11To Benjamin Franklin from William Hodgson, 25 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I reced your kind favor of the 9th & have to return you many thanks for your advice relative to our Ship to which shall strictly conform Mr Vaughan & myself think ourselves very particularly obliged for your Recommendatory Letter to Mr Livingstone— I sent you a copy of the first draft of the intended Bill for opening a Trade to America, I thought it wou’d...
12From George Washington to David Forman, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have just now, received your favor of the 23d instant. It gives me pain to find a Request from you, which I am unable to gratify. But my Duty obliges me to inform you, that the Request is of such a Nature, as I have never complied with, in any one Instance; nor do I think, that, while under our present Circumstances, it will ever permit me to grant a similar one. If the Introduction of...
13To George Washington from Claude-Amable-Vincent de Requeplan, baron de L’Estrade, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to ask the favor of your Excellency to assist me with all your influence as well as that of Congress in causing your Ambassador in france to ask in your Names from M. de Castries and even from the king the commandment in record of the North part of the Coast of St Domingo which is going to be vacated by Mr de Lilancour who retires to france with the rank of Brigadier . I ask this...
14Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 25 March 1783 (Madison Papers)
RC (Virginia State Library). In the hand of John Francis Mercer, except for the two other signatures. Cover missing. Docketed, “March 25th. 1783 Letter from Repsts in Congress.” Having dispatched an Express yesterday, by whom we communicated to your Excellency, the substance of the important & happy advices, receiv’d by the Ch: du Quesne. We now enclose yr. Excellency the days papers, in which...
15From Alexander Hamilton to Philip Schuyler, 25 March 1783 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March 25, 1783. On May 4, 1783, Schuyler wrote to Hamilton : “Your several favors of the 18th & 25th March and 2d. ult. were delivered me.” Letter of March 25 not found. ]
16To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed I write more in a public than in a private capacity—Here I write as a citizen zealous for the true happiness of this country—as a soldier who feels what is due to an army which has suffered every thing and done much for the safety of America. I sincerly wish ingratitude was not so natural to the human heart as it is—I sincerely wish there were no seeds of it in those who direct...
17To George Washington from Robert Morris, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have now before me your several Letters of the tenth twelfth and twentieth Instant. I heartily wish it were in my Power to undertake for an Additional Months Pay to the Army but the State of the Finances will by no Means admit of it . The Plan proposed by Mr Parker is otherwise unexceptionable and if any fortunate Change of Affairs will enable me to do more I shall readily go into the...
18From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [25 March 1783] (Hamilton Papers)
I wrote to Your Excellency a day or two ago by express. Since that a Committee appointed on the communications from you have had a meeting, and find themselves embarrassed. They have requested me to communicate our embarrassments to you in confidence and to ask your private opinion. The army by their resolutions express an expectation that Congress will not disband them previous to a...
19To George Washington from Walter Stewart, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to hand your Excellency the Abstracts of Musters for the Months of January and February. From Unavoidable Circumstances, Major Barber has not previous to this, been able to Compleat the former. The Observations necessary on the latter are few, and they pretty General. The want of Facings has prevented the Coats of the Soldiery, except in a few Instances being turn’d, Cloth I...
20To George Washington from Antoine-Charles du Houx, baron de Vioménil, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
nous venons dapprandre que les préliminaires et Les ratifications de la paix la plus glorieuse pour la france et ses alliés, ont eté signée a versailles dans les mois de janvier et de fevrier, je ne perds pas un instant pour felicitter votre Exélence sur Lindependence et sur les autres avantages accordés a lamerique, cest principallement a ses talents, a sa perséverance, comme a la Sagesse de...