21From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 12 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received this Day the Two Letters you did me the honour of writing to me dated the 10th. and 11th. Instant. Having already twice answered very clearly and explicitly your demand about your Things, it seems unecessary to say any thing further on that Head. I have written long since to Capt. Jones to deliver them to any Person you may authorise to demand and receive...
22From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 7 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : University of Pennsylvania Library; copies: Harvard University Library, Library of Congress, National Archives (two) I receiv’d yours of the 29th. past, and after the Manner in which you quitted the Ship, my clear and positive Refusal of replacing you contained in mine of March the 12th. and my furnishing you with a considerable Sum to enable you to go to America for a Trial, I am...
23From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 16 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Library of Congress, Harvard University Library, National Archives (two) I am much surprised to learn that you have contrary to the express Orders contain’d in mine of the 7th. Instant taken upon your self the Command of the frigate. I do hereby repeat those Orders, and charge you to quit the ship immediately. I am, Sir, your &c. The copy at the Library of Congress is in L’Air de...
24From John Adams to Pierre Landais, 20 June 1780 (Adams Papers)
I came this moment from the Post office, where I have been to give a Receipt for a Letter from you of the 14, which I was advertised of, by a Billet from the office last night. I had before received a Letter from Commodore Gillon, informing me of the application of the officers and Crew of the Alliance to his Excellency Dr. Franklin, in your favour. I presume these Communications were made to...
25From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 24 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Library of Congress, National Archives You have written several Letters peremptorily demanding of me the Prize Money which you say is due to the People of the alliance and in yours of the 16th. which I have received thro’ the Hands of Mr. Schewighauser, you speak of time lost by the Delay of that Payment to the Prejudice of the Interest of the United States. Your two first Prizes were...
26From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, [27 June 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Two copies: National Archives You are hereby directed to receive on board the said Frigate as many Cases of Fusils and as much of the Gun powder, ready to be delivered to you by Order of his Excellency the Prince de Montbarey, Minister of War, as you can conveniently Stow, giving a Receipt for the same; and the same, together with the Powder, Arms and Cannon, already Ship’d, to transport to...
27From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, [11 July 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress There are on board the Alliance five Cases of Types shipped by Mr. Jona: Williams of Nantes in consequence of My Orders, two of which were shipped when the alliance was at L’Orient last year, the other three were put on board at L’Orient in May last, and for which no Receipt was given. All these Cases are addressed to Mr. Watson in Connecticut, but as I Since hear...
28From James Madison to Pierre Landais, 28 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To Pierre Landais. 28 January 1806, Department of State. “In answer to your letter of the 21st. inst. [not found] I have the honor to state, that on a search, which has been made, no letter from Mr. La Forrest, respecting your claim appears; nor do the records of the office contain any answer to such a letter. It is therefore probable, that if the claim was presented by Mr. La Forrest, at...
29From James Madison to Pierre Landais, 4 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
In answer to your letters of the 6th. of March last, & the 2 d. instant, I have the honor to observe that if the subject you propose to present anew to Congress, should require any further communications from the Department of State, it will be agreeable to the usual & proper course, that it should appear so to them, and that the communications should be made in conformity to a resolution...