128th. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. D went and took a ride in the afternoon. Stay’d at home all day. Cloudy, weather, some rain.
2To John Jay from William Carmichael, 28 May 1782 (Jay Papers)
On the 23 d . Instant I came hither & took the earliest opportunity of waiting on his Exc y . the C t . de F Blanca who recieved me with much politeness. After the Usual Compliments had passed I presented him the Original and a Copy of my Letter of Credence from Congress which he received & after regarding the Signature of the Former, returned the Original & desired me to give the Copy to M r...
3To George Washington from Bartholomew von Heer, 28 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honour to present to His Excellency The Commander in Chief, That I have been very Successfull in recruiting my Corps, which is at present compleat with Men & Horses. But have not yet been supplied with pistols, Cloaks, Boots & Spurs. Lieutt Mytinger coming up to relieve Lieutt Strubing will inform your Excellency in what Order the Troops Stands at present—I would have sent on a...
4To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 28 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
By the enclosed letters your Excellency will observe that the thousand stands of arms ordered to this city are detained, and that your orders are plead in justification of the detention. If there are any orders which, by a forced construction, may be considered as prohibiting the removal of public stores to the Magazines provided for their reception, I wish your Excellency would cause them to...
5From James Madison to Arthur Lee, 28 May 1782 (Madison Papers)
Printed text (Richard Henry Lee, Life of Arthur Lee , II, 328–30), inaccurately dated 1778. Addressed to “The Hon. Arthur Lee, Esq.” An extract, copied from the original and correctly dated, is item No. 1533 in a catalogue of the John Clark Company, Cleveland, Ohio, for January 1916. I received your favour of the 16th inst. between nine and ten o’clock last night, the post having been delayed...
6Report on Salaries of Representatives Abroad, [28 May] 1782 (Madison Papers)
MS ( NA : PCC , No. 25, II, 205–6). Written by JM and docketed by him, “Friday May 24 1782 assigned.” There are at least two other copies of this report ( ibid ., II, 109–10, 113–16). The first of these is docketed: “Report of Comtee on Salaries for Ministers of the U.S. at foreign courts. Thursday May 23. 1782 Assign’d for consideration. Aug 23. 1782 Referred to Mr. Madison Mr Lee Mr. Duane.”...
7From James Madison to Joseph Jones, [28] May 1782 (Madison Papers)
RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Cover missing. The words written by JM in the official cipher are italicized below. A letter from Docr. Franklin of the 4th. of March informs the Superintendt. of Finance that the court of France had granted an aid of six million of livres to the United States for the [ pres ] ent year . It appears however that this aid has been wholly anticipated as well as the aids...
8From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 28 May 1782 (Madison Papers)
Excerpt ( Madison, Papers [Gilpin ed.] Henry D. Gilpin, ed., The Papers of James Madison (3 vols.; Washington, 1840). , I, 130–34). The manuscript has not been found. Only the last two paragraphs of the text, probably in cipher in the original, are printed here, because the rest of the letter is identical with the one which JM wrote to Joseph Jones on the same date, except for the personal...
9To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 28 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
Since I was honoured with your Excellencies Letter of the 22nd Inst., I have assiduously endeavoured to recollect, not only each paragraph, but also every expression of that ill fated representation which has been the occasion of so much trouble to you, & a n xiety to me, in order to find out, what could occasion my intentions being so greatly misapprehended, and cannot attribute it to any...
10Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 28 May 1782 (Madison Papers)
RC (Virginia State Library). Written by Theodorick Bland except for JM’s signature. Docketed, “Letter from Virga Delegates recd June 6 1782.” The words written by Bland in the official cipher are italicized below. Accompanying the letter are three pages upon which the cipher was decoded by Archibald Blair, clerk of the Council of State. The state of News as it respects the action of the French...