1To George Washington from Rodolph Vall-travers, 28 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
Rotterdam, Haring’s-Vliet, 28 Feb. 1793. Recommends “Le chevalier de Limoges, Garde du Corps de feunt Louis XVI . . . il á pris le sage Parti, de chercher, dans l’autre Hemisphére, une nouvelle Patrie, légalement libre; et jouissante, sous la Présidence paternelle de Votre Excellence, de toutes les Benedictions du Ciel, répandües, á pleines Mains, sur l’Industrie de vos Concitoÿens, imitans...
2To George Washington from Rodolph Vall-travers, 12 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
An official Letter, dated the 2d of April, recieved but a few Weeks ago, from Thos Jefferson, Esqe Secretary of State for your united american Republics, in answer to Part of the Contents of four of mÿ Letters to Yr Excellence, claims my humble and thankful Acknowledgments. I hope a fifth Letter of mine, dated the 10th of June last; transmitted, with a new Supply of instructive Materials for...
3To George Washington from Rodolph Vall-travers, 15–29 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1[5–29] Mar. 1793. Vall-travers wrote that this letter is being sent by the Hope commanded by James Miller, “of and to Philadelphia . . . with Captn Benson Forster, Lieutt in your Navÿ & Chevr de Limoges, as Passengers, & Bearers of mÿ Letters.” He reported that because of the recent expansion of the war in Europe “a general Embargo on all Ships within these united...
4To George Washington from Rodolph Vall-travers, 10 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
The gracious Answer officially transmitted to me, in your Name, by your worthy Secretary of State, Thos Jefferson Esqe, in Reply to my Several Addresses to Your Excellency, kindly countenancing my sincere old Zeal & Attachment to the Welfare of your prosperous Commonwealth, emboldens me to extend my best Exertions, under your approbation, not only to Objects of Arts and Sciences, (: as in Duty...