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John Ross to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 18, 1778
Nantes 18th Aug: 1778 Honble. Gentlemen I did myself the honour to Address You, on the 16th and 23d. Ultimo 1 —Not on business of my own but that which…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 18, 1778
The Hague, 18 August 1778 Gentlemen Since my last letters, 1 nothing worthy of writing about has occurred. That is not to say, however, that every day I have not…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 18, 1778
La haie 18e. Août 1778 Messieurs Depuis mes dernieres, 1 il ne s’est rien passé ici qui valût la peine de vous l’écrire. Cela ne veut pas dire cependant, que…
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First Joint Commission at Paris to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, August 18, 1778
Passi August 18 1778 We embrace this first opportunity to answer the Letter, which your Excellency did Us the Honour to address to Us, the Sixteenth of this Month. 1…
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William MacCreery to John Adams, August 9, 1778
Nantes < , Start deletion, 8 , End, >9th. August 1778 Dear Sir I this day received the Letter which you did me the Honor to Write me under the…
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Arthur Lee to John Adams, August 7, 1778
Chaillot 7th. Augst. 1778 Mr. Lee’s compliments to Mr. Adams. Mr. Lee has over and over again written to Mr. Williams that the Letters shoud be delivered to him whenever…
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John Adams to Samuel Adams, August 7, 1778
Passi Aug. 7. 1778 My dear Sir I had a few days ago the Pleasure of your Letter of the 21. of June, which is the only one as yet…
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John Paul Jones to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 6, 1778
Passy Augt. 6th. 1778 Gentlemen By a resolve of Congress 1 the Seamen who engaged to Serve in the Ranger under my Command were furnished Individually with forty Dollars, the…
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John Adams to Richard Henry Lee, August 5, 1778
Passi Aug 5. 1778 My dear Sir Your Letter of the 20 June, by Captain Ayrs from Boston had a quick Passage. She Sailed on the 4 July and your…
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John Adams to James Warren, August 4, 1778
Passy August 4. 1778 My dear Sir Your kind Favor of July 1st. was brought here Yesterday from Bordeaux where Capt. Ayres has arrived, but was not deliver’d me till…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 3, 1778
[ , Start insertion, 3 August 1778 , End, ] Gentlemen I had the honor to send you a copy of the letter that I wrote to Mr. van Berckel,…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 3, 1778
[ , Start insertion, 3 August 1778 , End, ] Messieurs J’ai eu l’honneur de vous envoyer copie de la Lettre que j’aiécrite à Mr. Van Berkel Pensionaire d’Amsterdam le…
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John Paul Jones to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 2, 1778
Passy, Sunday Morning Augt. 2d 1778 Captain Jones begs the Commissioners to oblige him with Copies of the following letters—or with the liberty of taking Copies of Monseigneur De Sartines…
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James Moylan to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 1, 1778
L’Orient 1st. August 1778 Honorable Gentlemen The Frigate Boston saild this morning with her three prizes. Captain Tucker happend accidentally to have mention’d to me, that he had your orders…
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M Pezerat to Benjamin Franklin, August 1, 1778
Dijon 1 August 1778 Gentlemen Although a stranger to you, I take the liberty of writing because I think that, as the representatives of a nation owing its existence to…
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M Pezerat to Benjamin Franklin, August 1, 1778
Dijon 1er. Aoust 1778 Messieurs Sans Etre Connu de vous Je prens La liberté de Vous Ecrire, Parce que Je Pense que les Réprésentans d’une nation, qui doit son Existence…
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John Adams to James Warren, July 26, 1778
Passi July 26. 1778 My dear Sir Yours of [7] June by Captain Barnes fortunately reached me, Yesterday. I was much Surprised, you may well imagine at its Contents. But…
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John Adams to James Lovell, July 26, 1778
Passi July 26 1778 My dear Friend Your favours of May 16 and 25 1 by Captain Barnes reached me Yesterday. These with those by Niles from Connecticut and those…
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William MacCreery to John Adams, July 25, 1778
Nantes 25 July 1778 Dear Sir Your favor of 10th. Instant did not reach me ’till this moment. I thank you kindly for your good wishes, and for the whole…
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John Adams to Richard Henry Lee, July 25, 1778
Passy, 25 July 1778. printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography description begins Diary and Autobiography of John Adams , ed. L. H. Butterfield and others, Cambridge, Mass., 1961; 4 vols. description…