801The Foreign Affairs Committee to the Commissioners, 30 April 1778 (Adams Papers)
By the Gazettes which accompany this letter you will see that the Enemy are entering upon a plan...
802The Committee for Foreign Affairs to the American Commissioners, 30 April 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS (two): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress; copy and transcript:...
803To John Adams from James Lovell, May 1778 (Adams Papers)
In aid to your scrutiny after the real robber of the Commissioners Dispatches, I send what I...
804James Moylan to the American Commissioners, 1 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The restriction Captain Jones has laid the Intendent of...
805To John Adams from J. C. Champagne, 2 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I had the honnor to Congratulate you the 14 Ultimo on Your Safe Arrival at Paris where I hope you...
806To John Adams from Jonathan G. Frazer, 2 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I understand there is some dispatches from the Governour and Council of Virginia lately come to...
807To John Adams from John Guy Gantier, 2 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
The principles of Liberty which I have suckled in my earliest Education, and in the History of...
808John Bondfield to the American Commissioners, 2 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have this instant receiv’d a Letter from Charles Town by...
809James Moylan to the Commissioners, 4 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
This morning arrived here the Schooner Milford Cap: Blackwell from Rapahanac River in Virginia...
810Vergennes to the Commissioners, 4 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Versailles, 4 May 1778. printed : JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John...
811James Moylan to the American Commissioners, 4 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Lorient, May 4, 1778: A schooner arrived today from...
812Vergennes to the American Commissioners, 4 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Library of Congress, Massachusetts Historical Society <Versailles, May 4, 1778, in...
813To John Adams from Adam, 5 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Je vous prie de me permmettre De vous temoigner combien je Suis flattè D’avoir L’honneur de...
814Adam to John Adams: A Translation, 5 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Please allow me to tell you how honored I am to bear your name, and how much more so I would be,...
815Nathaniel Dowse to the Commissioners, 5 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
On the 14th April 1777 I sailed from Virginia Commander of the Ship Mercer belonging to Messrs....
816C. W. F. Dumas to the Commissioners, 5 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous envoyer ci-joint la Traduction de deux Lettres Allemandes, que j’ai reçues...
817C. W. F. Dumas to the Commissioners: A Translation, 5 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to send you translations of two German letters from Berlin and Hamburg that I...
818Nathaniel Dowse to the American Commissioners, 5 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Bordeaux, May 5, 1778: I sailed from Virginia as master of...
819Dumas to the American Commissioners, 5 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief <The Hague, May 5, 1778, in...
820Marie Silvestre Grand to the American Commissioners, 5 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mme. Grand presante une requette a Messieurs Les Deputés...
821Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 6 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Hopeing this might find you safe Arrived, and haveing an Opportunity by Via Cadiz, thought itt...
822C. W. F. Dumas to the Commissioners, 7 – 15 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Après avoir dépêché ma derniere Lettre du 5e, qui finissoit parvous accuser la réception de...
823C. W. F. Dumas to the Commissioners: A Translation, 7 – 15 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
After sending you my last letter dated the 5th, which at the end acknowledged your letter of...
824Dumas to the American Commissioners, 7[–15] May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief <The Hague, May 7[–15], 1778,...
825To John Adams from Sarsfield, 7 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
The Bearer is a Surgeon whom I take the liberty of recommanding to you. He wishes very much to...
826To John Adams from William Hyslop, 8 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hyslop presents his respectfull Compliments to Mr. Adams and takes the freedom to acquaint...
827John Bondfield to the Commissioners, 8 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Since I had the honor to write you the 2d Instant there are arrived at this port two ships the...
828William Lee to the Commissioners, 8 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Frankfort on the Main, 8 May 1778. printed: William Lee, Letters The Letters of Richard Henry Lee...
829Thomas Simpson to the Commissioners, 8 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Its extremely disagreeable to me, that my first address to you, shou’d be on such an occasion, as...
830John Bondfield to the American Commissioners, 8 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library <Bordeaux, May 8, 1778: Vessels from Georgia have arrived with...
831William Lee to the American Commissioners, 8 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Worthington C. Ford, ed., Letters of William Lee . . . 1766–1783 (3 vols.,...
832Thomas Simpson to the American Commissioners, 8 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy : American Philosophical Society <Brest, May 8, 1778: After the capture of the...
833To John Adams from Samuel Tucker, 9 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
These with my Regards to your Honour, acquainting you of my receiving your kind Epistle by the...
834John Paul Jones to the Commissioners, 9 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to acquaint you that I arrived here last Night and brought in with me the...
835John Paul Jones to the American Commissioners, 9 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Virginia Library; AL : American Philosophical Society, United States Naval...
836To John Adams from Senés, 10 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
J’ay L’honneur de vous informer que je Possede des Secrets que je regarde comme Specifiques En ce...
837Senés to John Adams: A Translation, 10 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that I possess certain secret remedies that I consider as specific...
838To John Adams from Lataque, 11 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Une famille honete, se sert de mon entremise pour avoir lhonneur de vous demander, si Mr de Roche...
839Lataque to John Adams: A Translation, 11 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
A respected family has requested me to please ask you if Mr. de Roche Fremoy is still employed in...
840Jonathan Williams to the Commissioners, 11 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Your Excellencies are before this Time informed of the Gallant Action performed by Capt. Jones,...
841James Moylan to the American Commissioners, 11 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am this moment informed by a Gentleman from Brest, that...
842Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 11 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Brest, May 11, 1778: You will have heard the news of Capt....
843John Bondfield to the Commissioners, 12 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday came into this Port the Brig Peggy Captain Kelly from No. Carolina. She has on board...
844C. W. F. Dumas to the Commissioners, 12 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Je ne vous parlerai de mes opérations ici, en conséquence de vos ordres du 30e. Avril, que...
845C. W. F. Dumas to the Commissioners: A Translation, 12 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I will not refer to my dealings here with respect to your orders of 30 April until I am in a...
846John Bondfield to the American Commissioners, 12 May 1778: Letter and résumé (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) ALS : American Philosophical Society I have just time in Compliance to Mr....
847Dumas to the American Commissioners, 12 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <The Hague, May 12, 1778, in French: I shall not speak of my...
848To John Adams from Richard Henry Lee, 13 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Our public letter does not leave me much to add, but friendship will not suffer me to let this...
849Vergennes to the Commissioners, 13 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Les fermiers-generaux viennent de me faire passer, Messieurs, un proces-verbal relatif au refus...
850The Comte de Vergennes to the Commissioners: A Translation, 13 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
The Farmers General have just brought to my attention a report concerning the refusal of S....