11From George Washington to William Heath, 22 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
A few days ago General Lincoln delivered me your favor of the 7th respecting the Enemy’s force at Penobscot, and the apprehension of the Inhabitants of the eastern part of your State in consequence of the menacing appearances in that quarter—at the same time I recd a Letter from the two Houses of your Legislature on the same subject. After conversing pretty fully with the Secretary at War & Mr...
12From George Washington to James Randolph Reid, 22 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have recd you favor of this date, & have to inform you that there are some circumstances which render it inexpedient for a furlough to be granted to you at this Moment, in a few days (by the first of march I presume) you may expect the permission you sollicit. As no Warrants for Pay or Subsestence are now given by me, it will be proper to make your Arrangements on that head with the Depy Pay...
13From George Washington to Samuel Phillips, Jr., 22 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have been honord by the hands of Maj. General Lincoln and Mr Higginson with the joint address of the Honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusets dated the 8th day of this Month, containing a representation respecting the British Post at Penobscot, and the dangerous situation of the Eastern frontiers of the Commonwealth together with some proposals...
14From John Adams to Francis Dana, 22 February 1783 (Adams Papers)
I was honoured Yesterday with yours of 15 Jany. O.S. You must have learnt, sometime that the Peace is made, and the Armistice. You can no longer hesitate to make known your Errand. Whether the Advice of the Marquis de Verac is for it or against it, I should think you would now go to the Minister.— Your Instructions are Chains Strong Chains.— Whether you shall break them or no as We have been...
I most heartily congratulate you on the Preliminary Articles of a General Peace being signed, and I hope that the Public concerns of your Country will not in future require so much of your attention & application to business, as to be prejudicial to your health—which I am convinced was the case when I was at Paris— and that you will have sufficient leizure to make little excursions into the...
16To John Adams from Herman Heyman’s Sons, 22 February 1783 (Adams Papers)
It is with the greatest Satisfaction that we Obser. by the Publik papers the Declaration of Independence from Great Brittan to the United States, a Situation which we have heartely wished to the Latter for many years past, and by which means our Country will be now abel to enter in the most Friendly & Advantageous Alliance with the same. To Convince the United States from our Wishes to accept...
1722d. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
We dined this day with a numerous company at Mr. Lycke’s. In the evening I went to the play and had there an occasion of seeing the King, and Prince royal. As I was in Company with a gentleman of the town I ask’d him some question about the King and royal Family; he did not say much about the King but when I spoke of the Prince royal ah ! says he, “nôtre Jeune prince a beaucoup d’esprit.” As...
18To James Madison from Edmund Randolph, 22 February 1783 (Madison Papers)
RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Unsigned but in Randolph’s hand. Parts of the manuscript are hard to read. Besides revising a few words by writing over rather than above them, he used a porous paper. This caused the ink to spread, thereby blotting several adjacent letters together. He posted the letter on 1 March. See Randolph to JM, 1 Mar. 1783 . I easily conceive the difficulty if not...