1John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 June 1780 (Adams Papers)
I yesterday received a Letter of 26 April from Brother Cranch, for which I thank him and will answer as soon as possible. He tells me you have drawn a little Bill upon me. I am sorry for it, because I have sent and should continue to send you, small Presents by which you would be enabled to do better than by drawing Bills. I would not have you draw any more. I will send you Things in the...
2From Benjamin Franklin to William Carmichael, 17 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Your favour of the 22 past came duly to Hand. Sir J.D. has been here some time, but I hear nothing of his political Operations. The Learned talk of the Discovery he has made in the Escurial Library, of 40 Epistles of Brutus, a missing Part of Tacitus and a Piece of Seneca, that have never yet been printed which excite much Curiosity. He has not been with me and I am...
3To Benjamin Franklin from the Duc de la Vauguyon, 17 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Permettéz, Monsieur, que j’aye l’honneur de vous adresser Mr. Dumont qui vous remettra ma Lettre, et que je vous prie d’accueillir favorablement. Monsieur, le Comte de Vergennes pourra vous donner sur lui des Eclaircissements plus étendus, et je me refere aux Notions qu’il voudra bien vous communiquer. Je saisis avec Empressement cette occasion de vous renouveller...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 17 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress J’ai l’honneur de vous envoyer, M. copie au 10. Juin d’une lettre de M. de Sartine, ainsi que de celle qui a été addressée à ce Ministre par m. l’ambassadeur de Hollande. Vous y verrez que le Corsaire le Prince noir a enlevé un navire Hollandois appellé la flora: je ne doute pas, M, que vous ne condamniez ainsi...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 17 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Le Lieutenant General de l’Amirauté de Vannes et de l’Orient m’informe, Monsieur, que vous lui avez écrit pour demander que le Vaisseau le Serapis soit vendu pardevant les Juges de cette Jurisdiction. Vous vous rappellerez certainement que dans le Principe, J’avois proposé de faire estimer le Bâtiment dont il s’âgit, et d’en faire remettre la valeur pour être repartie...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 17 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy:Library of Congress I am much obliged by your favour of the 13th. Instant. I am persuaded that your Conjecture of the Adviser and Promoter of the Mutiny, is well founded. Measures are taken that I hope may be successful in suppressing it. With great Esteem, I have the honour to be. Gentlemen Your &c. We have not located the firm’s letter, but they must have blamed Arthur Lee. He had been...
The Writer on the Consequences of American Independence, Subjoins a Comparison between the United States, and the West Indies. He says the Exports from England was in 1771 £ s d To North America 4,586,882: 15: 5 £ To Dominica 170,623: 19: 3 To St Vincents 36,839: 10: 7 To Grenada 123,919:
The Refugees in England are so great an obstacle to Peace, that it seems not improper for me to take Notice of them to Congress. Governor Hutchinson is dead. Whether the late popular Insurrections, or whether the Resolutions of Congress of the eighteenth of March respecting their Finances, by suddenly extinguishing the last Rays of his hopes, put a sudden End to his life, or whether it was...
9To John Jay from William Churchill Houston, 17 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
You will receive with this the Journals of Congress for the present year as far as they are printed. A Plan is now before Congress for putting the Department of Foreign Affairs on a new and effectual Footing. When this is completed I hope you will have, what has been hitherto so much and so unjustifiably neglected, a regular Communication from this Side the Water I am Sir your obed t Servant...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Sim Lee, 17 June 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Before we were honored with your Excellency’s Letter of the 14th. Inst., we had, in Pursuance of the Resolution of Congress 5th. established a Line of expresses extending from Young’s Ferry on Patowmack to Philadelphia, and wrote immediately by Post, advising you of it, and that the Rider at Young’s Ferry would be in constant Readiness to receive your Excellency’s Commands. To keep up the Line...