1Enclosure: Resolution of Congress of 31 May, 31 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
Resolved That the Establishment of the Salaries of the Honorable John Adams and his Secretary Mr. Dana be transmitted to the Minister Plenipotentiary of these States at the Court of Versailles and that He be directed to pay their Draughts to the Amount of their respective Salaries till Congress shall take further Order for that Purpose. Extract from the minutes RC ( Adams Papers ); addressed:...
2From Alexander Hamilton to Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, [31 May 1780] (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you several late papers from New York. We have not yet gotten into a right train, but I am promised for the future that if the papers are forwarded regularly on our part, the exchanges will be made with regularity. I am sorry to inform you that a Hand-bill was published at New York dated the 29th. by authority giving an account of the surrender of Charles-Town with...
3George Washington to the Committee of Cooperation, 31 May 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 31, 1780 . Approves of plan in the Committee’s circular letter; but takes “the liberty to submit to the Committee the necessity and propriety of calling immediately upon the states for specific aids of men provision forage and the means of transportation.” States that men and supplies should be apportioned among the states from New Hampshire to Virginia “having...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, 31 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Two LS : National Archives; ALS (draft): Library of Congress; copy: Library of Congress; transcript: National Archives I wrote to your Excellency the 4th. of March past, to go by this Ship, the Alliance, then expected to sail immediately. But the Men refusing to go ’till paid their Shares of Prize Money, and sundry Difficulties arising with regard to the Sale and Division, she has been...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Edme-Louis Daubenton, 31 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society M. Daubenton le jeune a l’honneur de presenter son hommage à Monsieur franklin et de l’assurer de son respect en lui envoyant les nouveaux Cayers des oiseaux enluminés qui lui manquent pour completer son exemplaire. Il aura grand soin de mettre a part ceux qui restent à faire et de les envoyer à Monsieur franklin. Addressed: A Monsieur / Monsieur franklin /...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Jean-Jacques de Lafreté, 31 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society M. Lafreté a reçû a la Campagne le petit Billet de Monsieur franklin, sans quoi il auroit eu l’honneur de le remercier plustôt de la lettre de M. Robert Morris qu’il a la bonté de lui communiquer, et qu’il lui renvoye ci joint. Il a laissé a 15. lieües de Paris, Made. Lafreté, qui l’a chargé de la rappeller au souvenir de Monsieur francklin elle le prie de...
7To Benjamin Franklin from the Officers of the Alliance, 31 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : University of Pennsylvania Library We had the honor of addressing your Excelly. the 12 of April, requesting that you would be so good as to take our case into consideration, that you would endeavour to have our wages and prize money faithfully paid us, and the Ship sent back to America, where we all desire to be, and from which we have been so long absent. Your Excellency has not yet...
8[Diary entry: 31 May 1780] (Washington Papers)
31st. Raining more or less all day. The showers were moderate & exceedingly refreshing as the Earth imbibed the moisture as it fell & the Earth became well penetrated. Very little wind accompanied the Rain.
9General Orders, 31 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] Of The Day Tomorrow[:] Colonel Johnson[,] Major Parr[,] Brigade Major 1st Penna Brigade Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
10To George Washington from Captain Moses Ashley, 31 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
With the greatest Submission I would beg leave to lay before your Excellency, my situation: as an Officer under your Command. At the Commencement of the War, I entered Service, with an intention to remain: untill I saw my Country restor’d to Peace. And ever paid the greatest application, & attention to my Duty. I have the Honour at present to wear the Commission of a Captain in the first...