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46,149 lettersSt. Pierre M/que May 29th 1778 Honble Gentn I have done myself the Honor of writing Several Letters to Congress upon the Subject of Remittances, for Debts I have contracted…
York in Pennsylvania May 28th. 1778 Gentn You will receive this by Thomas Read Esqr who was Captain of the Frigate Washington but is now Commander of the Armed Brigantine…
Brest May 27th 1778 Gentlemen I have now to fulfil the promise made in my last 1 by giving you an Account of my late Expedition. I sailed from Brest…
Blaye May the 27 1778 Sir I am ready for Sea and waiting for a wind after a teadious fatigueing Jobb. I heartily Congratulate you with the News of Capt.…
Onboard the Ranger Continentel Ship of War at Brest. 18 May 1778 The Humble Petition of Christian Stenger and William Stragham Showed that Your Petitioners with thyre Propertyes, by this…
Calais 18 May 1778 My lord Under the auspices of my friend Mr. Recules de Basmarin I take the Liberty of addressing myself to you; to make a tender of…
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, 18 May 1778 Dr. Franklin, sir, to whom I had the honor to write 1 for information about a young man, Chevalier de Pontgibaut, 2 who left Nantes…
A Clermont ferrant en auvergne le 18 May 1778 Le Docteur Franklin, Monsieur, a qui j’ay eu l’honneur D’ecrire 1 pour Savoir Des nouvelles D’un jeune homme nommé le chevalier…
Paris, 18 May 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…
Challiet May 17th 1778 Gentlemen Being too much indisposd to come to Passi this morning, and thinking the subjects of the enclosd Letters of pressing importance; I have sent you…
Passi May 17th. 1778 1 Sir It is our desire that you accept no Bills nor pay any money out of the funds which are or may be in your…
Brest 16th May 1778 Gentlemen As there is an appearance that the Sales of the Rangers prizes will be greatly protracted thro’ the claims of the Admiralty here—I have been…
York in Pennsylvania May 16. 1778 Gentlemen This will be accompanied with a Contract entered into between John Baptist Lazarus Theveneau De Francy Agent of Mr. Peter Augustine Caron De…
Bordeaux May 16th 1778 Sir I had the honour of writing you a letter on the tenth of April, in which I informed you of my determination to reside in…
May 16th. 1778 Dear Sir As I hinted to you in my letter of yesterday, which goes by a different Vessel from what bears this, Half-pay for 7 years, if…
Passy May 16. 1778 Sir We had this Morning the Honour of receiving your Excellency’s Letter of the 13. Instant relative to the Boston Frigate. We beg leave to assure…
[ , Start insertion, Passy 16 May 1778 , End, ] 1 Sir Messrs. Basmarine, Raimbeaux and Co. 2 having represented to Us, that they have applied to Government for…
Seyne near Toulon 10 May 1778 Sir I have the honor to inform you that I possess certain secret remedies that I consider as specific because they very rapidly cure…
a la Seyne prés Toulon le 10. may 1778 Monsieur J’ay L’honneur de vous informer que je Possede des Secrets que je regarde comme Specifiques En ce qu’ils guerissent En…
Ranger Brest 9th May 1778 Gentlemen I have the honor to acquaint you that I arrived here last Night and brought in with me the British Ship of War Drake…