From the original letter at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Nov. 26th. 1781 Dear Sir Since my arrival I have received a letter from you dated Passy May 18, and directed to me at Brest. I intended writing to you by Mr. Baseley who is counsel at L’Orient but neglected it till it was […]
To Jonathan Williams, Merchant November 26, 1781 Read Post »
From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society MONDAY MORNG, Nov. 26th, 81 Sir I am much obliged to you for the Abbe Raynal’ History. I have made some extracts from it, which has occasioned me to keep it longer than I intended. There are several mistakes in it, and his opinions are often
October 4, 1781 PHILADELPHIA, DEAR SIR: I received your favor (by the post) dated Sept. 9th, Head of Elk, respecting a mislaid letter. A gentleman who saw you at that place about the same time told me he had likewise a letter from you to me which he had lost, and that you mentioned something
September 20, 1781 SECOND STREET, SIR, As your acquaintance with the finances, your being a member of the House, and an inhabitant of the City give you a united knowledge and interest, I therefore trouble you with a hint which occurred to me on the reports of yesterday. I conjecture that one fourth or one
To the Honorable Robert Morris, Esqr. September 20, [1781] Read Post »
PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS Thursday Morning. SECOND STREET, SIR: It was my intention to have waited on you this morning, but a circumstance having prevented me, I take the liberty of troubling you with a thought or two on the reports of yesterday. As I see no practicable military object for Clinton to attempt, I think
To his Excellency Thomas McKean [August or September, 1781] Read Post »
Brest Monday, May 28, 1781 Dear Sir I have just a moment to spare to bid you farewell — We go on Board in an hour or two with a fair wind and every thing ready — I understand that you have expressed a desire to withdraw from Business and I beg leave to assure
L’Orient, March 11th, 1781 My Dear Hutchinson I wrote you from New Windsor and Boston, the former Express, the latter by Mr. Curry, which I hope you have received; but in case you should not, I just mention to you that they contain nothing material. — We sailed from Boston on Sunday evening Feb. 11th
From the original letter at the American Philosophical Society Jany. 10th, 1781 M. Dear Sir I have put off the writing of this letter to the last minute lest I should be disappointed by any unexpected Circumstance in the journey and voyage I am undertaking — I received your very friendly and affectionate letter from
To Major-General Nathanael Greene January 10, 1781 Read Post »
From the original letter at the American Philosophical Society Dear Sir Since writing the enclosed, a messenger arrived with a letter from you for Col. Laurens, who is gone to take leave — Col. Laurens in making out his arrangement of supplies as mentioned in my note to you wants some commercial information, and if
November 3rd, 1780 To the Honorable Members of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania GENTLEMEN : I informed the members of the last House by letter of the 14th of September, that, as it was my intention to collect materials for a history of the Revolution it would be impossible for me to attend the duty
To the Honorable Members of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania November 3rd, 1780. Read Post »
From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society Sept. 9th 1780 — Sir Last spring I mentioned to you a wish I had to take a passage for Europe and endeavor to get privately to England, you pointed out several difficulties in the way respecting my own safety which occasioned me to defer the
To Major-General Nathanael Greene September 9, 1780 Read Post »
From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society Sunday Morning, June 4th, 1780 Sir I trouble you with a few thoughts on the present State of affairs. Every difficulty we are now in arises from an Empty Treasury and an exhausted Credit. These removed and the prospect would brighten. While the war was carried
