42481From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., or the Officer Commanding His Corps at Burlington, N.J., 30 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased, upon the receipt of this, to take the most expeditious measures for putting the whole Corps both Horse and Foot in readiness to march. If you move, your destination will be South Carolina. The Horse will go the whole way by land—the Foot will go down Chesapeak Bay by Water and meet the Horse at Petersburg—As soon as you have given the necessary orders at Burlington you had...
42482To George Washington from the Maryland Council, 30 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Mr Robert Mundell is recommended by this Board to his Excellency General Washington, or the Commanding Officer at Elizabeth Town, for his License to go into the City of New York, for the purpose of obtaining a passage to Great Britain. ALS , DLC:GW . The Maryland Council again wrote GW on 1 April. The letter, in the hand of Gov. Thomas Sim Lee, reads: “Doctor Gustavus Brown is recommended by...
42483From George Washington to John Mathews, 30 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am much obliged to you for your favor of the 24th of this month. It would seem pretty evident from the enemy’s inactivity, from which we derive so many advantages, that some very considerable derangement has happened in their affairs. Whether this arises from the want of horses—the loss of military stores, or an insufficiency in the article of small craft for the transportation of troops or...
42484From George Washington to John Mitchell, 30 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 25th did not come to my hands till yesterday Afternoon. I will take the Chariot at the price of Two hundred and ten pounds in gold, provided you have examined it yourself with a critical eye or will get some good judge or judges to do it and they shall be of opinion that it is made in the present taste—well fashioned—composed of seasoned wood well put together. and also that...
42485To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 30 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Questions which your Excellency has been pleased to State to the Council of war, are of the Utmost importance; so very great as to involve the Event of this War, and the fate of North America, and therefore demand our most Serious Attention and fullest Consideration. The Enemy very early in this Controversy saw that while we could keep up an Army in the Middle Colonies we should Command...
42486To Thomas Jefferson from Riedesel, 30 March 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 30 Mch. 1780 . Cannot “refrain from once more addressing Your Excellency, and repeating my invariable Esteem for you, your Lady, and amiable Family, also testifying the lively rememberance i , and all mine have of your many Civilities and particular politeness to us.” Announces “the happy recovery of Madame de Riedesel after having presented me a fourth Daughter, near three Weeks...
42487From Benjamin Franklin to William Carmichael, 31 March[–7 April 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Copies (two): Library of Congress I received by M. Gerard your kind Letter written at Philadelphia. His safe Return has given me great pleasure. As soon as I received yours of Jan 25 from Cadix, I order’d a Credit of 1000 Louis d’ors to be Lodg’d for Mr. Jay and you, by Mr. Grand with his Banker at Madrid. He wrote by the next post. It does not appear by yours of March 13, that you had then...
42488From John Adams to Arthur Lee, 31 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have recieved your’s of the 26th, and that of the 15th. of this Month. I inclose a Copy of the Letter You desire. Mr. Garnier is gone into the Country, and I have not seen him since I arrived here. Mr. Iz. however has seen him and will give You a satisfactory Account of what he says. If I were to apply to the other Gentleman, You know what would be the Consequence. It would fly very soon to...
42489George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 31 March 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 31, 1780 . Encloses and discusses a report of the commissioners for prisoner exchange who met at Amboy. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
42490From Benjamin Franklin to [Dumas], 31 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Boston Public Library; transcript: National Archives I wrote to you yesterday relating to the Affair of your Letter to Mr Carmichael that you might know exactly the Truth of the Transaction. On Reflection I think it proper to add, that what I wrote was for your Satisfaction only; and that as the making it publick would give infinite Pain to a very worthy Man, Mr. F. Grand, who would then...
42491From Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, 31 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
L and copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 14th by Mr Dryburugh. I had also another from Mess. Gourlade and Moylan acquainting me that they had received the Ransom Money about 200£ sterling, as paid to me, agreable to the Bill of Ransom; and had given my Acct. Credit for that Sum. This lays me under a Difficulty, for I am thus become accountable for that Sum to the People of the...
42492From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 31 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I have received yours of the 26th. I am promised an Answer from Mr. Paulze this Morning and If I receive it shall send it to you by tomourrow’s Post. This Soliciting of Interested People to forgive Duties they think their Right, is an odious Task to me. I had rather at any time, If I could afford it, pay ’em myself. Mr. Chaumont thinks Mr. Bondfield’s Propositions too...
42493To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 31 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief J’eus la satisfaction, mardi au soir, de voir notre Ami au moment de son arrivée. Il m’a reçu très-cordialement. Je lui avois écrit deux jours auparavant, pour lui demander cet entretien; & je l’avois régalé du Rendez-vous de Salomon chez la Reine de Saba, & de la bile de H [ deleted: arris] ce qui lui avoit fait grand plaisir. Je lui communiquai une longue...
42494To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Morris: Two Letters, 31 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
(I) ALS and LS : American Philosophical Society; (II) ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I have just recvd by the hands of our mutual Friend Mr Holker your favour of the 22d Octr last recommending the affairs of Monsr De la Freté with Mr. Roulhac of Edenton to my assistance. I had already engaged in that service and you may depend that every recommendation of yours has the Force & effect...
42495To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de Sarsfield, 31 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library Pouves vous me dire ou Est un mr d’orbrais qui, allant en amérique chargé de quelque Commission de votre part, a Eté fait prisonnier? Il doit Etre a present de retour en france. Il S’est chargé de quelques bagatelles pour moy, Je Suis surpris de ne pas en entendre parler. En relisant la lettre ou on m’en parle Je vois que Jay mal traduit ce n’est pas...
42496To Benjamin Franklin from John Torris, 31 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have Recd. the Letter your Excellency did me the Honnour to write me the 21st. Feby., with the Judgement for the owner’s adventure, which I have sent to Quimper corantin, & am thankfull for same. The Papers relating to the Betsey, have been sent by the admiralty of Brest, to Mr. De Grandbourg Secretary to S. A. S. the Duc De Penthievre, by Error, & it Is...
42497[Diary entry: 31 March 1780] (Washington Papers)
31st. Snowing more or less all day & generally pretty fast. Wind tho not much of it abt. No. East.
42498General Orders, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
By a Division General Court Martial held by order of Brigadier General Clinton—Lieutent Col. Huntington Prest. Ensign Spoor of the 3rd New-York regiment was tried for, “Scandalous and ungentlemanlike behaviour towards Captain Pell on the evening of the 29th of January last, with several others and forcibly putting him out of the room of a public house in which he had passed the evening”—and...
42499To George Washington from Samuel Allinson, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Thy Character, in the station appointed thee, at this singular and difficult period, having obtained the general esteem of Mankind, I am encouraged to address thee on a matter, which, it is apprehended, ought not to be buried in obscurity, until the action is properly noticed by those in superior command. On the 21st instant, Lieut. Kearns of Major Lees Choir of light horse, seeing me take a...
42500To George Washington from the Board of War, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
The board have recd a letter from Col. Wood at Charlotteville, wherein he mentions “that he is well assured that the Offering pardons to all deserters from the Virg. Line who will surrender themselves at that post by a given time, would be productive of good effects; & that we should recover a great number of Men by it, who otherwise may probably seek an asylum in the New Country.” The board...
42501To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys public and private letter of the 26th, was handed me day before yesterday; and I wish it had been in my power, to have given them an earlier answer; but the difficulty of satisfying my self in all the matters contained in your letter, has prevented it. Many people are apprehensive for the fate of Charlestown; and I think it in jeoperdy, as well as the Troops under Lincolns...
42502From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inclose the Report of the proceedings of the Commissioners appointed to meet at Amboy the 9th instant, for the purpose of settling a General Cartel, by which, Congress will perceive that the present attempt has been as unsuccessful as all the former, and from the same cause. In January, I was honored with a letter from the Minister of France, informing me of his having...
42503From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I was about to fulfil the promise made to you in my last—of writing fully on the subject of your letter of the [ ] Instt & other matters —when your obliging favr of the 22d came to hand. The hint contained in it was too seasonable & striking for me not to derive a lesson of use from it. I shall therefore, as there is danger attending written communications of private Sentimts & my letters to...
42504From George Washington to Colonel Seth Warner, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd yours of the 10th Instant by Ensign Tolman to whom I have given a Warrt for 4400 dollars for Bounty to 44 Men inlisted previous to the 23d Jany 1779 and a Warrant for 5000 dollars for the purpose of recruiting —Congress not having determined upon filling the additional Battalions, among which yours is included, I do not at present look upon myself authorised to give you liberty to...
42505To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 31 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
We arrived here last evening in twenty three Days from petersburg, & have only left thirteen sick upon the Road, which an officer is bringing up—we have a few sick to leave here, the rest well & in good Spirits. My artilery & Stores are about five or Six Days March in the rear—they will halt here till General Lincolns pleasure is known. My last letter from the Genl was dated the 17th but I...
42506From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Taylor, 31 March [1780] (Jefferson Papers)
As to the examination of the German letters I know no better method than what Colo. Bland took, which was to get a discreet German officer of the Conventioners to examine them on parole. The answers they shall return by the flag should be examined in the same way. The English letters which come or go by her you will be so good as to examine and indorse. I shall not be living at this place till...
42507John Adams to Abigail Adams, April – May 1780 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday We went to see the Garden of the King, Jardin du Roi, and his Cabinet of natural History, Cabinet d’Histoire naturell. The Cabinet of natural History is a great Collection, of Metals, Mineral s , shells, Insects, Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and presscious stones. They are arranged in good order, and preserved in good condition, with the name of every thing beautifully written on a piece...
42508April [1780] (Washington Papers)
1st. The Snow which fell yesterday & last night was about 9 or 10 Inches deep upon a level. The Morning and remainder of the day clear & pleasant overhead. Wind Westerly but thawing nevertheless. Pretty good Sleighing in the forenoon. 2d. Hard frost—clear & very cold—wind fresh from the No. West & continued so all day. Towards evening it began to freeze hard. The Snow but little dissipated....
42509To Thomas Jefferson from Paulus Æmilius Irving, [April? 1780] (Jefferson Papers)
Major Irving’s Compliments to the Governor. He sends him a few Pease. He is very sorry his stock will not admit of a Larger proportion. Majr. Irving will esteem it a very particular favor if the Governor will be so good as to Purchase him a few Barrels of fine flour no Matter as to the Price. RC ( MHi ). Addressed: “Governor Jefferson.” Endorsed by TJ: “Irving.” On the date, see below. Maj....
42510Franklin and Chaumont to Arnauld de La Porte, with La Porte’s Reply, 1[–5] April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Bibliothèque du Port, Brest M. de Sartines m’a autorisé en mettant L’apostille au memoire cy Joint de vous Confier L’objet dont il Sagit. M. William Neveu de M. franklin doit envoyer de Nantes de L’orient et de Morlaix L’habillement Complet pour dix mil hommes, et M. de Beaumé a envoyé de Paris douze Caisses de Medicaments, Le tout a L’adresse de M. Bersole a Brest pour estre Embarqués...