35111To George Washington from Hector St. John Crèvecoeur, 17 April 1788 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment receiv’d a Letter by the French Packet just come into this Port—inclosed in one of our Ministers dispatches addressed to you, which he has most particularly requested I shou’d forward to you, not knowing when the Post sets out, I thought it most prudent to inclose it in this, & put the whole into the hands of the Presidt of Congress, I hope it will reach your Excellency’s...
35112To George Washington from Michel-Guillaume St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, 30 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
A Conversation I lately had with the Marquis de La Fayette, affords me a pleasing Subject to communicate to Your Excellency. In the month of August last at Versailles, in a large Company, with the Marquis, which deprived him of the possibility of writing, he entrusted me with the following Message to Your Excellency. "That he promised himself soon the pleasure of seeing his Dear General...
35113To George Washington from St. John de Crèvecoeur, 21 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have duely Received Your Excellency’s Letters for France, & have put them in the Mail which is To Sail on Wednesday —I beg that whenever Your Excellency may have any Letters or Papers to be Sent to Europe—that they may be addressed To me who will with Great Pleasure & Punctuality Forward Them To their destinaton. I have the Honor To be with the Most Sincere Respect Your Excellency’s Most...
35114To John Adams from Michel Guillaume St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, [ca. 26 May 1783] (Adams Papers)
Tho’ little known to you, I hope you’ll not find it amiss I should make you the following request; The Marq s: de Castries being about sending a new Colony to resettle the Islands of S t: Pieere & Miquelon wants, for that purpose, Boards & Timber, Brick & Lime. One of the Vessells of that Convoy is bound to Boston with Money. The Articles to be purchased are to be carr d. to those Islands on...
35115To Thomas Jefferson from Michel-Guillaume St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, 8 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
May I take the liberty of introducing to your Excellency Mr. Peter Ledet a very particular friend of our family and to sollicit in his behalf your kindness and patronage—Might I also improve this opportunity to recall an old acquaintance to your remembrance after so many years spent in the midst of such wonderful changes in the forms of our government. Having some just claims on Mr. Aaron Burr...
35116To Thomas Jefferson from St. John de Crèvecoeur, 1 September 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
Dining the other day with H. E. Govr. Hancock. I was shew’d a Virginia Gazette wherein I saw with the most Sincere pleasure a Vote of Your House, ordering a white marble Statue of General Washington to be Executed in Paris under your Care. I observed also an order from Gov. Harrisson to Mr. Peale forthwith to draw a whole-length Picture of that great Man, to be forwarded to you; this Last...
35117To Thomas Jefferson from St. John de Crèvecoeur, 16 December 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreable to what I Told you last Wednesday I Saw Yesterday morning the Duke of Harcourt, To whom I most particularly Explained the Motives which had hitherto obliged you to decline Solliciting from the Government the Freedom of Honfleur. Here follows his answer. “I am Conscious that on many accounts that Freedom will be at least as usefull to us as to The americans; but as the nature of our...
35118To Benjamin Franklin from Michel-Guillaume St. John de Crèvecceur, 3 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have been Wittness whilst I was in America of a Cir Constance which I think it Imports Your Excellency to Know; my Good Intention will I hope, apologyse for the Liberty I am taking, if your Excellency is acquainted With it; if unknown, it is Certainly my duty as a good Cytysen of that Country to Inform you of what Follows— In the Year 1775 Samuel Bayard...
35119To Benjamin Franklin from Michel-Guillaume St. John de Crèvecœur, 5 December 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The news of the Great victory Lately gained in Virginia by that wise & excellent man General Washington, must necessarily convulse with Joy the hearts of every Loyal American as well as those of every good Frenchman. I who enjoy the Privileges of this double Citisenship have thought it my duty to Congratulate, on this memorable Event the representatif of...
35120Account of a Fête Champêtre in Franklin’s Honor, [12 April 1781] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Rivington’s New York Gazette and Universal Advertiser , December 24, 1783 The rustic celebration in Franklin’s honor, which the comtesse d’Houdetot rescheduled to accomodate him, turned out to be a carefully stylized event, scripted by the comtesse in company with her neighbor the comte de Tressan. The two neighbors planned the event well in advance and together worked on verses...