Charles William Frederick Dumas to John Adams, May 12, 1781
Lahaie 12e. May 1781 Monsieur Vous aurez reçu par Mrs. De Neufville un paquet contenant 25 Exemplaires du Meme. dans les trois Langues. Aujourd’hui je vous envoie un autre paquet…
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46,149 lettersLahaie 12e. May 1781 Monsieur Vous aurez reçu par Mrs. De Neufville un paquet contenant 25 Exemplaires du Meme. dans les trois Langues. Aujourd’hui je vous envoie un autre paquet…
Passy, May 11. 1781 Sir I am honoured with your Excellency’s Letter of the 27th. past, acquainting me with your Appointment as Minister Plenipotentiary to the States General, on which…
Amsterdam May 10 1781 Sir Commodore Gillon has applied to me by letter requesting that I would furnish Captain Joyner 1 with bills of exchange on Paris for Twenty thousand…
Amsterdam May 8. 1781 Sir I have received the Letter you did me the Honour to write me, on the 28th. of April. I < , Start deletion, most ,…
Amsterdam May 8. 1781 Sir I have the Honour of yours of the 29th of April, 1 and according to your desire, have inclosed a List of the Bills accepted…
Amsterdam May 7. 1781 Dear sir I have this moment received yours of 6th. I have no Objection against your Plan. I informed the Grand Pensionary and the President that…
Amsterdam May 7th. 1781 Sir On the fourth of May I did myself the Honour to wait on Peter Van Bleiswick Esqr., Grand Pensionary of Holland, and presented him a…
The Hague, 26 April 1781 Sir I have nothing new to relate to you except that I just learned that several Amsterdam merchants will make a démarche to the British…
Lahaie 26e. Avr. 1781 Monsieur Je n’ai rien, pour le coup, de nouveau à vous marquer, Si ce n’est, que je viens d’apprendre qu un certain nombre de Marchands de…
Amsterdam 22d. April 1781 Sir Having recieved so many proofs of your Friendship and Civility to me personally, and being fully convinced as I am of your Ardent desire to…
Brussels April 22d. 1781 Sir It is so very long since I had the Honor of hearing from your Excellency, that I am fearful your Excellency is out of order.…
Passy, April 21. 1781 Sir Agreable to my Faith I have obtain’d a Promise of Money sufficient to pay the Bills you have accepted, and shall accordingly accept those you…
Leyden April 19. 1781 The Subscriber has the Honour to inform your most Serene Highness, that the United States of America, in Congress assembled, impressed with a deep Sense of…
Leyden April 19. 1781 1 High and Mighty Lords The Subscriber has the Honour to propose to your High Mightinesses, that the United States of America, in Congress Assembled, have…
Leyden April 19th. 1781 1 Sir I have the Honour to inclose to your Excellency a Copy of a Memorial 2 to their High Mightinesses the States General of the…
The Hague, 18 April 1781 Sir Last evening I visited an influential friend who, upon learning my surprise that your memorial 1 was back at the clerk’s office and, as…
Lahaie 18e. Avril 1781 Monsieur Je fus hier au Soir chez un ami de poids, qui, Sur ce que je lui témoignai ma surprise de ce que votre Mémoire 1…
Leyden April 18. 1781 Dear Sir I am at no Loss, what Advice to give you, in answer to the Questions in your letter of this day, because they relate…
Leyden April 8 1781 Sunday Morning Sir I returned last night to Leyden, and would Set off this morning for the Hague, if particular Reasons did not oppose. Having Something,…
Passy, April 7. 1781 Sir Among the late intercepted Letters from London, is one from the Army Agent there to the Traitor Arnold, by which it appears that his Bribe…