1To John Adams from Benjamin Vaughan, 25 February 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have to return you many thanks for your favor of the 14 th: . The renewal of my acquaintance with M r Storer, was a pleasure which I did not so soon expect; and you will find, upon his return, that we did not forget that you have expressed so much interest in him, as an additional motive for our attentions to him in every shape. I have in return to ask the favor of a couple of letters in...
2To John Adams from Francis Dana, 25 February 1783 (Adams Papers)
I received by the last post Copies of several Resolutions of Congress, from M r: Thaxter. None of them seem to be of any present importance since the peace, except that of the 14 th: of Sept r. last, relative to our Loans in Europe. This must not occasion any change in the Credit you & the D r: have engaged to me. I shall still rely upon it. There can be no doubt but that Congress will approve...
3From John Adams to Jeremiah Allen, 25 February 1783 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your Care of my Letters mentioned in yours of the 19 th . which I beg you to Send by the first Vessell. D r Franklin has Sent Passports to Nantes to the Care of M r Williams, for all the American Vessells. I am very much obliged to you, for your Politeness in Sending me, the Salt Fish, but if they are not already on their Way, I beg you to keep them, for the Use of your other...
Your Favour of September the Twenty fourth recommending your worthy President D r Wheelock and his Designs gave me much Pleasure and does me great Honour. It is to American Seminaries of Learning that America is indebted for her Glory and Prosperity, and therefore no Man can be more usefully employed than in affording them every Countenance and Assistance in his Power. D r Wheelock after...
5George Clinton to Alexander Hamilton and William Floyd, 25 February 1783 (Hamilton Papers)
From the Affidavits which I now do myself the Honor to Inclose You and which I must request you to lay before Congress it appears that the Usurped Government on the New Hampshire Grants so far from yielding Obedience to the Resolutions of Congress of the 5th. December last have repeated their Outrages on the well affected Subjects of this State. The distressed situation of our fellow Citizens...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Franklin Bache, 25 February 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Full of Impatience to recieve a letter from you in order to know the state of your health & whether you consent to my having a wathch as I Desir’d by my Last, I write yo the present Letter, to ask again that Favour and repeat to you that I have not reciev’d the Parcel of Books mention’d in your Letter of the 7 Jan. 1783. I have receiv’d Lately a letter from...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Vaughan, 25 February 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The return of Mr White enables me to send you some of the articles you asked of me to procure. You will find the list inclosed, and in my next I will try to send you a bill of my disbursements, both now & formerly.— Mr Franklin’s glasses will be forwarded by Mr Storer, or earlier, if an opportunity offers. They would have gone now by Mr White, had I...
8To Benjamin Franklin from William Hodgson, 25 February 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This letter reports what proved to be a fatal setback to American hopes that Britain would adopt liberal trade policies toward the United States or would include such provisions in a revised final peace treaty. In the early morning hours of February 22, after an all-night debate, the House of Commons voted to approve the provisional peace treaties but...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Penn, Jr., 25 February 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I hope you continue to enjoy perfect good health, it woud give me great pleasure to hear from you & have that confirm’d to me, I myself was not quite Well for a few days before I left Paris which prevented me from calling upon you to take leave of you, but your Grandson was with me & I desir’d him to apologize for me, which I dare say he did in a proper...
10To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de Beaujeu, 25 February 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Daignés agrèer la foible production d’une mûse Séptuagenaire! J’avoüe mon insufisance pour L’èxpréssion du Sentiment Relatif à une matière aussi Riche qu’intèrèssante; mais, mon admiration pour le heros de l’amerique, et ma vènèration pour votre Excèllence, ÿ suplèront à ce que J’éspère. J’ai encore Monsieur, une grace éssentielle a vous dèmander; c’èst de...