1The Committee of Conference: Report to Congress, 17 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
DS : New York Public Library; DS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress The committee returned to Philadelphia on the morning of September 13. On the same day it gave an oral report to Congress, and was asked for a written one as soon as possible. The latter was presented on the 17th, and the same committee was ordered to publish it with other documents relating to the...
2The Committee of Conference: Report to Congress, 24 October 1775 (Franklin Papers)
DS : National Archives We arrived at this place on the 15 and shoud have proceeded immediatly to perform the Duty imposed by the Congress, but the President of the Congress of New Hampshire was detained by the Illness of his Family from attending, after waiting two days for him it was determined to call in General Sullivan to represent that Colony. The president joined us next day, and we have...
3Thomas Paine to Congress, 8 January 1779 (Jay Papers)
Finding by the Journals of this House, of yesterday, that I am not to be heard, and having in my letter of the same day, prior to that resolution, declared that I could not “ in duty to my Character as a freeman submit to be censured unheard ,” therefore consistent with that declaration, and to maintain that Right, I think it my duty to resign the Office of Secretary for foreign to the...
4Conrad Alexandre Gérard to Congress, 5 January 1779 (Jay Papers)
Le Ministre plenipotentiaire de france ne peut Se dispenser de deferer au Congrès des Etats Unis les passages Soulignés dans les deux gazettes ci jointes en datte du 3. et du 5. de ce mois. Il ne doute pas que le Congrès n’ait été indigné des assertions indiscrettes qui ces passages contiennent et qui compromettent egalement lui dignite et la reputation du Roi mon Maitre et cette des Etats...