48351Notes on John Jay’s Conference with Floridablanca, 19 September 1781 (Jay Papers)
Notes of a conference held at Saint Ildefonso on the Wednesday ^ Evening ^ the 19 day of September 1781 between his Excellency the Count de Florida Blanca, and M r . Jay agreeable to the appointment of the former. The Count introduced the conference by asking for Major Franks, and why M r . Jay did not bring him with him. M r . Jay answered, that as Major Franks was not charged with the...
48352Editorial Note on Franklin’s Accounts, 1778 (Franklin Papers)
For the period covered by this volume we have four new accounts: XIX. Franklin’s Account with Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, June 12, 1777, to May 28, 1784: American Philosophical Society, 18 pp. With the exception of an item for repairs to the packet La Mère Bobie ( XXIV , 3n) dated June 12, 1777, all the entries are dated January 1, 1779, or after. Accompanying the statements of...
. . . The 32nd paragraph [of the draft constitution] was then read, declaring that the free toleration of religious profession and worship shall forever hereafter be allowed to all mankind. Mr. Jay then moved that a proviso be added in the following words, viz: “Provided nevertheless, that nothing in this clause contained, shall be construed to extend the toleration of any sect or denomination...
48354Invitation to a Funeral, [before 22 December 1781] (Franklin Papers)
Printed invitation: American Philosophical Society VOUS êtes prié de la part de Messieurs LES DOYEN, CHANOINES ET CHAPITRE de l’Eglise de Paris, d’assister au Service solemnel qu’ils célébreront Samedi 22 Décembre 1781, à onze heures très-précises, pour le repos de l’Ame d’Illustrissime & Révérendissime Pere en Dieu, Monseigneur CHRISTOPHE DE BEAUMONT, Archevêque de Paris, Duc de Saint-Cloud,...
48355Editorial Note on Promissory Notes, 1782 (Franklin Papers)
By the time Franklin issued the first of the promissory notes in March described below, he was using a new triplicate form, set in gros romain italic, with slight variations in wording. This form lasted him through the end of the French mission. On March 25 Joseph Gould of Massachusetts, a mariner on the Raven from Boston, and Moses How of Rhode Island, taken on the Polly , each received...
48356Notes on John Jay’s Conference with Floridablanca, 8 November 1780 (Jay Papers)
Notes of ^ a ^ Conference between M r Jay and his Ex y . the Count D Florida Blanca at the Escurial on the Wednesday the 8 Nov r 1780 agreable to an appointment made the Day before thro M r James Gardoqui After the usual Civilities the Count asked M r Jay if he had any thing particular to offer.
48357Editorial Note on Undated Letters Assigned to 1777 (Franklin Papers)
The undated and, at least as yet, undatable material from the French years is massive. Taking notice of it all together at this point would be in keeping with our general policy of assigning each document to its earliest plausible date. Doing so, however, would not only produce a headnote of stupendous length and dullness but also, more important, would foreclose the possibility that clues...
48358Receipts for Monies Received from the Treasurer of the State of New York, [9 November 1782] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Albany, November 9, 1782. ] Gives to Gerard Bancker, treasurer of the State of New York, five receipts, the first dated October 2, 1782, the last dated November 9, 1782, for money received on behalf of the Superintendent of Finance. The receipts totaled $6,434 and “10 pence.” ADS , MS Division, New York Public Library. These receipts were endorsed on the back of “Warrant to Alexander...
48359Editorial Note on Four Undated Letters from Madame Brillon, [1777?] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society We summarize these brief notes here, on the highly questionable assumption that they were written late in 1777. Their tone suggests an early phase of the relationship, but they reveal almost nothing else about it. One, with no date, is an invitation to tea with her and her family. Another, dated eight o’clock Thursday, explains that she cannot come to see...
48360To George Washington from Officers among the Sappers and Miners, 19 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
[ West Point, 19 Dec. 1780 ]. Capt. Lt. David Bushnell and four other officers write about “the many disagreeable circumstances that attend us and the many embarrasments under which we labour.” They do not receive “equal priviledges with the rest of the Officers in the Continental Army,” and their service “has hitherto been such as not to entitle us to any great share of Military respect.”...
48361Account Current between John Jay and Floridablanca for the Loan of $150,000, post December 1781 (Jay Papers)
His Excellency the C t . De Florida Blanca in Acc t . Curr t . With His Excellency John Jay on Behalf of the United States of North America D r . 1781 To three millions of Reals promised for the Discharge of Bills drawn by order of Congress on their Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Madrid . . . R s . V n . 3000000 or 150000
48362Minutes of the Committee for Detecting Conspiracies, 21 December 1776 (Jay Papers)
Present: Leonard Gansevoort, Chairman; Zephaniah Platt, John Jay, William Duer, Esqrs. . . . Whereas this Committee have been credibly informed and have good Reason to believe that David Van Schaack & Peter Van Schaack Esq rs ., Mess rs . John Stevenson, Cornelius Glen of the City & County of Albany have long maintained an equivocal Neutrality in the present Struggles and are in General...
48363Instruction to Virginia Delegates in re Contracts, 4 and 7 June 1783 (Madison Papers)
FC (Virginia State Library). Resolved that the Delegates representing this State in Congress be instructed to take proper Steps for procuring and transmitting to the Executive of this State copies of all Accounts and Vouchers relative to disbursements and Contracts made with the Individuals of this State by any person acting under the authority of Congress in order that a proper inquiry may be...
48364Protest of Bills of Exchange, 16 March 1782 (Jay Papers)
M r . Jay says that when he accepted the Bills hereunto annexed, he had good reason to expect to be supplied with the funds necessary to pay them; That he has been disappointed in the Expectations he was encouraged to entertain on this Subject, and that his Endeavors to obtain Monies for the purpose both here and elsewhere, have been unsuccessful, although the Bills which remain to be paid by...
48365Editorial Note on Franklin’s Accounts, 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Of the accounts discussed throughout the French period, the following still apply: VI, XII, XIII, XVI, XVII, XIX, XXI–XXIII. We offer here a summary of entries which have not found a place elsewhere in our annotation, but which provide insights into Franklin’s private and public life during the course of this volume. Account VI ( XXIII , 21) records an Oct. 13 payment of 32 l.t. for Franklin’s...
48366Response to a Memorandum of Sabatier fils & Després, [c. 29 August? 1783] (Franklin Papers)
D : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Apostille proposée par Monsieur Le Docteur Francklin Sur le Mémoire de MM. Sabatier fils et Desprez. Jepense que MM. Sabatier fils et Desprez dirigent Irrégulierement Leur demande Sur moy qui n’ayant jamais eté partie dans le marché dont il Sagit, et n’ayant pas dû m’attendre à La répétition de La somme qui en est L’objet, n’ait fait aucune...
48367Editorial Note on a Charity Appeal, [before 15 April 1778] (Franklin Papers)
Broadside: American Philosophical Society Among Franklin’s papers in the American Philosophical Society is a one-page printed invitation to the “Assemblées de Charité,” held at the Grand Châtelet on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoon of Holy Week, April 15–17, 1778; it was in a packet that Franklin endorsed “Notes and Invitations.” The assembly was a religious service followed by a...
48368Minutes of the Committee for Detecting Conspiracies, 23 December 1776 (Jay Papers)
[Present: Leonard Gansevoort Esq r . Chairman; John Jay, Zephaniah Platt, Nathaniel Sacket, Esq rs .] . . . Resolved that Enoch Crosby assuming the Name of John do forthwith do forthwith repair to Mount Ephraim and use his Utm and use his utmost Art to ^ discover the ^ designs, Places of Resort, and Route, of certain disaffected Persons in that Quarter, who have form’d a Design of Joining the...