1To George Washington from Cambray-Digny, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I announce myself to your Excellency as a French man whose greatest desire is that of bearing his part in the just and noble cause of which you are the Protector—I am bearer of a Letter from Doctor Franklin, which I shall have the honor of delivering you when I shall have that of paying you my Court. I arrived four days ago at Cape Look out, where the Ship Ferdinand is at Anchor—The Ship is...
2To George Washington from Louis-Antoine-Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de Cambray-Digny, 23 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Having heard of a Resolution of the Honble the Congress for exchanging the Officers of the Convention; I take that Opportunity to reccomd myself to Your Excellency, being extremely anxious to go into the Field and to Show my good will in being useful. I Served ever Since the Invasion of General Provost in the Southern Departement, the different Events of War in that part of the Continent gave...
3To George Washington from Louis-Antoine-Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de Cambray-Digny, 12 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to lay under Your Excellency’s eyes the different motives that induce me to form the Plan of going to France. I wish they may meet with your Approbation which I am craving for before I take the necessary Step towards obtaining the Honourable the Congress Leave. Five years are nearly elapsed Since I left France & having intirely devoted My Self to the Service of the United...
4To George Washington from Louis-Antoine-Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de Cambray-Digny, 8 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Same Reasons that induced me Sometime ago to make an application to Your Excellency for a Leave to go to France Subsisting Still and growing daily more urgent——I attempt again to renew my request, hoping it will prove more sucessful than it has been before. Col. Laumoy who knows my circumstances, will acquaint you with them better than I can do by writing. The Certainty of Gal du Portails...
5To George Washington from Louis-Antoine-Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de Cambray-Digny, 2 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that in consequence of your permission the Honourable the Congress in October 30th 1782 was pleased to grant me leave for one year absence to visit my family in France. I have thought that the proper time to give you that information would be at the moment where I should be certain of Sailing, having been detained till now by want of a proper and...