1To Thomas Jefferson from Chastellux, 27 December [1784] (Jefferson Papers)
Tout ce que votre amitié et votre excellent jugement vous a dicté, Monsieur, ne peut etre susceptible que de deux reponses, je ferai ce que vous me conseillés , ou bien, j’ai fait ce que vous me conseillés . Je me trouve heureux de pouvoir employer la derniere. Oui, monsieur, j’ai ecrit il y a longtems, c’est a dire, il y a plus de six mois, a M. de Marbois qu’il pouvoit faire traduire en...
2To James Madison from Richard Henry Lee, 27 December 1784 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 11th. reached me ten days after its date and after the post had gone out for that week, so that I fear this letter will not get to Richmd. before the adjournment. The proceedings of last Assembly respecting B. debts have not yet been before Congress, because they have not arrived at this place. It seems that they were deposited in Mr. Hardys Trunk which a variety of accidents...