122 Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Made several Visits &c.
2Abigail Adams 2d to Elizabeth Cranch, 22 December 1782 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday my Dear Eliza I returned from G ermantown and this morning, it being our usual post day, I received your letter and take the earlyest opportunity to acknowledge and answer it. Your late excursion to Boston has given you spirits. I was not conscious that my letter breathed more of friendship, or of Love, than usual, the most reasonable construction I can put upon, this curious rant of...
3From John Adams to Francis Dana, 22 December 1782 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of Nov r. 14/25 I recieved the night before last, & went out with it yesterday to Passy. D r. Franklin & I agreed to desire M r. Grand to give Orders to the Banker his Correspondent at S t. Petersbourg to furnish You with the Sum of Money You may have occasion for, so that your Treaty may be made as soon as You please. I should not be surprized, if the English Minister to the...
4To John Adams from Etienne Louis Geoffroy, 22 December 1782 (Adams Papers)
J’ay fait part de la letter que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire a la derniere assemblée de la Société Royale de Medecine, qui m’a chargé de Vous en faire Ses remerciemens. Nous Sommes très flattés, Monsieur, de la correspondance, que Messieurs du College de Medecine de Boston Veulent bien etablir avec nous, correspondance qui ne peut être que très avantageuse aux progrès de l’art, et...
5Receipt for John Adams, 22 December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
DS : Massachusetts Historical Society Reçu le Pacquet que m’a envoyé son Exe. M. Adams addressée a M. Livingston Notation: Receipt Dr. Franklin. for a Packet addressed to Mr. Livingston 22. Decr. 1782. WTF drafted the basic statement; BF added “addressée a M. Livingston” and “22 Decembre”. This packet contained JA ’s journal of the peace negotiations as well as several letters for Livingston....
6General Orders, 22 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Colonel Cortlandt, Majr Darby. For duty tomorrow the 2d Jersey regiment. Colonel Putnam—Colonel H. Jackson and Major Gibbs are to constitute a board & meet tomorrow at such place as shall be agreed upon by them, for the purpose of ascertaining the facts relative to an agreement said to have been made between Captain Jackson of the 3d & Captain Pilsbury of the 6th...
7To George Washington from Tobias Fernald, 22 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Language however copious is not capable of expressing the unhappiness which I experience in being driven to the necessity of making the request to your Excellency which I am now on the point of introducing, and I hope your Excellency will pardon me for the freedom of language with which I address you, and should it appear to have the least tincture of dessimulation, let me begg leave to assure...
8To George Washington from Jonathan Forman, 22 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
On fryday the 6th inst. I received Your Excellency’s instructions, with the first Jersey Regiment for the different posts on the Croton and those of Stony & Verplanks Points. I detachd the Regiment in the following manner, one Company to Stony Point, one to Verplanks Point, Capt. Dayton with three companies to the neighbourhood of the New bridge, Captain Pratt with three companies in the...
9To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 22 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellencys Letter of the covering an extract of a letter from Sir Guy Carleton of the 11th Instant and the copy of Lt Reinkings memorial to him on the subject of the Brunswic Prisoners of War at Reading. the Prisoners at Reading were sufferd to remain in Hutts untill by their improper conduct they had forfieted all right to any particular indulgence the Officer...
10To George Washington from John Shuttleworth, 22 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to inform your Excellency that I arrived here in the Packet from England on Tuesday last. That I left Annapolis, where I was resident near five years as Physician to Govr Eden, about two years preceding the present dispute, to which place I am now on my return. Permit me to solicit your Excellency’s passport to Maryland. This letter will be conveyed to your Excellency by the first...