130th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Artaud dined at Mr. Rimberts. Mr. D. wrote a letter to Holland. Stay’d at home all day. Fine weather in the afternoon. Dana to JA , 30 Aug. ( Adams Papers ).
2From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 30 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed Copies will shew you, the State of Matters. Besides these I have a Letter of Credence to their H. M. which has been presented accepted and recorded, long since; this Letter of Credence is as Minister Plenipotentiary. I have also recd another Commission for other Purposes not yet public. But Mr L. is named in none but that for borrowing Money, but so named in that that he can do...
3To John Adams from Francis Dana, 30 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter of Aug: 7th. yesterday afternoon, and at the same time the packet you mention. I thank you most cordially for your sentiments upon “something of consequence”: but I am no longer at liberty to pursue a course like that you point out. My la st dispatches, which I presume you did not read, tho they came open under your Cover, are clear and decided upon that affair. I am...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Franklin Bache, 30 August 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je vous ècris ne voulant pas perdre courage de ce que vous ne m’ècrivez pas il y a longtems que je n’ai eu de vos nouvelles, les dernieres que J’ai eu etoient par Mr Pigott. Je vous prierai si vous ne pouvez m’ècrire a cause de vos affaires de me faire ècrire un mot par Mon cousin car Mr Marignac et moi Sommes fort en peine ne recevant point de vos...
5General Orders, 30 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Precisely at five o’clock tomorrow morning the general is to beat, on which the tents and baggage of the two Connecticut, and three Massachusetts Brigades are to be put into the batteaux—at seven o’clock the assemble will beat when these brigades are immediately to march and embark by the right, proceeding in one Collumn to Verplanks point in the following order. First Connecticut. Second...
6To George Washington from James Clinton, 30 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday when I wrote by Doctr Vasche I had not Discovered the P.S. of your Letter till he was gone. I must therefore Agreable to Your Request Inform Your Excellency that Although it gives me pain to think of Retiring from Service, Yet at the same time I cannot Consistent with my Honor or My feelings think of joining the Army Untill Congress puts it in my Power to Serve them with Honor by...
7To George Washington from Peter Corne, 30 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
To give a hearing to this my Simple narrative of facts—I Did apply at the Comandants Office in New York for a flag to Come to Stanford in Connecticut my request was givin in writing expressing the name of the Place as before mentiond I was truly Ignorant of your Excellencys Orders that Dobbs ferry was the only Place where admittance could be given. the fault lays with the person from whom I...
8To George Washington from Thomas Durie, 30 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Army being under orders to remove from their present position, and the impracticability of my proceeding with them, from an accident, (the loss of some money) induce me to represent to your Excellency the disagreable situation I am in, by not being enabled to discharge the Expences I have incurr’d here, for subsistence, and the far greater difficulty it would put me under by removing at...
9To George Washington from Robert Morris, 30 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
My Letter of the twenty night which is enclosed I have written for two Reasons one that you may be informed and I may Hand justified in every Respect should the Event take Place the other which is the principal on that you may found a warm Application on it to the States—You will I hope keep this entirely to yourself. You will see that I have not entrusted a View of it to Secretary or to any...
10To George Washington from Elisha Sheldon, 30 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I take the earliest opportunity to inform Your Excellency, that my Regt arrived here this morning. After halting a few hours I shall remove the Regiment into the Vicinity of Veals ford, on the North side of the Croton, which I imagine will be as near to Pines Bridge as we may advance with any prospect of procuring a tolerable Supply of Forage—At that place I shall wait your Excellencys further...