1Abigail Adams to John Adams, 15 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
By Mr. Guile who is bound to Amsterdam and from thence to France, I embrace this opportunity of writing to you; and inquiring after your welfare. Mr. Guile was the Bearer from Mrs. Dana who received them, of the first Letters I received from you. I wish he may be the safe conveyer of mine to you. I have written to you various times since your absence, but have never had one direct conveyance...
2From John Adams to Thomas Digges, 15 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
Yours of April 6. I have this day received. That of 28 Ultimo received. That of 20th not. Let me beg of you to send me duplicates, of Pamphlets, as they come out, when you send Letters to another Gentleman. Any Banker in London who will draw upon, Me or Mr. Grand the Banker for the Expence of them, shall be punctually paid, or I will get Mr. Grand to desire some Banker of his Correspondence to...
3From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 15 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
Yours of the 6 and 12 of April are before me. The last received to day. I thank you, sir, for so readily, undertaking to announce &c. As to going to England upon any Errand for me, the Time is not yet come. I must avoid every Thing of that Kind yet. The Memorial from Russia, refutes at once all the Lyes of Seven Years growth, which is one Point. It does more. It threatens, an Union of all...
Paris, 15 April 1780. RC in John Thaxter’s hand ( PCC , No. 84, I, f. 455–461). printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. Francis Wharton, ed., The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States , Washington, 1889; 6 vols. , 3:615–618. In this letter, received by Congress on 19 Feb. 1781, John Adams included newspaper accounts from Hamburg, Leghorn, Madrid, Paris, and London...
5George Washington to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 15 April 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 15, 1780 . Approves of plans for expedition against St. Augustine. Discusses situation in the South. Instructs Lincoln to “determine places of deposit” for provisions and forage in North and South Carolina. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
6George Washington to the Magistrates of New Jersey, 15 April 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 15, 1780 . Asks that Moore Furman be provided with teams needed for transporting provisions to Army. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. This letter is dated April 14 on the date line and April 15 in the endorsement.
7From Benjamin Franklin to Delleville, 15 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 10th. Instant, relating to the seven Americans who had Escaped in a boat from England, and arriv’d on your Coast. I beg you to accept my thankful Acknowledgements for the hospitality you have shown them—. I hope they will be allow’d to sell the Boat to furnish themselves with necessaries. Monseigneur...
8To Benjamin Franklin from B. Barbier, 15 April 1780: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Nantes, April 15, 1780, in French: Monsieur, please interest yourself in the dishonesty with which one of your fellow Americans, John Green, has been treated. Last April he obtained the command of the brig Patriote , owned by M. Gruel, on condition that he invest 10,000 l.t. in the venture, which he did. On Jan. 6, having settled all his affairs, Capt....
9To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Chantereyne, 15 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je suis chargé de Larment [l’armement] de la Black Princesse capne Edward maccatter, pour M. Torris. Nous avons besoin de votre Protection auprès de M. Mistral & de M. deshayes comres. de la marine au havre & a Cherbourg, tant pour obtenir des matelots irlandois quètrangers qui Sont en diverses prisons, ou viennent dans des Prises. Si vous voulliès bien,...
10To Benjamin Franklin from George Logan, 15 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the pleasure of informing you of my safe arrival here last Friday. The Letters you intrusted to my care have been delivered. Dr: Fothergill, & Mr: Barclay are very happy in hearing of your good state of health. The latter who has the care of my affairs, thinks they may be settled in about four or five weeks, but wishes me to return to America by a...