Audrey Mae Sheppard Williams was an American musician known for being the first wife of country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams, the mother of Hank Williams Jr., and the grandmother of Hank Williams III and Holly Williams.
Nantes Augt 2. 1777 Honorable Gentlemen I have just received your favour of the 28th 10 Ultimo and shall take care to observe all your Directions with the greatest Exactness,…
Nantes Augt 12. 1777. Dear and honored Sir. In one of my Letters some time since I mentioned that an application had been made to me in behalf of Monsr.…
Nantes Octor 11. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen I send inclosed the agreement made with the proposed Captain of the Lion 4 which I request you to sign your approbation of and…
Nantes Octor. 11. 1777. Dear and Honored Sir Mr. Sollicoffre of whom you have already received recommendations will soon sail to settle in our Country, I believe in Virginia. He…
Nantes 14 Octor. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen I have the pleasure to announce the return of the mere Bobie Packet Boat who delivered your dispatches in Safety but by the inclosed…
Nantes Octo 28. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen The present serves to inform you that Mr. de Sartine has written to the Commissary here relative to the Lion in which he forbids…
Nantes Nov. 6. 1777. Dear and Honored Sir The Prizes are given to the English by Special order of the King, 9 in consequence of which I have stopped payment…
Nantes Novemr 8. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen Having carried to your Credit all the drafts I drew on Mr. Dean payable at M. Grands, and the Letter of Credit I gave,…
Nantes Nov. 20. 1777 Dear and Honored Sir. I recd. your Favour by the Count d’Attems. I should be happy to procure him a Passage on the Terms desired but…
Nantes Nov. 29. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen Agreeable to the orders of Mr. Dean and Mr. Lee I have the honour to transmit Capt. Adams’s Deposition properly authenticated. I have no…
Nantes Novr 30. 1777 midnight Honorable Gentlemen I am happy in sending you the agreeable News of Genl. Bourgoynes surrender with his whole army to our victorious arms. Mr. Austin…
Nantes 6 Decr. 1777 Honorable Gentlemen I have kept the Duplicates of the Dispatches to this Time in Expectation of a private Hand, that failing I am now obliged to…
Nantes Decemr 23. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen. Capt. Nicholson is gone to Painbeuf to see his Ship. I inclose a Letter he has written to Mr. Dean, since which I find…
Nantes Jan. 9. 1778. Honorable Gentlemen I have received your Favour of the 3d Instant. I have concluded as the shortest and cheapest way to send a Boat out with…
[January 19th, 1778] On my arrival at Brest I went to the Commandant of marine 6 to ask permission for the Ship to go to St. nazare to which I…
Nantes Feb. 3. 1778. Honorable Gentlemen I have been for several Days down to the Ship and left her at St. Nazare. I have done with both the French Ships.…
Nantes Feb 24. 1778. Honorable Gentlemen M. Boux has been on board the Lion for a passage. Capt. Nicholson wished to accomodate him as well as he could, but on…
Nantes Feb. 28. 1778. Honorable Gentlemen The Fleet sailed from Quiberon the 25th Instant, but the Winds have since been rather unfavourable. I am extreemly sorry to inform you that…
Nantes March 3. 1778 Dear and Honored Sir I recvd. your Favour of the 28th Feb. on my return from Quiberon, after it had been laying some time waiting for…
Nantes Mar. 7. 1778 Dear and honored Sir. I wrote you last post and am still without anything from Mr. C[haumont] relative to the Prizes, but as I find the…
Nantes March 14. 1778 Honorable Gentlemen I am still without any of your Favours which gives me much uneasiness the importance of several of my last being very considerable. I…
Nantes March 14. 1778. Dear and honored Sir I have recvd. your Favor of the 2d Instant recommending Mr. Fontevieux, 1 who waits to hear from Paris to obtain Mr.…
Nantes March 21. 1778. Honorable Gentlemen, I recvd. your favour of the 16th Instant too late to answer it by the return of Post. I shall observe your Directions relative…
Nantes May 5. 1778 Dear and honored Sir. The inclosed Letter was given me by Capt. Cumstock who has lately escaped from Prison. Capt. Cumstock as well as Mr. Chandler…