29251To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 15 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your excellency’s orders I have taken the oath of the gentlemen officers in general...
29252To George Washington from Henry Laurens, 15 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
The last I had the honour of writing to Your Excellency was dated the 11th by the hand of Colo....
29253To George Washington from Gouverneur Morris, 15 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to congratulate you on the passing a Resolution for a Kind of Establishment at this...
29254From George Washington to Brigadier General Thomas Nelson, Jr., 15 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
By last nights post I received your favor of the 5th Instant. I thank you for your exertions to...
29255From George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 15 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly favoured with your letters of the 16th and 26th of last month, with their...
29256From Benjamin Franklin to [Edward Bancroft], [after 15 May 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : Princeton University Library Be so good as to answer to our Friend that it is impossible Mr....
29257John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, 16 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I do myself the honor to inclose the postscript to Hall & Sellers’s Paper of the 9th instant...
29258The Commissioners to Sartine, 16 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Messrs. Basmarine, Raimbeaux and Co. having represented to Us, that they have applied to...
29259The Commissioners to Vergennes, 16 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
We had this Morning the Honour of receiving your Excellency’s Letter of the 13. Instant relative...
29260To John Adams from James Lovell, 16 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
As I hinted to you in my letter of yesterday, which goes by a different Vessel from what bears...
29261To John Adams from William Vernon Jr., 16 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I had the honour of writing you a letter on the tenth of April, in which I informed you of my...
29262The Commerce Committee to the Commissioners, 16 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
This will be accompanied with a Contract entered into between John Baptist Lazarus Theveneau De...
29263John Paul Jones to the Commissioners, 16 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
As there is an appearance that the Sales of the Rangers prizes will be greatly protracted thro’...
29264George Washington to James Mease, 16 May 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Valley Forge, May 16, 1778 . Orders Mease to Camp. Df , in writing of H, George Washington...
29265The American Commissioners to Sartine, [16 May 1778]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives <[Passy, May 16,...
29266The American Commissioners to Thomas Simpson, 16 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress We have received your State of your Arrest. As you cannot be tryd...
29267The American Commissioners to Vergennes, 16 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society;...
29268The Commerce Committee to the American Commissioners, 16 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress <York, May 16, 1778: We enclose a...
29269John Paul Jones to the American Commissioners, 16 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Virginia Library; AL : United States Naval Academy Museum; copy: National...
29270Members of the Drake’s Prize Crew [to the American Commissioners], 16 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society We the subscribers (persons put on board the Drake by Capt....
29271To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Paine: two letters, 16 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) ALS : American Philosophical Society Your favor of Octr. 7th did not come to me till...
29272To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Sutaine de Bourez[?], 16 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Paris, May 16, 1778, in French: When I paid you my respects...
29273General Orders, 16 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
A most pernicious Practice has in too many instances prevailed of Officers on leaving Camp either...
29274From George Washington to the Board of War, 16 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your two favors of the 12th Instant. If the provisions and stores, which...
29275From George Washington to William Finnie, 16 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to William Finnie, 16 May 1778. Finnie’s letter to GW of 8 April is docketed...
29276From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 16 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
From many concurrent circumstances it appears that the enemy are preparing to evacuate...
29277From George Washington to Patrick Henry, 16 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving today your letter of the 8th of April Ultimo; and am much obliged...
29278From George Washington to James Mease, 16 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you the 17th of last month, desiring your immediate attendance at Head Quarters,...
29279Bill for Raising a Battalion for Garrison Duty, [16 May 1778] (Jefferson Papers)
For garrisoning the fortifications and batteries erected for the defence of the several ports and...
29280May 17 Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Dined at home. Dr. Dubourg, and Mr. Parker and another Gentleman dined with me.