1The American Commissioners to the Baron de Rullecourt, 10 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: University of Virginia Library This letter of appointment is the only dated record of one of the most bizarre schemes to which the commissioners ever lent themselves. A considerable amount of material about the plan is extant among Franklin’s papers in the American Philosophical Society: two letters from the Baron to the commissioners, a proposed agreement between him and Franklin, and a...
2To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Gloro, 10 January 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Hennebon, near Lorient, January 10, 1777, in French: I have served the Compagnie des Indes since 1752, and was returning from China in 1776 when my ship put in at Ascension Island to revictual and take on turtles. There I encountered a Mr. Benjamin Salter, out of St. Eustatius from Bermuda, waiting to make purchases from passing vessels. I made friends...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Nathan Rumsey, 10 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have this day a letter from Mr. Guerin of Auray in which he requests me to let you know that he had forwarded for your perusal under Cover to the Count de Vergenes the Copy of a letter from the Admiralty officers of Vannes to those of Auray. There appears to be a jealousy between these officers and Mr. Guerin, from the latter having ventured on such a...
4To Benjamin Franklin from [Louis Dupas?] de Vallenais, 10 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As you was very busy this morning, when I have been to present my respects to you: I would not be so bold as to disturb you; though I intended confering with you before my departure. Mr. de Chaumont’s Ship in which I was to embark has lately set sail; but I know there are several others ready to sail in two or three weeks time. They are directed to Mr....
5[Samuel Wharton to Edward Bancroft] with a Postscript to Franklin, 10 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society I am still without any of your Favors, although two Mails arrived Yesterday. I am wholly at a Loss to account for your not answering my several Letters, and can only ascribe it to Illness, or an Interception of Yours. I will however persevere in my Correspondence, While, I think, There is a possibility, of my being any Ways useful. The Report of ten thousand...
6From George Washington to Colonel David Forman, 10 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
From my observation of your Behaviour and Attention to your Business during the last Campaign, I am induced to make you an offer of the Sixteen Battalions which the Congress have empowered me to raise and officer. If you accept of my offer, I shall leave the recommendation of the Feild and subaltern Officers in a great Measure to yourself, trusting to your recommending none but Gentlemen of...
7To George Washington from John Hancock, 10 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed Resolves will inform you of the Proceedings of Congress since my last. I have wrote to the Council of Massachusetts Bay on the Subject of the enclosed Resolve relative to an Attack on Nova Scotia, the Propriety of which the Congress have submitted to that State. You will please to inform Doctor Morgan, and likewise Doctor Stringer of their Dismission from the Service of these...
8From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hanson Harrison, 10 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed are unsealed Letters for Baylor & Majr Clough—let every thing be put in motion agreeable to them as speedily as possible—& Clough or Starke, or both, set of as speedily as possible for Virginia. If Grayson accepts the offer of a Regiment he should set out immediately to raise it, in doing which he will, I expect, derive great assistance from Levin Powell if he Inclines to serve as...
9To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 10 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
In your Excellency’s Letter of the 7th Inst. you are pleased to leave the Settlement of the Arms that have been lost, to me—Observing that Justice should be done to the Public & to Individuals—I have been endeavoring to Settle with some of the Regiments, but I find the matter so embarrass’d, that I cannot compleat it without again applying to your Excellency for Direction. Some Regiments, in...
10From George Washington to Richard Henry Lee, 10 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your last favour, by the purport of it (having no date) as also one or two others at different periods, have come safe to my hands; and went unacknowledged from the hurried, and distracted state of our Affairs, & from the knowledge I had, that every occurrance worth noticing came regularly to you in my Letters to Congress. I thank you Sir for the mention of Colo. Heartly, and finding upon...