1To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 19 August 1779 (Adams Papers)
The same Opinion of your Abilities and Zeal for our country which made me rejoice in your accepting of an embassy to France, leads me to rejoice with most of your countrymen in your Safe return to your native Shores. I am sure you cannot be idle nor unconcerned ’till the Vessel in which our All is embarked is safely moored. We stand in greater Need than ever of men of your principles. You may...
2George Washington to John Beatty, 19 August 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
West Point, August 19, 1779. Again sends detailed instructions for exchange of prisoners. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
3From Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Franklin Bache, 19 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library Do not think that I have forgotten you, because I have been so long without writing to you. I think of you every day, and there is nothing I desire more than to see you furnish’d with good Learning, that I may return you to your Father and Mother so accomplish’d, with such Knowledge & Virtue as to give them Pleasure, and enable you to become an...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Philibert Cramer, 19 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): University of Pennsylvania Library I have deferred too long acknowledging the Receipt of your obliging Letter relating to my Grandson. Your favourable Account of him gave me a great deal of Pleasure. I hope he will not fall much short of your kind Expectations.— Please to accept my Thanks for your friendly & fatherly care of him, and for the Permission you are so good as to grant...
5To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquise de Lafayette, 19 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. De La fayette a envoyé par une occasion, la lettre ci-jointe, a Mde. De la fayette, pour monsieur franklin. Elle a lhonneur de la lui envoyer; et de le prevenir en meme tems, que sil a quelque reponse a faire, il part cette nuit pour le havre une occasion très sure. Le Commissionaire repassera s’il le veut cet après midy pour prendre ses lettres. Mde. De...
6From Benjamin Franklin to the Marquis de Lafayette, 19 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I have just now received your Favour of the 17th. I wrote to you a Day or two ago, and have little to add. You ask my Opinion what Conduct the English will probably hold on this Occasion, & whether they will not rather propose a Negotiation for a Peace: I have but one Rule to go by in devining of those People, which is, that whatever is prudent for...
AL (draft): Historical Society of Delaware My Grandson writes to me that he has Occasion for a Dictionary. I beg the favour of you to furnish him from time to time with such Books as you may judge proper and necessary for him, and I shall chearfully pay for them with your Account. I hope he will under your Care make a good Use of them. I shall be glad to hear sometimes how he proceeds in his...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Nairne, 19 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Knowing the intimacy, & friendship subsisting between your Excellency, & my Brother, I presume to solicit your interest in my unhappy situation, nothing but the disstresses of my family, & the cruel advantages, the owners of the Ship I command’d, are taken, can excuse this liberty, & the certainty of being inevitably ruin’d, If I remain here much longer. If...
9General Orders, 19 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Pay-Masters of the Maryland and of the 2nd 3rd & 4th 5th & 11th 7th & 8th Virginia regiments and of Armand’s & Von-Heer’s Marechausie, Corps are to apply to the Deputy-Pay-Master General for warrants to draw the hundred dollars gratuity for the men in their respective corps inlisted for the War previous to the 23rd of January last: The Muster-Rolls for those troops being returned. Varick...
10From George Washington to John Beatty, 19 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have considered your report of the 5 instant and the papers accompanying it relative to your transactions with Mr Loring at your last interview and I shall add a few explanatory remarks to my former instructions. The principle which I intended to govern your exchanges as well absolute as parole for such officers of ours as had violated their paroles was, that we should only exchange those...