1To John Jay from Robert R. Livingston, 1 May 1783 (Jay Papers)
Your public & private Letters have remained long unanswered, owing to the stagnation of commerce here on the prospect of peace, & the delay occasioned by M r . Jeffersons disappointment who was charged with both for you. I have now before me your Letters of the 13 th . Aug t (which M r Wright did ^ not ^ deliver till about a fortnight ago) & the 7 th . & 14 th Dec r . I immediatly wrote to...
2Continental Congress Report on a Treaty of Commerce between the United States and Great Britain, 1 May 1783 (Hamilton Papers)
The Commitee to whom was referred the letter from Mr. Adams of the report: That they have examined the different instructions given to our Commissioners and Ministers abroad and find that the Commissioners for making peace have an implied power to comprehend commercial stipulations in a Treaty of peace; but that there is no direct subsisting power of entering into a treaty of commerce with...
3From George Washington to Elijah Churchill, 1 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
George Washington Esquire General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America &c. &c. &c. To All to whom these presents shall come, sendeth Greeting. Whereas it hath ever been an established maxim in the American Service, that the Road to Glory was open to All, that Honorary Rewards and Distinctions were the greatest Stimuli to virtuous Actions, and that distinguished...
4To George Washington from Armand-Louis de Gontaut Biron, duc de Lauzun, 1 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
J’ai L’honeur de vous rendre compte qu’en conséquence des Instructions qui m’ont eté envoiées de France, les trouppes que je comande pourront être embarquées le neuf de ce mois, si Votre Excellence le juge convenable. Le Roi mon maitre m’ordonne particulierement de soumettre entierement le départ de Ses trouppes a la decision de Votre Excellence. Je vous suplie, Mon Général, de permettre que...
5To Benjamin Franklin from the Vicomte de La Houssaye, 1 May 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Comme tresorier principal de la Guerre En la province de Bretagne, jay Ete chargé de vous faire passer a Boston plusieurs millions, je me Suis acquitté de Cette Commission avec autant d’exactitude que de zele, Comme Bon Citoyen Et amy des americains; j’ose vous suplier de vouloir Bien me faire Le Cadot d’une medaille qui me Servira de Reconnoissance Et de...
6Madison’s List of Bills Drawn, [ca. 1 May 1783] (Madison Papers)
Time discounted Discounters Drawers in whose favor payers date of acceptance days sight Sum Disct. 1783 Feby. 13. Jos: Jones Callendar & Henderson John Dawson Jno. Leary Jr
7From John Adams to C. W. F. Dumas, 1 May 1783 (Adams Papers)
In Answer to your Favour of 25. Ult. I can only say that I have no Information of the United States having acceeded to the armed Neutrality, on the Contrary I have Reasons to doubt it. My Son, I hope behaves to your Satisfaction and that of Madame Dumas, follows his Studies with Ardour and writes to me, every Post, takes a Walk in the Wood every day &c. Does he Speak the German? has he lost...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Edward Bancroft, [before 14 June 1783] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have done myself the honor to call to inform you of my intention of setting out on the Journey which has been explained to you, on Sunday Evening— I had intended to have Left this sooner, but as I could not possibly be ready to day , it would be to no purpose— If you should think of any thing in which I can be useful to you, I shall be happy to be...
9[May 1783] (Adams Papers)
Dined with the Marquis de la Fayette, with the other American Ministers and others. Visited the Duke and Dutchesse de la Vauguion at the petite Luxembourg. The Duke is to stay here some time. I told him he and I were in the same Case, and explained to him my Situation and gave him my frank Sentiments of a certain Minister. He said he was veritablement touché. Mr. Hartley came in to introduce...
10From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [1 May 1783] (Hamilton Papers)
Col Hamilton’s compliments to Mr. Chaloner, incloses him a note which he promised Col Wadsworth to leave with Mr Chaloner. The date is blank which Mr Chaloner will be so good as to fill up from the time Col Wadsworth left this city. AL , Mr. James H. Welch, Canton, Ohio. Chaloner, a Philadelphia merchant, was assistant commissary of purchases for the Continental Army during the American...