1To George Washington from the Board of War, 26 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from the Board of War, 26 March. GW wrote the Board of War on 29 March : “I have the honor to receive your favours of the 25th and 26th with the Commissions mentioned for the Connecticut Officers.”
2To George Washington from Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer and William Fitzhugh, 26 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
By request of the General Assembly of this State, We have the honor to transmit to your Excellency the enclosed resolution respecting rank and Grade. We have also enclosed a Resolution allowing half pay during life to such of our officers as shall remain in the Service during the War; this probably may prevent resignations. That health & happiness, may always attend your Excellency is the...
3Franklin et al.: Report to the Académie Royale des Sciences, [26 March 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ADS and copy: Archives de l’Académie royale des sciences M. Lavoisier ayant demandé à LAcadémie au nom des Regisseurs des poudres son avis sur la meilleure manière de reconstruire le magazin à poudre de L’Arsenal et La Compagnie nous ayant nomme M. Franklin M. D’arcy M. De Montigny M. Perronet M. Lavoisier et moi Commissaires à ce sujet Nous allons lui faire part de nos observations sur cet...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Sartine, 26 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Votre Excellence voudra bien recevoir mes Remerciemens pour La Reception favorable dont elle a honoré le Commodore Gillon qui en est on ne peut plus satisfait. Il est echoué sur Les Cotes de France dans Le Mois de Janvier dernier un Vaisseau Anglois nommé l’Amphitrite. Il y avoit a bord de ce Vaisseau trois Matelots Americains qui s’y etoient embarqués a Londres pour...
5From Alexander Hamilton to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 26 March 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey, March 26, 1779. Letter not found .] Sold by Thomas Birch’s Sons, December, 1892, Lot 106.
6From Alexander Hamilton to Brigadier General Henry Knox, [26 March 1779] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Headquarters, Middlebrook, New Jersey, March 26, 1779. “This will be delivered to you by Mr. Garranger, who comes to pass through a probation with you. He is to give you such proofs of his knowledge in the theory and practice of artillery as you shall deem satisfactory. He will, on your certificate of the same, be recommended to Congress for an appointment as Preceptor to the artillery, or...
7To Benjamin Franklin from the Duc de La Roche-Guyon et de La Rochefoucauld, 26 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Dartmouth College Library Le Duc de la Rochefoucauld ignoroit, en faisant à Monsieur franklyn des propositions de diner pour Mercredi que Me. sa mere envoioit ce jour là sa maison à la campagne; elle est bien fâchée d’être privée par ce contretems du plaisir et de l’honneur de recevoir Monsieur franklyn; elle espere être plus heureuse à son retour de la campagne; le Duc de la...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Arthur Lee, 26 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
AL : University of Pennsylvania Library Mr. A Lee presents his Compliments to Dr Franklin, & has the honor of enclosing to him one of Mr Schweighauser’s Accounts, which he has found among his Papers. Addressed: The Honble. / Dr. B. Franklin / minister plenepotentiary / of the United States of / America / at / Passy Notation: A Lee 26. March 1779. On the same day Lee sent WTF a dinner...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, [26 March 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mon Illustre Docteur recevez mon Compliment. J’ai appris avec grand plaisir que la goutte vous ayant laissé plus tranquile vous etiez enfin allé à Versailles Mardy. Je crois qu’actuellement malgré votre éloignement pour les complimens vous ne vous opposerez plus a ce que L Académie vous fasse une députation aussi Je compte bien qu’elle la décidera...
10To George Washington from the Maryland Council, 26 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
We have the Honor to inclose you two Resolutions of the General Assembly passed yesterday, before their Adjournment, and hope that our Parts of the Rifle and German Battalions may be incorporated without Inconvenience or Difficulty. The Merits and Services of many of the Officers, we have no Doubt, will make any Instances of ours, to place them in the same advantagious Situation as others,...