1From John Adams to Francis Dana, 18 April 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have just received your Favour of March 12. O.S.— It has for Sometime been my Intention to embark for the Blue Hills as soon as the definitive Treaty should be Signed, or even Sooner if the Acceptance of my Resignation, which I transmitted on the 8 th day of last December, Should arrive before that Event. M r Vanberckel will Sail from the Texel in June, and it would be agreable to me to go...
2From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 18–21 April 1783 (Adams Papers)
Be so good as to accept of my Thanks for your favour of the 11. and its Enclosures. I am not very anxious for the fate of the Bill: for altho the 30 th. of Nov. was the best time to have Settled the whole affair of Commerce, and the Revocation of a certain Commission without appointing another, has left the Merchants in Confusion and damped the Ardour of returning Friendship, as it was...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Beaujeu, 18 April 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai Recû, par le courier d’hier, la mèdaille que vous m’avès fait l’honneur de m’envoier; et j’ai celui de vous en Remércier de toute mon âme. On s’emprèsse icy, a contempler ce monument qui intérèsse toute L’Europe et Eternise la gloire de L’amèrique. Au Rèste, je dois prèvènir Votre Excéllence, qu’il ne m’èst pas possible de Repondre aux choses honnetes...
4To John Adams from C. W. F. Dumas, 18 April 1783 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Van Berckel venu de Rotterdam ici, m’a chargé de vous présenter, avec ses complimens, les assurances du plaisir avec lequel il fera le trajet avec Vous, Si les circonstances vous le permettent, vers la mi-Juin. L’incluse pour Philadelphie, vous dira la Situation des affaires de la rep. Mr. le D. de la Vauguyon m’a dit qu’il aura bientôt le plaisir de vous voir à Paris. J’aurai l’honneur de...
5David Hartley to the American Peace Commissioners: Memorandum, [before 27 April 1783] (Franklin Papers)
D : Massachusetts Historical Society; copy: Public Record Office David Hartley arrived in Paris on April 24. The following day he called on the individual American peace commissioners and found them eager to arrange for the opening of British and American ports to each other’s trade and to conclude as quickly as possible a definitive treaty of peace. On April 26 he went to Versailles,...
6To Benjamin Franklin from William Hodgson, 18 April 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I take the liberty of inclosing you the Act for the Repeal of the prohibitory acts relative to America the Bill rec’d the Royal assent Yesterday, there is another act in some degree of forwardness for taking away the necessity of certain documents that American Ships were required to bring— I hope it will be all that at present is necessary to remove the...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Kéralio, 18 April 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Jusqu’à présent, mon respectable ami, vous m’ avés constamment honoré de vos bontés; vous y mettés le comble en m’envoyant l’ingénieuse médaille qui éternisera Vôtre gloire et celle de Votre patrie. Je n’ai pu y contribuer que par mes Vœux, mais je verserois mon sang pour la défendre. Recevés l’hommage du tendre respect avec lequel je ne cesserai d’être,...
8To George Washington from William Livingston, 18 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellencys letter inclosing the Queries. I doubt not a matter of so great importance will attract the first attention of the Legislature—After closing the war so gloriously, I hope we shall not be deficient either in Justice or Gratitude to those who have been so particularly instrumental in obtaining an honorable peace, as the American Army—with the greatest esteem I...
9To George Washington from Amelia Leigh Lloyd, 18 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am extremely obliged to Your Excellency for Your polite attentinon in forwarding the many letters to me from England and particularly so for the last Package. I received a letter from Major Murray in which are the following lines. "General Robertson has leave to return to Europe where I shall accompany him—The reflection of what may happen to my Friends here is most unpleasant—Mr White’s...
10To George Washington from Richard Bennett Lloyd, 18 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
Mr R. B. Lloyd’s respectful Complts wait on General Washington—He begs permission to join with Mrs Lloyd in Her request. DLC : Papers of George Washington.