Versailles 5. Juillet 1778 Comme je suis dans le cas, Messieurs, d’avoir besoin du Capitaine Jones pour quelqu’expédition particuliere, je desirerois qu’il pût rester ici. Si vous n’y voyez point…
Challiot July 5th. 1778 Dear Sir I enclose you my Copy of Capt. Jones’s Instructions. My opinion is that in quitting his Ship without our leave or orders was a…
Passy. June 5. [ , Start insertion, July 4–5 , End, ?] 1778 1 Plan for expeditions 2 submitted to the American Plenipotentiaries and to the French minister of Marine…
Bordeaux 4 July 1778 Honble. Sirs The Union Cap. Barry arriv’d the 2 Instant from Edenton which place he left the 6th June. I apply’d for Letters that I apprehended…
Lorient July the 4th 1778 Sir These will be handed you by Musco Livingston Gentleman my 2d Lewt. Who now must Leave me on account of an Imperfect State of…
Nantes 4 July 1778 Dear Sir Last night arrived here from Baltimore the Brigantine Saratoga, Captn. Murray, who has brought 2 Packets from Congress for the Honble. the Commissioners, and…
Passy. July 3. 1778 Honble Gentlemen Agreeable to your verbal order I have given Directions to stop the Reparation of the Arms at Nantes, paying the Workmen their Wages Gratifications…
On Board the Boston. Lorient July 3d. 1778 Gentlemen These may Serve to acquaint your Honours of my arrival at this port, after a short Cruze of twenty four Days.…
Brest July 3d. 1778 Gentlemen I am to Acknowledge the receipt of your favor from Passi of the third of last month, 1 for which, and your kind interposition in…
Passy, 26 June 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.…