1Tuesday June the 12th 1781. (Adams Papers)
This morning after breakfast I went to Mr. Sigourny’s to see about some quill’s. He gave me a paper of the place where he buys his; after that I went and bought some. I din’d at home, Mr. Dennie, Mr. Donalson, and Mr. Sigourny and Mr. Du Barry din’d with us; Mr. Dennie, Mr. Donalson and Mr. Du Barry have just arriv’d here from the West India’s; after dinner I went to see Mr. Greves and Mr....
2From John Adams to the President of Congress, 12 June 1781 (Adams Papers)
Amsterdam, 12 June 1781. RC in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 209–217. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. Francis Wharton, ed., The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States , Washington, 1889; 6 vols. , 4:495–498. John Adams provided an English translation of a piece that originally appeared in a Dutch newspaper, probably the Gazette d’Amsterdam , but...
3To John Adams from Henry Grand, 12 June 1781 (Adams Papers)
At the receit of the two Letters you honoured us with, I went and laid before Dr. Franklin your observations, the first of which Letters he desired me to leave with him for his Consideration. Expecting to get it back every minute I put off answering you frum day to day, for which I beg your pardon, Dr. Franklin’s enclosed answer stops my mouth respecting both the petit charges, and the method...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Durival, 12 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
Press copy, AL (draft), and copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 8th Inst. and am perfectly of the same Sentiments with you, respecting the exactitude & Clearness necessary to be preserved in all Money Transactions, in order to prevent Confusion and Misunderstanding when they come to be examined by those who may succeed us. Hitherto there...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Mr. & Mrs. [Thomas?] Cologan, 12 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr & Mrs. Cologan present their kindest Compliments to Dr. Franklin & they shall have the honour to dine with him on Saturday next.— Addressed: A Son Excellence / Son Excellence Le Dr. Franklin / Ministre Plenipotentiaire des E. U d’A. / en la Cour de France à / Passy He is most likely Thomas Cologan, a merchant with ties to the Canary Islands: XXVII , 184, 553.
6To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Harris, 12 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Beg Leve To a Quaint your Honnour of my Sitteuation after Laing amost four year in Preson i Was Cummited To mill Preson august the 16 777 [1777] and Stil Remain a Prisner in This Dolful Helf Starved Sitteuation Wich i Cannot Lae No Longer unles i Have Sum Relefe. for our goverment a Louance is So Small and of So mean a Qualeity That i Cannot Subsist No...
7General Orders, 12 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
A Serjeant Corporal and twelve privates to be sent immediately as a guard to Lord Stirling’s Quarters at deacon Brewster’s one and a half mile north of General Knox’s quarters and to be relieved weekly. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
8From George Washington to William Lord Stirling Alexander, 12 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
At a Board of General Officers convened at New Windsor N.Y. the 12th day of June 1781. Present His Excellency the Commander in Chief M. General Lord Stirling Brigadiers Generals Knox Genl Howe Paterson Genl Parsons Hand Genl McDougall Huntington Du Portail
9From George Washington to Daniel Brodhead, 12 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I now forward to you, a Duplicate of my Letter of the 5th of May, least you should have missed receiving the Original in your route from Fort Pitt to Philadelphia. Since that Letter was written, Many Papers have been received tending to criminate your conduct; I have only directed Mr Fowler who seems principally concerned in the prosecution, to specify the Charges, & obtain such testimony as...
10From George Washington to Alexander Fowler, 12 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you under the 5th of May last respecting a Number of Charges & Accusations exhibited thro the President of Congress against Colo. Broadhead—since which I have received thro’ the same Channel which conveyed the former, a fresh Number of Exhibits, Depositions & Complaints, on the same Head, in which your Name appears—As this Matter seems to involve a Variety of Crimination & in its...