A Versailles le 9. Janvier 1779 J’ai communiqué á M. de Sartine, Messieurs, la Lettre, 1 par la quelle vous demandez qu’il soit donné escorte aux Batimens en partance qui…
Bordeaux 9 Jany 1779 Sirs I had the Honor to pay my respects to you the 1st. Instant since which am without any of your Commands. The Convoy for the…
Nantes January 7th. 1779 Sirs Having been induced to believe, and to expect, in consequence of The Treaty of Alliance, Friendship, and Commerce, entered into, by, and between, His most…
Passy Jany 7. 1778 [ , Start insertion, i.e. 1779 , End, ] Sir Your Excellency did Us the Honour to inform Us, sometime ago, that in order to obtain…
Bordeaux 5 Jany. 1779 Sir Meerly for want of something agreeable or interesting to communicate to you, It is now a very long time since I had the pleasure of…
Passy Dec. 29 1778 Sir We have been favoured with a Letter signed by many Gentlemen of Nantes and dated the fifteenth of this Month, informing us that most of…
Decr 25. 1778 dear Sir In Some of the latest Letters from England, We are told, that they grow more and more out of humour with the Americans every day,…
Amsterdam, 24 December 1778 Gentlemen It was not until the 15th that we received the letter that you honored us with of the 6th instant. 1 We have precisely informed…
Amsterdam le 24 Decembre 1778 Messieurs Nous n’avons reçu que le 15 La Lettre dont vous nous aves honnorés le 6 du Courant; 1 nous avons Informés Exactement nôtre Sr.…
Versailles, 22 December 1778 You are undoubtedly aware, gentlemen, that United States citizens who have escaped from English prisons often arrive in French ports, and since most of these sailors…