1Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 3 October 1784 (Adams Papers)
Accept my dear Sister a thousand thanks for your charming Journal, it is just Such an one as I wish’d, so particular that while reading it, I could not help fancying my self with you. We hoped as we had Such fine weather for six weeks after you Sail’d, that you would have had a quicker Passage than I find you had. You did not feel more joy when you set your feet upon the British Coast, than I...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 3 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères J’ai l’honneur, M, de vous envoyer copie d’une lettre de M. le mal. de Castries avec celle des pieces dont etoit accompagnées; vous y verrez que M. Barclay, au lieu d’attendre l’issüe de la demande qu’il avoit faite à l’administration, a traduit en justice réglée le Sr. Schweighauser. Cette démarche arrête nècessairement la décision du...
3[Diary entry: 3 October 1784] (Washington Papers)
3d. Left Quarters before day, and breakfasted at Culpeper Court house which was estimated 21 Miles, but by bad direction I must have travelled 25, at least. Crossed Normans ford 10 Miles from the Court Ho[use] and lodged at Captn. John Ashbys occasioned by other bad directions, which took me out of the proper road, which ought to have been by Elk run Church 3 or 4 Miles to the right. GW took...