28541Colonels Charles O’Hara and Humphrey Stephens, and Captain Richard FitzPatrick to Colonel William Grayson, Lieutenant … (Hamilton Papers)
The Commissioners appointed by His Excellency Sir William Howe to take into Consideration all past Transactions relative to the Exchange of Prisoners, to adjust the differences that have so long subsisted in regard to them, to remove all Difficulties that may arise in carrying into Execution a General Exchange of Prisoners with both Parties at this Time, & finally to establish a regular &...
28542Colonel William Grayson, Lieutenant Colonels Robert Hanson Harrison and Alexander Hamilton, and Elias Boudinot to … (Hamilton Papers)
The Commissioners, appointed by His Excellency General Washington, “to confer, determine and agree upon a Treaty and Convention, for the exchange of prisoners of war, and for all matters whatsoever, that may be properly contained therein,” are inexpressibly concerned, to find, that the Commissioners on the part of General Sir William Howe should think it necessary to make the objections stated...
28543Samuel Tucker to the American Commissioners, 11 April 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society <On board the Boston , Bordeaux, April 11, 1778: I shall careen my ship next Tuesday, and hope to be soon ready for sea; Mr. Bondfield will expedite matters. You will have sent Capt. Palmes, I hope, before this reaches you. I shall be happy to hear from you.> Published in Taylor, Adams Papers , VI , 27–8.
28544Vergennes to the American Commissioners, 11 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library J’ai recû, Messieurs, La lettre d’hier que vous m’avés fait L’honneur de m’ecrire et l’Extrait de la resolution du Congrès en datte du 22. novembre de l’année derniere que vous aves bien voulu y joindre. Agreés en tous mes remercimens. Je ne suis pas moins sensible Messieurs, a l’attention que vous avés de m’informér de l’arrivée de M. adams Votre nouveau...
28545To Benjamin Franklin from ——— d’Alagnac, 11 April 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne, April 11, 1778, in French: I trust that you will give me, though a stranger, news of my relative the chevalier de Pontgibaud, who left Nantes on October 11 last with recommendations to M. Lafayette and Gen. Conway. For six months I have had no word, and his father, seventy-seven, is in great anxiety. You are presumably...
28546To Benjamin Franklin from James Hutton, 11 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer of this is a Mr. D’Aguiton of Geneva, a very honest worthy man whom I Love and who deserves it. He has an affair of Merchandise to settle with a Mr. Haywood at Paris, said to be known to you. Mr. Aguiton begs me to recommend him to you to be of any Assistance to Him that He may want, if He should want it, in this Matter. I never knew you refuse a...
28547To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, [11 April 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society J’ai appris Mon Illustre confrère que M. Adams est arrivé la nuit du Mercredy au Jeudy, au moins à ce que l’on m’a dit, et pour ne pas vous importuner trop tôt j’ai eu la discrétion de ne pas vous envoyer demander les bonnes nouvelles qu’il a apportées mais je ne puis y tenir. Permettez donc que je vous prie de vouloir bien me les mander et que je me...
28548General Orders, 11 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Commander in Chief earnestly calls on all officers to pay the strictest attention to the General order of 28th of January last respecting their mens Ammunition and in addition to that order, He directs that whenever a non commissioned officer or soldier is detected in discharging his Piece or otherwise wasting his Ammunition the first Commissioned Officer he is brought before shall order...
28549To George Washington from Captain John Barry, 11 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I send by the bearer the things I have Purchased for Your Excellency, It wood have gave me grate pleasure to have had it in my power to have Complated the whole, but some of them selling so high and others not good was the Occasin —the men I have hire that your Excellency Ordered me from Camp Wants close and the[y] Grumble Very much about it—I fear thare Is some of them that will not stay...
28550From George Washington to the Continental Navy Board, 11 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 31st ulto. All the Articles which you send over are to be directed to the Commy Genl of purchases or his deputy in Camp and they will give Receipts upon delivery. I have never had an answer from General Howe respecting Caps. Robinson and Galt. Our Commissioners are now sitting at Newtown to endeavour to procure a general Release of prisoners and to settle a more...