America, and General Peace of Europe. There are now in this port several American Vessels ready to push to Sea, and if there...
32To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas and Mary Barclay, 23 June 1783 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society Mr. & Mrs. Barclay presents their Complimts. to Doctor Franklin, and will have the Honor of Waiting on him at Dinner on Thursday. Addressed: His Excellency Benjamin Franklin Esqr. / Passy This is one of three extant dinner acceptances from the Barclays, all written from Auteuil in a hand we now recognize as Henry Champion’s (for whom see the following...
33To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 28 July 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères I have the honor to inform your Excellency that I received last post a Letter from Messrs. Schweighauser & Dobreé of Nantes under whose care the Arsnal belonging to the United States is placed, informing me that their Partner at L’Orient Messr. Puchelberg & Co., had some months ago laid an attachment on all the Arms and other Military supplies...
34To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 16 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress I return you the Papers relative to the Attachments laid on the property of the United States by Messrs. Forsters & Puchelberg & Co. and I beg leave to remark that as on the one hand I never did mean to bring up a new Mode of arranging such affairs, neither on the other, have I been willing to give up a point which I...
35To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 17 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society In pursuance of your Excellencys desire a search has been made by Mr. Hodgson, for a precident relative to the Capture of Vessels situated in the same manner with that of Mr. Nesbitts; but none can be found— A Tryal however is soon expected to come on in the Courts here which will determine the point in England, and Mr. Hodgson promises to furnish you with...
36Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 18 April 1784 (Adams Papers)
As we hear that you are soon Expected at Paris, I Beg leave to mention to you that the Bills which were paid by your orders in Holland are All in the hands of Fizeau & Grand of Amsterdam, and that when your Accounts are arranging it will be necessary to have them here, to Compare them with the sums Charged— you will therefore please to take up those Bills and bring them with you— I have had a...
37Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 26 April 1784 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed is a letter which I received by the last packet from New york, and which I sincerely hope will bring you agreeable Intelligence from your family— I shall move from hence in a few days, and will be glad to know in what manner you will have your Coach disposed of, I Beg leave to Trouble you with two Inclosed letters, one for Mess: Hope & C o. the other for Mess. John De Neufville & son,...
38Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 6 May 1784 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your letter relative to the House at Auteuil, since which several Messages pass’d between the Count de Rouault and Me, and all have Ended in an appointment to Meet Tomorrow on the spot, where I shall make known my demands for Repairs, and more than probably I will Inform you by next post that the House is taken for you The Furniture must absolutely be alterd,...
39To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 7 May 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society The Gentleman who will have the Honor to deliver this Letter to you is Mr. Morel du faux of Dunkirk, who has been several Years settled in that place with great reputation, and who when I was at Amsterdam, was recommended to me so warmly by a number of persons for whom I have the greatest respect, that I promis’d to Interest myself in procuring for him the...
40Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 13 May 1784 (Adams Papers)
I am favor’d, with your letter of the 4 th. and thank you for the Trouble you took with the letters for Amsterdam— I am about half Converted to your opinion on the subject of the Vouchers, and will try to get them by other means than your Interposition— I have made a Memorandum of the Repairs which will be Necessary at Auteuil, and will finish the affair Tomorrow. I left it unclosed untill I...
41Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 20 May 1784 (Adams Papers)
I Shall go to Amsterdam next Week, receive all the Bills of Mess rs Fizeaux & C o and Send them to you by Express, by whom I pray you to send me my Trunk and all my Effects. The Express will not Sett off, under ten days. You need not mention at present that I have Sent for my Effects. The Coach you may keep a little longer, if it is not inconvenient to you. if it is, as it is the Property of...
42Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 22 May 1784 (Adams Papers)
I am favor’d with your letter Covering one from Mess: Hope & C o. relative to the Draughts on M r. Jay which were twice paid. and I am much obliged to you for the Trouble you have had— The Trunk which you Mention was left by M r. Ridley, but No Key that I Can hear of, there is another Trunk of yours here, Exclusive of a very small one, and a quantity of Cloaths— I Do not beleive I Can Engage a...
Account of Bills of Exchange drawn by the Comm rs. of Loans in America on Henry Laurence & John Adams Esq rs. at Amsterdam.— 1780 Feb y. 25 In whose favor Charles Harady N o. 5 . . . . 1100 . . . . . . . . 1.100 July 6 th. Joseph Carlton from T Smith 137 Bills of 550 Guilders N o. 32 @ 41— 44 @ 61— 65 @ 75 77 @ 79— 82 & 83— 86 @ 103 105 @ 139— 144 @ 152— 167 @ 190 192 & 193 . . . . . say...
44Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 25 June 1784 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter by the Post and Express almost at the same time. Your things went away last Night at Eleven o’Clock, and Inclosed I send you an Account of them. It shou’d have gone by the Express but it was Very late before the affair was finish’d, and he will shew you a Duplicate of it— I Packed your Two Trunks Myself, and if they do not meet with any Interuption at the Barriers they...
45Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 5 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
I intended to have written to you some posts ago, But I found that a few of your things had been lock’d up in a Chamber at Auteuil, and left there with some matters belonging to M rs. Barclay, and that they had Escaped her Memory and My knowledge. There are Two Coat’s and 2 laced hats belonging to your servants—1 lamp to write by with 2 Ink stands, a Coat of Arms in a Frame, 2 wooden stands...
46Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 9 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you last post since which I was Informed your things were stop’d at Brussells, This must have been Intirely through the Ignorence of the person who had them under his Care He had nothing to do but to Open the Trunks, shew there was nothing Contraband in them and so pass on— and this Idea I impressd as much on him by means of a person who spoke Dutch, as was in my power— But He to avoid...
47Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 1 August 1784 (Adams Papers)
I am fav d. with your letter of the 19 th. of last Month, and am Extremely glad to find your things have at length reach’d you— The few Articles that still remain shall Continue here untill you Come, as I do not think it will be right to put you to the Expence of Carriage— Doctor Bancroft arrived from Philadelphia a few days ago. M r. Jefferson is Certainly Joined in a Commission with you and...
48Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 9 August 1784 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter by M r. Bingham and heartily Congratulate you on the happy arrival in England. M r. Jefferson is here, but I have Not heard any thing of M r. Humphries, nor did I know of the arrival M r. Jefferson untill late last Night, and therefore have Not Yet seen him— I shall Endeavor to take Auteuil for you this day, by the Month, as possibly you may Not Chuse to pass the Winter...
49Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 18 October 1784 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed is a letter which I received Yesterday under Cover from M r. Dumas, I suppose the old Gentleman sent it to Me, as you are wholly Unknown in and about Paris— I hope the security of the Conveyance will make You amends for the Delay— I have purchased for M rs. Adams some Hyson, and other Teas, which will be left at Pichinies at Passy Near the Barrier au Conferance, who keeps a Pension,...
50To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 17 November 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your letter of the 11th. and agreeable to your directions have put on Board the packet under the Care of Col: Le Maire 2 Casks of very good Brandy two years old, each Cask Containing 42 gallons, which Exceeds your orders a few, but there was not time to deliberate. You have had for some time in a vessell Called the Fortune 3 Cases of China. She is still in this...