1To Benjamin Franklin from Robert R. Livingston, 13[–14] September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS and L : University of Pennsylvania Library; AL (draft): New-York Historical Society; copy and transcript: National Archives I have nothing to add to mine of the 5th instant, but to congratulate you on the safe arrival of two Vessels from Holland, having on board the goods left by Commodore Gillon, & to present you in the name of Mr Paine with three copies of a late work of his, addressed to...
2General Orders, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Major General Howe Lt Colonel Cochran Major Pittingall Brigade Major Williams Brigade Qur Master Tuckerman For duty tomorrow 3d Connecticut & regiments 3d Massachusetts At a General Courtmartial of which Colonel Micheal Jackson is president. Lieutenant Boss of the Invalid regiment charged with conducting himself in a manner unbecoming an officer and gentleman on the 29th...
313th. Friday. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon I went to Mr. Normandes’s. In the afternoon Mr. D. went and took a ride. In the evening Mr. Hoogwerst came here.
Mess. W. & J. Willink and De La Lande & fynje have sent your Exce. by the Post waggon of this day an answer to the letters, which we received from your Excellency this week. We could not sign said answer, since it contains two inferences, in which we don’t agree with said Gentlemen. 1o. That the Loan for Maryland will injure the Loan of the united state. We are just of the opposite opinion, as...
5To George Washington from John Pray, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I enclose your Excellency a York paper of the 13th Inst. which I got last night by a person I sent in two days ago. he can attest no inteligence. as there is nothing Stiring at present. I have been Trying to git a person in Ever since Last Saturday and Could not till this one. which went in the day be fore Yesterday. An account of a party of men from above our Lines (by the name of Scinners)...
6From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose a Copy of Lt Colo. Huntingtons remarks upon the claim of Rank preferred against him by Lt Colo. Gray. By which it will appear, that Lt Colo. Livingstons pay was stopped from the 10t of October 1778 and returned to the Pay Mr General—It remains for me to account for the reason of Lt Colo. Livingstons resignation being registered by me as having been accepted on...
7To George Washington from Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Jai recu la derniere Lettre par laquelle Votre Excellence m’informe de l’arrivée de l’Amiral Pigot à Newyork. j’ai fais rétablir les Batteries de cette rade et je fais de nouveaux Ouvrages sur Nantasket pour en défendre l’entrée dans le cas d’une visite des Anglois. Comme il faut un asse z bon nombre de troupes pour les garnir et qu’il est essentiel de joindre des soldats disciplinés aux...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Nesbitt, 13 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I take the liberty to request that your Excellency will furnish me with a Commission, to Command a Letter of Marque , for Captain Thomas Bell, formerly Commander of the Luzerne, now of the Renette, bound from this Port to Philadelphia;— I must likewise trouble your Excellency for Copy of the Instructions, and Bond that is given on receiving a Commission,...
9From Benjamin Franklin to Lafayette, 13 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Press copy of ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I am oblig’d to you for communicating M. de Viemerange’s Letter, which I return. I wish you would continue your Application to the Marquis de Castries to provide Means for the Embarkation of the Goods: It is impossible for me to do it.— I believe Mr Jay did not suspect your knowing of Mr Rayneval’s Departure; he only wonder’d that you did...
10To George Washington from William Duer, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor of transmitting to your Exellency a Copy of my Letter to Mr Morris of the 6th Sept. from which you will observe the Embarassments I am under to Supply the Troops under this Contract. Since Writing the Letter to Mr Morris, I have received one from him of the 29th August, in which he informs me that he had requested Your Excellency to forward Eight thousand Dollars in...