58011To George Washington from Peter Muhlenberg, 3 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
By the post before the last I did myself the Honor to enclose Your Excellency, a return of the Military Stores in this State, showing, agreable to Your Excellencys directions, by whose Order any Stores had been Issued since the first of February last. I am apprehensive that the Letter enclosing this return went in the Mail, which was carried off by the refugees in Maryland, should this be the...
58012From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 3 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Letter of the 21st of June. Captain Johnson, who was the Bearer of it, had permission granted to him to go to the Enemy’s Lines for the purpose of carrying Money to the prisoners. That your Excellency may be fully informed on what footing the Exchange of naval prisoners now stands, I have directed the Commissary of prisoners to report to you, what he has...
58013From George Washington to Philip Van Cortlandt, 3 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with your Letter of the 27th ulto. The late Resolution of Congress deranging those Lieuts. from each Regt I have not received officially, & therefore do not think myself at Liberty to put it in execution; the Regts will remain as they are at present, till further information is received from the Secrety at War. On your application the Q. Master will deliver Tents for Regts...
58014To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 3 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Since my letter of the 5th of June, which I had the honor to address to your Excellency by Capt Bailey, I have Receivd some further information respecting the Correspondence and Schemes carrying on between Vermont and Canada, by a letter from Moses Dow Esqr. who lives at Haverhill on Connecticutt River, which I take the liberty to inclose to your Excellency, By which it Appears I think beyond...
58015To John Jay from William Carmichael, 3 July 1782 (Jay Papers)
I did myself the honor of addressing your Exc y . at Bourdeaux from Aranjues the 28 th May & from Madrid the 8 th & 17 th Ult o . I have not yet had the pleasure of hearing from you since your departure, but altho Anxious on this Subject, I impute your silence to the hurry and fatigue of your Voyage & your necessary occupations on reaching Paris, at which place I am informed by his Exc y the C...
58016Motion on Commissaries of Prisoners of War, [3 July] 1782 (Madison Papers)
MS ( NA : PCC , No. 149, I, 480). In JM’s hand. That the Secretary at War be authorized to appoint proper persons to take charge of the prisoners of war at the said places until the said Commissaries shall be discharged from their arrests, or Congress shall otherwise direct Following “said,” JM wrote and deleted “trials shall be had.” On 3 July the secretary at war informed Congress that the...
58017To Benjamin Franklin from David Jones et al., [after 3 July 1782?] (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society Les sieurs David Jones, Williams Duglos, Benjamin hyland James Trompkins, Moriss. Wainwrigth, Mulachy Dodge, Benjamin Davis Williams Peyton et Joseph Crusman tous citoyens des Etats unis de L’Amerique Ont Lhonneur de reclamer votre protection bienfaisante auprès de son altesse Serenissime Monseigneur Le Duc de Penthievre Amiral de france pour appuier la...
580184th. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Dined this day with Mr. D. at the Dutch Embassador’s; went in the evening to the German Comedy. We had a Tragedy call’d Demetrius Ivanowitsch Czar of Muscovy, a new piece play’d here for the first time: this evening. A play by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue, which was written in St. Petersburg in 1782. Kotzebue was serving as secretary to Baron Friederich Wilhelm Bawr, governor...
58019From John Adams to Edward Rutledge, 4 July 1782 (Adams Papers)
I do my self the Honour to inclose these Papers relative to the Chester, to you, and to beg the Favour of your Attention and Advice, to the Gentleman who bears them. The owners are very confident that Injustice has been done them. There was no Claim; and they say that the Privateers, contrary to their Bonds, Sent away the Master, and other Persons who could have claimed for them. That no...
58020To John Adams from John Hodshon, 4 July 1782 (Adams Papers)
By Capt: Trowbridge arrived from Boston received à Letter from our Mutual friend M. Isaak Smith with Two Bills on the Honnourable Henry Laurens Esqe. for bf550. Each which presúmed to present your Excellencÿ for Acceptance and request to retúrn the Same. At same Time Shall be Obliged to your Excellencÿ to be Informed where to present the six Bills for payment falling due the 4 of next Month. I...