1November 10. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Accordingly at 8 this Morning I went and waited on the Comte. He asked me, how We went on with the English? I told him We divided upon two Points the Tories and Penobscot, two ostensible Points, for it was impossible to believe that My Lord Shelburne or the Nation cared much about such Points. I took out of my Pocket and shewed him the Record of Governour Pownals solemn Act of burying a Leaden...
210th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
This morning at about 8 o’clock we left Helsingfors, at the same time as the Prince Galitzin. We went this day, three stations. The Prince went but two.
3John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, 10 November 1782 (Adams Papers)
We arrived here the 26th. last Month after a tedious Journey in a crazy Carriage, with the additional Circumstances and Douceurs of constant Rains and bad Roads. Nothing however compared to Spain. At Valenciennes, the first City of France in coming from Holland, we stopped half a day. The greatest Curiosity we saw there was in a Church, where we found the Virgin Mary encirling the City with a...
4From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Tillotson, [10 November 1782] (Hamilton Papers)
Thomas Tillotson Esquire having been appointed by The Superintendant of Finance to succeed me in the Office of the Receiver of The Continental Taxes within this State I do hereby assign to him the foregoing warrant to do whatsoever in virtue thereof I the underwritten am authorised to do. ADS , MS Division, New York Public Library. The letter in which H submitted his resignation to Robert...
5From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Tillotson, 10 November 1782 (Hamilton Papers)
I herewith deliver you No. 1 to 12 all the letters and instructions from the Superintendant of Finance, which will be requisite for your government in the conduct of the office to which you are appointed, together with a letter from the Treasurer of the State No. 13 informing of what measures have been taken by the state for complying with the requisitions of Congress for the present year. The...
6Enclosure: To Thomas Tillotson, [10 November 1782] (Hamilton Papers)
List of Papers delivered by Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Tillotson Esquire relative to the office of Receiver of Taxes for the state of New York. No. 1 General instructions from the Superintendant of Finance to the Receivers dated February 12th. 1782 2 Letter from do. to Alexander Hamilton inclosing warrant on the Treasury for the amount of the 1st quarterly payment of the Quota of this state,...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 10 November 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères I have examined the Captain if it might not be possible that he had left your Excellys. Letters in his Ship. He says that he certainly had no others for you than the Pacquets he delivered: But that there came with him as a Passenger, a Mr Forest, who was a Commis he thinks in the Office of the Secretary of the French Minister, and who left...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Jean-Pierre Duplan, 10 November 1782 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Le 11e. fevrier 1778 -, vous nous avés honoré de vôtre souscription pour un Exempl: de nôtre Enciclopedie 8° de 36 Volumes de discours & 3 vol: de planches, sur le prospectus que nous Eumes l’honeur de vous mettre sous les yeux; Vous daignattes Monsieur encourager nôtre entreprise de Vôtre aprobation, et de l’esperance que vous ne vous borneriés pas à ce...
9General Orders, 10 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
For duty tomorrow the 2d Newyork regiment. One active trusty man from each regiment in this Cantonment (who is an old soldier) to be sent to the Adjt Generals Quarters at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning to be employed in conveying orders to Westpoint, and in such other manner as he finds necessary they are to bring their arms and necessaries with them. The Maryland Detachment commanded by Major...
10To George Washington from Moses Hazen, 10 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have this Moment received your Excellency’s Letter of the first Instant. The Regiment under my Command is now on its march from Reading to Morris Town, where I expect to meet it on or about the 14th Current. As soon as I come up with the Troops shall have the Honour to forward a Return of the Regiment, and wait your Excellency’s further Orders. I have the Honour to be, Your Excellency’s Most...