To Temple Franklin Sept. 23, 1785 NEW YORK,. DEAR SIR : With a great deal of pleasure I welcome your return to America, where, I hope you will meet with every circumstance to make you happy. Master Bache was too young when he went away to remember me; but do me the service to make […]
From the original letter at the American Philosophical Society. New-York Sept 23d, 1785 My Dear Sir It gives me exceeding great pleasure to have the opportunity of Congratulating you on your return home and to a land of Peace; and to express to you my heart-felt wishes that the remainder of your days may be
To Honorable Benjamin Franklin, ESQ., September 23, 1785 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. I have applied to Mr. Milleghan’s Office where I am informed that it has always been the custom of that Office, to settle the claims or accounts of the Civil List, by the Continental Scale of Depreciation, for the whole time such persons had been in
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Sir New-York August 13th, 1785 As it is my intention after an absence of now almost eleven years to return to Europe, as soon as I have regulated my private affairs which will be in about two months, and as it is my wish to prevent
From the original letter at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Nov. 27th, 1784 The President has made me acquainted with a Conversation which General Washington had with him at their last interview respecting myself, and he is desirous that I should communicate to you his wishes, which are that as he stands engaged on the General’s
To Honorable General Irwin, Vice-President November 27th, 1784 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Dear Sir New York April 28th, 1784 As I hope to have in a few days the honor and happiness of seeing you well at Philadelphia, I shall not trouble you with a long letter. It was my intention to have followed you on to Philadelphia,
To His Excellency George Washington April 28, 1784 Read Post »
To General Lewis Morris February 16th, 1784 BORDENTOWN, DEAR SIR : I have been at this place almost three weeks waiting for a change of weather to come on to N[ew] York. As no passengers travel by the way of Bordentown and South Amboy, the water communication being stopped by the ice, we hear very
TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA. (known as Supernemerary Crisis II) From the Pennsylvania Gazette, December 17, 1783 IN “Rivington’s New York Gazette,” of December 6th, is a publication, under the appearance of a letter from London, dated Sept. 30th; and is on a subject which demands the attention of the United States. The public will
From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society. My Dear Sir As you and I have had conversations on the subject which this letter alludes to, and as your long continuance in Congress enables you to know how serviceable, as well as how sincere and disinterested my public conduct has been, I should be
From the original letter at the American Philosophical Society. Borden Town Oct. 14th 1783 Sir An attack of the fever has delayed my Journey to Rocky hill, but as it is but of short duration with those who are taken late in the Season, I am in hopes a few days will terminate mine. I
From the original letter at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Sir Borden Town Oct. 13th 1783 I returned to this place last Saturday from Philadelphia, but not in a condition of health fit to wait on you at Rocky hill. — I was taken with a severe attack of the fever last Wednesday while at
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Philadelphia Oct 2, 1783. Sir, I have drawn up the enclosed with a design of presenting it to the committee to whom a letter of mine to Congress was referred, and who have to hand in a report, as mentioned in a former letter to your
To his Excellency George Washington October 2, 1783 Read Post »
