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Contributions.
EDITED BY JUSTIN WINSOR,
LIBRARIAN.
IN" O. S.
CALENDAR
ARTHUR LEE MANUSCRIPTS IN' THE LIBRARY OF
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
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Reprinted from the Harvard University Bulletin.
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CAMBRIDGE, MASS.:
UNIVERSITY PRESS: JOHN WILSON AND SON.
1882.
Already issued or in preparation :
a Star prefixed indicates they are not yet ready.
1. Edward S. Holden. Index-Catalogue of Books and Memoirs on the Transits of
Mercury.
2. Justin Winsor. Shakespeare's Poems: a Bibliography of the Earlier Editions.
3. Charles Eliot Norton. Principal books relating to the Life and Works of Michel¬
angelo, with Notes.
4. Justin Winsor. Pietas et Gratulatio. An Inquiry into the authorship of the several-
pieces.
5. List of Apparatus in different Laboratories of the United States, available for
Scientific Researches involving Accurate Measurements.
6. The Collection of Books and Autographs, bequeathed to Harvard College
Library, by the Honorable Charles Sumner.
*7. James M. Peirce. References in Analytic Geometry.
8. Calendar of the Arthur Lee Manuscripts in Harvard College Library.
• 9. George Lincoln Goodale. The Floras of different countries.
10. Justin Winsor. Hålliwelliana : a Bibliography of the Publications of James Orchard
Halliwell-Phillipps.
11. Samuel H. Scudder. The Entomological Libraries of the United States.
12. A List of the Publications of Harvard University and its Officers, 1870-1880.
13. Samuel H. Scudder. A Bibliography of Fossil Insects.
14. William H. Tillinghast, Notes on the Historical Hydrography of the Handkerchief
Shoal in the Bahamas.
15. J. D. Whitney. List of American Authors in Geology and Palaeontology.
*16. Richard Bliss, Jr. Classified Index to the Maps in Petermann's Geographische
. ^ Mittheilungen. 1855-1881.
*17^ Justin Winsor. A List of the most useful Reference Books.
*18. Justin Winsor. The Bibliography of Ptolemy's Geography.
*** The present list has been mainly prepared by Miss K. V. Smith, formerly of the Library Staff.
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CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS. 3
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS IN
HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
*** The papers were given, July 24, 1827, to this Library by Richard Henry Lee, author of the lives of
Richard Henry Lee and Arthur Lee, and are bound in eight volumes. The numbers repre¬
sent the pages of the volumes.
VOL. I.
1. Gooch, Sir William, (Gov. of Va.). June 17,
1744. Letter to [Thomas Lee]. The Indian
council at Lancaster, Penn. ff. (2).
2. Copy of orders. April 23, 1760. Court-martial
upon Lord George Sackville for disobedience
of the orders of Prince Ferdinand of Bruns¬
wick at the battle of Minden. f. (1).
Lee, Arthur. Nov. 5, 1763. Letter to his brother
[Philip Ludwell Lee ?] The political situation
of England and the produce of Virginia, ff. (2).
3. 4. Massachusetts Bay — House of Represent¬
atives. Nov. 28, 1764. Copy of letter sent to
Jasper Mauduit and afterwards to Richard
Jackson, agents in London for the province.
Reasons why Great Britain would gain nothing
by the tax on molasses, etc.. ff. (3).
5. Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Providence
Plantations, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Govern¬
ments of New Castle, Kent and Sussex upon
Delaware, and Maryland. Oct. 25, 1765. Copy
of memorial to parliament against the stamp
act. ff. (2).
6. Massachusetts Bay — House of Representatives.
Nov. 7, 1765. Letter to Dennis De Berdt. His
appointment as special agent in London for the
province. Signed, "Sam1. White Spkr." ff. (2).
Printed, with a few verbal changes, in Massachusetts Papers,
p. 4, published in 1856 by the Seventy-six Society, Philadelphia.
7. Extracts from three letters on the situation of
affairs in America. Indorsed " 1766." f. (1).
The first is from William Donaldson of New York, and writ¬
ten on a slip attached to the sheet on which the others are. The
last two are addressed, " My Lord," and are in a different
hand.
8. New Jersey—House of Assembly. June 14,
1766. Order for thanks to be given to Dennis
.De Berdt "for his Assiduity and Attention to
the Affairs of the Colonys During the Applica¬
tion, for a Repeal of the Stamp Act." Signed,
"Jona. Deare Clk." f. (1).
For the letter of thanks, see 11.
Massachusetts Bay — House of Representatives.
June 20, 1766. Resolution for letter of thanks
to be sent to William Pitt for his efforts toward
the repeal of the stamp act. Signed, " Sam1
Adams Cler." f. (1).
Printed, Bradford's Massachusetts State Papers, p. 92. For
letter of thanks, see 10.
9. Massachusetts Bay — House of Representatives.
June 21, 1766. Note to Charles, Lord Camden,
transmitting vote of thanks for his patronage
of the colonies. Signed, Thomas Cushing
Speaker, f. (1).
June 21, 1766. Note to George,
Lord Pomfret, for the same purpose. Same
signature, f. (1).
For the accompanying vote of thanks, see 13.
10. June 21, 1766. Letter of thanks
to William Pitt, referred to under 8. Same
signature, ff. (2).
11. New Jersey— House of Assembly. June 22,
1766. Letter of thanks to Dennis De Berdt,
referred to under 8. Signed, Cortland Skinner
Speaker, ff. (2).
12. Massachusetts Bay—House of Representatives.
June 28, 1766. Letter of thanks and instruc¬
tions to Dennis De Berdt. Signed, Thomas
Cushing Spkr. ff. (2).
Printed, with a few orthographical changes and one additional
sentence, in Massachusetts Papers, p. 14, published in 1856 by
the Seventy-six Society, Philadelphia.
13. June 30, 1766. Vote of thanks
to George, Lord Pomfret, referred to under 9.
Signed, "Sam1 Adams Cler." f. (1).
14. Boston—Committee of the Town. Oct. 26,1766.
Draft of part of a letter to Dennis De Berdt.
Search of Daniel Malcom's house by the
custom-house officers in October, 1766. f. (1).
Composed by Samuel Adams. See Wells' Life of Samuel
Adams, I. 130. For the full letter, see 25.
15-19. Copy of a copy of depositions, Sept. 24-Oct.
1, 1766, sworn before Gov. Bernard's council, in
the case of Daniel Malcom's resistance to the
search of his house by the deputy-collector
William Sheafe,under the " writs of assistance."
Depositions by William Sheafe, Benjamin
Hallowell, John Ruddock, John Tudor, William
Nickels, William Wimble, Nathaniel Barber,
John Baker and Stephen Greenleaf, attested by
John Cotton, deputy-secretary. Copy certified
by William Cotton, town clerk, pp. 18. (Pp.
5-18 are imperfect—torn.)
.After a copy of the depositions was at last received from the
governor's council, the present copy was probably made by order
of the town, to be sent to its agent in England. See Wells' Life
of Samuel Adams, I. 130 ; Drake's History of Boston, p. 737.—
For the evidence before the town, see 22.
20. Downe, Samuel. Sept. 26, 1766. Letter to
Dennis De Berdt. Private business, ff. (2).
(Imperfect — torn.)
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CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
21. Ashley, Joseph and Jonathan, and Wood-
bridge, Timothy. Oct. 9, 1766. Letter to
Dennis De Berdt, asking his help in establish¬
ing an academy at Hatfield, Mass. ff. (2).
(Imperfect —torn.)
22. Copy of depositions, Oct. 16-20,1766, by Nathan¬
iel Barber and William Nickels, sworn before
Edmund Quincy. Ringing of the north bell
and conduct of the people at the time of the
Malcom disturbance mentioned above. — Dep¬
osition by William Wimble, Oct. 17, 1766,
sworn before Joshua Winslow. Copy attested
by William Cooper, town clerk, ff. (4).
For other and contradictory evidence, taken in the governor's
interest, see 15-19.
23. Copy of deposition, Oct. 21, 1766, by Capt.
Daniel Malcom, s"worn before Edmund Quincy.
Same affair, ff. (2). (Imperfect — first part
gone, only last four pages left.)
24. Boston. Oct. 8-22, 1766. Two copies of votes
of town meeting in reference to the depositions
given in the governor's council on the Malcom
*' affair. Attested by William Cooper, town
clerk, ff. (2).
25. Boston. — Committee of the Town. Oct. 26,
1766. Letter to Dennis De Berdt stating the
people's version of the Malcom affair and trans¬
mitting the depositions given above. Signed,
"James Otis pr Order of ye committee." ff. (4.)
Composed by Samuel Adams. See Wells' Life of Samuel
Adams, I. 130. — For draft of a part of this letter, written in
another hand, see 14.
26. Deposition, Dec. 1, 1766, by John Pike, John
Lombard, Jr. and Lewis Lombard, Jr., sworn
before Barnabas Paine, at Truro, Barnstable
Co., Mass. Prevention of fishing in the Straits
of Belle Isle by a British man-of-war. f. (1).
27. 28. Massachusetts Bay — House of Represent¬
atives. Dec. 6, 1766. Letter to [Dennis De
Berdt], inclosing depositions. Prevention of
American fishing and whaling in Newfoundland
waters by order of Com. Palliser, gov. of New¬
foundland ; custom-house officers and regula¬
tions. Signed, Thomas Cushing Speaker,
ff. (4).
For the depositions, see 29-31.
29-31. Deposition, Dec. 9,1766, by Robert Barker, >
sworn before Richard Dana. Fishery trouble.
— Deposition, Dec. 13, 1766, by Moses Wiley,
Cyprian Hinkley and Henry Young, sworn be¬
fore Belcher Noyes.— Deposition, Dec. 26,
1766, by Thomas Harding, sworn before Tohn
Avery, ff. (3).
These were inclosed in the letter above, 27, 28.
32. New York — Presbyterian Church. Feb. 17,
1767. Petition of the ministers, elders, etc., to
Sir Henry Moore, captain-general and governor
of New York, for leave to prove facts in a
former petition for a charter. Signed, John
Rogers, Joseph Treat on behalf of the peti¬
tioners. ff. (2).
33-35. Massachusetts Bay — House of Represent¬
atives. March 16, 1767 Letter to Dennis De
Berdt. Claim of Lieut.-Gov. Hutchinson to a
seat in the council. Signed, Thomas Cushing .
Spkr. pp. 11.
Composed by Samuel Adams. See Wells' Life of Samuel
Adams, I. 135 et seg., where much of the letter is quoted.
36,37. Massachusetts Bay — House of Represent¬
atives. June 24, 1767. Letter to the same.
The fishery trouble in Newfoundland waters;
troops in America; the bill for pardon of
rioters and compensation of sufferers during
disturbances in Boston ; paper money ; Con¬
necticut and Massachusetts boundary. Signed,
Thomas Cushing Spkr. ff. (4).
38. Sheafe, Edward. July 1, 1767. Letter from
Charlestown to the same. Relations of the
colonies with Great Britain; bill for pardon, .
compensation, etc. (as above, 36, 37). ff. (4K
(Imperfect — torn.)
39. Cushing, Thomas. ' Oct. 15, 1767. Private
letter to Dennis De Berdt. Imposition of taxes
on the colonies; the governor's salary, pp. 8.
40. Copy of examination of Robert Hallowell, con¬
troller of the port of Boston, at the treasury
board in London. July 21, 1768. Seizure of
Tohn Hancock's sloop " Liberty." Copy signed,
"Jno. Speed." ff. (5).
41. [Livius (?), Peter], of New Hampshire. Oct.
18, 1768. Copy of a letter to his brother in
London. Quartering troops in America, ff. (4).
(Imperfect — torn.)
This letter has no signature, and the name of the writer, given
in the indorsement, is torn, so that only "evius" or " evins " is
legible.
42. Boston—Selectmen. Feb. 16-18, 1769. Re¬
questing Gov. Bernard to communicate facts
which may have been sent to Great Britain
militating against the colonies; with the gov¬
ernor's reply, ff. (2).
Without attestation. Printed, with two names of members
different, and with a few verbal changes, in Massachusetts Papers,
p. us, published in 1856 by the Seventy-six Society, Philadel¬
phia.
Feb. 23, 24, 1769. Second request
for the same purpose, and second reply, ff. (2).
Without attestation. Printed, with a few verbal changes and
one additional line, in Massachusetts Papers, p. 120, published
by the Seventy-six Society, Philadelphia.
43-45. Feb. 25,1769. Letter to Dennis
De Berdt reviewing this correspondence.
Signed, Joshua Henshaw, Joseph Jackson,
John Rudduck, John Hancock, Samuel Pem-
berton, Henderson Inches, ff. (6).
46. Lee, Arthur. March 23, 1769. Letter from
London to his brother [Richard Henry Lee] in
Virginia. English and American politics, ff. (2).
47. Dickinson, John. April 20,1769. Letter from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. The disaffection
in America and the unworthiness of many of
the colonial representatives in London, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 293.
48. June 26, 1769. Letter to the same on
the same subjects, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 296.
Massachusetts Bay—House of Representatives.
July 22, 1769. Notice to Col. Dalrymple of the
time for taking depositions relative to the rescue
of John Ryley. ff. (2).
49-56, Depositions, July 24, 1769, by Jeremiah
Belknap, Peter Barbour, Samuel Downe, Joseph
Edwards, Thomas Waite Foster, Stephen
Greenleäf, Edward Jackson, Edmund Quincy
and John Loring, sworn before Richard Dana
and Belcher Noyes. Rescue of John Ryley.
ff. (13).
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
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57. Nelson, William. Sept. 2, 1769. Letter from
Virginia to Arthur Lee in London. Importing
taxed goods, and the line between Virginia and
the Cherokees. ff. (2).
58. Dickinson, John. Nov. 25, 1769. Letter from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee in London. Im¬
porting taxed goods, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 297.
Shelburne, W. Petty, Earl of Letter to Arthur
Lee at Bath, England, inviting him to Bowood
Park. No date. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 353, where it is dated
1769.
59. De Berdt, Dennis. 1770. A draft of memorial
to the king's council, by the agent of Massa¬
chusetts Bay. Reasons for declining to attend'
the council to support the charges of the prov¬
ince against Gov. Bernard. Interlined, cor¬
rected, and not signed. Indorsed, " For Mr.
Lewis." ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
60. Dickinson, John. March, 31, 1770. Letter
from Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Importing
taxed goods ; Boston massacre, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 299.
61. Lord Chatham's motion, petitioning the king
to dissolve Parliament and call a new one. A
copy. May 14, 1770. f. (1).
62. Massachusetts Bay.—House of Representatives.
[July 1771]. Portion of letter of instructions
to Benjamin Franklin, agent at London. Gov.
Hutchinson's complaint about the preservation
of the " king's timber " in the territory of Saga¬
dahoc ; request to have the king confirm the
grants of townships therein, and of the town of
Machias. Signed, Thomas Cushing Speaker,
pp. 3-5. (Imperfect — first part gone.)
63. Lee, William. Jan. 20, 1772. Copy of letter
from»London to his brother, Francis Lightfoot
Lee, on private affairs (dispute with Capt.
Walker), ff. (2).
With autograph postscript.
64-75. March y-Nov. 18, 1772. Eleven letters
to the same, mainly on private affairs, ff. (26).
76-79. Memoire sur les avantages qu'offre le port
de Dunkerque au commerce des treize collonies
' unies de l'Amerique Septentrionale. Not dated^
or signed, ff. (4).
VOL. II.
1. Lee, William. Jan. 30, 1773. Letter from
London to his brother, Francis Lightfoot Lee.
Private commercial affairs, ff. (4).
2. [Lee, Arthur.] Feb. 14, 1773. Letter from Lon¬
don to his brother, [Richard Henry Lee.]
American politics, etc. ff. (2). (Imperfect —
last part wanting.)
3. Lee, William. Feb. 23, 1773. Letter from Lon¬
don to F. L. Lee. Private commercial affairs. -
ff. (2).
4. March 4, 1773. Letter to the same, with a
copy of the above (3). Same subject, ff. (4).
(Imperfect — slightly torn.)
5, 6. Massachusetts Bay. — House of Representa¬
tives. March 6, 1773. Letter to Lord Dart¬
mouth. The source of the governor's pay and
other grievances of America. Signed, Thomas
Cushing Speaker, ff. (4).
The second paragraph of this is printed in " A true state of the
proceedings in the parliament of Great Britain," etc. [1774.]
7. March 6, 1773. Petition to the king
for restoring governor and judges to dependence
upon the people. Signed,* Thomas Cushing
Speaker, ff. (2).
8. Lee, William. March 20, 1773. Note to his
brothers, R. H. Lee and F. L. Lee, inclosing
copy of his letter to R. C. Nicholas. Accounts
of Lee estate, ff. (4).
9. July 31, 1773. Letter to F. L. Lee. Pri¬
vate commercial affairs, ff. (2).
10. Sept. 18, 1773. Letter to the same, with a
copy of another, dated Sept. 11, 1773. Same
subject; ff. (2).
11. Copy of the above (10). (Imperfect —
superscription torn.)
12. 13. Oct. 4, Dec. 2, 1773. Two letters to the
same. Same subject; election of mayor of
London, ff. (4).
14. Massachusetts Bay.— House of Representatives.
Dec. 21, 17 73. Letter from committee to Ben¬
jamin Franklin, the colony's agent in London.
Destruction of the tea in Boston harbor; tem¬
per of the people. Signed, Thomas Cushing,
Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Wm. Phillips,
ff. (2).
Printed, Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections, 4th
ser. IV. 377.
15, 16. Scollay, John. Dec. 23, 1773. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Same subject, pp. 12.
Printed, Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections, 4th
ser. IV. 379.
17. Lee, William. Jan. 4, 10, 29, 1774. Three let¬
ters from London to F. L. Lee. Private com¬
mercial affairs, ff. (6).. (The last is imperfect
— a part torn off.)
, 18. March 19, 1774. Letter to the same, with
a copy of another, dated March 16, 1773. Same
subject, ff. (2). (Imperfect — slightly torn.)
19. [Lee, Arthur]. April 2, 1774. Letter to the
same. Political situation of America. Not
signed, ff. (4).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 37.
^20. [Lee, William]. April 2,1774. Letter to [F. L.
Lee ?] Non-exportation to Great Britain. Not
signed or superscribed, f. (1).
- 21. April 21, June 5, 1774. Two letters to
F. L. Lee. Private commercial affairs, with a
slight reference to politics, ff. (4).
22. July 14. 1774. Letter to the same; with a
copy of another of June 30, 1774. Private com¬
mercial affaijs. ff. (2).
July 16, 1774. Letter to the same. Non-
exportation to Great Britain, ff. (2).
23. Copy of the above of July 16, with auto¬
graph signature and postscript.
Juty 3°> I774- Letter to the same, with
another copy of the above of July 16. Private
commercial affairs, ff. (2).
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CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
24. [Dickinson, John]. Aug. 20, 1774. Letter to
[Arthur Lee]. General congress of the colo¬
nies. Not signed or superscribed, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 305.
25. Lee, William. Sept. 5, 1774- Letter to F. L^
Lee. Private commercial affairs, ff. (2).
26. [Dickinson, John], Oct. 27,1774. Letter from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Political aspect
of America. Not signed, ff. (2).
Lee, William. Dec. 5, 1774. Letter to F. L. Lee.
Private commercial affairs; political situation
of America, ff. (2).
27. Lee, Arthur. Dec. 13, 1774. Letter from Lon¬
don to his brother, [F. L. Lee ?j Non-expor¬
tation to Great Britain ; plans of parliament
against America. Not superscribed, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 209.
Lee, William. Dec. 24, 1774. Letter to F. L.
Lee. Edward Brown's partnership in the firm,
ff. (2).
28. Dec. 24, 1774. Another letter to the same.
Private commercial affairs, ff. (3).
29. Copy of the above (28). pp. 5. (Imper¬
fect — p. 5 torn.)
30. [Lee, Arthur]. Dec. 26, 1774. Letter from
London to the same. General congress of the
colonies ; effect upon the ministry. Not signed,
ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 213.
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, xith earl of.
yan. 5, 1775. Letter to Arthur Lee. Fairfax
lands in Virginia, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 346.
31. Lee, William. Jan. 13, 14, 1775. Letter to F.
L. Lee. Private commercial affairs ; petition
of London merchants and traders to parliament
for relief to American commerce, ff. (4). (Im¬
perfect — torn.)
Gushing, Thomas. Feb. 1775. Private letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. State of feeling in
America, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 275. • •
'32. Lee, William. Feb. 10, 1775. Letter from Lon¬
don to F. L. Lee. Public and private commer¬
cial affairs, ff. (4).
Warren, Joseph. Feb. 20, 1775. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Prospect of war ; spirit
of New England, ff. (4).
Printed, Frothingham's Life of Joseph Warren, p. 418 ; Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, II. 264.
33. [Lee, William]. Feb. 25, 1775. Letter from
London to [F. L. Lee]. Politics in England
and America ; sympathy with the ministry
among American merchants in London. Not
signed or addressed, ff. (2).
Feb. 25, 1775. Another letter to F. L. Lee.
Private commercial affairs, ff. (2).
34. March 1, 1775. Letter to the same. Bill
regulating fisheries ; war preparations, ff (2.).
- March 11, 1775. Letter to the same. Pri¬
vate commercial affairs; commercial restric¬
tions on America, ff. (2).
35- —- March 13, 1775. Letter to the same.
Private commercial affairs, f. (1).
Franklin, Benjamin. March 19, 1775. Letter
from London to Arthur Lee. Departure from
London ; Massaclnisetts papers, etc. ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Life of Franklin, p. 391.
36. Lee, William. March 21, 1775. Letter to F.
L. Lee. Private commercial affairs, ff. (2).
37-44, 46-48. Depositions, April 23-25, 1775.
Fight at Lexington and Concord. Indorsed,
No. 2, 4-12, 14-18. All certified to by Nathan¬
iel Gorham, Noty. pubk., at Charlestown, Mass.,
April 26, 1775- (*8)-
Lexington. 2. Thomas Rice Willard, sworn be¬
fore Wm. Reed, Jona. Hastings, Duncan In-
graham, Middlesex, April 23; — 4. Capt. John
Parker, before Wm. Reed, Josiah Johnson,
Wm. Stickney, April 25; — 5. John Robbins,
before Wm. Reed, Josiah Johnson, April 24;
— 6. Benjamin Tidd of Lexington, Joseph Ab¬
bot of Lincoln, before Wm. Reed, Josiah John¬
son, Wm. Stickney, April 25; — 7. Nathl.
Mulliken, Philip Russell, Moses Harrington,
Junr., Thomas Harrington, Daniel Harring¬
ton, William Grimes, William Tidd, Isaac
Hastings, Jonas Stone, Junr., James Wyman,
Thaddeus Harrington, John Chandler, Joshua
Reed Junr., Joseph Simonds, Phinehas Smith,
John Chandler Junr., Reuben Lock, Joel
Niles, Nathan Reed, Samuel Tidd, Benja¬
min Lock, Thomas Winship, Simeon Snow,
John Smith, Moses Harrington ye 3d, Joshua
Reed, Ebenezer Parker, John Harrington,
Enoch Wellington, John Hosmer, Isaac Green,
Phinehas Stearns, Isaac Durant, Thomas Head-
ley [Hadley?], Junr., all of Lexington, before
the same, April 25 ; — 8. Nathaniel Parkhurst,
Jonas Parker, John Monro Junr., John Winship,
Solomon Peirce, John Muzzy, Abner Mead,
John Bridge Junr., Ebenezer Bowman, William
Monro 3d, Mikah Hagar, Samuel Sanderson,
Saml. Hastings, James Brown, all of Lexington,
before the same, April 25 ; —9. Timothy Smith,
of Lexington, before the same, April 25 ; — 10.
Levi Harrington, Levi Mead, both of Lexington,
before the same, April 25; — 11. William
Draper, of Colrain, before the same, April 25 ;
— 12. Thos. Fessenden, before the same,
April 23.
Concord. 14. John Hoar, John Whithead, Abram
Gearfield, Benja. Munroe, Isaac Parks, Wm.
Hosmer, John Adams, Gregory Stone, of Lin¬
coln, before Wm. Reed, John Cuming, Jona.
Hastings, Duncan Ingraham, April 23; — 15.
Nathan Barrett, Jonathan Farrar, Joseph But¬
ler, Francis Wheeler, John Barrett, John Brown,
Silas Walker, Ephraim Melven, Nathan But-
trick, Stephen Hosmer Junr., Samuel Barrett,
Thomas Jones, Joseph Chandler, Peter Wheeler,
Nathan Peirce, Edward Richardson, of Concord,
before Jona. Hastings, John Cuming, Duncan
Ingraham, April 23 ; — 16. Timothy Minot Junr.,
of Concord, before Wm. Reed, Jona. Hastings,
John Cuming, Duncan Ingraham, April 23 ; —
17. Col. James Barrett, of Concord, before Wm.
Reed, Jona. Hastings, Duncan Ingraham, April
23 ; — 18. Bradbery Robinson, Samuel Spring,
Thaddeus Bancroft, of Concord, James Adams,
of Lincoln, before Wm. Reed, Wm. Stickney,
Jona. Hastings, April 23.
The entire series (20 in number) is printed in Force's Ameri¬
can archives, 4th ser. II. 490, et seq.; Shattuck's History of
Concord, pp. 342, et seq. ; Journal of 2d continental congress,
pp. 79, et seq.; and portions of it are given in Frothingham's
Siege of Boston, pp. 367, et seq.; Remembrancer, 1775, I. 35,
et seq. ; London chronicle, June 1, 1775 ; also in various Boston
newspapers of the time.
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
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45. Deposition. Duplicate of "no. 14" above
(p. 44). f. (1). (Imperfect — torn.)
49. Lee, William. April 27, 1775. Letter from
London to Edward Browne, with postscript to
F. L. Lee. Tobacco commerce, ff. (2).
to. Warren, Joseph. April 27, 177 5. Letter from
Cambridge to [Arthur Lee]. Josiah Quincy's
death ; necessity of conciliatory measures from
England, ff. (2). (Imperfect — signature and
address cut out.)
Printed, Frothingham's Life of Joseph Warren, p. 471 ; and
incorrectly in Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 267.
51. [Dickinson, John]. April 29, 1775. Letter to
[Arthur Lee]. Fight at Lexington and Con¬
cord. Not superscribed. Signed, J. D. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 307.
52. Warren, Joseph. May 16, 1775. Letter from
Cambridge to [Arthur Lee]. Situation of af¬
fairs in America. Not superscribed, ff. (2).
Printed, Frothingham's Life of Joseph Warren, p. 488 ; and
incorrectly in Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 268.
53. Lee, Richard Henry. May 21, 1775. Letter
from Philadelphia to [F. L. Lee ?] Action of
the provincial assemblies ; conduct of British
troops. Not superscribed, ff. (2).
^ 54 I>^e. William. May 24, 1775. Letter from
1.. ik! >n o F. L. Lee. Appointment as alder-
iinn <>t London; private commercial affairs;
lie- fssitv of firmness in America, ff. (2).
55, 56. C'Oii..mental Congress, Second. Philadel¬
phia, May, 1775. Form of address to the people
of Creat Britain. Injuries and attitude of
America. Indorsed " 1776." ff. (3).
Cf. Journals of congress, I. 134, et seq- ; 142, et seq.
57, 5S. Copies of letters, 1775-1778, from Dr. Ben¬
jamin Rush, to John Sawbridge and to Mrs.
Macaulay, John Sawbridge to Samuel Witham
Stockton, William Baker to S. W. Stockton,
Saml. Wharton to Benjamin Franklin, Granville
Sharp to Benjamin Franklin. Recommenda¬
tion of S. W. Stockton. 3d copy. Attested by
S. W. Stockton, pp. 6.
Dickinson, John. July 7,. 1775. Note from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Introduction of
Dr. Hutchinson ; fighting near Boston. Signa¬
ture and address crossed out with ink. f. (1).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 312.
59. Continental Congress, Second. July%, 1775.
Letter to Richard Penn, William Bollan, Arthur
Lee, Edmund Burke and Garth. Inclosure
of a petition to the king, a second address to
the people of Great Britain, and a letter of
thanks to the lord mayor of London. Signed,
John Hancock President. — With note added,
Sept. 4, 1775, by Arthur Lee and Richard Penn.
Reception of petition, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 47 ; and, without the
postscript of the agents, in Journals of the 2d continental con¬
gress, p. 149.
60. Dickinson, John. July 1775. Letter from
Nairhill to Arthur Lee. Petition to the king
proposing plan of accommodation; engage¬
ments near Boston. Signature and address
crossed out. f. (1). (Imperfect — torn.)
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 312.
61. Dartmouth, William Legge, 2d carl of. Aug. 31,
1775. Note to Richard Penn and Arthur Lee,
appointing a meeting, p. (1).
Lee, Arthur. Note to Mr. Penn. Same subject. 1
p. (1).
Penn, Richard, and "Lee, Arthur. Sept. 2, 1775.
Draft of letter from London to the continental
congress. Presentation of the petition men¬
tioned in the preceding notes. f. (1). (Torn.)
62. Lee, Arthur. Sept. 4, 1775. Letter to [John
Dickinson ?] Violence of the ministry of Great
Britain against the colonies, ff. (2).
63. Virginia Delegates to Second Continental
Congress. Oct. 5, 1775. Draft of letter to
committee of safety at Williamsburg. Patrols,
military lookouts,, etc. — With copy of another,
dated Oct. 23, 1775. f. (1).
64. Jackson, Bayard and Co. Jan. 18, 1776.
Letter from Philadelphia to Montandouin &
Frére at Nantes. Order for merchandise,
f. (1).
65. Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte de. yune
9, 1776. Letter from Versailles, in French, to
[Arthur Lee]. Ammunition for Virginia. With
a translation, f. (1).
66,67. Maryland — nth Battalion of Militia, yune
20, 1776. Copy of a letter to the representa¬
tives of Prince George's county in the provin¬
cial convention. Support to the union of the
colonies. Signed, Thomas Sim Lee, George
Lee, Luke Marberry, John Addison, Wm.
Barnes Jr., Thomas Trueman, Trueman Skin¬
ner, David Crawford, Fulder Bowie, Stephen
West. ff. (3).
68. [Lovell, JamesJi 1776. Account of his im¬
prisonment in Boston by the British ; unsuccess¬
ful efforts for release. (The latter part probably
in his autograph.) ff. (2). (Perhaps incom¬
plete.)
69. yune 25, 1776. Letter from Halifax to
Arthur Lee. Imprisonment at Halifax, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 48.
70. Certificate, dated London, Aug. 3, 1776, from
Geo. Ross, James Hodge, Richd. Rouse (Brit¬
ish) as to their good treatment by Capt. Henry
Johnson (American) while prisoners on his
sloop, (f.) 1.
71. 72. Continental Congress, Second. Sept. 26,
1776. Instructions to Benjamin Franklin, Silas
Deane and Thomas Jefferson, commissioners.
Proposed treaty with France. Signed, John
Hancock Presidt. ff. (4).
Printed, Secret journals of congress, II. 27 ; Lee's Life of
Arthur Lee, I. 2S0.
73. Sept. 30, 1776. The original appointment
of Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane and Thomas
Jefferson as commissioners to make a treaty
with France. With seal. Signed, John Han¬
cock Presidt. f. (1) folded.
Printed (with blanks for names), Secret journals of congress,
II. 32. -
74. Feb. 3, 1777. Copy of the same with Ar¬
thur Lee's name substituted for Thomas Jeffer¬
son's. Attested on the outside by Benjamin
Franklin, Silas Deane and Arthur Lee.
75. 76. Franklin, Benjamin, and Morris, Robert.
Oct. 1, 1776.- Letter from Philadelphia to Silas
Deane. Aid expected from France; battle of
Long Island, etc. ff. (4).
8
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
77: Agreement in French, Oct. 15, 1776, between
De Montieu, " Rodrique Hortalez & Cie " and
Silas Deane. Secret aid to America, ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 51.
78. Continental Congress, Second. Oct. 22, 1776.
Extract from the minutes. Appointment of
Arthur Lee as commissioner to France in place
of Thomas Jefferson. Signed, Chas. Thom¬
son Secy. f. (1).
79, 80. Oct. 22, 1776. Instructions, similar to
those above (71, 72), Indorsed, No. 2. With
Arthur Lee's name in place of Thomas Jeffer¬
son's. ff. (4).
81-83. Copy of the same. With extracts from
the minutes, dated, Sept. 26, 28, 1776, and addi¬
tional instructions, dated, Oct. 16, 22, 1776.
Indorsed, Feb. 5, 1777, by Franklin, Deane and
Lee.
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 280.
84-88. —— Plan of treaty with France, sent with
the above instructions. Signed, John Hancock
Presidt. Indorsed, No. 3. ff. (10).
Printed, Secret journals of congress, II. 7, et seq.
89. Letter, dated Berlin, Nov. 25, 1776. Super¬
scribed, "Edward Palmer Middle Temple
London." Not signed. Political events of the
times, ff. (2).
Many proper names are altered or erased.
90. Memoir, Dec. 1776, concerning the state of
America. Drafted at Paris, ff. (2).
91. Lee, Arthur. Copies of political anecdotes of
Sir Wm. Howe, Franklin, Gerard and Beau-
marchais. ff. (3).
92-98. Morris, Robert. Dec. 20, 1776. Letter
from Philadelphia to Silas Deane in Paris.
Detail of American misfortunes. With post¬
script dated, Jan. 8, 1777. ff. (13).
Printed (except the opening sentence and the entire postscript),
but with differences, in Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
I 225, et seq., where it is dated Dec. 21, 1776, and addressed
throughout as to the commissioners. This MS- bears pencil
marks corresponding to the changes in the printed copy.
99. Continental Congress, Second. Dec. 23, 1776.
Extract from the minutes. Resolution to the
commissioners concerning the conduct of Portu¬
gal and action to be taken thereon, f. (1).
Printed, Secret journals of congress, II. 35.
100. Franklin, Benjamin, Deane, Silas, and Lee,
Arthur. Dec. 28, 1776. Form 'of letter to
Count d'Aranda, ambassador from Spain to
France, asking permission to call upon him.
f. (1).
101. Lee, Arthur. Dec. 23, 1776. Copy of letter to
committee of secret correspondence, accepting
his nomination as commissioner. — Copy of let¬
ter, Dec. 31, 1776, to Lord Shelburne. Depar¬
ture for Paris. f. (1). (Imperfect — latter part
wanting.)
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 60, 62.
VOL. III.
I. Continental Congress, Second. Jan. 2, 1777.
Appointment of Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane
and Arthur Lee, as commissioners to make a
treaty with France. With seal. Signed, John
Hancock ; attest. Chas. Thomson Secy. f.(i),
doubled. (Imperfect — cut.)
This differs from the commission on p. 74 of vol. II. by one
additional clause :—"and also to enter into and agree upon a
treaty with his Most Christian Majesty or such person or persons
as shall be by him authorized for that purpose for assistance in
carrying on the present war between Great Britain and these
United States." See letter from Dr. Franklin on p. 27 of this
volume.
2. [Lee, Arthur]. Jan. 4,1777. Letter from Paris
to his brother, Richard Henry Lee. Defence
of the lakes ; probable British force, ff. (2).
3. Commissioners to France. Jan. 5, 1777.
Copy of memorial to France. Request for
ships, etc. Indorsed by Lee, " Signed by the
Commissioners & presented to Count Ver-
gennes, thro M* Gerard." Not signed, ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 21; Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, I. 63.
4. Gerard, Conrad Alexandre, Secretary to Ver-
gennes. Jan. 5, 1777. Note to the commission¬
ers. Interview, ff. (2).
5. [Commissioners to France]. Jan. 14, 1777.
Copy of letter to C. A. Gerard. Thanks for
message from the king of France, Louis XVI.
In Lee's handwriting, not signed. Indorsed,
No. 10. f. (1).
The message was probably a verbal one delivered in the in¬
terview appointed by Gerard (see p. 4). See also Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, II. 23, note. Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic
correspondence, II. 23; Lee's Life of Arthur Lee. I. 66.
6. Continental Congress, Second — Secret Com¬
mittee. Jan. 14, 1777. Copy of letter to the
commissioners. Purchase of ammunition from
France. Signed, " Rob' Morris Chairman of
the Secret Committee of Congress." Indorsed,
3d copy. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 295.
7. Gerard, C. A. Jan. 30, 1777. Note to Arthur
Lee. Interview, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
8. Commissioners to France. Feb. 1,1777. Copy
of memorial to Vergennes. France and Eng¬
land ; Gen. Burgoyne. Indorsed by Lee,
" Presented by Mr Lee alone at Versailles."
Not signed, ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 24 j Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, I. 67.
9. [Continental Congress, Second—Committee of
Secret Correspondence]. Feb. 2, 1777. Draft of
letter from Baltimore to the commissioners.
Blockade by the British ; loan of ships of war
from France ; Gen. Washington ; Sir William
Howe; Gen. Heath. Indorsed, " Copy of
Letter to Commissioners." In R. H. Lee's
handwriting, but not signed, f. (1).
Printed, in Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 257, with
differences and signatures: B. Harrison, R. H. Lee, W.
Hooper; in Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 290, with verbal
changes and signatures: Benj. Harrison, Richard Henry Lee,
Jno. Witherspoon.
10. xi. [Commissioners to France], Feb. 6,
1777. Copy of letter to "The Secret Com¬
mittee of Congress." Hodge; Farmers-general;
American packets ; Burgoyne; envoys to
Spain and Holland; Nicholas Davis. Not
signed. Copy examined by W. T. Franklin,
ff. (4).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 310; Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, I. 260, where it is addressed, "To the
committee of secret correspondence." For the difference be¬
tween the committees see Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
I. 5, note.
.CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
9
12. Gruel, J. Feb. 8, 1777. Etat de differentes
sommes Payés- å Nantes Par ordre et Pour
compte de Monsieur le • Docteur franklin,
ff. (2).
13. [Continental Congress, Second—Secret Com-
mittee\. Feb. 17, 1777. Draft of letter from
Baltimore to the commissioners. Orders for
clothing, etc. Signed, Richard Henry Lee;
and in his handwriting. Indorsed, " Copy of
letter from Secret Committee." f. (1).
14. Cleveland, Stephen, Capt. Feb. 19, 1777.
Letter to Arthur Lee. John Philip Mirckle.
ff. (2).
15. [Lee, Arthur]. Feb. 20, 1777. Letter from
"Bourdeau," addressed, "Dear' Brother."
Thomas Morris ; J. P. Mirckle. Not signed,
ff. (2).
16. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons, merchants at Bilboa.
March 3, 1777. Letter from Bilboa to Arthur
Lee. Commerce between the firm and America ;
news of Trenton battle, ff. (2).
17. Lee, Arthur. March 5, 1777. Copy of memo¬
rial from Burgos to Marquis de Grimaldi. Rea¬
sons for desiring reception at Madrid. Signed,
" Arthur Lee Commissioner plenipotentiary
from the Congress of the United States of
America." Indorsed, N°. 13. ff. (2).
The title here assumed by Lee was not strictly descriptive of
his position, and was probably appended only for form, as in his
other communications to the court of Spain ; see Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, II- 47, note. Printed, Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, II- 38 ; Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 79.
18. Lee, Arthur. March 5, 1777. Memoria sobra
[sic] la contienda en la America. Dated at
Burgos. Signed as the last on p. 17. Indorsed,
N°. 14. Interlined with English translation,
ff. (2).
English translation printed, in Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I.
81 ; and with differences in Sparks' Diplomatic corre¬
spondence, II. 41, where it is stated that the memorial was not
presented to the court of Spain, but put into the hands of
Marquis de Grimaldi at Burgos, who returned a verbal answer
without consulting the court.
19. 20. [Sarsfield, Comte de] ? 1777 ? Mé-
moire. Arrangement of troops in America.
Not signed. Indorsed, "Count [Sarsfield's ? ]
plan for troops." pp. 8.
21-24. [Lee, Arthur]. March, 1777. Plan of a
treaty with Spain. Not signed, ff. (7).
See Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 84.
25. [ ]• March 6, 1777. Letter from Burgos.
Character of commercial agents of Con¬
gress in Europe. Addressed, " Dear Sir " j
closing, "Adieu," but not signed, ff. (2).
26. [ ]. March 19, 1777. Letter from Vitoria
to R. H. Lee. Loans to America; additional
troops, ff. (2).
Downer, Eliphalet. March 20, 1777. Receipt,
dated Pool, to William Lee for five guineas.
Indorsed, " Ent. P. C. fol. 65." f. (1).
27. Franklin, Benjamin. March 21, 1777. Letter
from Passy to Arthur Lee. News of Trenton
battle ; Lord Cornwallis ; Washington ; Howe ;
fresh commission (see p. 1 of this volume) ;
Lee's mission to Spain, ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 54; Lee's
Life oi Arthur Lee, I. 75.
28. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. March 22, 1777
Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. News from
America; preparation of ships, ff. (2).
29. Gardoqui, James. March 23, 1777. Letter
from Vitoria to Arthur Lee. Washington's
advantage over British, ff. (2).
30. Farmers-General of France. March 24,1777.
Copy of contract with Franklin and Deane for
tobacco. In French. Signed, B. Franklin,
S. Deane, Paulze. ff. (2). (Imperfect — edges
worn.)
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I.
282.
31. [Commissioners to France]. March 28,
1777. Copy of propositions to Vergennes.
Supply of cannon, etc. to America, f. (1).
32. Cleveland, Stephen, Capt. March 28, 1777.
Letter from Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. J. P.
Mirckle. ff. (2).
33. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. April 9, 1777.
Letter from Bilboa to Benjamin Franklin. Sup¬
plies for America. Not signed, ff. (2).
34. Suffolk, Henry Howard, 12th Earl of. April
10, 1777. Copie d'une lettre au comte de
Welderen Ministre d'hollande å Londres.
Governor of St. Eustatius. Indorsed, "Taken
by Conyngham." ff. (2).
25. [Lee, Arthur] ? April 12, 1777. Copy of let¬
ter from Paris to Dr. Richard Price. Conduct
of British soldiery in America. Not signed,
ff- (3).
36. [Commissioners to France]. April 19,
1777. Draft of letter to Baron Schulenburg.
Friendly relations between America and Prus¬
sia. Signatures in pencil. Copy on next page,
ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 58; Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, II. 5.
37. [ ]. Copy of the same. Signed. Indorsed,
No 1. ff. (2).
38. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. April 19, 1777.
Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Supplies
for America. With memoranda, ff. (2).
39. Gardoqui, James. April 24, 1777. . Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Loan of 81,000
livres. ff. (2).
40. [Commissioners to France]. April 28,
1777. Copy of letter from Paris to secret com¬
mittee of congress. Supplies sent by France ;
Lee's mission to Prussia. Not signed. Note
added by W. T. Franklin.
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 314.
May 1, 1777- Copy of letter to Jonathan
Williams. Directions about packets. Indorsed,
No 1. f. (1).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 285.
41. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]: May 5, 1777.
Letter from Madrid to [Arthur Lee ?]. Sup¬
plies for America. Superscribed, "Mr John
Thompson." Not signed. Indorsed in pencil,
Gardoqui. ff. (2).
42. [Commissioners to France]. May 7, 1777.
Draft of memorial to Vergennes. Violations
of French neutrality by British vessels ; case
of the Culloden. Indorsed, " drawn up by A.
Lee." ff. (2).
10
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
43. [ ]. Copy of the same. f. (1).
Grand, Ferdinand, banker at Paris. May 10,
1777. Acknowledgment of receipt of a bill for
106,500 livres, indorsed by Gardoqui, in favor
of Arthur Lee. f. (1).
See Gardoqui's letter in Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
II. 59-
44. [Commissioners to France]. May 11, 1777.
Letter to Count de Bernstorff, minister to
Copenhagen, sending him a letter captured
from a British vessel by an American privateer,
ff. (2).
Schulenburg-Kehnert, Friedrich Wilhelm,
Baron de. May 20, 1777. Letter from Berlin
to Arthur Lee. Lee's journey to Berlin. In
French, with translation by Lee. Indorsed,
No 2. ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II.
63 ; Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 6.
45. Gardoqui, James. May 29, 1777. Letter from
Madrid to Arthur Lee. Supplies to America
from the firm in Bilboa; receipt of tobacco in
return. Not signed, ff. (2).
Schulenburg-Kehnert, F. W., Baron de.
June 9, 1777. Letter from Berlin to Arthur
Lee. Lee's journey to Berlin. In French,
with translation by Lee. ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II.
68; Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 90.
46. Grand, Ferdinand. June 10, 1777. Account
with the commissioners, f. (1).
47. Sollier, J., banker at Nantes. June 13, 1777.
Account with the commissioners, ff. (2).
Maltrebiou (?), . June 17, 1777. Letter
from Calais to M. Deloder at Paris. His cap¬
ture and treatment by the British. In French.
ff. (2).
48. Ross, John. June 17, 1777. Letter from
Nantes to Silas Deane. Gruel's account
against congress, ff. (2).
Schulenburg-Kehnert, F. W., Baron de.
June 18, 1777. Letter from Berlin to Arthur
Lee. Commerce between Prussia and America.
In French, with translation by Lee. Indorsed,
• No 3. ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II.
75 ; Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 8.
49. June 26, 1777. Letter to the same.
American privateers in Prussian ports. In
French, with translation by Lee. ff. (2).
Translation printed, in Papers in relation to the case of Silas
Deane, p. 187, published in 1855 by the Seventy-six society,
Philadelphia; Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 78;
Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 97.
[Lee, Arthur]. June 28, 1777. Letter from
Berlin to his colleagues at Paris. Cannon from
Prussia; robbery of his papers. Indorsed,
N» 4. ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 79; Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, II. 9.
50. Williams, Jonathan, commercial agent at
Nantes. June 28, 1777. Copy of letter from
Nantes to the firm of De Begray, Beaugeard
fils & cie. at St. Malo. Disposal of prizes.
With copy of circular letter to prize-masters,
ff. (2).
Frederick II., of Prussia. July 2, 1777.
Letter from Potsdam to Arthur Lee. Robbery
of Lee's papers. In French, with translation
by Lee. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 96; and translation
printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 86.
51. Deane, Silas. July 4, 1777. Copy of letter
from Paris to Jonathan Williams. Disposal of
prizes at Nantes. Indorsed, " N° 2 Copy of
Extract." f. (1).
After the signature is this note added in the same hand: " The
forgoing being written in the plural Number is supposed to be
from the Commissioners altho' accidentaly signed only by Mr.
Deane, The Letter to Cap^ Weeks (see next paper) being to the
same effect & being signed by Doctr. Franklin & Mr. Deane prove
this, and the Letter from DocU Franklin of Decr. 22d, 1777 (see
reverse of next paper) ratifying all Mr. Deans orders renders it
perfectly authentic." Printed, except the note, in Papers in
relation to the case of Silas Deane, p. 201, published by the
Seventy-six society, Philadelphia.
Franklin, Benjamin, and Deane, Silas. July
4, 1777. Copy of letter from Paris to Capt.
Lambert Weeks. Prizes; Mr. Williams. In¬
dorsed, "No. 3 Copy." — Franklin, Benjamin.
Dec. 22, 1777. Copy of letter from Passy to
Jonathan Williams. Same subjects; ratifica¬
tion .of Mr. Deane's orders. On reverse of
preceding paper. Indorsed, " N° 4 Copy of Ex¬
tract." f. (1).
Printed, in Papers in relation to the case of Silas Deane,
p. 200, published by the Seventy-six society, Philadelphia. The
note by Franklin, of Dec. 22, 1777, -on the reverse, is printed in
the same, p. 193.
52. Lee, Arthur. July 6, 1777. Letter from Berlin
to his colleagues in Paris. Robbery of his
papers; probable consequences, ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 86 ; Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, II. 10.
Williams, Jonathan. July 8, 1777. Letter
from Nantes to the commissioners. Disposal
of prizes ; fitting out of privateers, ff. (4).
53. July 9, 10, 1777. Copy of two letters
from Nantes to Thomas Morris. Disposal of
prizes, ff. (2).
54. July 10, 1777. Letter from Nantes to the
commissioners. Same subject; purchase of
clothing ; discount credit, ff. (4).
55. July 12, 1777. Letter to the same.
Thomas Morris ; prizes ; purchase of clothing,
ff. (2).
56. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. July 16, 1777.
Copy of letter from Versailles to Franklin and
Deane. American privateers in French ports.
In French, ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
I. 3">
57. Copy of the same. — [Aug. 21, 1777.]
Copy of letter to Grand (see original on p. 66).'
Privateers ; prizes ; Chaumont; Hodge. —
March 4, 1778. Extract of letter from Capt.
Cunningham to Arthur Lee. Disposal of
prizes. — Note by Arthur Lee. Deane. ff. (2).
Translation of Vergennes' letter to Grand, Sparks' Diplomatic
correspondence, II. 95.
58. Schweighauser, J. D. 16, 1777 (?) Let¬
ter to the commissioners Disposal of Ameri¬
can goods and prizes. "July 16" added in
Lee's(?) handwriting; the year is not given.
Indorsed in later hand in pencil, ** 1777 (?)"
ff. (2).
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
11
59. Franklin, Benjamin, and Deane, Silas. July
*7» x777- Copy of letter to Vergennes. An¬
swer to his complaint of violation of neutrality
by American privateers (see pp. 56, 57). ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 314.
60. Weedon, George, Gen. July\%, 1777. Letter
from "Clove(?) Camp in New Jersies" to
[R. H. Lee?]. Capture of Gen. Prescott.
£. (1).
61. Pincus d'Eisenstadt, Baruch. July 20, 1777.
Letter from Vienna to Arthur Lee. Price of
wool and cloth, ff. (2).
Sollier, J. Aug. 1, 1777. Account with the
commissioners. In French, ff. (2).
62. Penet, P. & cie. Aug. 2, 1777. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Financial transactions
of the commissioners; complaints, ff. (2).
Gerard, C. A. Aug. 4, 1777. Reply to Arthur
Lee. ff. (2).
63. Lee, William. ^^.9,1777. Letter from Nantes
to [F. L. Lee ?j. Difficulties as commercial
agent at Nantes. Indorsed, "FL L." ff. (2).
^Greive, . Aug. 11,1777. Note to Arthur
Lee. Appointment for breakfast. News from
America, ff. (2).
64. Lee, William. Aug. 12, 1777. Copy of letter
from Nantes to R. H. Lee. Difficulties as com¬
mercial agent at Nantes, ff. (2).
65. Commissioners to France. Aug. 12, 1777.
Copy of letter to Vergennes. Hodge. In¬
dorsed, "Sent to Count Vergennes by Mr
Franklin junr." ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 317.
Franklin, Benjamin, a.7id Deane, Silas. May
g-Aug. 15, 1777. Copy of contracts with the
firm of Holker fils, Sabatier fils & Desprez for
furnishing cloth. In French. Copy certified
by H. Ford, Sec'y. ff. (2).
Translation of that of Aug. 15 printed, in Sparks' Diplomatic
correspondence, I. 318.
66. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Aug. 21, 1777.
Letter to Grand. Privateers; prizes ; Chau-
mont; Hodge. In French, ff. (2). (Imperfect
— hole worn.)
■See copy on p. 57. Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic
correspondence, II. 95.
[Bridgen, Edward]. Aug. 29, 1777. Letter
•from London to [Arthur Lee]. American
politics ; character of American agents. Signed,
E. B. Superscribed, " Monsieur Johnstone."
ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II, 86.
67. Jennings, Edmund]. Sept. x, 1777. Letter to
[Arthur Lee]. American affairs. Signed,
"Robert Williams." f. (1).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 99.
[ ]. Letter to [Arthur Lee]. Trouble be¬
tween Franklin and Lee; Carmichael. Not
dated. Signed, " G. Harrison." Superscribed,
" Monsieur Dupré." ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 100.
68. Wanson, , maitre tailleur. Sept. 2, 1777.
Note in French. Lee's letters; Carmichael.
f. (1).
[Gardoqui, James]. Sept. 4, 1777. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Proffers of per¬
sonal friendship; disposition of Spain toward
America, ff. (2).
69. [Commissioners to France]. Sept. 8, 1777.
Copy of letter to "The Secret Committee."
Disposition of European powers toward Amer¬
ica ; financial situation of the commissioners ;
English trade. Not signed. Attested by W.
T. Franklin, ff. (4).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 315; Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, I. 319, where it is addressed, " To the
committee of foreign affairs" (formerly the committee of secret
correspondence, see Journals of congress, III. 142).
70. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Sept. 13, 1777.
Letter from Bilboa to Benjamin Franklin. Prof¬
fers of friendship ; consignment of tobacco ;
Logoanere & Co.; Cuningham. ff. (2). (Im¬
perfect — torn.)
71. Dumas, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich. Sept. 23,1777.
Letter to Arthur Lee. Lee's journey to Berlin;
John Adams; Samuel Adams; Cusbing; New¬
man ; Franklin ; Deane; Carmichael. Inclos¬
ing extracts from two other letters of his of
same date. ff. (3).
72. [Jennings, Edmund]. Sept. 24(F), 1777. Letter
to [Arthur Lee]. Trouble between Franklin
and Lee. Signed, " George Harrison." Super¬
scribed, "Monsieur Letsom"(?) ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 90. where the date is
given Sept. 27th. The date is apparently 23 changed to 24.
Carmichael, William. Sept. 26, 1777. Note
to Arthur Lee. Request foi" an interview.
Answer, on same page, from Lee, appointing
one. f. (1).
73. 74. Thompson, Thomas, Capt. Sept. 28, 1777.
Copy of letter to the commissioners. Account
of the Raleigh's voyage and encounter with a
British fleet off the Bermudas, ff. (4).
75. Oct. 5, 1777. Copy of the journal of the
Raleigh. Indorsed, " Sent to Congress." ff. (2).
76. Deane, Simeon. Oct. 7, 1777. Letter from
Passy to " Capt. Joseph Hynson or Capt. John
Folger." Packets to America. With two
other communications to Folger, Oct. 7, 19,
1777, on the reverse, the second signed by
Franklin and Deane. f. (1).
77. 78. Commissioners to France. Oct. 7, 1777.
Copy of letter from Passy to "The Secret
Committee." Money loans from Europe ; fail¬
ure of remittances ; commercial agents ; Ross ;
Hodge ; Ceronio ; Gardoqui ; William Lee ;
Izard. Attested, W. T. Franklin, ff. (4).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 319; Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, I. 332, where it is addressed " To the
committee of foreign affairs." This is probably correct, as the
" Secret committee" was dissolved July 5, 1777, and the " Com¬
mittee of secret correspondence," April 17, 1777.
79. Rosignan, Sigard, Marquis de, Sardinian envoy
to Berlin. Oct. 7, 1777. Letter from Berlin to
Arthur Lee. Ticonderoga; Burgoyne ; electro-
phons; Sayre. In French, ff. (2).
Translation printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 363.
[Gardoqui, James]. Oct. 16, 1777. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Supplies to
America. Signed, J. G. ff. (2).
80. [ ]. Oct. 27, 1777. Letter to the same.
Conduct of American privateers toward
, French and Spanish property ; American army
12
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
at Saratoga; supplies for America. Not
signed, ff. (2).
Sayre, Stephen. Oct. 27, 1777. Letter from
Berlin to Franklin. Appeal for support, ff. (2).
81. [Jennings, Edmund], Oct. 1777. Letter to
[Arthur Lee]. Carmichael. Signed, "John
Harris." Superscribed, "John Waters." ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 97.
[ ]. Nov. 4, 1777. Letter to the same.
Same subject. Signed, "John Bourgenville."
f. (x).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 91.
82. Lee, William. Nov. 11, 1777. Letter from
Paris to his brother, [F. L. Lee ?J. Commer¬
cial agency at Nantes; mission to Prussia;
Carmichael; Capts. Babson and Kendrick ;
Hodge ; Cuningham; complaints against
commissioners at Paris, pp. 8.
83. Nov. 24, 1777. Letter from Paris to R.
H. Lee. Commercial agency at Nantes ; ac¬
ceptance of appointment to Prussia; com¬
plaints against Williams, Deane'; Thomas
Morris ; Lloyd ; Montandouin ; Limozin ; use
of public money, ff. (4).
84. [Gardoqui, James]. Nov. 24, 1777. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Orders of con¬
gress ; Ross's cargo of flour at Corunna (see
p. 86); Burgoyne. ff. (2).
[Jennings, Edmund]. Nov. 25, 1777. Letter
to [Arthur Lee]. Disposition of England;
hiring Swiss troops. Signed, "John Towns-
end." ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 92.
85. [Commissioners to France]. Nov. 25, 1777.
Letter from Paris to Capt. Thomson. In¬
structions about prizes. Not signed, ff. (2).
86. Ross, John. Nov. 25,1777. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Gardoqui's letter; cargo of
flour at Corunna (see p. 84). ff. (2).
87. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Nov. 26,1777.
Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Remittances
to America, ff. (2).
88. Grand, Ferdinand. Nov. 27,1777. Memoran¬
dum of money remittances, f. (1).
80. Digges, Thomas, of Maryland. Dec. 1, 1777.
Note to W. Thornton. List of American
prisoners in Fortton prison near Portsmouth,
Eng.; their treatment, ff. (2).
90. Ross, John. Dec. 2, 1777. Note from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Acknowledgment of letter,
ff. (2).
Rosignan, Sigard, Marquis de. Dec. 2, 1777.
Letter from Berlin to [Arthur Lee]. Fordyce
Bang; Sayre; Elliot; electrophons. In
French. Indorsed, N° 2. ff. (2).
Translation printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 365.
91. Ross, John. Dec. 2.1777. Letter from Nantes
to the commissioners. Insurance of public
property, ff. (2).
[Jennings, Edmund]. Dec. 2, 1777. Letter
to [Arthur Lee]. News from America; Wash¬
ington ; Howe; Donop; Burgoyne. Signed,
"John Townsend." Superscribed, "Mon¬
sieur Waters." ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 95.
92. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Dec. 3, 1777.
Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Supplies
for America. Signed, J. G. ff. (2).
93. Continental Congress, Second. Dec. 3, 1777.
Resolutions on the issue of paper money ; di¬
rections to the commissioners; borrowing
money from France. Signed, Henry Laurens,
President; attest. Chas. Thomson Secy. In¬
dorsed, Duplicate. f. (1).
The first two paragraphs were public, and printed in Journals
of congress, III. 552; the rest of the paper is printed in
Secret journals of congress, II. 55.
94. [Jennings, Edmund]. Dec. 5, 1777. Letter
to [Arthur Lee]. Howe; Burgoyne; Washing»
ton. Signed, " C. (?) Townsend." Super-
' scribed, " Monsieur Dupre." ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 94, where the signa¬
ture is given as J. Townsend.
Lee, Arthur. Dec. 10, 1777. Copy of letter
from Paris to the earl of Shelburne. Treat¬
ment of prisoners; cruelty of Gen. Clinton.
Indorsed, Lett. Book. 1. p. 144. Copy com¬
pared by John Adams, f. (1).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 104; Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, II. 119, where it is dated Dec- 14.
95. [Gardoqui, James]. Dec. 10, 1777. Lettei
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
America; Capt. Babson ; Capt. Hibbert. Not
signed, ff. (2).
Franklin, Benjamin. Dec. 11,1777. Copy of
letter from Paris to Sir Grey Cooper. Con¬
dition of American prisoners in England;
Major Thornton. With copy of instructions
from the commissioners to Major Thornton.
Attested, W. T. Franklin, ff. (2).
96. Mullett, Thomas. Dec. 14,1777. Letter from
Bristol to ?, introducing William Steven¬
son. ff. (2).
Ross, John. Dec. 16, 1777. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. American vessels;
British cruisers ; Hodge, ff. (2).
97. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Dec. 17, 1777.
Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Supplies
for America, ff. (2).
98. Morris, Robert. Dec. 17, 1777. Copy of
letter from Manheim to William Smith of the
commercial committee at York, Eng. Conduct
of Thomas Morris, ff. (2).
[Gardoqui, James]. Dec. 18, 1777. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Washington;
Howe ; supplies for America. Not signed,
ff. (2).
99. 100. [Commissioners to France]. Dec. 18,
1777. Copy of letter from Paris to the com¬
mittee for foreign affairs (formerly committee
of secret correspondence). Burgoyne's sur¬
render ; treaty of amity and commerce with
France; remittances of money; favors from
France ; Lord Stormont; treatment of prison¬
ers. Directed to Robert Morris, ff. (4).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 355.
101. Schulenburg-Kehnert, F. W., Baron de.
Dec. 18, 1777. Letter from Berlin to Arthur
Lee. Burgoyne's surrender. In French, with
translation by Lee. ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 120; Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, I. 98.
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
13
[Jennings, Edmund]. Dec. 22, 1777. Letter
to [Arthur Lee]. London news ; Stevenson.
Signed, " C. Townsend." f. (1).
102. Grand, Ferdinand. Dec. 23, 1777. Receipt to
Arthur Lee. f. (1).
Ross, John. Dec. 24, 1777. Letter from
Nantes to the commissioners. Shipments to
America, ff. (2).
103. Boux, , Capt. Dec. 24, 1777. Letter
from Paris, to [the commissioners?]. Request
for commission in American navy. In French,
ff. (2).
Sayre, Stephen. Dec. 25, 1777. Letter from
Copenhagen to the commissioners. His plans
about going to America ; disposition of Den¬
mark toward America, ff. (2).
104-107. Morris, Robert. Dec. 26, 1777. Copy of
letter from Manheim to Henry Laurens. Con¬
duct of Thomas Morris, ff. (4).
108. Ross, John. Dec. 27, 1777. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Fitting out cruisers,
ff. (2).
109. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Dec. 27, 1777.
Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
America; Capt. Hibbert ; Burgoyne ; Howe.
Signed, J. G. & Co. ff. (2).
110. "Waller, John. Dec. 28, 1777 (?). Letter from
Plymouth, Eng., to David Hartley. Condition
of American prisoners; Condry, the agent;
Burgoyne. ff. (3). (Date partly illegible from
stain.)
in. Carmichael, William. Dec. 30, 1777. Let¬
ter from Nantes to the commissioners. Ships
to America ; Williams, ff. (2).
Morris, Thomas. Dec. 30 or 31, 1777. Copy
of letter from Nantes to Jonathan Williams.
Appointment of Williams as assistant in the
commercial agency at Nantes. Indorsed, N° 5.
f. (1). (Imperfect — part of date torn off.)
112. Moylan, James. Dec. 31, 1777. Letter from
L'Orient to Arthur Lee. British proposition to
raise Catholic regiments in Ireland ; Macintosh,
a Scotch spy. With copy of letter from the
commissioners to him promising him the con¬
trol of the public business at L'Orient. In¬
dorsed, N°. 5. ff. (3).
113. [Berkenhout, , Dr. 1777 ] Letter
to Arthur Lee. Capture of the Fox ; Washing¬
ton ; Philadelphia; paper money. Not signed,
dated, or addressed, ff. (2).
82a. Lenoue, . Nov. 11, 1777. Letter from
Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee. Colombé and
Lauty. Indorsed, " Letters relative to the rob¬
bery of our Despatches by Folger." ff. (2).
This paper was inadvertently omitted from its proper chrono¬
logical place.
VOL. IV.
I, Stevenson, William. Jan. 1, 1778. Claim for
^500 on the French governor-general at Gua¬
dalupe. With note in pencil by Arthur Lee.
ff. (2).
2. Carmichael, William. [About Jan. 3, 1778.]
Note to Arthur Lee. Departure for America.
Dated, " Saturday 6 oclock." ff. (2).
For the circumstances of this and the three following papers,
see Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 373, 374; and Papers in relation
to the case of Silas Deane, p. 54, published in 1855 by the Sev¬
enty-six society, Philadelphia.
3. Stevenson, William. [Jan. 4, 1778.] Letter to
the commissioners. Despatches for America,
ff. (2).
4. Franklin, Benjamin, and Deane, Silas. Jan.
4, 1778. Answer to Stevenson's note (p. 3)
Despatches for America, f. (1).
5. Stevenson, William. Jan. 4, 1778. Reply to
the letter of Franklin and Deane. Explanation
of his position, ff. (2).
Lee, William. Jan. 4, 1778. Letter to F. L.
Lee. Stevenson ; Carmichael; Hodge ; Deane ;
Burgoyne's surrender; British plans for new
campaign; prospect of European war. ff. (2).
6. Letter, dated " Alnewick," to [Arthur Lee]. Jan.
4, 1778. Burgoyne's expedition ; Harcourt;
sympathy with America. P. S. dated, Jan. 13.
Not signed, perhaps imperfect; addressed,
"Dear Friend" ; indorsed, N° 4. f. (1).
Ross, John. Jan. 5, 1778. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Stevenson, ff. (2).
7. [Lovell, James]. Jan. 5, 1778. Portion of let¬
ter to R. H. Lee. Ticonderoga; attorney-gen¬
eral Sergeant of Pennsylvania; Patterson of
New Jersey. Date and name indorsed on back,
f. (1).
8. Jan- 5, 1778. Letter from York [Pennsyl¬
vania] to [R. H. Lee ?]. Loss of public papers,
sent by the commissioners through Capt. Fol¬
ger ; Gen. Howe ; Burgoyne. With an explan¬
atory indorsement and names filled out in an¬
other hand. ff. (2).
Lee, Arthur. Jan. 5, 1778. Draft of letter from
Paris to [the committee of foreign affairs]. Re¬
sult of his missions to Spain and Prussia; effect
of Burgoyne's surrender ; friendly attitude of
Prussia. With a copy of a note in French from
Schulenburg, dated, Dec. 23, 1777. Indorsed,
" Committee " and " No 7." ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 16 ; and with verbal
differences in Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 123, on p.
122 of which is a translation of Schulenburg's note.
9. Jan. 5, 1778. Letter from Paris to [R. H.
Lee]. Treaty of commerce with Portugal; Brit¬
ish defence of Canada, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 126.
10,11. [Thornton, John (?), Major. Between Jan.
5 and Jan. 8, 1778.] Memorandum to the com¬
missioners. Prisoners confined by the British
at Forton prison near Portsmouth, Eng. With
list of those in prison Dec. 29, 1777. ff. (6).
(Imperfect — each page worn.)
Probably not the whole, as it is not signed or dated. Name
indorsed on outside,
12. Copy of one sentence in the same. Dr.
Bancroft "stock-jobbing" in London for com¬
missioners. Copy attested by H. Ford, sec'y.
f. (1).
Lee, Arthur. Jan. 10, 1778. Extract from a
letter to Franklin and Deane. Williams's ac¬
counts. Indorsed in Lee's handwriting, " taken
from 49th page Letterbook, Vol 2d "; also in
14
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE. MANUSCRIPTS.
John Adams's, "Copy from a Letter Book of
the Hon. A. Lee compared by John Adams."
f. (i).
13. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Jan. 10,1778. Let¬
ter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Capt. Cuning-
ham's prize ; supplies for America. Signed, J.
G. & Co. ff. (2).
14,15. -Copy of examination, Jan. 12, 1778, of
Capt. Folger. Opening of despatches to con¬
gress, (see p. 8). Signed, James Lovell. ff. (4).
16. Dumas, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich. Jan. 13,
1778. Letter from the Hague, in French, to
Arthur Lee. News from America ; effect of
good news on money-lenders in Holland; Van
Berkel; commissions in American army ; pub¬
lication of a new encyclopaedia. Signed, D.
ff. (2).
[Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Jan. 14, 1778.
Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Shipment
of supplies for America. Signed, J. G. & Co.
ff. (2).
17. [Commissioners to France]. Jan. 16, 1778.
Copy of orders to Capt. John Paul Jones of the
Ranger. Disposal of prizes ; conduct toward
neutral powers; mention of Moylan, Gourlade
[Goulard], Sam. Delap, T. H. Delap, Gardoqui,
Leoganere. Signed by Franklin and Deane.—
Note added, Jan. 17, 1778, by Lee. Disap¬
proval of part of these orders. — Note added,
Jan. 17, 1778, by Franklin and Deane. Con¬
firmation of orders and reasons therefor, ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 361, where
the name Leoganere is spelled Leagonere.
[Dumas, K. W. F.]. Jan. 16, 1778. Letter
from the Hague, in French, to Arthur Lee. News
from Hamburg, Leyden, Magdeburg; William
Lee; Franklin, Mansfield. Signed, D. ff. (2).
18. Schulenburg-Kehnert, Friedrich Wilhelm,
Baron de. Jan. 16, 1778. Letter from Berlin,
in French, to Arthur Lee. Expressions of
friendship; arrangement about letters; Gen.
Howe ; promise of Prussia's acknowledgment,
after France ; permission for the purchase of
guns and ammunition in Prussia. Indorsed,
No. 8. ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.) .
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II.
123, which differs from the one on p. 19.
19. Translation of the same by Arthur Lee.
(Imperfect — edges much worn.)
Printed, from this imperfect copy, in Lee's Life of Arthur
Lee, II. 18.
[Lovell, James]. Jan. 17, 1778. Copy of
letter to [Arthur Lee ?] in Paris. Robbery of
the despatches to congress, sent through Capt.
Folger. ff. (2).
This seems to be to one of the commissioners, yet not to
Franklin or Deane ; but the doubt about its being to Lee comes
toward the close, where Lovell asks his correspondent to " en¬
quire of R- H. Lee's worthy brothers" concerning the nature of
the inclosure sent to R. H. Lee.
ao. Extracts, Jan. 20-28, 1778, from news at Lon¬
don and Brest of American events'. In French.
Superscribed, Monsieur Franklin. In the same
handwriting as the notes from Malesherbes on
p. 23. ff. (2).
Stevenson, William. Jan. 21, 1778. Letter
from Nantes to Arthur Lee. Capt. Nicholson;
Carmichael's opinion of Deane and Izard, ff. (2).
21. Lloyd, John. Jan. 22, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Carmichael's opinion
of Deane and Izard, ff. (2).
22. [Gardoqui, James]. Jan. 22, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Return from
Madrid to Bilboa. Not signed, ff. (2).
Bancroft, Edward. Jan. 22, 1778. Letter
from Passy to Arthur Lee. Resentment at Lee's
suspicion of him. ff. (2).
23. [Dumas, K. W. F.]. Jan. 23, 1778. Letter
from the Hague in French to the commission¬
ers. Prussia's refusal of passage to British mer¬
cenaries ; assurances of friendship, ff. (2).
Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Chretien Guil-
laume de, Minister of State. Jan. 24, 1778.
Note of invitation in French to Arthur Lee.
William Lee ; Sarsfield. f. (x).
Note to Arthur Lee. Sarsfield. Not
dated, f. (1).
24. Lee, Arthur. Jan. 27, 1778. Copy of letter to
Carmichael. Demand for the despatches sent
through him to Congress; with copy of Car¬
michael's reply refusing them. Indorsed, " In¬
closed in Mr. Carmichael's information delivered
in May 3, 1779." ff. (2).
For original of Carmichael's, see p. 30.
Cushing, Thomas, Jr. Jan. 27, 1778. Letter
from Nantes to Arthur Lee. Capt. Nicholson ;
departure for America; charge of letters, ff. (2).
25. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Jan. 28,1778. Let¬
ter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
America. Signed, J. G. & Co. ff. (2).
26. Ross, John. Jan. 29, 1778. Letter from Nantes
to the commissioners. Thomas Morris's condi¬
tion of health; care of public papers, ff. (2).
Lee, Arthur. Jan. 30, 1778. Copy of letter
to Franklin and Deane. Dangerous conse¬
quences of the 12th article of the treaty of
[amity and] commerce with France. With copy
of reply, Feb. 1, 1778, agreeing to its omission,
ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 126 ; Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, II. 127.
27. Lee, Thomas, nephew of Arthur Lee. Jan. 31,
1778. Letter to Arthur Lee. Carmichael's
refusal to deliver the despatches asked for Jan.
27th, (see p. 24). ff. (2).
28. [Berkenhout, , Dr. Feb. 1778.] Letter to
[Arthur LeeJ. Howe ; Washington ; Corn-
wallis ; English political parties ; America's in¬
dependence ; publication of a pamphlet against
Franklin; Israel Maudu!-t; manufactories;
Edmund Tully. Not dated, signed, or super-
scribéd; addressed, " Amico charissimo." ff. (2).
Franklin, Benjamin, and Deane, Silas. Feb.
1, 1778. Original of the reply to Lee, (see p.
26). 12th article of the treaty, f. (1).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 128 ; Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, II. 129.
29. Stevenson, William. Feb. 1,1778. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Carmichael's position
toward Franklin, Deane, and Lee. ff. (2).
Copies of portions of letters about Carmichael
and Deane. Jan. 22, 1778. John Lloyd from
Nantes to Arthur Lee, (see p. 21). — Jan. 24,
1778. The same to the same. — Jan. 21, 1778.
William Stevenson to Arthur Lee, (see p. 20I.
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
15
— Feb. i, 1778. The same to the same, (see p.
29, above). (Imperfect — unfinished.)
30. Franklin, Benjamin, and T>~ea.ne, Silas. Feb. 1,
1778. Copy of letter to Gerard. Omission of
the nth and 12th articles from the treaty. At¬
tested by W. T. Franklin. With copy of Lee's
letter on the same subject (see p. 26). ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I- 128; Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, II. 130.
Carmichael, William. Feb. 1, 1778. Original
. of the reply to Lee's letter to him, (see p. 24).
Delivery of despatches, ff. (2).
31. Another copy of the same. Attested by
Arthur Lee. f. (1).
32. Affidavit, Feb. 2, 1778, by Thomas Lee, Wm.
Stevenson, and J. Thornton. Interview with
Carmichael, (see pp. 24, 27, 30, 31, 32 below).
In Thornton's handwriting, ff. (2).
Lee, Thomas. Feb. 5, 1778. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Interview of Ross with Car¬
michael ; despatches for congress, ff. (2).
(Partly illegible from a stain.)
33-39. France and United States of America.
Feb. 6, 1778. Copy in French of the treaty of
amity and commerce. Not signed, dated, or
filled out completely and with the two disputed
articles, ff. (14).
Printed, Martens' Recueil de traités, etc. 2e éd. II. 587-602 ;
and translation in Treaties, etc. between the U. S. and other
powers, Washington, 1871, p. 244, etc.
40. Feb. 6,1778. Copy in French and English
of the " Act separate and secret " of the treaty.
Compared with the original by Arthur Lee. f.
(0-
English translation printed, Treaties, etc. between the U. S.
and oiher powers, p. 254.
41. Commissioners to France. [Sept. 1, 1778.]
Déclaration. Draft in French of the act rescind¬
ing the nth and 12th articles of the treaty, f.
(0-
Printed, Martens' Recueil de traités, etc. 2" éd. II. 602 ; and
English translation in Treaties, etc. between the U. S- and other
powers, p. 247.
42. Lee, Arthur. Feb. 9, 1778. Letter to F. L.
Lee. Treaty with France ; conduct of Car¬
michael and Deane. Addressed, "D^ Loudon."
ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 132.
Copies of portions of letters about Carmichael
and Deane. The same as those on p. 29. With
the addition of one dated Feb. 10, 1778, from
Lloyd to Lee. ff. (2). (Imperfect — unfinished.)
43. Goulard, J. C. F. & fils, Merchants at Z'Orient.
Feb. 10, 1778. Letter in French from. Frankfort
to Arthur Lee. Receipt of letter; American
news [Burgoyne's surrender]; proffers of friend¬
ship. ff. (2).
[Wharton, Joseph]. Feb. 11, 1778. Letter to
[Major John ?] Thornton. Complaint about
letters. Signed, " Tudyuscung " ; indorsed,
N° 4. Certified to be Wharton's handwriting
by M. Livingston, July 13, 1778, and by Mat¬
thew Mease, July 29, 1778. ff. (2).
44. Sarsfield, ,Comtede. Feb 14, [177.8]. Note
in French to Arthur Lee. Invitation to dinner
with Malesherbes and Franklin. With seal,
ff. (2).
45. Lee, Arthur. \Feb. 15, 1778.] Draft of letter
to the committee of foreign correspondence
Beaumarchais; Lauregais; Wilkes; Deane.
f. (1).
This is marked P. S. and is without date. Printed, with ver¬
bal differences, in Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 134,
where it stands not as a P. S- but bears the date Feb. 15, 1778,
and is addressed, "Gentlemen" ; it also has there an additional
sentence and the testimonial of Lauregais.
46. Pasteur, William. [Feb. 16, 1778.] Letter from
Williamsburg, Va., to William Lee. Request
for goods for the Williamsburg manufactory ;
John King; John Greenhow; Saml. Gist. With
invoice, ff. (3).
47. Pringle, John Julius. Feb. 17, 1778. Extrait
d'un discours fait par Monsr. C; Fox & publié
dans le courier de l'Europe 24. Fev 1778."
Franklin's intelligence that the treaty was
signed, f. (1).
With a note added by Sparks, " Dr Franklin's name is not
mentioned by Mr. Fox. — See 'Parliamentary Register' of the
above date" [Feb. 17, 1778].
48. Lee, Ludwell, nephew of Arthur Lee. The same
extract copied from the Courier. With note,
"Feb. 18, 1779 Copy compared by John Ad¬
ams." f. (i/.
With a note by Sparks similar to thalt on the last paper.
[Lee, William]. Feb. 17, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to F. L. Lee. Thomas Morris ; John
Ross; Robert Morris; Schweighauser; John
Bondfield ; treaty ; German embassy ; military
situation of England; Washington; Samuel
Adams ; Dr. Shippen. Not signed; addressed,
"My Dear Loudoun." ff. (2).
49. [Hartley, David, M.P.]. Feb. 18, 1778. Let¬
ter from London to John Thornton. Lord
North; conciliation; treaty. Signed, "D H ".
f. (1).
Lloyd, John. Feb. 18,1778. Letter from Nantes
to [Arthur Lee]. Carmichael; Deane; Frank¬
lin ; Williams. Addressed, " Dear Sir " ; not
superscribed, ff. (2).
50. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. Feb. 18, 1778.
Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Shipment
of supplies for America. Signed, J. G. & Co.
ff. (2).
Franklin, Benjamin, and Deane, Silas. Feb.
22, 1778. Copy of letter to [C. A. Gerard].
Rumor of treaty between Howe and Washing¬
ton ; Hartley's letter of Feb. 18, (see p. 51).
ff. (2),
See Sparks' Franklin, VIII. 232, note, where a portion is
printed as addressed to Vergennes with date Feb. 1. Franklin
himself says, in a letter to Lee on p. 241 of the same volume, that
he wrqte this to Gerard. As the communications to Vergennes
were usually through Gerard, this is probably the explanation of
Vergennes' name in Sparks' note.
51. Copies of letters between Franklin, Deane, and
Lee. Return of despatches by Simeon Deane ;
acknowledgment of the commissioners by the
French court. Feb. 26, 1778. Lee to Franklin
and Deane. — Feb. 27, 1778: Franklin and
Deane to Lee.—Feb. 27, 1778. Lee to Frank¬
lin and Deane.—Feb. 28, 1778. Franklin and
Deane to Lee, (see p. 52). ff. (2).
The first two are printed in Sparks' Diplomatic correspon*
dence, II. 136, 137.
52. Ross, John. Feb. 26, 1778. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Thomas Morris ; Robert Mor¬
ris ; complaint about William Lee's interfer¬
ence. ff. (2).
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CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
Franklin, Benjamin, a?id Deane, Silas. Feb.
28, 1778. Letter to Arthur Lee. Copying of
the treaties; sailing of a convoy, f. (1).
This is the original of the last copy on p. 51.
53, 54. [Commissioners to France]. Feb. 28,
1778. Copy of letter to the committee for for¬
eign affairs. Return of despatches; conclu¬
sion of the treaty of amity and commerce ; Lord
North's conciliatory bills; future prospects of
America; friendship of France; Babson and
Hendricks ; William Lee and Thomas Morris ;
Bermudas; Newfoundland. Attested by W.
T. Franklin, ff. (4).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 369; Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, I. 330.
55. Izard, Ralph. Feb. 28, 1778. Letter to Arthur
Lee. Acknowledgment of the commissioners
at the French court, f. (x).
Williams, Jonathan. Feb. 28, 1778. Letter
from Nantes to the commissioners. Sailing of
fleet from Quiberon ; detention of the Duchesse
de Grammont; credit with Grand ; cost of fit¬
ting the Ranger; agreement with Thomas Mor¬
ris ; escape of Capt. Johnson of the Lexington,
ff. (2).
56. Chaumont, Le Ray de. March r, 1778. Letter,
in French, from Passy to Arthur Lee. De¬
spatches. f. (1).
57. Franklin, Benjamin, and Deane, Silas. March
1, 1778. Note to Arthur Lee. Despatches;
change of appointment.—Note added by W.
T. Franklin. Lee's engagement to dinner with
Messrs. Chalut. f. (1).
Chaumont, Le Ray de. March 1, 1778. Let¬
ter, in French, from Passy to M. De Kater at
Bordeaux. Lee's despatches, ff. (2).
58. [Thornton, John, major\ (?). March 3, 1778.
Note from ,L°nclon to [the commissioners ?].
Troops to Canada, Newfoundland; Lord George
Germain ; Portsmouth ; rumor that France will
declare the independency of America. Not
signed or addressed. Indorsed, Thornton, ff. (2).
Franklin, William Temple. March 1, 1778.
Note to Arthur Lee. Copying letter to con¬
gress. With seal. ff. (2).
59. Essay in French, March 1, 1778. Concilia¬
tory propositions of Great Britain ; treaty with
France. Not signed or addressed, ff. (2).
(Imperfect — worn.)
60. Franklin, Benjamin, and Deane, Silas. March
3, 1778. Note to Arthur Lee. Appointment;
despatches by Austin, ff. (2).
Commissioners to France. March 4, 1778.
Copy of note to C. A. Gerard. Appointment,
f. (1).
Gerard, Conrad Alexander. March 4, 1778.
Answer to the commissioners, f. (1).
61. Llano, , Marquis de, Ambassador from Spain
to Sweden. March 5, 1778. Note in French to
Arthur Lee. Acceptance of an invitation to
meet Franklin, f. (1).
Franklin, Benjamin. March 5, 1778. Note to
Arthur Lee. Acceptance of invitation, ff. (2).
62. Franklin, Benjamin. March 6, 1778. Copy of
letter to William Lee. Appointment of com¬
mercial agents; Williams; Thomas Morris's
papers. — March 12, 1778. Copy of William
Lee's reply. Indorsed, "39 f." Attested by
William Lee. ff. (2).
Part of the former printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspon¬
dence, II- 164, note.
Thornton, John(?), major. March 7, 1778.
Receipt to Henry Grand for £21 (twenty-one
pounds), f. (1).
63. Ross, John. March 12, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to the commissioners. Thomas Mor¬
ris's papers; William Lee ; departure of ves¬
sels from Nantes; Arthur Lee; the Revenge;
Hodge ; disputes about the commercial busi¬
ness. Indorsed by Arthur Lee, June 26, 1778,
"This Letter was not shewn to me." ff. (2).
64. [Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons]. March 14 (?),
1778. Letter from Bilboa to Arthur Lee. Sup¬
plies for America, ff. (2).
The day of the month is illegible from having been altered.
65. Franklin, Benjamin. March 17, 1778. Letter
to Arthur Lee. Departure of Beaumarin's pack¬
ets from Bordeaux ; presentation of bills drawn
by Hancock and Lawrence; request for an in¬
terview. With note added by Lee appointing
an interview, ff. (2).
Franklin's letter printed, Sparks' Franklin, VIII. 248.
Gerard, C. A. March 17, 1778. Note in French
to the commissioners. Appointment for their
presentation at court, ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I.
374-
66. Memorandum, March 17, 1778. Shipment of
Izard's effects by " Benjamin et Calverley Ber-
wicke " in the ship Nile, Capt. Goldsmith, for
A. M. Mantinelli, Leghorn, to send tö Abbe
Niccoli. In French, ff. (2).
This ship was taken by a French privateer, and her goods,
including Izard's, confiscated to the captors. Several letters on
the subject passed between the commissioners, Vergennes, Izard,
and Sartine, in September and October, 1778. See Sparks' Dip¬
lomatic correspondence, I. 459-461, 467, 470-475, 478, 479.
[Bridgen, Edward]. March 18, 1778. Letter
to [Arthur Lee]. Introduction of Gamier; re¬
spects to Franklin ; William Lee ; Sayre. In¬
dorsed, "M. Gamier never came near me." ff.
(2). (Imperfect — signature torn out.)
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 87.
67. [ ]. March 18, 1778. Letter to the same.
Sending of newspapers; Gerard ; Gamier ; di¬
rection of letters. Not signed; superscribed,
"Mons. Alexander Johnstone." ff. (2).
With a request, in the closing paragraph, that his signature
to the preceding letter be cut out or the letter burned.
Chaumont, Le Ray de. March 23, 1778. Note
in French to Arthur Lee. Packages from Gar-
nier. ff. (2).
68. Ross, John. March 23,1778. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Thomas Morris's papers ; Wil¬
liam Lee ; Deane ; recriminations, ff. (4).
69. Franklin, Benjamin. March 24, 1778. Copy
of note to William Lee. Treaty to be kept se¬
cret. f. (1).
Lloyd, John. March 24, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to [Arthur Lee]. Presentation of com¬
missioners ; Ross. ff. (2).
70. [Lee, Arthur. Between March 24 and April I,
1778.] Letter to F. L. Lee. Recommendation
of Mr. Archer; Ross and Williams; Robert
Morris; Deane. Not signed, ff. (2).
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
17
71. Lacoisqueta, Josef de. March 24, 1778. Let¬
ter from Cadiz, in Spanish, to Benjamin Frank¬
lin. Capture of the Fortuna, Capt. Bertrand
Renguen ; rights of neutrals, ff. (2).
72. Ross, John. March 28, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Credit of Willing,
Morris & Co. ; Schweighauser; Gardoqui;
William Lee. ff. (2).
73. Gardoqui, James. March 30, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Fleet at Havana ;
Lord Grantham's brother, ff. (2).
Mortimer, Charles. March 31, 1778. Letter
from London to Arthur Lee. Misfortunes;
desire to return to Virginia; request for pro¬
tection; William Lee. ff. (2).
74. Franklin, Benjamin. March 31, 1778. Copy
of letter to Henry Laurens, as president of
congress. Testimony to Deane's character and
services, ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Franklin, VIII. 255; Sparks' Diplomatic
correspondence, I. 120.
75. Gerard, C. A. April 1, 1778. Copy of note,
in French, to Arthur Lee. Departure for
America. With copy of answer, f. (1).
Translation and answer printed, Sparks' Diplomatic corre¬
spondence, II. 144.
76. Sarsfield, , Comte de. April 3, 1778. Let¬
ter, in French, to [Arthur Lee]. Invitation to
dine with Duchess d'Enville ; maps of Spain,
ff. (2).
77. Emery, John. April. 4, 1778. Letter from
Bilbao to Benjamin Franklin. Trouble about>
prizes:—Capt. Babson, Capt. Hibbert of the
Hawke, Wood of the Britannia, Capt. John
Allen ; firm of Lynch, Killikelly & Maroney;
Capt. Hodge ; Burgoyne. ff. (2).
78. Statement, [April, 1778], in Spanish. The
same affair of Capts. Hibbert, Wood, and
Allen ; John Emery ; Manuel Gomez ; Patrick
MacMahon. No date or signature, ff. (2).
79. Ross, John. April 6,1778. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Willing, Morris & Co.; re¬
criminations. ff. (2).
Gamba & Archdeacon. April 6, 1778. Let¬
ter, in French, from Dunkirk to [Benjamin
Franklin ?]. Clearance of bottles of rum. Not
superscribed, f. (1).
80. Lenoue, . April 7, 1778. Note from
Paris to Arthur Lee. Passport for Letellier.
Indorsed, N. 4. ff. (2).
[Jennings, Edmund. April 7 (?), 1778.] Let¬
ter to [Arthur Lee]. "Rescript" of French
ambassador; effect on England; Sardinian
embassy; peace with America; Gov. John¬
stone; Chatham; Gen. Conway ; [Sir William
Meredith]; Lord North ; Burke ; pamphlet on
the conciliatory bills. Not dated; signed,
Duncan Donaldson; superscribed, Monsieur
Johnstone, ff. (2). (Imperfect:—torn.)
81. Blake, William. April 8, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to [Arthur Lee?]. Departure for
America ; offer to take letters for Izard and
Arthur Lee ; desire for convoy. Not super¬
scribed. f. (1).
• Dumas, K. W. F. April 10, 1778. Letter, in
French, from the Hague to the commissioners.
Relation between Holland and England ; Van
Berckel; Ostend, Dort, Haarlem, Amsterdam,
Zealand; Deane ; Arthur Lee. ff. (2).
82. Enumeration, April 10, 1778, of French fleet.
In French, dated Brest. D'Estaing; Keppel ;
Howe. ff. (4). (Partly illegible from stains.)
83. Franklin, W. T. [April 10, 1778.] Note in
behalf of Dr. Franklin to Arthur Lee. Pres¬
entation of John Adams; Francis, Gamier,
Vergennes, Maurepas. Not dated, ff. (2).
84. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. April 11, 1778.
Letter from Versailles to Franklin and Lee.
Arrival of John Adams, ff. (2).
Livingston, M., Capt. April n, 1778. At¬
testation. ' Bancroft; Wharton ; treaty with
France known in England. Witness, Geo.
Digges. Indorsed, N°. 6. f. (1).
See Papers in relation to the case of Silas Deane, p. 159, etc.
85. Bondfield, John, April 14, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Departure of vessels ;
supply of clothes for soldiers, ff. (2).
Digges, George. April 14, 1778. Statement,
dated Paris. Capt. Barnet; Euge ; Capt. Mac-
Farlin [MacFarland] ; Chaumont; Capt. Tuck¬
er. Indorsed, "Digges v. Chaumont," and
"Thornton." f. (1).
86. [Mauduit, Israel]. April 16, 1778. Copy of
paper on British prospects in America ; peace,
and acknowledgment of independence; war
with France. Copied by Arthur Lee at this
date and indorsed, " Written by Mr. Mauduit
by the direction of Ld. North & circulated
under the Orders of Administration." ff. (2).
Printed, Remembrancer, VI. 115, where it is stated that it was
written about March t3, 1778, and "circulated at the doors of
the two Houses of Parliament."
Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. April 17, 1778.
Copy of letter, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Thanks for news. .Copy certified by H. Ford,
sec'y. f. (1).
87. Williams, Jonathan. April 18, 1778. Letter
from Nantes to [Benjamin Franklin?]. Con¬
flict of commercial powers ; Arthur Lee;
William Lee; Schweighauser. ff. (2).
88. Limozin, Andrew. April 18, 1778. Letter
from Havre de Grace to Arthur Lee. Capt.
Hynson ; Deane ; Carmichael ; Folger ; Robert
Morris; William Lee ; John Adams, ff. (4).
89. Dufourcq, . April 18, 1778. Mémoire,
from Bayonne. Claims upon the ship Sally
from Salem ; Capt. Thomas ; Payez; Gardoqui;
Bassécourt ; Boussignac ; Ossun ; Boyetet;
Florida Blanca ; Ilozé ; Birmingham ; Babing-
ton ; Lamy. In French, ff. (2).
90. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de.. April 19, 1778.
Copy of letter, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Thanks for English paper. Copy certified by
H. Ford, sec'y. f. (1).
[Morris, Robert] ? April 22, 1778. Copy of
letter from Manheimto John Langdon. Settle¬
ment of secret committee's accounts. Copy
compared by Wm. Duer, sec'y. Signature
worn or torn off. f. (1). (Imperfect — bottom
worn off.)
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CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
. 91. Lee, Arthur. April 24, 1778. Copy of letter
to Count Vergennes. David Hartley. " Du¬
plicate copy from the Letter Book," certified
by H. Ford, sec'y. f. (i).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 156; Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, I. 143.
Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. April 24, 1778.
Copy of answer, in French, to the last paper.
Same subject. Certified by H. Ford, sec'y.
f. (x).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II.
157 ; Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 144.
92. . April 24, 1778. Original of the last
paper. With translation by Lee. ff. (2).
Bondfield, John. April 25, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Barnet; MacFar-
land; affairs in Virginia; King. ff. (2).
93. [Jennings, Edmund]. April 26, 1778. Letter
to [Arthur Lee]., Condition of England;
books; Gov. Johnstone; Ferguson; "Common
Sense." Signed, Donald McGregor; super¬
scribed, John Pringle. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 91.
94. Sartine, Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert
Gabriel de, Minister of Marines. April 26,
1778. Letter, in French, from Versailles to the
commissioners. Protection of American com¬
merce and ships of war. ff. (2).
95. [Gardoqui, James]. April 27, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Acknowledgment
of commissioners ; John Adams ; Silas Deane ;
prizes; Spanish flotta. Not signed, ff. (2).
. Note without date, address, or signa¬
ture. Manufactures ; Cunningham ; privateers.
Marked, "Found enclosed in Letter to Arthur
Lee of 27th April, 1778." f. (i).
96. Bondfield, John. April 28, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Sailing of packets;
MacFarland ; Barnet; Chaumont; Livingston;
Izard, ff. (2).
97. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. April 29, 1778.
Letter from Versailles, in French, to the com¬
missioners. Protection of American commerce
at Nantes and Bordeaux; convoy; reply of
Sartine. f. (1).
98. . April 29, 1778. Letter, in French, to
Arthur Lee. Robbery of papers; Cavillon.
Indorsed, "On Folger's robbery." ff. (2).
99. Gannan, Bartholomew. April 29, 1778. Let¬
ter from Dunkirk to [Arthur Lee]. Acquaint¬
ance with William Lee; request for appoint¬
ment of his son, James Gannan, as agent at
Dunkirk, ff. (2).
[Bridgen, Edward]. April 29, 1778. Letter
to Arthur Lee. Books from Dr. Price to
Franklin; Gov. Johnstone; Israel Mauduit's
pamphlet; Cartwright's letter to Lord Abing¬
don ; Gamier; George III. Not signed, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 89.
Thornton, [John, Major\. April 30, 1778.
Receipt for thirty Louis d'or from Arthur Lee.
f. (1).
Written on a portion of a copy of letter from the committee
of Congress of which only the name Charles Thomson remains.
100. Lovell, James. May 3, 1778. Letter from
York, [Penn.] to Arthur Lee. Imprisonment
at Boston and Halifax; William Powell; Gage;
Howe ; feeling toward Great Britain, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 292.
101-110. Continental Congress, Second. May 4,
' 1778. Ratification of the treaty of amity and
commerce with France. With copy of the
treaty and a form of passports and letters for
ships, in English and French. Signed, Henry
Laurens ; attest: Chas. Thomson, sec'y. With
seal. ff. (20).
This was one of the six official copies sent by Congress to its
commissioners in Europe ; see Journals of congress, IV 259,260.
hi. . May 4, 1778. Copy of resolution of
thanks to France for the treaties. Signed,
Chas. Thomson, sec'y. ff. (2).
See Journals of congress, IV. 257.
112. [Gardoqui, James]. May 4, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
America. Not signed, ff. (2).
Continental Congress, Second. May 5, 1778.
Copy of resolution desiring the abolition of
the nth and 12th articles of the treaty of
amity and commerce. Signed, Chas. Thomson,
sec'y. ff. (2). (Stained.)
See Journals of congress, IV. 258.
113. Adams, John. May 5, 1778. Note to Arthur
Lee. Invitation from Vergennes to the com¬
missioners. ff. (2).
[Dumas, K. W. F.]. May 5, 1778. Letter
from the Hague, in French, to the commission¬
ers. Inclosure of French translations of Ger¬
man letters received by him, dated Hamburg,
May 1, 1778, and Berlin, April 26, 1778 (the
latter on p. 114). Preparations of Prussia for
war with Austria. Signed, D. ff. (4).
114. Dohrman, Ami0 Enrico. May 5, 1778. Copy
of news, in French, sent to K. W. F. Dumas.
French and English prizes in Portuguese ports ;
Deane frigate; the Dauphin, Capt. Israel
Turner; the Alarm, Capt. Robert Mann; the
Cuningham. Copied by Dumas, ff. (2).
115. [Dumas, K. W. F.]. May 7-15, 1778. Let¬
ter from the Hague, in French, to the commis¬
sioners. Interviews with Van Berckel and
others ; endeavors to obtain the friendship of
Holland. Not signed, ff. (4). (Imperfect —
unfinished.)
116. Continental Congress, Second. May 7-9,
1778. Copy of resolutions. Expenses of the
commissioners ; captains in the navy. Signed,
Chas. Thomson, sec'y. f. (1).
See Journals of congress, IV. 266, 276.
117. ——. Another copy of the resolves of May
7, above (p. 116).
Bondfield, John. May 8, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to the commissioners. Arrival of
ships from Savannah and Charleston ; disposal
at Cadiz of Cuningham's prizes ; MacFarland,
Barnet, ff. (2).
118. Continental Congress, Second. Another
copy of the resolves of May 9, above (p. 116).
119. Chaumont, Le Ray de. May 11,1778. Let¬
ter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Receipt of
letter from Monthieu. f. (1).
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
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120. Gardoqui, James. May n, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Bills on Paris
banks, ff. (2).
Copies, May 12, 1778, of letters to and from
Arthur Lee. 1. Lee to Chaumont, in French.
Answer to that on p. 119; Monthieu's letter.
— 2. Lee to Lord . Assurance of esteem ;
Abbé Raynal; Barré; Dunning; Priestley;
Price. (Imperfect — first part torn off.)—3.
Chaumont to Lee. Copy of the above (p. 119).
Indorsed, " True copies from the Letter Book,
(duplicates) H. Ford, sec'y." Also in Adams's
handwriting, "Compared by John Adams."
f. (1).
121. [Jennings, Edmund]. May 12, 1778. Letter
to [Arthur Lee|. Chatham's death; Barré;
Rigby; Dunning; Pultney; Townsend; poli¬
cies ; insurance ; trade; Howe ; Clinton ; the
Ranger. Signed, Malcolm Derimple; ad¬
dressed, Monsr Johnstone, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 104.
Bondfield, John. May 12, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Mr. Hewes of
Edenton, Va.; Barnet; Chaumont; Capt.
Barry; Thomas Morris; Robert Morris;
Willing & Morris ; privateering, ff. (2).
122. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. May 13, 1778.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies
for America, ff. (2).
123. Continental Congress, Second—Committee
for Foreign Affairs. May 14, 1778. Copy of
letter to Arthur Lee. Receipt of letters; de¬
spatches through Deane and Capt. Young;
Prussia; " Rodrique Hortalez & Co."; com¬
merce of America ; Gardoqui; treaties with
France ; finance, depreciation of paper money.
Signed, Richd. Henry Lee, James Lovell, Rob'.
Morris, ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 159.
124. . May 14, 1778. Letter to the commis¬
sioners. Disposition of America; concilia¬
tory bills ; Howe ; Washington ; despatches
through Deane; treaties with France; nth
and 12th articles of treaty of amity and com¬
merce ; misconduct of American armed vessels.
Signed, Richard Henry Lee, James Lovell.
Indorsed, "Duplicate" and"N°7." ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 388.
125. . May 15, 1778. Extract from letter to
the commissioners. nth and 12th articles
of the treaty. — With extract from the letter
of May 14, (p. 124). Same subject. In R. H.
Lee's handwriting, f. (1).
126. . May 15, 1778. Another extract from
the same letter of this date. Payment of
tobacco according to contract. With sum¬
mary of resolutions passed on May 16. " Hor¬
talez & Co." In R. H. Lee's handwriting,
f. (1).
For the full letter of May 15, 1778, see Sparks' Diplomatic
Correspondence, I. 393.
127. [Thornton, John, Major]. May 16, 1778.
Letter from London to [Arthur Lee ?]. Ports¬
mouth ; English fleet; arrival of Burgoyne;
Washington; [Bancroft, Wharton], Franklin,
Deane; Chatham, Camden; privateers; Jer¬
sey and Guernsey. Not signed or addressed ;
indorsed, " Thornton about going to Jersey
N° 4." ft. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
128. [Jennings, Edmund]. May 19, 1778. Let¬
ter to [Arthur Lee|. Advice; "stock-job¬
bing " ; Townsend ; " MacGregor "; D'Estaing's
squadron at Toulon; Walpole; Burgoyne;
Capt. Jones; Franklin; the Alfred and Ra¬
leigh; [Thornton |. Signed* Donald MacDon-
ald ; not superscribed ; addressed, " My Dear
Nephew," and worded throughout as if advice
to a young man just starting in business, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 102.
Franklin, Benjamin. May 19. 1778. Note of
invitation to Arthur Lee. Bertin; Chalut.
ff. (2).
On the reverse is a copy of a note from Arthur Lee, June 7,
1779, to Count d'Aranda, transmitting memorial. There are
besides parts of lines of another letter and the separate in¬
dorsements, "Invitations," "Spanish Papers," "Papers used
in the No 34 of Appendix to the Memoir of A. L." The note
from Lee to Count d'Aranda is printed in this appendix, Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, I. 277.
129. Thornton, John, Major. March 10, May 7,
16, 21, 1778. Copies of letters and intelligence
to Arthur Lee, numbered r-5. 1. Account of
forces in Great Britain, March 18, 1778. — 2.
March 10. Letter in French. British com¬
missioners to America; prisoners at [Ports¬
mouth or Plymouth] ; expenses ; Lord Carlisle,
Eaton, Jackson, Palliser, Wharton, Grand.—
3. May 7. Letter from London. Information
about American secret negotiations " from
R—'s lady." — 4. May 16. Copy of the letter
on p. 127. — 5. May 21. Letter from Ports¬
mouth. Strength of British fleet, ff. (4).
130. Lenoue, . May 21, 1778. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Carmichael's servant, ff. (2).
This is probably in reference to the investigations concerning
the robbery of the despatches sent through Capt. Folger.
[Ridley, ] ? May 22, 1778. Letter to
[Arthur Lee?]. Warnings about treachery;
Virginia goods; Burgoyne ; Capt. Solomon
Townsend; the Randolph and Yarmouth. Not
signed or superscribed ; indorsed, Ridley, ff.
(2).
131. Coffyn, Frans. May 23, 1778. Letter from
Paris to the [commissioners]. Inclosure of
copy of a memoir made in 1777 at request of
Carmichael on the advantages of the port of
Dunkirk to the American trade. Not super¬
scribed. ff. (2).
132-135. . Mémoire, referred to in the last
paper (p. 131). In French. Not signed or
dated, pp.8. (Imperfect — edges worn.)
136. Bondfield, John. May 26,1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Fulfilment of com¬
missions ; D'Estaing ; fleet at Cadiz. Indorsed,
"Advertisement abt. Byrons fleet. N°. 2."
ft. (2).
Lloyd, John. May 28, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Departure for America ;
despatches and credentials; William Lee.
ff. (2).
137. [Dumas, K. W. F.]. May 29, 1778. Letter
from the Hague, in French, to the commis¬
sioners. Presentation of letter from the com¬
missioners to the grand pensionary announcing
the treaty with France ; [Van Berckel]; ambas¬
sadors from France, Spain, and England;
friendly disposition of the states general; Wei-
deren; Howe; death of Chatham; arrival of
Burgoyne in England. With French transla-
20
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
tion of a German letter to Dumas from Berlin,
May 26, 1778. Preparations for war. Signed,
D. ff. (3).
I3S. Williams, Jonathan. May 29, 1778. Copy
of account at Nantes with the commissioners.
Certified by H. Ford, sec'y. With copy of
charges, Nov. 15,1777, of S. & I. (?) H. Delap of
Bordeaux and Jean Sabatier & fils of Mont-
pelier on the same goods. Certified by H.
Ford, sec'y; witness, William Lee. ff. (2).
[Thornton, John, Major\. May 30, 1778.
Letter to [Arthur Lee]. Admiral Byron's
fleet; Admiral Keppel; additional information
in England about the secret negotiations of the
commissioners in France ; repetition of par¬
ticulars given in letter of May 7 (see p. 129).
Not signed or superscribed ; indorsed, " Thorn¬
ton." ff. (2).
139. [Wharton, Samuel]. June 1, 1778. Letter
to [Dr. Edward Bancroft]. Thornton's ex¬
posure of secrets of the commissioners.
Not addressed; signed, "P—a C—o"; in¬
dorsed, N°. 1. Evidently in a disguised hand.
— Another letter from the same to the same.
Same subject. Not signed or dated ; super¬
scription crossed out; indorsed, " No 2."
ff. (2).
[Chaumont, Le Ray de]. Note about letters ;
Cavillon. Not signed, dated, or superscribed ;
indorsed, " M. de Chaumont's note." and in
pencil by a later hand, "June (?) 1778." f. (1).
Part of the investigation concerning the robbery of the de¬
spatches sent by Folger; see Vergennes' letter to Arthur Lee
of April 29 (p. 98).
140. [Ridley, ]. June 2, 1778. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Introduction of Rev. Hezekiah
Ford (afterwards Lee's secretary) ; news from
America; reception of the conciliatory bills;
the Virginia, Nicholson ; parliament and minis¬
try; Keppel; Howe, Clinton; Ireland; em¬
bargo ; press. Not signed; indorsed, Ridley,
ff. (2).
[Gardoqui, James]. June 4, 1778. Letter
from Aranjuez to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
America; Cuningham. Signature probably
cut out. ff. (2).
141. [Ridley, ]. Jiuie 5, 1778. Letter to
Arthur Lee. [Hartley's] motion in the house
of commons for recognizing the independence
of America; fleet at Toulon; exchange of
prisoners. Not signed; indorsed, Ridley,
ff. (2).
Vergennes, C. G., Comtc de. June 5, 1778.
Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Aid [for
Virginia] from Prince de Montbarey. With
translation. Indorsed, N°. 1. ff. (2).
Translation printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 413.
142. Montbarey, Alexandre Marie Léonor de
Saint Mauris, Comte and Prince de, Minister
of War. June 5, 1778. Copy of letter, in
French, to Vergennes. Supplies for Virginia,
f. (1).
143. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. June 5, 1778.
Copy of letter on p. 141. Certified by H. Ford,
sec'y. f. (i.J.
[Thornton, John, Major}. JuneR, 1778. Let¬
ter to (?). Change of ministry, North,
Gower, Jenkinson, Stormont, Suffolk; fear of
French invasion, preparations ; Capt. Jones;
Keppel; De Chartres; Scotch and Irish ;
British affairs in America; Sir Wm. Howe.
Not signed or superscribed; indorsed, Thorn¬
ton. ff. (2).
144. [Ridley, ]. Jime 9, 1778. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Introduction of Ogden ; Percival;
Franklin ; Capt. Collis. Not signed; indorsed,
Ridley, ff. (2).
Vergennes, C. G-> Comte de. June Io, 1778.
Copy of letter, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Thanks for news from London. Certified by
H. Ford, sec'y. f. (1).
Jones, William, Capt. June 10, 1778. Two
receipts to Arthur Lee for 453 livres. f. (1).
(Imperfect — torn.)
145. Emery, John. June 10 or 11,1778. Letter
from Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Capt. John
Allen ; Dr. Smith of the Revenge ; Cunning¬
ham. ff. (2).
See also pp. 77, 78, on Allen's affair.
[Gardoqui, James], June 11, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Remittances.
Not signed, ff. (2).
146. Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. June 12, 1778.
Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Detention
of prisoners by Americans in French ports,
ff. (2).
147. Montbarey, A. M. L. de S. M., Comte and
Prince de. June 13, 1778. Letter, in French,
to Arthur Lee. Supplies for Virginia. In¬
dorsed, " N°. 4," and afterwards, " No 2."
With translation, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
Translation printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 413.
[Gardoqui, James]. June 15, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Remittances.
Signed, J. G. ff. (2).
148. Lee, Arthur. \June 14, 1778.] Copy of let¬
ter to Vergennes. 12th article of the treaty.—
With translation of Vergennes' reply, June
15,1778. f. (1).
Both printed, with verbal differences, in Sparks' Diplomatic
correspondence, II. 171-173.
149. [Dumas, K. W. F]. June 15, 1778. Ex¬
tracts, in French, from French and Dutch
papers and from despatches of ministers.
Reception of William Lee at Vienna; disposi¬
tion of the Dutch government. With a printed
slip from newspaper containing what is quoted
on the first sheet. One signed, D, and directed
to the commissioners; the others unsigned,
ff. (4), and slip.
150. [Ridley, ]. June 16, 1778. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Introduction of William Moore ;
Keppel. Not signed, ff. (2).
[Gardoqui, James]. June 18, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Remittances;
supplies for America. Not signed, ff. (2).
151. Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. June 20, 1778.
Letter, in French, to Benjamin Franklin.
Schweighauser ; prizes, ff. (2).
152. Continental Congress, Second—Committee
for Foreign Affairs. June 21, 1778. Copy of
letter from York, Penn., to the commissioners.
Arrival of commissioners for peace ; Clinton's
evacuation of Philadelphia; Washington;
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
21
Holker. Signed, Richard Henry Lee, Thos.
Hey ward, Junr., James Lovell. Copy attested
by Arthur Lee. Indorsed, No. i. ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 402.
153. [Gardoqui, James]. June 22, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Remittances.
Signed, J. Q, ff. (s).
[Thornton, John, Major], June 24, 1778.
Letter to [Arthur LeePJ. Fears of French in¬
vasion; Keppel; "Washington; Clinton; PI owe.
Superscribed, " Alexr Johnston"; not signed,
ff. (2).
This is supposed to be to Arthur Lee from the superscription
being the same which is used as a cover by Bridgen and Jen¬
nings to conceal their communications. The tone of the letter,
however, as well as of that of June 8 (on p. 143), is of a sym¬
pathizer with Great Britain. If this were for purposes of con¬
cealment, probably the letter of June 8 was to Lee also. But it
would seem that Lee and Thornton had no communication with
each other at that time; as appears by Papers in relation to the
case of Silas Deane, p. 163, and Ridley's letter of June 2 (see
p. 140 of this volume).
154. Commissioners to France. June 25, 1778.
Letter to the legislature of South Carolina.
Absence of Miss Stevens from Carolina. In
Arthur Lee's handwriting, f. (1). (Imperfect
— much torn.)
[Gardoqui, James]. June 25, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Remittances.
Signed, J. G. ff. (2).
155. Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. June 26, 1778.
Letter, in French, to the commissioners. Capt.
William Castle, ff. (2).
156. [Dumas, K. W. F.]. June 19, 23, 26, 1778.
Letter from the Hague, in French, to the com¬
missioners. Reception of William Lee at
Vienna; disposition of Holland. Signed, D.
ff. (2).
[Gardoqui, Joseph & Co.]. June 27, 1778.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Departure
of Capt. Hodge and Capt. West; supplies for
America; Capt. Cuningham. Signed, J. G. &
Co. ff. (2).
VOL. V.
.1. [Bridgen, Edward]. July 2 (?), 1778. Letter
to Arthur Lee. Thornton, Bancroft, Wharton ;
ambassador from Spain; Washington. Date
nearly illegible; not signed ; indorsed, " Brid¬
gen about Thornton." ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 84, where the date is
given 1777.
2. Jones John Paul, Capt. July 3, 1778. Copy of
paper presented to the commissioners. Com¬
munication from the minister of marine (Sar¬
tine). Copied by Arthur Lee. f. (1).
Bondfield, John. July 4, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Admiral Byron;
Keppel; treachery; supplies for America,
ff. (2).
3. Chaumont, I.e Ray de. July 5, 1778. Letter,
in French, to Benjamin Franklin. Inclosure of
letter (see next paper). Indorsed, N°.i. f. (1).
Letter, in French, directed to Franklin. Sue-
gasse; accusation against Dobrée. Signed
I (?); indorsed, N°. 2; not dated. Marked
in pencil, " 5 July '78 ?"
4. Copy of same. With indorsement by H. Ford,
sec'y, Sept. 24, 1778. f. (1).
5. Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. July 5, 1778. Let¬
ter, in French, to the commissioners. John
Paul Jones, ff. (2).
Order of confiscation. July 6, 1778. In French.
Capt. Allen's affair ;' prize Britannia; Capt.
Wood. f. (1). (Imperfect — worn.)
See also IV. pp. 77, 78, 145.
6. Statement, July 7, 1778. [" Charles de Weis-
senstein "]; Vergennes ; Jennings. Indorsed,
" Copie pour M. f. . . ."; also by Mr. Sparks,
"The above is doubtless a fabrication." f. (1).
This seems on its face to be the report of the detective to the
superintendent of police, sent by Vergennes to the commis¬
sioners. For particulars concerning this singular paper, see
Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, III. 45; Sparks' Franklin,
VIII. 278: Adams' Life and works of John Adams, III. 178.
7. Gardoqui, Joseph & Co. July 8, 1778. Letter
from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Remittances;
supplies for America, ff. (2).
8. [Lee, Arthur]. Jtily 12, 1778. Copy of letter,
in French, to Chaumont. Schweighauser;
Dobrée. . Certified by Lee. Indorsed, N? 3.
f.(i).
9. Chaumont, Le Ray de. July 13, 1778. Letter,
in French, to Arthur Lee. Answer to the pre¬
ceding. Indorsed, N°.4. f. (1).
See also the papers on p. 3.
[Wharton, Samuel]. Note to John Thornton.
Loan of twenty guineas. Not dated or signed;
indorsed, N°. 3. Certified to be Wharton's
handwriting by M. Livingston. July 13,1778.1(1).
See also IV. p. 139.
10. Puchelberg & Co. July 13, 1778. Letter
from L'Orient, in French, to Arthur Lee. Capt.
Samuel Tucker; Schweighauser. ff. (2).
11. Lloyd, John. July 14, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to [Arthur Lee]. Receipt of letters;
departure for America ; Blake, f. (1).
Emery, John. July 14, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Confiscation of
prize ; appeal from sentence, f. (1).
See also IV. pp. 77, 78, 145, and V. 5.
12. Sarsfield, ,Comptede. July 14,1778. Let¬
ter from Rennes, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Receipt of news; Washington; Keppel;
Shelburne. ff. (2).
13. Livingston, M., Capt. July 15, 1778. Letter
to Arthur Lee. Thornton; Joseph Wharton;
Samuel Wharton; Bancroft; Blake. Indorsed,
N°. 5. ff- (2).
See also IV. p. 139, and V. 9.
Puchelberg & Co. July 15, 1778. Letter
from L'Orient, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Prizes, ff. (2).
14. France. July 16, 1778. Ratification of the
treaty of amity and commerce. Copy, in
French, signed " Louis. Par le Roi Gravier de
Vergennes." f. (1).
Printed, Marten's Recueil de traités, etc. 2® éd. II. 602.
15. Adams, John. July, 1778. Note to Arthur
Lee. Ratifications of the treaty. Letters
from Arthur Lee, William Lee, and Jzard.
f- (1).
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
16. Emery, John. July 22, 1778. Letter from
San Sebastian to Arthur Lee. Confiscation of
prize ; Capt. Allen ; Capt. Wood. ff. (2).
See also IV. pp. 77, 78, 145, and V. 5, 11.
[Lee, Arthur], July 22, 1778. Draft of letter,
in French, to Chaumont. [Schweighauser ;
Dobrée ; William Leej. Not signed; indorsed,
N«. 5. ff. (2).
See also pp. 3, 9.
17-19. Franklin, Benjamin. "July 22,1778. Letter
to James Lovell. Deane; Capt. Young; Beau-
marchais ; Francy, duties on exports ; objec¬
tions to nth and 12th articles of treaty; [Ar¬
thur Lee, William Lee, Izard] ; expenses of
commissioners; Stormont; Spain; relations
between England and France ; war in Germany;
drafts of congress; Bingham; Dumas. In¬
dorsed, Copy. ff. 6.
Printed, with verbal differences, Sparks' Franklin, VIII. 288 ;
Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, III. 52.
20. Gardoqui, James. Jtily 23, 1778. Letter
from Madrid to Arthur Lee. Remittances,
ff. (2).
Franklin, Benjamin, and Adams, John. July
23, 1778. Copy of letter to Henry Laurens.
Ambassadors from England for peace; Ver-
gennes. ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I. 412.
. Note to Lee. With an indorsement by Lee,
July 24, 1778.
Probably in reference to the preceding paper.
21, 22. Montbarey, A. M. L. de S. M., Comte
and Prince de. July 26, 1778. Copy of letter,
in French, to Vergennes. Supplies for Vir¬
ginia. With list of artillery to be furnished,
ff 3-
23. Chaumont, Le Ray de. July 27, 1778. Let¬
ter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Suspicions of
William Lee. Indorsed, N. 6. f. (1).
See also pp. 3, 9, 16.
Grand, Ferdinand. July 28, 1778. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Questions concerning accounts,
ff. (2).
24. Statement, in Spanish, July 28, 1778, dated
San Sebastian. Cuningham; Allen; refusal
of appeal from the judgment of the court (?).
Signed, " De Basecourt; Liz<i° Arontegui." f.
(1). (Imperfect — worn.)
See also, IV. pp. 77, 78, 145, and V. 5, 11, 16.
25. Dumas, K. W. F. July 28, 1778. Letter
from the Hague, in French, to the commis¬
sioners. Extracts from despatches from
Vienna and Ratisbon, July 11, 16, 23; news
from Germany; nth and 12th articles of
treaty ; English ambassadors for peace; Almo-
dovar ; Van Berckel. ff. (2).
26. Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. July 29, 1778.
Letter, in French, to the commissioners. Pro¬
visions for the islands of St. Pierre and Mi-
quelon ; privateers; prizes, ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
I. 414.
27. Emery, John. July 29, 1778. Letter from
Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Capt. Allen; request
for commission. With note, added by Lee, to
Franklin and Adams, Aug. 9, 1778. ff. (2).
Bargum, F. July 30, 1778. Receipt, to
Arthur Lee, for 48 livrés, f. (1).
28, 29. Dunteguy, Garralde. July 31, 1778. Let¬
ter from San Sebastian, in French, to Arthur
Lee. Cuningham; Gardoqui; Emery, Allen;
Count d'Aranda ; Deane ; privateers, ff. 4-
30. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Aug. 3, 1778.
Note, in French, to Arthur Lee. Thanks for
letters and papers. With translation by Lee.
f. (1).
. Copy of the above, certified by H. Foid,
"sec'y. f. (1).
31. Dumas, K. W. F. Aug. 4, 1778. Letter from
the Hague, in French, to the commissioners.
Inclosure of letter from Van Berckel ; treaty
with France ; favorable disposition of Holland;
Orvilliers, Keppel. With extracts from de¬
spatches, and postscript. Declaration of em¬
peror of Morocco; Welderen ; reception of
conciliatory bills in Pennsylvania, ff. (3).
32. Lee, William. Aug. 5, 1778. Two letters to
Arthur Lee. Thomas Morris ; Ross; Robert
Morris; Lewis ; Simeon Deane ; supplies for
Virginia ; Lemaire ; British commissioners for
peace; Johnstone, Eden, Ferguson; Byron,
Keppel; war in Germany; Franklin, ff. (2).
33. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Aug. 5, 1778.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies
for America, ff. (2).
34. Bargum, F. Aug. 8, 1778. Receipt, to Ar¬
thur Lee, for 48 livres. f. (1).
Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. Aug. 10, 1778.
Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Suit of
Scott and Delon against Papillon and Lartois.
ff. (2).
35. Schweighauser, Jean Daniel. Aug. 11, 1778.
Letter from Nantes to Arthur Lee. Accusa¬
tions against Dobrée ; Franklin; Granville ;
Chaumont. ff. (2).
36. Dobrée, Peter Frederick. Aug. 11, 1778.
Letter from Nantes to the commissioners.
Accusations; Schweighauser; Lee; Chau¬
mont. ff. (3).
37. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Aug. 12, 1778.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Vessels to
America, ff. (2).
38. Grubb, J. Aug. 13, 1778. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Bergon ; Capt. Taylor; Ford;
Ross ; desire for employment, ff. (2).
39. Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. Aug. 16, 1778.
Letter, in French, to the commissioners.
Prizes, ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
I. 418.
40. Ross, John. Aug. 18, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to the commissioners. Ceronio;
Thomas Morris ; William Lee. ff. (2).
Lloyd, John. Atig. 18, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Departure for America ;
care of despatches. Williams ; Schweighauser.
ff. (2).
41. Dobrée, P. F. Atig. 20, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Chaumont's accusation;
inclosure of letter to the commissioners, ff. (2).
. Copy of the same. f. (1).
42. . Aug. 20, 1778. Copy of letter from
Nantes to the commissioners (referred to in
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
23
the preceding letter). Chaumont's accusation ;
request for investigation. Copy certified by
H. Ford, sec'y. f. (i).
43. Puclielberg & Co. Aug. 26, 1778. Letter
from L'Orient, in French, to Arthur Lee. Ar¬
rival of vessels ; Capt. Daniel MacNeil; Moy-
lan ; prizes, ff. (2).
Emery, John. Aug. 26, 1778. Letter from
Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Capt. Allen's commission
as privateer ; Gardoqui; departure and arrival
of vessels, ff. (2).
44. Lloyd, John. Aug. 29, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to [Arthur Lee?]. Assurances of
friendship ; departure for America; Steven¬
son. Not superscribed, ff. (2.)_
Bondfield, John. Aug. 29,1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Shipments to
America; Izard's goods ; Duke de Mouchi;
Marchioness de Lafayette, ff. (2).
45. Gardoqui, Joseph & Co. Aug. 29, 1778. Let-
ter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Shipments to
America ; Capt. Barzilla Smith of North Caro¬
lina; Howe. f. (1). (Imperfect—worn.)
[Jennings, Edmund. Aug. or Sept. (?) 1778.]
Letter to Arthur Lee. Recommendation of
nephew; probable meeting of [French and
English] fleets; Eden. Not dated or signed;
superscription cut off; marked in pencil," about
Sept. 26, '78 ? " ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 106.
46. Bondfield, John. Sept. 1, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Shipments to
America; duties, ff. (2).
Duer, William. Sept. 2, 1778. Copy of bill
of exchange for .£51 sterling on Chaumont in
favor of Nicholas La Farque. With memo¬
randum of payments by Chaumont appended,
ff. (2).
47. Chaumont, Le Ray de. Sept. 5, 1778. Letter,
in French, to Arthur Lee. Inclosure of note
from Lessart(?); accusation against Dobrée.
With answer from Lee, in French. Indorsed,
No. 8. ff. (2).
48. Boisbertrand, Gaiault de. Sept. 7, 1778.
" Memoire," in French, to the commissioners.
Inducements to go to America; Dubourg;
Penet; Deane ; imprisonment; misfortunes ;
petition for relief. ff. (2). (Imperfect —
stained and worn.)
49. Cottnisses, . Sept. 7, 1778. Note from
Paris, in French. Money loans. Not super¬
scribed. ff. (2).
Gilbank, John, and Gale, John. Sept. 8,1778.
Letter from Paris. Cannon or Kennan, a spy ;
Dobrée; Mallett. Not superscribed, ff. (2).
50. Emery, John. Sept. 9, 1778. Letter from
Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Privateers; Capt.
Allen; Capt. Tuck; D'Estaing. ff. (2).
[Dumas, K. W. F.J. Sept. 9, 1778. Letter
from the Hague, in French, to the commission¬
ers. Proceedings of the states-general; Van
Zeaberg; Boschart. Not signed, ff. (2).
51. Continental Congress, Second. Sept. 11, 14,
1778. Copy of resolutions appointing Franklin
minister plenipotentiary to France. Signed,
Chas. Thomson sec.; copy attested by W. T.
Franklin, f. (1).
52. Vergennes, C. G., Co7nte de. Sept. 13, 1778.
Letter, in French, to the commissioners.
Stevenson; Sartine. ff. (2).
53. Bancroft, Edward. Sept. 14, 1778. Letter to
Benjamin Franklin. Request from Ellison and
Samuel Wharton, ff. (2).
Camyn, , Assistant Mayor of Calais. Sept.
15, 1778. Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Longchamp; Madame Necker; proffers of
service, ff. (2).
54. Gilbank, John. Sept. 17, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Delay about departure
for America; request for money, ff. (2).
Ford, Hezekiah, Rev., Secretary to Arthur Lee.
Sept. 17,1778. Review of the contracts entered
into by- Franklin and Deane with Montieu,
Holker, and Williams, compared with that en¬
tered into by Arthur Lee with Bondfield of
Bordeaux, ff. (2).
55. Lloyd, John. Sept. 19, 1778. Letter from
Nantes to William Lee. Thanks for intro¬
duction to F. L. Lee; accusation against
Dobrée and Schweighauser. ff. (2).
Lloyd, John, and Blake, Daniel. Sept. 19,
1778. Letter from Nantes. Testimony to
Schweighauser's character. Not super¬
scribed. ff. (2).
56. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Sept. 19, 1778.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies
for America; Capt. Smith ; Capt. Ives; D'Es¬
taing; Gen. Charles Lee. ff. (2).
Lloyd, John. Copy of the letters from Lloyd
on p. 55. Certified by H. Ford, sec'y. ff. (2).
57. Rosignan, Sigard, Marquis de. Sept. 20, 1778.
Letter from Turin, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Acknowledgment of letter; travel, ff. (2).
Bondfield, John. Sept. 22, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Capt. Ayres ; ship¬
ments to America ; commission, ff. (2).
58. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Sept. 23, 1778.
Letter, in French, to [Arthur Lee]. Holker;
duties; Franklin; Adams, ff. (2).
59. Lee, Arthur. Sept. 25, 27, 1778. Observations
on Montieu's accounts. Williams ; Deane ;
Holker. ff. (2).
Bondfield, John. Sept. 26, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux- to Arthur Lee. Remittances ; Joseph
Wharton, ff. (2).
60-64. France. Sept. 27, 1778. Draft of regula¬
tion concerning prizes in the ports of the
United States and of France, pp. (12).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, I.
41g, etc where the 2d and 14th articles are given in a different
form; this MS. is probably the draft sent by Sartine to the com¬
missioners, Aug. 16, 1778 (see p. 39), and differs considerably
in wording from that finally adopted, which is printed in Martens'
Recueil de traités, etc. III. 123, etc. * "
65. Grand, H?. Sept. 27, 1778. Letter to [Arthur
Lee]. Accounts, f. (1).
66. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Sept. 30, 1778.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies
for America, ff. (2).
67. [Norton, George F.]. Oct. 2, 1778. Letter
from Dover to William Lee. Intelligence of
British vessels. Signed, G. F. N. ff. (2).
24
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
68. [Mason, George]. Oct. 2, 1778. Copy(?) of
letter from Gunston Hall, Virginia, to [Col.
George Mercer], in England. ' Digges; family
affairs; declaration of rights; independence,
pp. 4. (Imperfect — last part gone.)
Printed, except the portion on family affairs, Virginia historical
register, If. i, p. 28.
Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Oct. 5, 1778.
Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. News from
America; D'Estaing. With translation, ff. (2).
69. Continental Congress, Second. Oct. 6, 1778.
Copy of resolution inviting Dr. Price to
America. Signed, Chas. Thomson, sec'y. f. (1),
Printed, Secret journals of congress, II. 101.
Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Oct. 7, 1778. Let¬
ter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
America; Emery's privateers, ff. (2).
70. . Oct. 7. 1778. Letter from Bilbao to
Arthur Lee. Supplies for America; D'Estaing;
Byron, ff. (2).
71. Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. Oct. 7,1778. Letter,
in French, to the commissioners. Izard's effects;
Martinell'; Niccoli. ff. (2). (Imperfect —
edges worn.)
See IV. 66; printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
I. 467.
72. Mason, George. Oct. 8, 1778. Copy of letter
from Gunston Hall, Virginia, to William Lee.
Investment of money in Europe ; remonstrance.
With copy of another letter on same subject,
March, 4, 1779, and copy of answer from Lee,
Sept. 25, 1779- Defense and explanation,
ff. (2).
73. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Oct. 10, 1778.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Arrival of
vessels; news from America; D'Estaing;
Sullivan; Howe. ff. (2).
74. Cathalarck, Estienne. Oct. 12, 1778. Letter
from Marseilles to Arthur Lee. Supplies of
medicine for America; Schweighauser ; Izard's
effects, ff. (2).
Comyn, M. Oct. 14, 1778. Letter from Mar¬
seilles to Arthur Lee. Desire for appointment
as commercial agent, ff. (2). (Imperfect —
torn.)
75. [Lee, William]. Oct. 15, 1778. Letter from
Frankfort a/M. to R. H. Lee. Treaty with
Holland; estate in Virginia; private commer¬
cial arrangements; appointment of consuls in
France; Edward Browne; change of com¬
missioners; [Carmichael, Deane] ; Johnstone;
D'Estaing. Signed, W. L. pp. 7.
76. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Oct. 17, 1778.
Copy of letter, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Spain. Copy attested by H. Ford, sec'y. f. (1).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 195.
Oct. 19, 1778. Copy of letter, in French,
to Arthur Lee. Thanks for American news ;
D'Estaing. Copy attested by H. Ford, sec'y.
f. (1).
77. Continental Congress, Second. Oct. 22, 1778.
Copy of resolution recommending harmony
between commissioners. Signed, Chas. Thom¬
son, sec'y ; copy attested by W. T. Franklin,
f. (i).
Printed, Secret journals of congress, I. 123.
Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Oct. 24, 1778.
Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee'. D'Estaing's
movements; Byron; Parker; Howe. With
translation, ff. (2).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
II.
78. Amsterdam — Merchants. Oct. 24,1778. Ad¬
dress, in French, to the Prince of Orange.
British insults to Dutch commerce. Transla-
lated from the Dutch by Dumas, with a note
added, ff. (2).
Sarsfield, , Comte de. Oct. 24, 1778. Note,
in French, to Arthur Lee. Apology; Franklin,
ff. (2).
79. Gerard, Mad. Deverly, wife of C. A. Gerard.
Oct. 26, 1778. Copy of letter, in French, to the
commissioners. Request for favor. With copy
of letter, Nov. 1, 1778, from commissioners to
Schweighauser concerning the same. Indorsed,
N° 4. f. (1).
80. Gardoqui Joseph & Sons. Oct. 28, 1778. Let¬
ter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
America, ff. (2). (Imperfect—torn.)
Lloyd, John. Oct. 29, 1778. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Blake; accusation against
Schweighauser; "La Belle Poule." ff. (2).
81. Sarsfield, , Comte de. Nov. 1, 1778. Let¬
ter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Mrs. Gibbes;
Prince de Conde's "pavilion." ff. (2).
. [Nov. 4, 1778.] Letter, in French, to the
same. Same subject, ff. (2).
[Rulls, George. Nov., 1778]. Letter addressed,
" My Lords." Condition and treatment of Amer¬
ican prisoners in [Mill Prison, Plymouth]. Not
signed, dated, or superscribed, ff. (2).
82. . [Nov. 8 (?), 1778.] Letter to Arthur Lee.
Treatment of prisoners, ff. (2).
Kirk, Arthur. Nov. 7, 1778. Testimony con¬
firming Rulls' statements; treatment while pris¬
oner in Mill Prison, f. (1).
83. Statement, [A^., 1778?]. Capture of Elipha-
let Downer, William Burt, and Seth Clarke,
f. (1).
Lee, Arthur. Nov. 12, 1778. Draft of letter to
K. W. F. Dumas. Loan from Holland, ff. (2).
84. [Sarsfield, , Comte de]. ATov. 15, [1778].
Letter, in French, to [Arthur Lee]. Mrs.'
Gibbes; Franklin; Bergasson. Not signed or
superscribed, ff. (2).
[ ]. Arov. 15, [1778]. Letter, in French, to
the same. Same subjects. Not signed, ff.
(2).
85. Dumas, K. W. F. Arov. 24, 1778. Letter from
the Hague, in French, to Arthur Lee. Receipt
of Lee's letter of the 12th; probable result, ff.
(2).
86. Adams, John. Nov. 28, 1778. Letter to Ar¬
thur Lee. Recommendation of Lieut. Brown of
the Boston, f. (1).
. Nov. 29, 1778. Letter tö Arthur Lee.
Recommendation of a Lieut. Adams, ff. (2).
87. Sarsfield, , Comte de. [Nov.] 28, [1778].
Note, in French, to Arthur Lee. Invitation to
dinner; illness of Mrs. Izard; prince de Condé.
With seal. ff. (2).
This is dated only, Samedi 28, and the month and year are
suppositions from its connection with S.'s note on next page.
88. Craig, , and Readhead, . Note to
Arthur Lee. Thanks for passes; Digues. Not
dated; marked, in pencil, "about 29 Nov. 78."
ff. (2).
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
SarsfLeld, , Comte de. Nov. 29, [1778].
Note, in French, to Arthur Lee. Prince de
Condé. ff. (2).
89. Johnson, , and Hobson, . Note of
thanks to Arthur Lee. Not dated; indorsed,
in pencil, "about 29 Nov. '78." f. (1).
Gardoqui, James. Nov. 30, 1778. Letter from
Madrid to Arthur Lee. Illness ; change of resi¬
dence. ff. (2).
90. Norton, George F. Dec. 3, 1778. Letter from
London to Arthur Lee. Recommendation of
Henry Farley, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
91. Gibbes, Mrs., and Stevens, Miss. Note to
Arthur Lee. Acceptance of invitation. Not
dated; marked in pencil, " about 3 Dee. 78 ? "
[Sarsfield, , Comte de. Dec. 5 (?), 1778.]
Note, in French, to Arthur Lee. Mrs. Gibbes;
Prince de Condé's pavilion"; Mrs. Izard,
ff. (2).
92. Extract from letter, Dec. 7, 1778. Adams;
Lee; Dobrée; Schweighauser; Franklin. In
French, with English indorsements, to the
effect that Carmichael believed it was written
by Holker and quoted by Gfouverneur ?] Mor¬
ris, May 3, 1779, in a letter to congress. Signed,
J. L. [James Lovell?]. f. (1).
93. Sarsfield, , Comte de. Dec. 7, 1778. Note,
in English and French, to Arthur Lee. Ac¬
ceptance of invitation, ff. (2).
" Dec. 13, 1778. Note, in French, to Arthur
Lee. La Rochefoucauld, ff. (2).
^.94. [Lee, William]. Dec. 13, 1778. Letter to [his
brother ?] in Virginia. Congress manifesto; ex¬
pedition to Charleston ; Clinton; Washington;
D'Estaing; Penet; supplies for Virginia, f. (1).
(Imperfect — torn.)
95. Louis XVI., King of France. Dec. 19, 1778.
Copy of announcement to congress of the birth
of a princess, f. (1).
96. Bondfield, John. Dec. 19, 1778. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Arrival of vessels
from America ; ■ Gridley ; Nairac ; Byron;
D'Estaing; Montieu, Beaumarchais, [Wil¬
liams]. ff. (2).
Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Dec. 23, 1778.
Note, in French, to Arthur Lee. Thanks for
pamphlet, f. (1).
97. Gardoqui, James. Dec. 23, 1778. Letter from
Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Health; news from
America; privateers, ff. (2).
98. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Dec. 23, 1778.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies
for America; privateers, ff. (2). (Imperfect —
torn).
99. [Deane, Silas. Dec. 1778.] Copy of charges
against Arthur Lee. ff. (2).
100. Sarsfield, , Comte de. Dec. 24, 1778. Note,
in French, to Arthur Lee. Ossun; Mrs. Izard,
ff. (2).
101. [Berkenhout, , Dr.\. Dec. 25,1778. Letter
to [Arthur Lee]. Proposal for peace negotia¬
tions, in form of a dream. Signed, Semper
Eodem ; superscribed, " Monsr. Johnstone";
indorsed, " Berkenhout," also, " Received at
Chaillot the 2d day Jan1? 1779. Attest H. Ford,
sec'y." ff. (2).
102. Dumas, K. W. F. Dec. 18-28, 1778. Letter
from the Hague, in French, to the commission¬
ers. Action of the states-general on English
complaints and French memoir; Amsterdam;
Count Welderen. With copy of letter to
Dumas signed, Oldenbarnevelt, dated, Dec. 4,
1778, and copy of reply; capture of Dutch ves¬
sel by American privateers, ff. (2). (Imper¬
fect— torn and stained.)
103. Sarsfield, , Comte de. Dec. 29, 1778. Let¬
ter to Arthur Lee. Ossun. ff. (2).
Franklin, Benjamin. Suggestion concerning
prizes. Indorsed, in pencil, " B. Franklin's hand
writing." ff. (2).
104. La Rochelle, France—Merchants. Copy of
a letter, in French, to Sartine. Convoys for
merchant ships. Marked in pencil, " Dec. '78 ? "
ff. (2).
105. Benoit, —, Mile. Love letter, in French, to
Arthur Lee. With translation. Not dated,
ff. (2).
Adanson, , Mad. Note, in French, to
Arthur Lee. Verses. With translation. Not
dated; marked in pencil, Dec. '78. ff. (2).
56. [Sarsfield, , Comte de\. March 1, [1778].
Note in English to Arthur Lee. Appointment
of an interview with Ossun. ff. (2).
This paper belongs on p. 56 of Vol. IV., and was inadvertently
omitted from its proper place in the Calendar.
Vol. VI.
1. Bondfield, John. Jan■ x, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Want of news; re¬
imbursement for money advanced to navy offi¬
cers. ff. (2).
2. [Franklin, Benjamin. Jan. 2, 1779.] Note to
[the other commissioners]. Montieu's accounts.
With Arthur Lee's reply dated Jan. 2. Mon¬
tieu, Williams, f. (1).
3. Grand, Ferdinand, the banker. Jan. 2, 1779.
Receipt to Arthur Lee for 22725 livres. f. (1).
Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte de. Jan.
4, 1779. Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Berkenhout; acknowledgment of independence
a necessary preliminary to treating, f. (1).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II.
214.
[Sarsfield, , Comte de\. Jan. 6, 1779. Let¬
ter, in French, to [Arthur Lee|. Prince de
Tingry (?); ceremonial visits ; Ossun. ff. (2).
4. Henry, Patrick. Jan. 9, 1779. Extract from
a letter to the delegates of Virginia in congress.
Hezekiah Ford. f. (1).
5. Mannberger, , sword-cutler. Jan. 10, 1779.
Letter from Strasburg, in French, to [Arthur
Lee]. Supplies to Virginia, ff. (2).
6. Chaumont, Le Ray de. Jan. 12, 1779. Copy
of two promissory notes, in French, to Frank¬
lin, for 50,000 livres, each dated Jan. 1. With
note added by H. Ford, sec'y. Reasons for
copying the notes; Williams' accounts ff. (2).
Bondfield, John. Jan. 12,1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Ships from Nantes;
discord in America ; Washington; vessels from
Philadelphia; Deane. ff. (2).'
7. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Jan. 16, 1779.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Departure
of brig North Star, Capt. Francis Fawson;
drafts on commissioners, ff. (2).
26
CALENDAR OF THE LEE. MANUSCRIPTS.
8. Chaumont, Le Ray de. Jan. 18, 1779. Note,
in French, to M.'Siot (?) at Passy. Letter of
exchange from Mad. La Fargue (?); Bauer off.
ff. (2).
Ross, John. Jan. 19, 1779. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Thomas Morris's papers; Wil¬
liam Lee. ff. (2).
9. Lloyd, John. Jan. 19, 1779. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Duties in French
ports, ff. (2).
Schweighauser, Jean Daniel. Jan. 19, 1779.
Letter from Nantes, in French, to [Arthur
Lee?]. Capt. Meredith; Capt. Niles; Goffing-
ham; Da Costa and co. ff. (2).
10. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Jan. 21, 1779.
Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Thanks for
information. With translation by Arthur Lee,
and copy of note from Lee to Vergennes, Jan.
20, 1779. Departure of provision fleet and
escorts for British army in America, ff. (2).
Lloyd, John. Jan. 23,1779. Letter from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Reply to letters. Da Costa,
ff. (2).
11. Franklin, Benjamin. Jan. 24, 1779. Letter
to Arthur Lee. Monthieu's accounts ; Grand;
Deane. With copy of Lee's reply, ff. (2).
Grand, Ferdinand. Jan. 29, 1779. Receipt, in
French, to Arthur Lee for 80800 livres. ff. (2).
12. Gardoqui, James. Jan. 30, 1779. Letter from
Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Draft on Grand for
Ross; remittances ; re-imbursements; D'Es-
taing's fleet; fleets at Cadiz and Ferrol. ff. (2).
Ross, John. Feb. 2, 1779. Note from Nantes
to Arthur Lee. Request to have a letter for¬
warded to William Lee. ff. (2).
13. [Sarsfield, , Comte de]. Feb. 4,1779. Note,
in French, to Arthur Lee. Compliments; note
to Franklin, ff. (2).
Gilbank, John. Feb. 7, 1779. Letter from
Nantes to [Arthur Lee ?]. Request for loan of
1000 livres. ff. (2).
14. Adams, John. Feb. 7, 1779. Letter to Arthur
Lee. Request for a copy of the commissioners'
letter to Vergennes. With an indorsement by
Ford, March 20, 1779, stating that it was deliv¬
ered to him by W. T. Franklin in the presence
of Henry Grand, ff. (2).
Bancroft, Edward. Feb. 9, 1779. Letter from
Chaillot to Arthur Lee. Lee's personal en¬
mity; release of American prisoners, ff. (2).
15. Commissioners to France. Feb. 10, 1779.
Copy of letter to J. D. Schweighauser. Capt.
Jones; countess of Selkirk's plate, ff. (2).
(Margins torn.)
Printed, but without Lee's signature, Sparks' Diplomatic
correspondence, I. 513.
16. Adams, John. Feb. 11, 1779. Letter to Count
Vergennes. Deane's address ; vindication of
Arthur Lee's character; F. L. Lee, R. H. Lee.
ff. (2).
Printed Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 224; Adams'
Works, VII. 79; and with verbal differences in Lee's Life of
Arthur Lee, I. 157.
17. Lee, Richard Henry. Feb. 11, 1779. Letter
from Freestonepoint, Va. to [Arthur Lee].
Deane's address; letter by Lafayette ; Berken-
hout; William Lee; F. L. Leé; Paine's de¬
fense of the Lees; D'Estaing; Byron, ff. (2).
(Margins worn.)
Many of the names and expressions are in cipher.
18. Bondfield, John. Feb. 16. 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Commercial intelli¬
gence ; Robert Morris ; Samuel Ingles; Ross;
Holker and co.; Deane; D'Estaing. ff. (2.)
(Imperfect — torn.)
Sarsfield, , Comte de. Feb. 16, [1779]. Note,
in French, to Arthur Lee. " Defense of Com¬
mon Sense"; Izard; Rochefoucauld. With
seal. ff. (2).
19. . Feb. 17, [1779]. Letter to [Ralph Izard?].
" Common Sense " ; Rochefoucauld ; [Arthur]
Lee. ff. (2).
Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. Feb. 16, 1779.
Copy of letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. In-
closure of letter from Montbarey; payment for
supplies to Virginia. With copy of Prince de
Montbarey's letter. Indorsed, " True copy " by
A. Gillon. With translation of each by Lee.
ff. (2).
Translation of both printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 420.
20. Franklin, Benjamin. Feb. 18, 1779. Note to
Arthur Lee. Request for public papers. In¬
dorsed by Lee as delivered to him by W. T.
Franklin in the presence of John Adams, ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 230.
. Feb. 18, 1779. Note to Arthur Lee.
Resolutions of congress of Sept. II, Sept. 14,
and Oct. 22, 1778. ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 229.
21. Sarsfield, , Comte de. List of the Spanish
ministry, addressed to Arthur Lee. Count
Florida Blanca; Count de Bida; Miguel de
Muzguiz; Castijon; Joseph Galvez; Manuel
de Roda y Arrieta. Marked in pencil, "20
Feb. 79?" ff. (2).
22. . Feb. 20, 1779. Note, in French, to Arthur
Lee. Invitation to Duchess d'Enville's. f. (x).
Livingston, M., Capt. Feb. 20, 1779. Copy of
certificate, dated April 11, 1778, to Arthur Lee
and Ralph Izard. Knowledge of the treaty in
England ; Bancroft; Wharton ; stock-jobbing.
With indorsements by -Livingston, Feb. 20,
1779. — Duplicate of the same. ff. (2).
23. Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Feb. 20, 1779. Let¬
ter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies to
America; Capts. Allen, Babson, Trash, f. (1).
24. Lloyd, John. Feb. 23, 1779. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Departure with Blake;
Schweighauser. ff. (2).
Gardoqui, Joseph & Sons. Feb. 24, 1779.
Letter from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Supplies
to America ; Capts. Babson, Trash, Emery,
ff. (2).
25. Sarsfield, , Comte de. [Feb. 24,1779?] Note,
in French, to Arthur Lee. Request for news.
Dated, "Jeudi 24 fev." ff. (2).
Thursday was the 24th of February during this epoch only in
1774 and 1780. The days of the week in Sarsfield's notes are
evidently erroneous, but the years are probably 1778 or 1779;
it is impossible to determine which without further data. Many
of them, as this, are indorsed in a recent hand in pencil,
»1778?»
26. 27. [Lee, William]. Feb. 25, 1779. Copy of
letter from Frankfort on the Main to R. H.
Lee. Deane's charges ; Schweighauser; Do-
brée ; Baron Breteuil; agent at St. Petersburg,
Copenhagen, Stockholm ; Prussian mission.
With part of another letter to the same,
dated Paris, March 25, 1779. Samuel Adams ;
Deane's charges ; Williams ; Thos. Morris ;
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
27
Limozin, Schweighauser ; Bondfield ; Frank¬
lin; Lloyd; Ross. pp. 8. (Imperfect — last
part gone.)
28. Bondfield, John. Feb. 26, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Attack on S. Lucie;
difficulties of merchant ships, ff. (2).
29. [Berkenhout, , Dr. Feb. 28, 1779.] Let¬
ter addressed to " Monsr. Lotson." Author of
" Montcalm's Letters." British irresolution,
ff. (2).
This was probably written to Arthur Lee. The allusions to
political events are so guarded that the meaning is not at all
clear.
30. . Feb. 28,1779. Letter addressed to "Monsr.
Johnstone " [Arthur Lee]. Franklin; negocia-
tion for peace. With copy of answer and in¬
dorsement by Lee of same date. Jennings;
Bancroft. With indorsement by Ford. ff. (2).
Rosignan, Sigard, Marq. de. Feb. 28, 1779.
Letter from Casal, in French, to Arthur Lee;
Loss of letters; desire for news. Indorsed,
"No 3." ff. (2).
Translation printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 366.
31. Bondfield, John. March 6, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Deane's charges;
commissioners; Franklin; Lafayette; Wash¬
ington. ff. (2).
Gruve (?), . March 6, 1779. Note, in
French, to Arthur Lee. News from fleets;
D'Estaing ; Byron; De Grasse. f. (1).
32. [Jones, John Paul] ? March 10, 1779. Copy
of letter apparently in reference to the subjects
mentioned in Livingston's letter on p. 33. Pub¬
lication of news. Not addressed; indorsed as
true copy by T. Smith, f. (1).
Bondfield, John. March 12, 1779. Letter
from Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
Virginia ; D'Acosta ; Haywood ; Montieu ;
Beaumarchais; Gillon. ff. (2).
33. Livingston, M., Capt. March 13, 1779.. Copy
of letter from Nantes to John Paul Jones.
Bancroft; Wharton. — Copy of Capt. Jones'
reply. Each is indorsed by Livingston as a
true copy. f. (1).
In the same hand as the first paper on p. 32.
Franklin, Benjamin. March 13, 1779. Letter
to Arthur Lee. Williams'accounts; Schweig¬
hauser. ff. (2).
' 34. Livingston, M., Capt. March 15, 1779. Let¬
ter from Nantes to Arthur Lee. Bancroft,
ff. (2).
35. Lee, Arthur. March 17, 1779. Note in French,
on Grand, the banker, for 25000 livres in favor
of Joseph Gardoqui & Sons. f. (1).
Bondfield, John. March 18, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Commercial busi¬
ness; Wm. Lee; Deane's charges, ff. (2).
36. Grand, Ferdinand. March 20, 1779. Note, in
French, to Arthur Lee. Acceptance of his
note for 25000 livres (see above, p. 35). f. (1).
Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. March, 20, 1779.
Copy of letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Pay¬
ment by Virginia for supplies ; inclosure of
letter from Prince de Montbarey. With copy
of Prince de Montbarey's letter dated March
16, relating thereto, and a translation of each
by Arthur Lee. Indorsed as "True copy "by
A. Gillon. ff. (2).
See also before, p. 19- —Translation of both printed, Lee's
Life of Arthur Lee, I. 420, 421.
37. Letter, March 21, 1779, in cipher, from Phila¬
delphia. Indorsed, " Received from the mar¬
chioness of Fayette July 8, 1779." ff. (2).
Lee, Arthur. March 22, 1779. Copy of letter
to Count Vergennes. Recall of munitions
promised to Virginia ; remonstrance. In¬
dorsed, "Letter Book N. 6. p. 4th True copy
compar'd A. Gillon." ff. (2).
See also pp. 19, 36. — Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I.
421.
38. Sarsfield, , Comte de. March 25, [1779?].
Note to Arthur Lee. Invitation to dinner,
ff. (2).
Montbarey, Alexandre Marie Léonor DE
Saint-Mauris, Prince and Comte de, Minister
of War. March 26, 1779. Copy of note, in
French, to Count Vergennes. Supplies for
Virginia; Arthur Lee. With translation. In¬
dorsed, "No. 5." ff. (2). (Imperfect—torn.)
See also pp. 19, 36, 37. —Translation printed, Lee's Life of
Arthur Lee, i. 423, where the date is given as May.
/g. Lee, William. March 26, 1779. Letter from
Paris to F. L. Lee. Private pecuniary troubles;
importance of unanimity in America; British
plans; Franklin; Silas Deane, Carmichael;
Lord Bute; " Hortalez & co." pp. 4.
Schweighauser, J. D. March 27, 1779. Let¬
ter from Nantes, in French, to [Arthur Lee?].
Shipment of goods for America; Williams' ac¬
counts; Franklin, ff. (2)..
40. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. March 27, 1779.
Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Supplies for
Virginia ; Montbarey's letter. With transla¬
tion. Indorsed, " No 4." ff. (2).
See also pp. 19, 36-38. — Translation printed, Lee's Life of
Arthur Lee, I. 423, where the date is given May 21.
. Copy of this and of that on p. 37, with
the dates, " mai." Also with translation. Cer¬
tified by A. Gillon. ff. (2).
41. Gerard, Conrad Alexandre. March 31, 1779.
Copy of letter from Philadelphia to Congress.
Departure to France; power of ministers.
Translated by Go'uverneur Morris. Indorsed,
"Original upon the files of congress." f. (1).
(Imperfect — torn.)
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, X. 275.
42. Livingston, M., Capt. April 1, 1779. Letter
from Nantes to Arthur Lee. Bancroft; Ross
ff. (2).
Lloyd, John. April 3, 1779. Copy of letter
from " On board the Belle Poule, Brest Road,"
to Livingston. Certificate from Champion ;
Izard ; arrival of ships; convoy under La
Motte-Picquet. Indorsed as true copy by Liv¬
ingston ; also, N. 2. f. (1).
Note, in cipher, April 4, 1779. f. (1).
43. Ross, John. April 6, 1779. Note to Arthur
Lee. Inquiry for a letter sent to William Lee.
ff. (2).
. Note to Arthur Leé. Declination of
invitation to dinner. Marked, " About 6 April
79"; dated, Sunday Evening, ff. (2).
44. Penn, John, Hill, Whitmell, and Burke,
Thomas. April 8, 1779. Copy of letter from
Philadelphia, to Henry Laurens. Remon¬
strance ; votes of South Carolina delegates on
the fishery claim. Indorsed by Henry Lau¬
rens, "Not examined but I believe there is no
error." ff. (2).
28
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
45. Newman, Henry. April 9, 1779. Letter from
Philadelphia to William Carmichael. Carmi-
chael's opinion of Deane and Lee; Lloyd,
Stevenson, Thornton. Indorsed, " Inclosed in
Mr. Carmichael's information delivered May 3,
1779." ff- ^2)-
Sarsfield, , Comte de. [April\ 11, [1779].
Note to Arthur Lee. ff. (2).
This is dated only, " Sunday nth" and if written this year,
as is probable from its being in English, might have been in
April or July.
Lloyd, John. April 15, 1779. Letter, dated
" On board the Belle Poule, Brest Road," to
Arthur Lee. Care of letters; Deane, Ban¬
croft; Izard, ff. (2).
46. Necker, Jacques. April 15, 1779. Copy of
letter, in French, from Paris, to Arthur Lee.
Supplies for Virginia; refusal to exempt from
duties. With translation by Lee. ff. (2).
Translation printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 423.
47. Lee, Arthur. April 15, 1779. Copy of letter
to M. Necker. Exemption from duty of sup¬
plies to Virginia; necessity for the request.
With copy of Necker's reply in French, dated
April 16, Request granted. Indorsed as true
copy by A. Gillon, also, N°. 4. With translation
by Lee. ff. (2).
Lee's and translation of Necker's printed, Lee's Life of
Arthur Lee, I. 424, 425.
48. [Lee, Francis Lightfoot]. April 22, 1779. Let¬
ter from Annapolis to [Arthur Lee]. Deane;
William Lee. f. (1).
Letter, April 22, 1779, from London, to Heze-
kiah Ford. Slander of a mutual friend; family
plans. Unsigned, ff. (2).
49. Moustier, Eléonore Franfois Élie, Comte and
Marquis de. April 23, 1779. Letter from Co-
blentz to [Arthur Lee ?]. Ministers plenipoten¬
tiary; Franklin; [Deane, Adams]; sympathy
and encouragement for America ; D'Estaing;
future of American states ; Greece; Cromwell;
character of rulers, ff. (4).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 372.
Ford, Hezekiah. April 23, 1779. Receipt to
Arthur Lee for 696 livres, 6 sols, tournois. With
another receipt for 1200 livres. f. (1). -{Imper¬
fect— torn.)
50. Franklin, Benjamin. April 24, 1779. Two
copies of letters to Capt. Landais. Exchange
of prisoners; cruise of the Alliance; orders
for sailing ; Schweighauser; Adams, ff. (2).
(One copy imperfect — torn.)
51. Moustier, E. F. É., Comte and Marquis de.
[April?] 25, [1779?]- Note, in French, to
Arthur Lee. Visit of American ladies to the
royal houses ; offer of service. Marked in pen¬
cil in later hand, "25 April, '79" ; dated only,
"25." ff. (2).
52. Lee, Richard Henry. Apj-il 26, 1779. Letter
from Philadelphia to F. L. Lee. Death of Col.
Taylor ; success of fleet from Boston ; recall
of Dr. Franklin; foreign policy; treatment of
Arthur Lee; Virginia; British movements,
ff. (2).
53. Franklin, Benjamin. April 28, July 28, Oct. 15,
1779. Copy of notes to Capt. Landais. Orders
for cruise under Capt. Jones; Chaumont;
charges of disobedience ; orders to report at
Paris ; prizes. With copy of Capt. Landais's
answer. Necessary delay ; illness of Capt.
Cottineau; need of money. With copy also of
Dr. Franklin's orders to Capt. Jones, June 30,
1779. All certified by Ludwell Lee. ff. (2).
(Imperfect — torn.)
54. [Lovell, James]? April 29, 1779. Copy of
letter from Philadelphia to Benjamin Frank¬
lin. Deane ; Lee; deliberations of congress.
Signed, J. L. f. (1).
55. Paca, William, and Drayton, William Henry.
April 30, 1779. Copy of memorial to Congress.
Arthur Lee's unpopularity and unfitness for
position of minister at Madrid, ff. (2).
56. Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Chretien
Guillaume de. April 30, 1779. Note, in French
to Arthur Lee. Invitation to dinner, f. (1).
Nicholson, Samuel, Cäpt. May 2, 1779. Copy
of letter from Philadelphia to William Car¬
michael. Opinion of Lee, Deane, Franklin;
Stevenson; Capt. Hill; Thornton; Lloyd;
Ross. Indorsed, "Inclosed in Mr. Carmichael's
information delivered in May 3, 1779." ff. (2).
57. . Copy of the same. Indorsed, N°. 4,
f. (1).
58. 59. Lee, Arthur. May 2, 1779. Copy of letter
to Benjamin Franklin. Request for convoy to
protect Virginia supplies. Copy of answer,
dated May 3, giving reason for refusal, and
copy of Lee's reply, dated May 6. Repetition
of request; Adams ; La Motte-Picquet; Sar-
tine; Izard. Indorsed as true copies by A.
Gillon. With note added by Ludwell Lee.
ff- (3)-
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 426, 427.
60, 61. Carmichael, William. May 3, 1779. Copy
of letter to congress. Charges against Arthur
Lee ; Grand brothers; Gamier; Shelburne ;
D'Estaing; Col. Nicholas Rogers; Lauregais ;
Vergennes ; Gerard ; Lafayette ; D'Aranda;
Bancroft ; Sayce ; Lord Camden ; Franklin ;
Izard, Berkenhout; Ridley; Chaumont; Beau-
marchais; Holker; Moylan ; Ross; Williams;
Jones; Nicholson; Thornton, ff. (4).
62. . Another copy of a portion of the same.
ff. (2).
63. Bondfield, John. May 8, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee- Arrival of the
Mercer, Capt. Robinson ; R. H. Lee ; La
Motte-Picquet: news from the fleet with Vir¬
ginia supplies ; capture of the Legére with
supplies of clothing for America; duel between
Henrv Laurens and John Penn; Deane; Izard,
ff. (2).
64. Sarsfield, , Cotnte de. May 8, [1779].
Note, in English and French, to Arthur Lee.
Appointment with Malesherbes. ff. (2).
. May 15, [X779I - Note to Arthur Lee.
Abbe Nolin; treaty at Teschen. ff. (2).
Lee, William. May 20, 1779. Letter from
Frankfort, Germany, to [F. L. Lee]. Intended
resignation of R. H. Lee; personal sacrifices;
plans of Holland, Russia, Germany, ff. (2).
65. Bondfield, John. May 22, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Arrival of sloop
from Maryland; Capt. Robinson; Virginia's
indebtedness ; Beaumarchais ; .William Lee.
ff. (2). .
[Lee, Arthur]. May 22, 1779. Portion of let¬
ter from Paris to Carter Braxton. Aspersions
on the Lees; letter to Ross. ff. (2). (Imperfect
— latter part gone.)
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
29
66. [Lee, Richard Henry]. May 23, 1779. Letter
in cipher to [Arthur Lee ?]. Deane's attack on
the Lees. ff. (2).
67. Sarsfield, , Comte de. . [May] 24, [1779].
Note to Arthur Lee. Spain's declaration,
ff. (2).
. Note in English to Arthur Lee. "Spain
ready to declare"; visit to the gun-makers.
Dated, " friday morning." ff. (2).
—. May 25, [1779]. "Note to Arthur Lee.
Abbé Nolin; appointment at Luzerne's ; Ossun.
ff. (2).
68. Franklin, Benjamin. May 26, 31, Oct. 4, 17, 28,
March 4, 1779. Extracts from letters to Con¬
gress. Jones's command; the Alliance; Necker;
borrowing money in Holland ; assertion by the
Howes, Cornwallis, Grey, Col. Montresor, and
Capt. Hammond that conquest of America is
impracticable ; Deane and Lee; Neufville
and co.; Arthur Lee's application for money;
Montieu ; Beaumarchais ; supplies; quarrel of
Jones and Landais. Indorsed, No. 2. ff. (2).
The letters of May 26, Oct. 4 and 17, are printed in full in
Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, III. and that of May 26,
also in Sparks' Franklin, VIII.
Gillon, , Commodore. Note to [Arthur] Lee.
Appointment; Capts. Joiner, Robeson, Kal-
teirer, Spencer. Dated, " Sunday Evening."
ff. (2).
69. Jennings, Edmund. May 28, 1779. Receipt to
Arthur Lee for £6 6 s., for Edward Bridgen.
£• (O-
Sarsfield, , Comte de. May 30, 1779. Note
to Arthur Lee. Spain's declaration, ff. (2).
70. Gillon, A. Letter to Arthur Lee. Thanks for
attention; Capt. Joiner, Luzerne. Dated "Wens-
day 10 o'clock." ff. (2).
Lee, Arthur, yune 6, 1779. Copy of letter to
Count Florida Blanca. Inclosure of memorial
to Spain. With copy of note in French to Count
D'Aranda, dated June 7, 1779, and copy of the
memorial, dated June 27, 1779. ff. (2). (Im¬
perfect — latter part gone.)
See also IV. 128. — Printed, with translation of note to D'A¬
randa, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 246, 247; Lee's
Life.of Arthur Lee, I. 277 ; memorial printed in Sparks' Dip¬
lomatic correspondence, II. 252; and with date of June 6, in
Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 277.
71. Adams, John. June 9, 1779. Copy of letter
from L'Orient to Arthur Lee. . Receipt of
letters; Luzerne; Ford; Paine; declaration of
northern powers against England; accusations
against Lee; correspondence with Vergennes;
Lafayette; situation in America, f. (1).
Printed Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 159.
Austin, Jonathan Loring. June 10,1779. Letter
from Boston to Arthur Lee. Arrital in Amer¬
ica ; introduction to Lee's brother at Philadel¬
phia ; papers sent by Capt. Thompson to Adams;
offer of service. —July 12, 1779. Another letter
to the same. Gen. Moultrie's repulse of British
at Charleston, S. C. ff. (2).
72. [Lovell, James]. June 13, 1779. Letter from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Deane's charges
against Lee; Burke, Laurens, Gerry, S. Adams,
Holton, Ellery, Wm. Lee, Izard, R. H. Lee;
change in committee of foreign affairs; J.
Adams. Signed, J. L.; indorsed " copy " though
apparently in Lovell's handwriting; also in¬
dorsed on outside, " Received thus from Mr
Adams the 11th Feb?. 1780, i.e. with the wax
fingered not open'd. Mr. Adams had it from
Dr. Franklin." ££. (2).
73. Bondfield, John. June 22, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. News of ships ; union
of Spanish and French fleets; Ford; financial
arrangements, ff. (2).
74. [Lee, Arthur]. June 25, 1799. Copy of note to
Count Florida Blanca, with the memorial to
Spain given on p. 70. Need of additional naval
force to aid America. With copy of another
letter dated Dec. 16, 1779.* D'Estaing. On the
back is a copy of another letter to some lord,
f. (1). (Imperfect — torn.)
See also p. 70. — Printed, with additional sentence, in Sparks'
Diplomatic correspondence, II. 251; the letter of Dec. 16 in
Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 278.
75. Bondfield, John. June 26, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. News through Capt.
John Green, of Philadelphia; Carmichael; R.
H. Lee; R. Morris; position of British and
American armies; Gerard, Chaumont, Holker,
ff. (2).
Ventades, . [June, 1779 M- Note to
Count Sarsfield. Spanish declaration; Almo-
dovar. Not dated, ff. (2).
The date is surmised from the date of the declaration, which
was June 26, 1779.
76. France—Kitig's Council. June 29, 1779. En¬
forcement of order of Sept. 23, 1778, about
prizes; Izard, ff. (2).
77. Vaughan, . July 3, 1779. Extract from a
letter to Arthur Lee. Inquiries concerning pro¬
perty of a minor, ff. (2),
Franklin, Benjamin. July 5, 1779. Copy of
letter to Com. Gillon. Aid for Carolina;
squadron under Joyiier; "Alliance"; loans.
Certified as true copy by John Joyner. f. (1).
78. Pringle, John Julius. July 7, 1779. Letter
from Amsterdam to Arthur Lee. Inclosure from
Temple; Grand; J.Adams; Vergennes, Wm.
Stockton; Izard, f. (1).
[Gardoqui, James]. July 7, 1779. Letter
from Bilbao to Arthur Lee. Spain's declara¬
tion; Digges; Spanish seamen. Signed J. G.
ff. (2).
79. Pringle, J. J. July 12, 1779. Letter from Am¬
sterdam to Arthur Lee. Views on the public
situation; public virtue; La Motte-Picquet; J.
Adams; Temple; Beaumarchais; Stockton; Iz¬
ard. ff. 3. (Imperfect — slightly torn.)
Other people are referred to by numbers.
80. Rosignan, Sigard, Marquis de. July 15, I77y.
Letter, in French, from St. Maurice to Arthur
Lee. Illness; views on public affairs, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 367.
81. Continental Congress, Second—Committee of
Foreign Affairs. July 16, 1779. Letter from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. News of British
plans; Gen. Washington; Gov. Trumbull; de¬
struction of Fairfield ; want of news from Spain ;
Gerard; Congress; Deane and Lee. Signed,
" James Lovell, for the com'-ss"; indorsed,
"No 1." ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 253.
82. •• Another copy of the same. ff. (2).
83. . The same. Indorsed, " 3 plicate." f. (x).
84. Virginia Gazette. July 17, 1779. Extract of
a letter from Philadelphia, dated June 24, 1779.
"Junto" in congress; Deane's narrative; for¬
eign loan; Arthur Lee; France and Spain;
terms of peace; New England delegates; com¬
missioners at Paris; [Thornton; Ford]; Gov,
Johnstone; Lee's recall. Not signed, ff. (2.)
30
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
85. Bondfield, John. July 17, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. News from America ;
Green ; Henry Laurens ; Deane ; Gen. Arnold ;
Gouverneur Morris; [Carmichael]; desire to
be of service in Spain, ff. (2).
Continental Congress, Second— Committee of
Foreign Affairs. July 17, 1779. Letter from
Philadelphia to William Lee. Recall of com¬
mission to Vienna and Berlin; reference to
papers in hands of Arthur Lee and Dr. Frank¬
lin. Signed, " James Lovell for the comSs";
indorsed, " 3 plicate." ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II. 350.
86, 87. [Lovell, James]. July 17, 1779. Letter
from Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Failure in
sending letters; Bingham; Franklin; John
Adams ; journals of congress ; recall of William
Lee and Izard; R. H. Lee's resignation from
congress ; attempts to injure Arthur Lee's repu¬
tation ; Deane; Laurens ; S. Adams ; Whitlock ;
uselessness of the committee ; F. L. Lee ; Lee's
letters to Shelburne, Jennings; Boux. Signed,
J. L. pp. (6).
88. Continental Congress, Second—Committee of
Foreign Affairs. Another copy of the letter on
p. 85. Indorsed, "3 plicate," with P. S. added.
f- (I)-
This P. S. is not printed in Sparks' Diplomatic correspond¬
ence. v
89. Moustier, E. F. É., Comte and Marquis de.
July 19,1779. Letter from Coblentz to [Arthur
LeeJ. Spanish declaration; Deane's attack on
Lee. ff. (2).
Printed with date July 29, and verbal differences in Lee's Life
of Arthur Lee, II. 375-
90. Franklin, Benjamin. July 21, 1779. Note to
Arthur Lee. Inclosure of letter, ff. (2).
Pringle, J. J. July 22, 1779. Letter from Am¬
sterdam to Arthur Lee. Temple; Sayre ; change
in commissions; Franklin; news of victory in
Carolina; Stockton, ff. (2).
91. Harris, John. July 23, 1779. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Distress of Fortton
prisoners arrived at France in the cartel, ff. (2).
92. B., J. July 24, 1779. Letter from Bordeaux to
Arthur Lee. Debt; the Alliance; Capt. J. P.
Jones; Chaumont; Gourlade; Moylan. ff. (2).
93. Champion, Richard. July 25, 1779. Copy of
letter to Moses Livingstone. Wharton ; Digges;
Izard; Lloyd, f. (x).
Izard, Ralph. July 26, 1779. Letter from St.
Amand to Arthur Lee. Decision of court on
restoring Izard's property; Maurepas; Prevost.
ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 78.
94. [Lovell, James]. Aug. 6, 1779. Letter from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Receipt of com¬
munications ; " Henry, Francis and S. Adams";
Laurens; Whitelock ; condition of committee
for foreign affairs; Deane; Franklin; commis¬
sioners in Europe ; Izard; William Lee ; Wayne;
D'Estaing. Indorsed, "copy (private)", also,
N°. 3; signed, J. L. ff. (2).
[ ]. Another copy of the last sentences.
Wayne; D'Estaing; Deane. f. (1).
95. [ ]. Aug. 6, 1779- Letter from Philadelphia
to Benjamin Franklin. Receipt of letters;
Dumas ; Deane ; Lee. Signed, J. L.; indorsed,
" (copy) private." f. (1).
96. Continental Congress, Second. Aug. 6, 1779.
Extracts from minutes. Directions to com¬
missioners and commercial agents about ac¬
counts ; appointment of Joshua Johnson as
examiner. Signed, Chas. Thomson sec'y. f. (1).
See Journals of congress, II. 308, 373.
97. . The same, with additional resolutions.
Salaries of commissioners ; accounts. Signed,
James Lovell. f. (1).
Found inclosed in the letter of Oct. 14, from Lovell to A. Lee.
(p,. 123). — See Journals of congress, II. 308.
98. . Copy of the same. f. (1).
99. . Another copy of the same. f. (1).
100. Blanca, Florida, Count. Aug.6,iy/g. Letter,
in Spanish, to Arthur Lee. Acknowledgment
of letters; relations of Spain and England.
With translation, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn).
Translation printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, II.
254, and without date in Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 279.
101. [Lovell, James]. Aug. 6, 1779. Original of
the letter on p. 94. Indorsed, private ; signed,
J. L. ff. (2).
Izard, Ralph, Aug. 8, 1779. Letter from St.
Amand to [Arthur Lee]. Ford ; Prevost's de¬
feat ; Charlestown ; [William Lee], ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 78.
102. Franklin, Benjamin. Aug. 8, 1779. Copy of
certificate to committee of congress. Ross's ac¬
counts; Wharton, Bancroft, f. (1).
103. Pringle, J. J. Aug. 16, 1779. Letter from
Amsterdam to [Arthur Lee?]. William Tem¬
ple ; Franklin ; St. Eustatia ; Charleston ;
Gen. Williamson; William Craig; Davidson;
Pulaski; Stockton; Pollard; [William Lee];
Petrie ; Deane ; Neufville ; Sayre ; Dumas,
ff. (2).
Sarsfield, , Comtede. Aug. 19, 1779 Note,
in French and English, to Arthur Lee. In¬
quiries about lodging; barony of Quintin.
ff. (2).
104. Pringle, J. J. Aug. 19, 1779. Letter from
Amsterdam to Arthur Lee. Virginia politics;
Hall; Braxton; Jefferson; Nelson; Page; [F.
L. Lee; R. H. Lee]; Henry ; Deane. ff. (2).
[Lee, Arthur]. Aug. 21, 1779. Letter to R. H.
Lee. Fleet for invading England ; Lafayette ;
British fleets ; uncertainty about recall; Izard ;
William Lee; Ford ; action of northern powers ;
paper money; Carolina. Not signed, ff. (2).
105. [Jennings, Edmund]. Aug. 22, 1779. Letter
to Arthur Lee. [William Lee]; Bridgen; Lee's
recall ; Izard ; Grand. Signed, J. Clement,
ff. (2).
Bondfield, John. Aug. 24, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Financial trou¬
bles ; La Motte-Picquet ; Charleston ; Prevost;
Ross; Gillon; Carmichael; Franklin; Chau¬
mont ; Jones, ff. (2).
106. [Izard, Ralph]. Sept. 1, 1779. Letter from
St. Amand to [Arthur Lee]. Naval movements;
Braxton; Pringle; Bondfield; Deane; health.
Not signed, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 79.
[Jennings, Edmund]. Sept. 8, 1779. Letter
from Boulogne to Arthur Lee. Naval move¬
ments ; disposition of congress; Izard. Signed,
J. Clement, ff. (2).
107. Grand, Ferdinand. Sept. 11, 1779. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Accounts. Signed, " for Mr.
Grand, Hv. Grand." ff. (2).
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS
31
Franklin, Benjamin. Sept. 12, 1779. Note to
Arthur Lee. • Journals. ££.(2).
108. [Izard, Ralph]. Sept. 12, 1779. Letter from
St. Amand to Arthur Lee. D'Estaing; Byron;
Granada; return to Paris. Signed, R. I. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 81.
Jenings, Edmund. Sept. 15, 1779. Letter
from Boulogne to Arthur Lee. Tour into
Flanders ; payment of pension, ff. (2).
109. Warren, James. Sept. 17, 1779. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Opening of a letter;
Lovell; expressions of esteem. ££.(2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 271.
no, in. Lovell, James. Sept. 17, 1779. Letter
from Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Letters to
and from France.; R. H. Lee; F. L. Lee; Lau¬
rens; Whipple; John Adams; Vergennes: Ser¬
geant ; Ingersoll; Warren ; Schweighauser ;
Luzerne; S. Adams; Ford; Spain; Virginia
supplies; Dumas; Franklin; Harrison; Jay;
Reed; cypher; William Lee ; Izard, ff. (4).
112. Sarsfield, , Comte de. Sept. 19, 1779. Let¬
ter, in French, to Arthur Lee. The Sensible;
army ; Izard. With seal. ff. (2).
113. [Lovell, James]. Sept. 21, 1779. Letter from
Philadelphia to [Arthur Lee?]. Gerard; new
appointment of commissioners ; changes in con¬
gress; Jenings ; ingersoll; Sergeant; S.Adams,
John Adams; Ellery; constitutional convention.
Signed, J. L. f. (1).
114. [ ]. Sept. 22, 1779. Letter to Arthur Lee.
Despatches to Dr. Franklin; seizure of bearer
of letters; decision on Spanish affairs; Luzerne;
Vergennes' opinion of Lee and John Adams.
Indorsed, private, f. (1).
115. Jenings, Edmund. Sept. 25, 1779. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Tour to Flanders; negociation;
suspension of arms; Lloyd, ff. (2).
[Lovell, James. Sept. 27 (?), 1779.] Note to
[Arthur Lee]. Appointment of minister pleni¬
potentiary ; Jay; Carmichael; Deane. Signed,
"A Friend to your Merits"; not directed;
marked in pencil, " 1779, 27 Sept." f. (1).
116. Sarsfield, , Comte de. [Oct. or Sept. 2,
1779?]. Note, in English, to [Arthur Lee?].
Return of papers; visit to Paris. Not super¬
scribed. ff. (2).
The date is not very legible, 7ber and 8ber being written over
each other, and the year being apparently 1775; the paper is
marked in a later hand, in pencil, 2 Oct. 78. If to Arthur Lee
the year is probably 1779, and the fact of its being in English
would seem to place it thus late, as only the count's later letters
were in English.
117. [Jenings, Edmund]. Oct. 3, 1779. Letter
from Brussels to Arthur Lee. Retirement of
members of congress; Carrol; commissioners.
Signed, J. Clement, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn;
memorandum on back.)
Jones, John Paul. Oct. 3, 1779. Extract of a
letter from Texel to Goulard & Moylan. Engage¬
ment with the enemy; Alliance; Bon Homme
Richard.—Cottineau. Oct. 4,1779. Extract of
a letter from Texel in French. Account of the
same engagement; list of prizes, ff. (2).
118. Harris, John. Oct. 4, 1779. Letter from
L'Orient to Arthur Lee. Thanks of recom¬
mendation ; Gillon. ff. (2).
Franklin, Benjamin. Oct. 4, 1779. Extract
from letter to congress. Bills of exchange;
loans. — March 4, 1780. Disposition of French
court; supplies for America; Ross; Johnson;
Deane ; Lee. — May 26,1779. Commissions to
strangers, f. (1).
The full letter from which these extracts are taken is printed
in Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, III.
119. Jenings, Edmund. Oct. 6, 1779. Note from
Brussels to Arthur Lee. Complaints against
nephew, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
Heredia, de, Secretary of the Spanish Em¬
bassy. [Oct. 6, 1779?]. »Letter, in French, to
Arthur Lee. Rodney; English and Spanish
vessels. Not dated; marked in pencil in a later
hand, "6 Oct. '79?". ff. (2).
120. . Oct. 11, 1779. Note, in French, to Ar¬
thur Lee. Appointment, f. (1).
[Izard, Ralph. Oct. 12, 1779.?] Note to [Ar¬
thur Lee?]. Departure of Gerard; letter.
Signed, R. I.; not superscribed; dated, Wednes¬
day morning ; marked in pencil in a later hand,
"11 Oct. '79?"; indorsed, "Gerard's going." *
f. (1). (Imperfect — torn.)
If this was written about Oct. 11, '79 Wednesday fell on the
12th ; there is nothing in the letter to guide a surmise.
121. [Lee, R. H. ?]. Oct. 12, 1779. Letter from
Virginia to Arthur Lee. Controversy with
Deane ; Whipple ; S. Adams ; J. Adams;
Mercer; Fitzhugh; Flemming; Griffen; Wil¬
liam Lee; Izard. Signed and mostly written
in cipher ; only the P. S. appears to be in R. H.
Lee's hand; indorsed, N°. 4. ff. (2).
122. Continental Congress, Second. Oct. 13, 1779.
Extract from the minutes. Lee's recall; ap¬
pointment of Jay. Signed, James Lovell. f. (1).
See Journals of congress, V. 3S3.
123. [Lovell, James]. Oct. 14, 1779. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Bondfield ; letters ; Spanish
commission; Jay; Deane's charges; Mercer;
Gerard, Schweighauser; Shippen. Indorsed,
" private " ; signed, J. L. ff. (2).
124. [ ]. Oct. 14, 1779. Letter to Arthur Lee.
Spain; Jay; Bondfield; Deane; Mercer; Ge¬
rard; Schweighauser. Indorsed, "private. Du¬
plicate." ff. (2);
In wording different, in substance duplicate of the preceding
letter (p. 123).
125. [Bondfield, John]. Oct. 16, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Chaumont; Frank¬
lin ; detention of goods and despatches for
America Not signed, ff. (2).
[Jenings, Edmund]. Oct. 17, 1779. Letter
to Arthur Lee. [Nephew John]; Mercer; Mrs.
Izard, ff. (2). (Imperfect—torn.)
126. [Benoit, Aflle.~\. Letter, in French, to Arthur
Lee. Expressions of love. Not signed; dated
only Monday. With translation. Marked in
pencil in a later hand, " 17 Oct. 79 ? ". ff. (4).
127. [ ]. Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Dated
only Friday; not signed. With translation. In¬
dorsed, "Mile. Benoit." ff. (2).
[ ]. Another letter to Arthur Lee. With
translation, ff. (2).
128. [Sarsfield, , Comte de]. Oct. 22, 1779.
Letter from Rennes, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Departure of Americans; D'Estaing; return to
Paris, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
[ ]. Oct. 24, 1779. Letter from Chambiére
near Rennes, in French, to Arthur Lee. Lee's
reputation; departure; Mrs. Izard, ff. (2).
(Imperfect — torn.)
129. [ ]. Two letters from Chambiére, in French,
to Arthur Lee. Advice; obscure references;
32
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
D'Estaing. ££• (4). (Imperfect—torn; date
gone.)
130. Jenings, Edmund. Oct. 25, 1779. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Nephew; Genet; re-publication
of article from Remembrancer ; Deane ; fall of
English stocks, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
[Lee, Arthur]. Nov. 7, 1779. Letter to F. L.
Lee. Resignation from congress ; settlement
for Virginia supplies; events of the campaign;
D'Estaing; Spanish mission; recall. Not
signed, ff. (2).
131. Rosigaan, Sigard, Marquis de. Nov. 14, 1779.
Letter from Turin, in French, to [Arthur Lee ?].
Fleets; D'Estaing; character of certain men.
Not superscribed; indorsed, "No 7." ff. (2).
Bondfield, John. Nov. 20, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Detention of packet;
Chaumont; Franklin; Virginia; South Caro¬
lina; Holland; Landais ; Jones; Jamaica;
D'Estaing ; Spain ; plan for packets ; Izard,
ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
132. Gallon, Alexander, Commodore. Dec. 8, 1779.
Letter from Frankfort to Arthur Lee. Report
of attempt to buy ships and military stores.
■ if. (2).
Many references in cipher.
Bondfield, John. Dec. 11, 1779. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Changes among com¬
missioners ; Jay, William Lee, Livingston,
Izard,Carmichael, Penet; Ross; Delap; Deåne;
Gillon ; R. Morris; Holker. ff. (2).
I33- • Dec. 13, 1779. Letter from Bordeaux to
Arthur Lee. News from Georgia; Americans
jealous of France; Washington; Rhode Island;
Sullivan; D'Estaing; Savannah; John Adams;
Franklin; Spain and Portugal; Jones; Amster¬
dam. ff. (2).
134. Braxton, Carter. Dec. 16, 1779. Copy of
letter from Williamsburg, Va. to Capt. Cun¬
ningham. Directions for a privateering cruise;
Phripp; Willing & Morris. Indorsed as true
copy, "Att*. Ezek1. Price." ff. (2).
[Jenings, Edmund]. Dec. 22, 1779. Letter
to Arthur Lee. Sentiments of British cabinet;
independence of America; Lord Chatham; Jay;
John Adams; Lawrence. Signed, J. Clareville.
ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
135. Izard, Ralph. Dec. 23, 1779. Letter from Am¬
sterdam to [Arthur Lee?]. Savannah news;
D'Estaing; Prevost; loan of money; plans in
America, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 81.
136. Schweighauser, J. D. Dec. 30, 1779. Letter
from Nantes to Arthur Lee. Disbursements
for Virginia; delivery of plate to Capt. Jones.
Franklin ; Cortentine. f. (1). (Imperfect —
stained and torn.)
VOL. VII.
I. Izard, Ralph. Jan. 3, 1780. Letter from Am¬
sterdam to [Arthur Lee]. Lee's resignation;
Digges; Courier de l'Europe ; John Adams;
Franklin; the Confederacy, Alliance, Serapis,
Countess of Scarborough; Beauma.rchais; D'Es¬
taing ; Clinton ; Prevost ; Charleston; Capt.
Gillon, Capt. Joyner. ff. (2). (Imperfect —
torn.)
Printed. Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 82.
2. Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte de. Jan.
9, 1780. Letter, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Leave of the French court. With English
translation, ff. (2).
3. Lee, William. Jan. 20, 1780. Letter from
Brussels to Arthur Lee. Extract from letter
of Arthur Lee, May 1, 1777, to William Lee;
character of commissioners; Deane; Franklin;
Williams. Extract, certified as true copy by
Edmund Jenings. ff. (2).
4. Bondfield, John. Jan. 22, 1780. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Samuel Wharton;
Chaumont; Franklin ; John Adams ; Izard,
ff- (2).
[Jenings, Edmund]. Jan. 24, 1780. Letter
to [Arthur Lee?]. Change of commissioners;
John Adams; Holland>, Great Britain's in¬
fringement of rights of neutrals on the sea;
quotation in French from Baron de Bielfield.
Signed, Mac Gregor ; not superscribed, ff. (2).
(Imperfect — torn.)
5. [ ]. Jan. 27, 1780. Letter from Brussels.
Acceptance of the Order of St. Louis. Signed,
Mac Gregor; not superscribed; enigmatically
expressed, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
6. Bondfield, John. Jan. 29, 1780. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. John Adams; Chau¬
mont ; Izard ; Haller; debt due from Virginia,
ff. (2).
7. [Gillon, Alexander, Commodore\. Feb. 14, 1780.
Letter from Amsterdam to Arthur Lee. At¬
tempts to purchase vessels. Not signed; in¬
dorsed, " Commodore Gillon " and " Outside
cover directed by A. G." ff. (3).
8. Bondfield, John. Feb. 19, 1780. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Arrival of the Gov.
Livingston and Mary Phearson; Virginia debts;
D'Acosta; Haywood; report of English invad¬
ing Virginia, ff. (2).
[Jenings, Edmund]. Feb. 22, 1780. Letter
from Brussels to Arthur Lee. Expedition from
Ireland for the West Indies ; Walsingham's
ships; Russia; John Adams. Signed, Donald
Mac Donald, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 107.
9. . Feb. 28, 1780. Copy of letter to Charles
Carroll. Abbe Mably's views; introduction of
Arthur Lee. ff. (2).
Sartine, Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Ga¬
briel de, Minister of Marines. March i, 1780.
Note of farewell, in French, to Arthur Lee.
ff. (2).
10. Le Roy, Herman. March 2,1780. Letter from
Amsterdam to Arthur Lee. Thanks for Mr.
Pringle's introduction to Lee; Chabanel; Ad¬
miral Byland. ff. (2).
Bondfield, John. March 3, 1780. Letter from
Nantes to [Arthur Lee ?]. ' Arrival of ship from
Plymouth, Mass.; Bancroft; Lawrence; R H.
Lee. Not superscribed, f. (1).
11. Breteiiil, Louis Auguste deTonnelier, Baron
de. March 4, 1780. Letter of farewell to Arthur
Lee. Luzerne, f. (1).
Franklin, Benjamin. March 4, May 31, 1780.
Copy of memorandum to Congress concerning
supplies, f. (1).
See Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, III. 129,143 ; Sparks'
Franklin, VIII. 459.
.12. [Lee, William]. March 21, 1780. Letter from
Brussels to F. L. Lee. Failure to receive let-
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
33
ters ; Arthur Lee; family matters. Not signed,
ff. (2).
[Izard, Ralph]. March 21, 1780. Letter from
Paris to Arthur Lee. Gamier; Grand; arrival
of the Tonant; Gillon. Signed, R. I. ff. (2).
13. Stone, William, Smith, Thomas, «»a?Bunner,
George, Pilots from South Carolina. March
22, 1780. Memorial from Brest to Arthur Lee.
Governor of South Carolina; D'Estaing; the
Languedoc; misfortunes, f. (1). (Imperfect —
stained and torn.)
14. [Sarsfield, , Comte de\. March 22, 1780.
Portion of letter, in French, to [Arthur Lee?].
D'Aranda, D'Heredia; Carmichael. ff. (2).
(Imperfect — stained, and the lower part
torn off.)
Smith, Michael, and others. March 28, 1780.
Memorial, dated L'Orient, to Arthur Lee.
Trouble as exchanged prisoners; Milford car¬
tel ; Capt. Cottineau ; non-payment of wages.
Signed, Michael Smith, Thomas Cave, Patrick
Reed, James Mullin, Moses Bigger, John Ray-
worth, Wm- Green, f. (1).
15. Grinnell, William, and Wilson, Joseph.
March 29, 1780. Letter from L'Orient to
Arthur Lee. Sickness ; officers of the Alli¬
ance under J. P. Jones; expenses, ff. (2).
16. Grand, [Ferdinand], banker. April 8, 1780.
Letter from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Opinion of Lee at French court; Count
d'Aranda. ff. (2). (Partly illegible from stain.)
Bondfield, John» April 15, 1780. Letter from
Nantes to Arthur Lee. Chaumont; delay of
ships; Izard; Franklin; Wilhams; Jay; Car-
. michael; Ross; Bancroft; flee,t from Brest des¬
tined for Quebec ; clothing (or Washington's
army; intimacy of Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Wil¬
liams; Peltier; Beaumarchais; De Montieu;
Zacestas (?); Virginia trade ; Samuel Wharton;
illness of Franklin, ff. (2).
17. Wara, , Baron de. April 19, 1780. Letter
from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee. Lee's
departure ; Paradez ; declaration concerning
neutral vessels by the empress of Russia,
ff. (2).
[Lee, Francis Lightfoot ?]. April 24,1780. Part
of letter to [Arthur Lee]. Introduction of
George Mason, Jr.; Deane; advice to visit
Gen. Whipple, Samuel Warren, Ellery, Mer¬
chant, Trumbull ; George Wythe ; Ludwell
Lee. Addressed in cipher; no place of date;
last part gone. f. (1). (Imperfect.)
The handwriting resembles R. H. Lee's, but is more exact;
the writer also refers to Ludwell Lee as "your nephew."
18. Williams, Jonathan. April 24, 1780. Copy of
letter from Nantes to Lieut. Digges. Answer
of letter; Alliance; Hills; Nicholson; Parkes's
prize money. Indorsed, " about the sale of
Wicke's prizes." Memorandum on back, of
"Snow Friendship," sloop Betsey,sloop Jason,
brig Mattey, brig Jenney. On the same sheet
as the following.
Franklin, Benjamin. April 26, 1780. Copy
of letter to Samuel Ross. Prize money of Capt.
Wickes of the Reprisal; Thomas Morris, Mor¬
ris & Lee; Bancroft, ff. (2).
19. Laurens, Henry, [Jr. ?]. May 4, 1780. Note
from Wilmington, N. C., to R. H. Lee. Death
of Col. Parker; danger of Charlestown [ton],
ff. (1).
Lee, William. May 17, 1780. Letter from
Brussels to [Arthur Lee]. Inclosure of copies
of certificates concerning Thomas Morris's pa¬
pers; Robert Morris; Ross; Alliance; Capts.
Wickes, Johnson, Nicholson; prizes; Frank¬
lin ; Williams ; Gourlade & Co.; Jones; Green.
The first copied certificate is signed, William
Blake, John Lloyd; the second, Ra. Izard, wit¬
ness J. J. Pringle; the last, B. Franklin, "in
our presence S. Deane — Arthur Lee " ; all cer¬
tified to by Edm. Jenings. ff. (2).
20. Wara, , Baron de. May 29, 1780. Letter
from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee. Confed¬
eration of the north; letter of Clinton to Lord
Germaine; fleets of Toulon and Brest; Paradez
ff. (2).
21, 22. Gillon, Alexander, Commodore. "June, 1780.
Letter from Paris to John J. Cripps & Mey, of
Charleston, S. C. Opinion upon Franklin,
Deane, Bancroft, Robert Morris; commenda¬
tion of John Adams, Arthur Lee, William Lee,
Izard; Chaumont; difficulty of getting supplies
for states; improvement of public service; Hol¬
land; Prussia, ff. (4).
23. Shelburne, William Petty, Earl of. June 2,
1780. Note of personal friendship to Arthur
Lee. Dunning; Barré. ff. (2).
24. Sartine, A. R. J. G. G. de. June 3, 1780. Let¬
ter, in French, to Arthur Lee. Arrangements
for Lee's passage to America; governor of Mar¬
tinique ; Alliance ; Paul Jones ; Franklin, ff. (2).
25. Franklin, Benjamin. June 7, 1780. Copy of
letter to Capt. Peter Landais. Orders not to
meddle with the Alliance. Certified 011 Aug. 26,
1780, by Ja's Warren and Fitch Pool as true copy
of a copy sent from Capt. Jones to Capt. Parke.
Indorsed, N°. 1. f. (1). •
26. . June 16, 1780. Copy of letter to Capt.
Landais. Repetition of order. — Copy of letter
to the officers and seamen of the Alliance to
obey Capt. Jones. Indorsed N°. 2, N°. 3. Cer¬
tified as the above (p. 25). f. (1).
27. . June 12, 1780. Extract of letter to Capt.
Jones. Mutiny of 115 men of the Alliance;
Capt. Landais; prize money ; Ariel. Indorsed,
N°. 4. Certified as the above (pp. 25, 26).
f. (1).
Printed in part, Life of John Paul Jones, Phil., Lippincott,
1858, p. 162.
28. Brown, Joseph. .June 18, 1780. Letter from
L'Orient to Arthur Lee. Petition for the prize
ship Serapis; Franklin; Bancroft; Wharton;
Jones, ff. (2). (Imperfect — bottom torn off.)
[Lee, Arthur]. June 25, 1780. Draft of letter
to Capt. Landais. Advice to him to sail with
the Alliance, ff. (2).
29. Jones, John Paul. June 27, 1780. Letter from
L'Orient to Robert Morris. Orders to return
with the Alliance to Philadelphia; sale of the
Serapis; honors from the French court; Lu¬
zerne ; Landais; Ariel; prevention of blood¬
shed ; sailors of the Bon Homme Richard;
conduct of Arthur Lee ; Deane ; Franklin ;
zeal for America, ff. (2).
30. '. June 27, 1780. Letter from L'Orient to the
president and board of admiralty at Philadel¬
phia. Pleasure at the appointment of the board
by Congress ; mutiny, Lee, Landais; Robert
Morris ; Capts. Bell, Montgomery, Smith ;
Franklin; action of Flamborough Head. f. (1).
Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte de. June
30, 1780. Copy of letter, in French, to John
Adams. Resolution of congress of March 18,
1780; desires of French court; Luzerne. In¬
dorsed, No. 1. ff. (2).
Translation printed, Adams' Works, VII. 212.
31. . June [30, 1780]. Translation of letter
to Benj. Franklin. Adams' representations,
34
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
Luzerne; payments of paper money to the
French. Incorrectly indorsed, July 30. ff. (2).
(Imperfect — stained and torn.)
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, III. 152; Sparks'
Franklin, VIII. 477.
32. Adams, John. July 1, 1780. Copy of letter
from Paris to Count Vergennes. Luzerne; res¬
olutions of Congress ; loan office certificates.
Indorsed, N°. 2. f. (1).
Printed Adams' Works, VII. 213; Sparks' Diplomatic corre¬
spondence, V. 233.
Page, John. July 1780. Letter from Rosewell,
Va., to R. H. Lee. Association for weaken¬
ing tory influence; Arthur Lee; William Lee.
ff. (2).
33. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. July 20, 1780.
Copy of letter, in French, to John Adams.
Destination of Ternay and Rochambeau; as¬
surances of the friendship of the French court.
Indorsed, No. 4. f. (1).
Translation printed, Adams' Works, VII. 232; Sparks' Diplo¬
matic correspondence, V. 278.
Adams, John. July 21, 1780. Copy of letter
to Count Vergennes. Ternay; Rochambeau;
appreciation of the friendship of the French.
Indorsed, N°. 5. f. ,(x).
Printed, Adams' Works, VII. 233 ; Sparks' Diplomatic cor¬
respondence, V. 279.
34. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de, July 25, 1780.
Copy of letter, in French, to John Adams. Ob¬
jections to U. S. commissioners treating with
Lord.Germaine ; treaty of commerce ; desire to
communicate first with congress. With copy
on the margin of portions of Adams' letter of
July 17. Indorsed, N°. 6 & 7. ff. (4).
Translation printed, Adams' Works, VII. 235, etc.; Sparks'
Diplomatic correspondence, V. 287, etc■ Adams' letter printed,
Adams' Works, VII. 228, etc.; Sparks' Diplomatic correspon¬
dence, V. 266.
35. 36. Adams, John. July 26, 1780. Copy of
letter to Count Vergennes. Same subject; duke
of Richmond; Hartley; Lord North; senti¬
ments of the people of England; America; ad¬
vantage to Europe. Indorsed, N°. 8. pp. (8).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, V. 294.
37. . July 27, 1780. Letter to Count Ver¬
gennes. Needs of Americans ; assistance of
France; admiral Graves, Ternay, Rochambeau;
Guichen; reinforcements in the West Indies.
Indorsed, N°. 9. ff. (2).
Printed, Adams' Works, VII. 241; Sparks' Diplomatic corre¬
spondence, V. 301.
38. Vergennes, C. G., Comte de. [July] 31, 1780.
Translation of letter to [Benjamin Franklin].
Disagreement with John Adams; list of letters
between Vergennes and Adams during June and
July. ff. (2). (Very imperfect — torn.)
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, V. 305.
39. Lee, Arthur, and others. Aug. 5, 1780. Copy
of letter to Capt. Landais. Petition to sail;
danger of loitering. Signed, Arthur Lee, Pon-
tigibaud, La Colombl, Poirey, Ludwell Lee,
Thomas Lee, John Middleton, E. Brush, Joseph
Wilkinson, Joseph Brown Junf, John G. Frazer,
Henry Ash, M. Comyn, M. Livingston, f. (1).
(Imperfect — worn.)
Buckley, John, and others. Aug. 10, 1780. Copy
of petition from the officers of the Alliance to
Capt. Landais to enter port as soon as possible.
Signed, John Buckley, James Lynd, M. Park,
John Lauhar, James Warren, Thomas Ellwood,
Benjamin Pierce, John Darling, James Bragg,
Isaac Carr, N.. Blodget, Thomas Hinsdale,
George Thayer, Samuel Guild, Joseph Willson,
George Raymond. — Copy of statement of offi¬
cers. Capt. Landais's refusal of the petition;
offer of command to 1st Lieut. James Diggs.
Signed as above, with the additional names,
Fitch Pool, John Savin, ff. (2). (Imperfect —
one corner torn.)
40. Gordon, William. Sept. 15,1780. Letter from
Jamaica Plain to Ezra Stiles. Introduction of
Arthur Lee. f. (1).
. Sept. 15,1780. Letter from Jamaica Plain
to Benjamin Lord, Norwich, Conn. Introduc¬
tion of Arthur Lee. f. (1).
41. [Lee, Arthur]. Sept. 19, 1780. Draft of letter
from Boston to Baron Bretieul. Distress in
America ; depreciation of money; want of
funds; need of loan of thirty or forty million
livrés; advantages of British in north and south.
Not signed. ff. (2). (Partly illegible from
stains.)
42. Cooper, Samuel. Sept. 19, 1780. Letter from
Boston to Ezra Stiles. Introduction of Arthur
Lee. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 166.
. Sept. 19, 1780. Letter from Boston to
Enoch Huntington, Middletown, Conn. Intro¬
duction of Arthur Lee. ff. (2).
• Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 166.
43. .. Sept. 19, 1780. Letter from Boston to
Andrew Eliot, Fairfax, Conn. Introduction of
Arthur Lee. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 165.
44. Huntington, Samuel. Oct. 26, 1780. Letter
from Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Inclosure
of act of congress; desire for information on
affairs in Europe, ff. (2).
45. Lee, Arthur. Oct. 27, 1780. Note to Messrs.
Madison, Bee & Clark. Directions about furni¬
ture. ff. (2).
46. Bondfield, John. Nov. 1, 1780. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee at Philadelphia. Re¬
ceipt of letter through Mr. Brush; Sartine;
Chaumont; arrival of the Fier Rodrique ;
Deane ; Franklin ; refusal of Bondfield's ships;
claims against Virginia ; Williams. Indorsed
as forwarded by W1? Vernon, ff. (2).
47. . Duplicate of the last.
48. Sarsfield, , Comte de. Nov. 5, 1780. Letter
from Valenciennes, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Armed neutrality; Gillon ; John Adams; Izard,
defeat of Gen. Gates [at Camden]; paper money
of America; Bunker Hill; Gen. Warren, ff. (2).
(Imperfect — torn.)
49. Carmichael, William. Dec. 6, 1780. Letter
from Brandywine, Penn., to Arthur Lee. Lee's
defence; Deane, Williams, Franklin; exhorta¬
tions to perseverance. ff. (2). (Partly illegible
from stains.)
50. Extracts from the trial of Capt. Landais. Dec.
20, 1780? Linn; conduct of Lee on passage to
America; Stephen Waters; Blodget; Winship;
reasons for taking command of the Alliance;
Gillon ; Franklin; Montbarrey; Ross ; Lafay¬
ette ; Diggs; Jones. Not complete, ff. (2).
The date is taken from the indorsement in pencil added by a
later hand.
51. U. S.—Treasury office. Dec. 28, 1780. Extracts
from the minutes. Deposition of public prop¬
erty by Arthur Lee. Signed, Cornelius Comezys,
Clk. f. (1). (Imperfect — worn.)
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
35
[Sarsfield, ,Comtede\. Oct. 13, [1780 or '81].
Letter from Rennes, in French. References to
letters and books received. No address or sig¬
nature. f. (1). (Imperfect — torn.)
52. Copy of questions to be asked in court. Will
of William Bird ; Thomas Newman; petition
for writ of subpoena. Attest. Robert Graham.
Marked in pencil "1780?" (f.) 1. (Imper¬
fect— first part gone.)
53. U. S. — Auditor General. Jan. 1, 1781. Copy
of report on John Ross's accounts. With re¬
port from the commissioners of the chamber
of accounts, dated Jan. 5. The commissioners'
report signed, William Govett, John D. Mer-
cier ; the auditor-general's, James Milligan.
Copy compared by W? Duer, Scy. ff. (2).
54. Warren, James. Jan. 10, 1781. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Information ; Blodget;
finances; publication of letters by British;
Cooper, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 273.
[Sarsfield, , Comte de\. Jan. xi, 1781. Let¬
ter from Valenciennes, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Death of sister; Luzerne ; declaration of war by
England against Holland ; D'Estaing ; Izard;
success of Gates against Ferguson. Not signed,
ff. (2).
55. Blodget, Nathan, Purser of the Alliance. Jan.
25, 1781. Deposition, dated Boston. Arthur
Lee's goods ; Landais. ff. (2).
Parke, M., Capt. of Marines, fan. 29, 1781.
Copy of deposition, dajed Boston Harbor.
Blodget's goods. Similar deposition, Jan.
31, 1781, signed James Diggs, Lieut., Chipman
Bangs, ship's Steward. Each certified as true
copy by N. Blodget. ff. (2).
56. [Bondfield, John]. Feb. 24,1781. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Rupture between
England and Holland; Russia's offer of media¬
tion; Dutch navy; Spanish fleet; fleet from
Brest for America; John Laurens; interception
of mails ; Deane, Bancroft, Chaumont; Vir¬
ginia's debts ; D'Acosta, Beaumarchais.
March 20, 1781. Postscript. Mediation of Rus¬
sia and Austria; Joseph Yorke; Choiscul; ar¬
rival of John Laurens. Signed, J. B. ff. (4).
57. [Sarsfield, , Co?nte de\. March 8, 13, 1781.
Letter from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Departure of Letompe; mediation of Russia;
armed neutrality; John Adams; Searle; Dana;
son of John Laurens; Bondfiel d; Joseph Yorke;
Lord North. Not signed, ff. (2). (Imperfect —
torn.)
58. [Brown, John, Secretary of the Admiralty].
March ic, 1781. Copy of letter to Samuel Whar¬
ton. Inquiry concerning purchase of stores for
America; Jones; Lafayette; Chaumont; Wil¬
liams. Indorsed, "True Copy from the Original
A. Lee." f. (1).
59. Jones, J. P. March 13, 1781. Extracts from
answers to the board of admiralty. Schweig-
hauser ; William Lee ; Franklin; Bon Homme
Richard; Sartine ; Landais ; Ariel, Alliance ;
Ross; Chaumont; Serapis ; Gourlade & Moy-
lan ; Wharton ; Arthur Lee ; Livingston. Ad¬
dressed to Arthur Lee. f. (1).
60. Wharton, Samuel. March 23, 1781. Letter
from Philadelphia to John Brown. Purchase
of stores for America ; Chaumont; Williams ;
Gourlade & Moylan ; Jones. Indorsed, "True
Copy from the Original A. Lee." f. (1).
See p. 58 for the letter of questions.
61. [Bondfield, John]. April 1, 1781. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Reduction of St.
Eustatia ; fleets of France, Spain, England,
Holland; Lawrence; De Castre ; Col. Palfrey;
De Grasse, D'Estaing, De Touche. Signed,
J. B. ff. (2). (Slightly imperfect.)
Warren, James. April 29, 1781. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Secretary for foreign
affairs ; Franklin ; want of news ; elections ;
Ward; Lovell; Adams; [Blodget] ; navy board.
f- (O-
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 274.
62. Wara, , Baron de. May 4, 17S1. Letter
from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee. Laurent
[John Laurens] ; mediation ; Virginia ; Palfrey,
ff. (2).
Izard, Ralph. May 12, 1781.. Letter from
Philadelphia to R. H. Lee. Arrival of vessel
from L'Orient; news of fleet having sailed from
Brest with French troops for America; loss of
the Luzerne with mail ; Virginia ; movements
of French troops; Rutledge; Laurens; Jeffer¬
son. ff. (2).
63. [Lee, Arthur]. After June 15,1781. Draft of
resolutions to be presented to congress. Revo¬
cation of appointment of Franklin, Jay, Henry
Laurens, and Jefferson as ministers plenipoten¬
tiary jointly with John Adams to treat for peace;
similar powers to John Adams alone. Indorsed
■ with memoranda on other subjects. Incorrectly
indorsed, " 1 March, 1781." f. (1).
This appears from the Journals of congress, both public and
secret, never to have been presented-
64. [Bondfield, John]. June, 25,1781. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Chaumont; paper
money; John Adams; Spain; insurrection in
Peru ; Russia; armed neutrality; Holland; res¬
ignation of Necker ; Jolly ; England's loss in
the East Indies; French and Spanish fleets;
journey of French emperor; German troops to
aid British in America; fate of the ship Marquis
de Lafayette; plan of sending supplies. Signed,
T. B. ff. (2).
[Warren, James]. July a,, 1781. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Receipt of letter ; atten¬
tion to Lee's grant of land Blodget; political
state of affairs ; Virginia. Signed, J. W. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 275.
65. Jackson, William. July 5, 1781. Copy of
letter from Amsterdam to Benjamin Franklin.
Necessity for a ship sailing with supplies; re¬
peal of orders to Messrs. Fiseaux ; Laurens;
Gillon ; Necker; delay, an increased expense,
ff. (2).
The letters of July 2, referred to in this letter, and Franklin's
answers thereto, are printed in Sparks' Diplomatic correspon¬
dence, III. 221-226; also in Sparks' Franklin, IX. 49-54: but
this letter is not printed.
66. [Lee, Arthur.] Aug. 13, 1781. Copy of letter
to the president of congress. Reports of the
board of admiralty ; Alliance; Landais; Frank¬
lin; denial of charges; Lafayette ; Williams;
Jones; Ross; Bondfield; Ternay; Bland; Gil¬
lon; Diggs. Not signed, ff. (4).
67. Continental Congress, Seco'nd. Aug. 14, 1781.
Copy of report on motion of Virginia delegates.
Resolutions to grant passports to governors of
Virginia and Maryland; importation of 50,000
bushels of salt. f. (1). (Imperfect — slightly
torn.)
Printed, Secret journals of congress, I. 225, 226.
68. Breteiiil, L. A. de T., Baron de. Oct. 2, 1781.
Letter from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Thanks for copy of American constitutions.
ff- (?)•
36
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
[Sarsfield, ,Comtedé\. 1781. Letter from
Rennes, in French. American legislation, Guil¬
ford Court House; Palfrey ; Malesherbes ; Mrs.
Izard. Not signed or addressed, ff. (2). (Im¬
perfect— stained and torn.)
Bowdoin, James. Jan. 31, 1782. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Election as fellow of
the American academy of arts and sciences ; de¬
gree of LL.D. from Harvard university; defeat
of Cornwallis. f. (1).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, I. 177.
69. [Lee, William]. Feb. 12, 1782. Letter from
Bruxelles to F. L. Lee. No receipt of letters
for five years; private business; estate in Vir¬
ginia ; Philip Ludwell Lee ; family matters.
Signed, W. L. ff. (2).
70. Gordon, William. March 2, 1782. Letter from
Jamaica Plain to Arthur Lee. Election to Con¬
gress ; Deane ; Arnold ; Samuel Adams; free¬
dom of the press in Boston ; Lovell; Gates ;
reduction of Canada; Burgoyne ; Gen. Greene,
f. (1).
71. Franklin, Benjamin. March 4, 1782. Extract
from a letter to the secretary for foreign affairs.
Deane; Arnold; Johnson; Searle. ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, III. 312; Sparks'
Franklin, IX. 176.
72. [Lee, Arthur]. April\2-Ju11e 29, 1782. Notes
on letters from Franklin and Jay. Carleton;
capture by Spaniards of St. Joseph on the Illi¬
nois ; Diggs; treaty. No signature; hastily
written on back of letter, f. (x).
73. [Jay, John?]. April 28, 1782. Substance of
letters. Complaint of Spanish minister against
Gillon ; prizes; Searle; Carmichael; Franklin;
Del Campo; Holland; Spain; France, ff. (2).
Madison, James. May, 1782. Letter from Phil¬
adelphia. Parliamentary discussions ; concilia¬
tory overtures; military coercion; Jay; Car¬
michael ; Spanish successes; western claims.
Not superscribed, f. (1).
74. Morris, Robert. May 10, 1782. Copy of letter
from the office of finance to the president of
congress. Inclosure of state of the American
commerce, ff.- (2).
See pp. 75, 76. Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence,
XII. 150.
Blodget, Nathan. May 10, 1782. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Franklin; Chaumont;
John Brown ; David Sears, ff. (2).
75. Superintendent of Finance. [May 10, 1782.]
State of American commerce, referred to above
(p. 74). pp. 7-
76. . [1782?] Estimates upon state of the to¬
bacco trade, ff. (2).
These two were probably drawn up at about the same time, as
they are by the same hand as the indorsement on Morris's letter
(P- 74)
77. 78. Continental Congress, Second. May 24,
1782. Extracts from the minutes. Account
and application of money borrowed in France ;
Franklin ; Vergennes; Beaumarchais ; Eaurens;
Virginia; Morris; Coutleux; Grand; Holland;
Ross ; Bingham; William Eee. Signed, Geo.
Bond, Depy. Secy.; indorsed, Mr. A. Lee. ff. (3).
Printed, Secret journals of congress, I. 231, etc.
79. Allen, William. June 23, 1782. Copy of depo¬
sition. Capt. Camue of the Cornwallis ; ammu¬
nition taken from Frazer's Ferry. Sworn to
before Carter Braxton, f. (1).
Madison, James. June 25, 1782. Letter from
Philadelphia. Dutch resolutions in favor of
America; Friesland, Holland; Utrecht, Zee-
land, Overyssel; American trade; St. Eustatia.
Not superscribed, ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
80. Franklin, Benjamin. June 25-29, 1782. Ex¬
tracts, in Arthur Lee's handwriting, from a let¬
ter to the superintendent of finance and to the
secretary for foreign affairs. Suspicion of Eng¬
lish intentions ; enabling act; independence ;
treaty of Paris; Grenville ; journal of events,
ff. (2).
81. Barclay, Thomas. June 29, 1782. Extracts
from letter No. 3, dated Amsterdam. Deane's
accounts ; Carmichael; Chaumont; money ad¬
vanced to prisoners and officers; journey to
Toulon; Beaumarchais; desire for instructions,
ff. (2).
82. Lee, Arthur, and others. July 15, 1782. Copy
of report of committee on Capt. Barry's infor¬
mation. Loss of the Lafayette ; Moylan ; Wil¬
liams ; Laurens; Capt. Robinson; Chaumont;
Franklin; contents of ship; resolution request¬
ing comparison with the log-book of the Alli¬
ance. Attested as true copy by R. Alden.
Indorsed as report made by Mr. Lee, Mr. Ram¬
say, Mr. Lowell, ff. (2).
See Journals of congress, VII. 411.
83. Schweighauser & Dobrée. Jidy 17, 1782.
Letter from Nantes to Arthur Lee at Phila¬
delphia. Examination of accounts; Johnson;
Franklin; Penet ; Laurens; Fitzherbert; East
India; Alliance. Indorsed, Quadruplicate,
ff. (2).
84. Gordon, William. July 26, 1782. Letter from
Jamaica Plain to Arthur Lee. Fishery question
in making peace; John Adams; naval plan of
English; Dutch successes; Rodney; Knox;
Lincoln ; Deane ; Sears, f. (1). (Imperfect —
torn.)
85. Jenings, Edmund. July 29, 1782. Letter from
Brussels to Arthur Lee. Acts of British par¬
liament; Shelburne; Sir George Saville; Fox;
English affairs in India ; Irish ; negotiations for
peace ; Dutch ; Spain; Laurens ; Dana; Izard,
ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
Bondfield, John. Atig. 1, 1782. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Order for claret;
Jay; Madrid court; William Lee. ff. (2).
86. Barry, John. Aug. 2, 1782. Copy of deposition
before the committee of congress. Substance
the same as that of the paper on p. 82. Sworn
before Joshua Coit, Justice of Peace. Attested
as true copy by R. Alden, Depy. Secy. ff. (2).
87. Sarsfield, ,Coi?itede. Aug. 4, 1782. Letter
from Ilaerlem, in French, to Arthur Lee. Care
of Lee's effects ; John Adams; Lee's election to
Virginia assembly; Izard's election to congress ;
prevalence of influenza; Palfrey, ff. (2). (Im¬
perfect — torn.)
yjay, John. Sept. 16, 1782. Extracts from letter
to the secretary for foreign affairs. Inclosure of
letter from Marbois to Vergennes; French de¬
lays about the negotiation for peace ; Franklin ;
fishery claims; Samuel Adams; extract from
letter from John Adams; alliances with Spain
and Holland; extract from letter from Frank¬
lin ; Deane ; adventurers. In Arthur Lee's
handwriting, f. (1). (Imperfect — torn.)
See Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, VIII. 125, where the
letter is dated Sept. iS.
88. Greives, George. Sept. 23, 1782. Letter from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Security for a bill;
Shippen. ff. (2).
Luzerne, Caesar Anne de la. [About Sept. 24,
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
37
1782.] Notes in Arthur Lee's handwriting of
proposal to congress. United States not con¬
tent with independence ; continuation of war
until allies are satisfied, f. (1).
See Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, XI. 115.
89. Gordon, William. Oct. 2, 1782. Letter from
Jamaica Plain to Arthur Lee. Mail-robbing;
John Temple; Price; James Sullivan; John
Adams ; Franklin ; accusation upon suspicion.
f. (1).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 288.
90. Adams, John. Oct. 10, 1782. Letter from the
Hague to Arthur Lee. Minister from Holland
to congress; Van der Capellan de Pol; Van
Berckel; independence of action; Jay; Dana;
Laurens ; ability of ministers ; secret commis¬
sions ; Franklin. Indorsed, " 3 plicate." ff. (2).
(Almost illegible from stains and pale ink.)
91. . Another copy.
Both this and the last (p. 90) have autograph signatures.
92. [Dana, Francis]. Oct. 25, 1782. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Correspondence; tories; [John
Adams] ; Holland ; obscure references to per¬
sons and views mentioned in Lee's letter. Not
signed; marked in pencil, "Francis Dana";
indorsed, N°. 2. ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 284.
Jay, John. Nov. 17, 1782. Copy of note. Re¬
lations with France ; Geneva ; Corsica. In
Arthur Lee's handwriting. With memorandum
on back about clothing, f. (1).
93. Communications from foreign ministers about
the negotiations for peace. Dana. Oct. 21.
Commerce with Russia; Nov. 7. Treaty with
Russia. Jay. Dec. 12. Vergennes ; Franklin;
treaty ; Shelburne ; Carl-eton ; D'Araiida; west¬
ern claims ; Oswald, Bainvall, Vaughan. Adams.
Treaty with Great Britain and with Spain ; navi¬
gation of Mississippi; evacuation of New York;
D'Estaing ; tories. Jay. Nov. 17. Same as
above (p. 92). Lee. Concurrence in Jay's view.
Proposed boundary to the United States, f. (1).
These are items extracted from different letters at different
times by Arthur Lee.
94. Adams, John. Nov. 18, 1782. Copy of letter
from Paris to Robert R. Livingston, secretary
for foreign affairs. Remonstrance against the
ministers being subject to the advice of the
French court. Certified as true copy by A.
Lee. ff. (2).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, VI. 459 ; Ad¬
ams' Works, VIII. 11.
95. [Sarsfield, , Comte de]. Dec. n, 1782. Let¬
ter from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee. Fail¬
ure in receiving letters ; Mrs. Izard ; Lee's
effects ; John Adams ; Laurens ; Gibraltar ;
Biville; Ändroens. ff. (2). (Imperfect—torn.)
Campbell, Arthur, Col. Dec. 27, 1782. Letter
from Richmond to Arthur Lee. Reservation of
western lands; introduction of European set¬
tlers ; negotiations for peace ; opponents ; pur¬
chase of books. ff. (2).
96. Bondfield, John. March 6, 1783. Letter from
Bordeaux to [Arthur Lee?]. Spain; Carmi-
chael; Jay; Franklin; Laurens; Adams; liqui¬
dation of debts; Lafayette ; western boundaries;
Mississippi river, f. (1).
Warren, James. March 14,1783. Letter from
Milton, Mass., to Arthur Lee. Attested copy
of paper desired ; Lee's lands ; peace ; arrival of
packet for congress ; John Adams' resignation;
fishery claims ; Gen. Lincoln, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 278.
97. Morris, Robert. March 17, 1783. Copy of let¬
ter to the president of Congress. Explanation
of resignation as financier; loss of credit in
Europe ; impost law. Extract from a letter by
Luzerne, March 15; Vergennes. f. (1).
Printed, Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, XII. 341.
98. Gordon, William. April 2, 1783. Letter from
Jamaica Plain to Arthur Lee. Congratulations
on peace ; extract from London Courant of Jan.
10; Laurens; Deane; Franklin; boundaries of
Nova Scotia ; John Adams ; Shirley, Pownal,
Bernard, Hutchinson, Sir William Alexander;
fishery claims; British creditors and refugees;
Jay; Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York; im¬
portance of the confederation; state rights;
[Massachusetts], Rhode Island; satisfaction to
military; choice of governor, f. (1). (Imper¬
fect— torn).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 289.
99. Adams, John. April 12, 1783. Copy of letter
from Paris to Arthur Lee. Peace; negotia¬
tions ; Hartley ; Fox ; Shelburne ; Laurens ;
tories ; dissatisfaction in England ; treaty of
. commerce; Marbois ; French politics; distinct
interests of America, f. (1).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 248; also in Adams'
Life of John Adams, IX. 517, with an additional opening para¬
graph referring to the difficult situation of the commissioners
and to Franklin's part in the history of the treaty.
100. 101. Officers of the Virginia Line. May
12-16, 1783. Memorial to the senate and house
of delegates of Virginia. Assignment of lands;
Muhlenberg, Weedon, Scott, Morgan; Wood,
Heth, Temple, Hopkins, Towles, Clark, Bur-
well, Carrington. Signed, I. Muhlenberg, Pres¬
ident of the Board. Attested, John Beckley.
ff- (4).
102. Laurens, Henry. June 17, 18, 1783. Extracts
from letters. Negotiations for peace ; Hartley;
trifling; Fox; evacuation of New York; un¬
manufactured produce, ff. (2).
See Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, X. 173.
[Sarsfield, , Comte de\. "June 19, 1783.
Lee's effects ; Mrs. Izard ; Mad. L'Eucreuil (?);
Barclay; American debts ; French soldiers; fu¬
ture commerce; Russia, Turkey; Shelburne.
No signature, ff. (2).
103. Bondfield, John. June 20, 1783. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Lee's effects ; Mrs.
Izard; Richard Yates ; William Lee; Barclay;
Deane; Williams; Jay; Laurens; Adams;
Spain; Carmichael; Russia, Turkey, England,
France; public debts in America, ff. (2.).
104-107. Adams, John. June 23, July 14, 18, 1783.
Extracts from letters to R. R. Livingston. New
situation of Ireland, Canada, Nova Scotia; un¬
certainty of course of Great Britain; free trade;
West Indies ; treaty of commerce with England ;
jealousy of American trade in-France and Eng¬
land ; proclamation ; belief of England in want
of unity in America; necessity for a minister at
London; Shelburne; Benjamin Vaughan ; Pitt;
negotiations necessary with the Dutch, Danes,
Portuguese; management of foreign affairs ; pub¬
lic credit, pp. 8.
Printed, Adams' Life of John Adams, VIII. 74, 97, 107.
108. Bondfield, John. July 1, 1783. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Shipping of Lee's
effects, ff. (2).
38
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
Commissioners for Peace. July 18, 1783.
Extract from letter of John Adams, Franklin,
Jay. Disposition of France, f. (1).
See Sparks' Diplomatic correspondence, X. 191.
109. . April 14, June 23, 24, 27, July 7, 8, 18,
22, 27, 1783. Extracts from letters of different
dates. Negotiation for peace ; concealment of
secret article; Spain; France; definitive treaty;
payment of debts to British; negroes ; Hartley;
commercial regulations; Shelburne party pref¬
erable to the new ministry; disposition of
French, ff. (2).
For the letters of these dates, see Sparks' Diplomatic corre¬
spondence, X.
no. Franklin, Benjamin. July 22, 1783. Extract
from letter. British commercial proclamation ;
remedies, f. (1).
hi. . July 22, 1783. Extract from letter to
Congress. [John Adams'] suspicions of French
coart. Attested as true copy, A. Lee. f. (1).
Both these will be found printed, Sparks' Diplomatic corre¬
spondence, IV. 136, etc.
i T 2. Milligan, James, Controller of the Treasury.
July 25, 1783. Copy of letter to the board of
treasury. John Swanwick's accounts ; receivers
of taxes. Compared with the original by W'J1
Duer, Secy. ff. (2).
[Continental Congress, Second]. Aug. 14,
1783. Copy of letter to Gov. Harrison, dated
Princeton. Accounts with Virginia; adjourn¬
ment to Philadelphia. Not signed, ff. (2).
113. Scott, John. Aug. 20, 1783. Letter from
Dumfries, Va., to Arthur Lee. Political senti¬
ments in Virginia ; Lee's prospects ; Col. Gray¬
son ; Col. Blackburn; Richard Graham ; Col.
Alexander; removal of Congress from Phila¬
delphia ; Georgia speculation; Col. Martial,
ff. (2).
114. Rendorez (?), Francisco. Aug. 27, 1783. Let¬
ter from Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Breach
of laws of nations against Spain ; request for
investigation ; Church, Haydon ; Col. Bland,
ff. (2).
115. Bondfield, John. Sept. 20, 1783. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Congratulation on
Virginia's condition in regard to debts; Price &
Hayward; obligations received; re-imbursement
from Virginia notes, etc.; John Dickinson; Mon-
tet & Henry, ff. (2).
Lloyd, John. Oct. 14, 1783. Letter from
Charleston to [Arthur Lee]. Removal of con¬
gress from Philadelphia ; danger of political
corruption in America; judgment against Deane;
delegate to congress, ff. (2).
Xi6. Bondfield, John. OA 20, 1783. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Price & Hayward;
Nelson, Heron & Co.; Carter Braxton's estate;
Schweighauser & Dobrée ; R. H. Lee; Digges ;
Waterman ; American commerce ; domestic
improvements ; Carmichael ; American debts,
ff. (2).
[Continental Congress, Second. Nov. 25,
1783?] Drafts of letters to a foreign minister.
Effects carried off by French officer; arrival of
definitive treaty; evacuation of New York city;
[Washington's] character. No. signature, ad¬
dress, or date. Marked in pencil, " 25 Nov.
1783?" f. (1).
117. Gillon, Alexander, Conmodore. Nov. 29, 1783.
Letter from Charleston to Arthur Lee. Re¬
moval of congress ; Robert Morris ; Lloyd,
ff. (2). .
118. Higginson, Stephen. Nov. 1783. Letter from
Boston to Arthur Lee. Removal of congress ;
impost duties; public credit; treasury depart¬
ment ; marine department; Morris; Russell,
Parker; Hawkins, ff. (2).
119. Virginia — House of Delegates. Dec. 22, 1783.
Copy of resolution. British trade ; impost du¬
ties ; claim to country north-west of the river
Ohio. Signed, John Beckley, Clk. Agreement
by senate signed, W. Drew. f. (1).
[Sarsfield, —•—, Co?nte de]. Jan. 29, 1784.
Letter from Paris, in French, to [Arthur Lee].
Lee's effects ; Mrs. Izard ; Izard ; Princeton;
Adams; Malesherbes; Luzerne; Marbois; Lon¬
don; Holland. Not signed, ff. (2). (Imper¬
fect — torn.)
120. Dana, Francis. Feb. 3, 1784. Letter from
Cambridge to Arthur Lee. Minister to St. Pe¬
tersburg ; congress, ff. (2).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 287.
121. Lafayette, Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gil¬
bert de Motier, Marquis de. 1784. Extract
from an essay, in French, on the commerce of
France with the United States, ff. (2).
122. [Sarsfield, , Comte de]. April 23, 1784.
Letter from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Col. Harrison; Lee's effects; English parlia¬
ment; Fox; North; Izard. Not signed, ff. (2).
123. Continental Congress, Second. April 26,
1784. Appointment of G. R. Clarke, Oliver
Wolcott, Richard Butler, Philip Schuyler, Ben¬
jamin Lincoln, and Arthur Lee as commission¬
ers to treat with Indians ; Six Nations ; Chero-
kees; Nathaniel Greene, Stephen Higginson.
With seal. Signed, Tho? Miflin, Chas Thom¬
son, Secy. f. (1), doubled.
124. Harrison (?), Matts. Aug. 16, 1784. Letter to
Arthur Lee. News from Maryland, f. (1).
Lafayette, M. J. P. R. Y. G. df. M., Marquis
de. Sept. 30, 1784. Letter from Fort Schuyler
to the commissioners with the Indians. Ar¬
rangements about meeting, and about summon¬
ing the chiefs; Courtland ; Oneidas. — Oct. 1.
Draft of answer. Kirkland; Oneidas; Wol¬
cott; Marbois; accommodations, ff. (2).
Printed, without answer, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 362.
125. Fonda, Jelles, and others, Judges of the Inferior
Court of Montgo7tiery County, New York. Oct.
15, 1784. Letter from Johnstown, N. Y., to the
commissioners with the Indians. Sale of liquor
to the Indians; jurisdiction of the court. Signed,
Jelles Fonda, Zephaniah Batche'ler, Christian
Nelles, Peter Lambert, George H. Bell; super¬
scribed, Oliver Wolcott, Richard Butler, Arthur
Lee. ff. (2).
126. Extract from a letter, March 14, 1785, from
Paris, in French. Prospects of war ; cession of
Bavaria to Austria; empress of Russia; king
of Prussia. Not signed or addressed, ff. (2).
127. Continental Congress, Second. June 15,1785.
Proclamation forbidding intrusion upon the un¬
appropriated lands north-west of the Ohio.
Printed; signed, Richard Henry Lee, P., Charles
Thomson, Sec'ry. New-York: printed by F.
Childs. Broadside.
See Journals of congress, X. 212.
128. . June 15, 17S5. Copy of resolutions.
Directions to the commissioners with the Indi¬
ans ; cession of lands ; Kaskaskia ; St. Vin¬
cent's; oath of allegiance; prohibition of intru¬
sion, etc.; proclamation as above; directions to
the board of treasury; appropriations ; purchase
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
39
of goods, provisions, etc. Signed, Chas. Thom¬
son, Secy. f. (i).
Printed, Journals of congress, X. 211-213.
129. Butler, Richard. July 5, 1785. Letter from
Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Arrangements
about treaty ; Campbell ; Clark ; Wolcott ;
Montgomery, ff. (2).
130. Continental Congress, Second. July 9,1785.
Resolutions about the treaty with the Indians.
Place of treaty; troops, f. (1).
131. Letter, Sept. 4, 1785, from the Hague. Open¬
ing of the Scheld; internal politics of Holland;
parties of patriots and Orangemen; Van Berckel;
pensionary of Dort; affection for America; De
Yerac, Sir James Harris; position of American
minister; " Oermanique Ligue " between Prus¬
sia, Saxony, and Brunswick, ff. (2). (Imper¬
fect — last part gone.)
Virginia — Council. Oct. 15, 1785. Copy of
advice to the governor. Payment of interest on
loan-office certificates ; extract from act of con¬
gress relative thereto, April 28, 1784. Signed,
A. Blair, C. C. f. (1). (Imperfect — torn.)
132. Henry, Patrick. Oct. 20, 17S5. Copy of letter
from the council-board. Loan-office certificates;
copy of resolution of the assembly, Dec. 8,
1785; directions to the treasurer of Virginia.
Not superscribed, ff. (2).
Virginia — Assembly. Dec. 8, 1785. Copy of
the above resolution. With memorandum by J.
Hopkins, C. L. officer, ff. (2).
133. Copy of letter, Dec. 29, 1785, from New York
to Patrick Henry. Loan-office certificates ; debts
of Virginia. Not signed, ff. (2).
134. Lee, Arthur. Jan. 26, 1786. Copy of letter
to the marquis of Lansdown. Employment of
Indians by civilized nations ; Thomas Lee Ship-
pen. ff. (2). (Imperfect — first part gone.)
135. Jefferson, Thomas. April 22, 1786. Letter
from London to R. H. Lee. Lamps; Thomson ;
commercial treaty with England; Lansdown ;
Price ; Arthur Lee ; the king's obstinacy ; Gen.
Clark, ff. (2). .
Printed, Jefferson's Works, II. 1.
Continental Congress, Second. June 2, 1786.
Copy of resolution. Settlement by board of
treasury of accounts of secret committee of
congress and commercial committee. Signed,
Charles Thomson, Secretary, f. (1).
Printed, Journals of congress, XI. 115.
136. Wormley, Ralph. Dec. 25, 1786. Letter from
Rosegill, Va., to [Arthur Lee ?]. Marriage ;
" the magician " ; Corbin ; chief magistrate of
the United States ; disturbances in the east¬
ern states; impeachment of Warren Hastings;
George Hardinge ; Fox; Pitt. Not superscribed,
ff. (2).
137. 138. Gardoqui, Joseph. 1786 or 1787. Repre¬
sentations touching the claim of Spain to the
navigation of the Mississippi, ff. (4).
139-141. Shelburne, Wm. Petty, Earl of, Marquis
/ of Lansdown. Feb. 4,1787. Letter from London
to Arthur Lee. T. L. Shippen; parties in Eng¬
land ; Lord Rockingham ; future friendship with
America ; Indians ; Mad. Pohgrave ( ?); Lord
Wycombe, ff. (6).
Printed, Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, II. 357.
142. Wormley, Ralph. Feb. 8, 1787. Letter from
Rosegill, Va., to [R. H. Lee?]. Death of Mrs.
Tayloe, and of Mrs. Page ; disturbances in the
eastern states ; Lord Dorchester; Randolph;
regulations of commerce ; federal government;
Burke ; subscriptions to loan; " the magician."
Not superscribed, ff. (2).
143. Hopkins, John. May 20, 1787. Letter from
Richmond to Arthur Lee. Interest on military
debt of Virginia; Lee's land; Ambler; Hays,
ff. (2).
Corbin, Francis. Aug. 8, 1787. Letter to
Arthur Lee. Destruction of court-houses ;
governor of Virginia; petitions for paper money,
etc.; R. H. Lee ; money transaction, C. Lee,
Morris, Hunter, ff. (2).
144. Turberville, George Lee. . Oct. 26, 1787. Let¬
ter from Richmond to Arthur Lee. Submission
of federal plan of government to people ; Madi¬
son; Carrington ; Lee; Brown; Cyrus Griffin;
Randolph, ff. (2).
145- • Oct. 28, 1787. Letter from Richmond to
Arthur Lee. Plan of government ; Wilson ;
character of newspapers; Gen. Clark and Creek
Indians in Georgia, ff. (2).
146. Otto, , charge d'affaires de France. ATov.
16, 1787. Letter from New York, in French, to
Arthur Lee. Presentation of portrait of king of
France. With translation and copy of answer,
ff. (2). _
147. Virginia — House of Delegates. Dec. 16, 1787.
Copy of resolutions. Inquiry about continental
state money issued from the continental loan
office. Signed Wm. Harwood, Cl. H. D. ff. (2).
148. [Sarsfield,. , Comte de]. Jan. 12, 1788.
Letter from Paris, in French, to [Arthur Lee].
Thanks for news ; visit to England ; Borwood ;
Wycombe; Waller; "non-catholics " in France.
Not signed, ff. (2).
149. Livingston, Ann. H. Oct. 5, 1788. Letter
from Philadelphia to her uncle, Arthur Lee.
Journey of brother; Holland; Strasburg; Switz¬
erland; family matters, ff. (2).
150. Sarsfield, , Comte de. April 24, 17S9.
Letter from Paris, in French, to Arthur Lee.
Jefferson; desire to hear from Lee; danger of
revolution in France, ff. (2).
151. [Lee, Arthur]. Aug. 29, 1789. Letter to [F.
L. Lee]. Taylor; abolition of board of treasury;
visit to Virginia; R. H. Lee; William Lee;
judiciary bill; seat of federal government;
crickets ; Campbell ; prospective war in Eu¬
rope; France; Turkey; Russia* impost bill in
congress. Not signed or superscribed, ff. (2).
152. Bondfield, John. Oct. 8, 1790. Letter from
Bordeaux to Arthur Lee. Business trouble with
Thomas Shore of Petersburg, Virginia ; price
of grain; H. L. Shore ; Fenwick, Mason & Co.
ff. (2).
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CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
APPENDIX.
The papers included in the eighth voluvte were not '
arranged by Mr. James Winthrop Harris, when he prepared
volumes one to six for binding in i86g. Vol. vii. was arranged
but not bound till 1877. Since Mr. Harris's death these addi¬
tional manuscripts have been found in a parcel marked " Lee
Papersbut without any indication of the reasons for not
including them in the series as arranged. A/any of them are
fragmentary, and without dates, and such arrangement has
been made of them as seemed practicable.
VOL. VIII.
1. Pennsylvania — Assembly. Oct. 21,1741. Ex¬
tracts from votes granting money to the Crown,
ff. (2).
2. Value of exports from 5 Jan. 1769 to Dec. 1770.
Statement by Colonies, f. (1).
3. Sundry advertisements about rolling wagons.
Mar. 15, 1773. A printed paper, 3 pp. MS.
memoranda on reverse.
4. Continental Congress, First. Copy of address
to the people of Great Britain, ff. (5).
This was drafted by R. H. Lee. Cf. Lee's Life of R. H.
Lee, i. ng; Pitkin's United States, i. app. 17; Jay's Life of
John Jay, i. app.
5. [Lee, Arthur]. Memoranda relating to the pre¬
sentation of the petition of Congress to the
King, including Arthur Lee's letter, Dec. 22,
1774, to R. H. Lee; with an addition, Dec. 24,
covering a copy of Lord Chatham's note; and
another, Dec. 26. Copy of the letter, signed
Henry Middleton, President, transmitting the
petition to the colonial agents in London, ff. (4).
6. [Lee, Arthur]. Memorandum about interview
with Lord Dartmouth regarding the petition to
the King, with copy of letter, signed by Richard
Penn and Arthur Lee, and dated London, Sept.
2, 1775, and addressed to the President of Con¬
gress. f. (1).
See Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, i. 45.
7. [Lee, Arthur, and others']. Memoranda. Willing,
Morris & Co. Financial matters in 1776. Profit
and loss account. Drafts. Extract from a re¬
port to the Board of Treasury, signed James
Millegan, dated, Aug. 14, 1786. Dissection of
receipts and payments, 1781. Public goods from
Europe, 1781-83. Morris's contract for supply¬
ing rations, 1782, etc. ff. (10).
8. Langdon, John. Unfinished copy of letter, Apr.
4, 1776. f. (1).
9. Deane, Silas. Copy of extracts of letter, dated
Paris, Dec. 3, 1776. Financial matters. Certi¬
fication to the correctness of the copy, lodged
in the Treasury of the United States, signed
Samuel Osgood, and dated, July 5, 1788. ff. (4).
10. Carmichael, Wm., in acc't with The Honor¬
able Silas Deane, Esq., 1776 and 1777. A copy,
ff. (2).
11. Statement of war material shipped by the gov¬
ernment of France to the United States, Aug.
1776 to Mar. 1777. f. (1).
12. Comptes des sommes que J. Sollier de Paris a
recues et payé å Messieurs Franklin, Deane, et
Lee. 1777. f. (1).
13. Soldiers' clothes furnished by French houses,
1777. f. (1).
14. Invoice of sundry merchandise shipped on ship
Theresa from Nantes to St. Domingo, Apr. 20,
1777. Attested copy. With memorandum of
Jos. Pennell, 1782. f. (3).
15. Deane, Silas, in account with Wm. Hodge, 1777.
;£i 13,720. 12s. yd. ff. (2).
16. Account of sales of four hogsheads of peltry.
1777. ff. (2).
17. Lee, Arthur. Drafts of letters : a. Berlin, June
28, 1777, to commissioners at Paris, about army
clothing, b. Berlin, July 7, 1777. To same.
Robbed of his papers. Doings of English envoy.
c. Paris, July 29, 1777. To chairman of secret
committee. Mission to Berlin. Robbery of
papers. Sale of German troops to England.
d. Paris, Sept. 9, 1777. To the chairman of the
secret committee. Opening of German ports,
ff. (6).
18. Morris, Robert, and others. Jan. 14, 1777.
Extracts from letter from Philadelphia to Leon¬
ard Jarvis. Marine and mercantile affairs. Ex¬
tract of affidavit by Morris, Aug. 2, 1785, con¬
cerning agreement with Blair McClenahan in
Dec. 1776, for charter of ship. Extract of affi¬
davit by McClenahan, Apr. 19, 1786, regarding
the same. Affidavit (copy) of Richard Carne,
Feb. 14, 1778, concerning the capture of the ship ;
and extract from Registry of Admiralty at Nantes
on the same point, ff. (3).
19. Lee, Arthur, and others. Drafts of letters,
1777-78, concerning the Messrs. Delap's cus¬
tom of addressing their letters to only two of
the commissioners, ff. (2).
20. Lee, Arthur, in account with the United States,
1777-79. 376,500 livres. ff. (2).
21. Compte courant des Etats Unis par Messieurs
Franklin, Lee, and Adams, chez F. Grand. Paris,
Nov. 22, 1778. ff. (4).
22. Aug. 8, 1778. ff. (2).
23. Morris, Feu Monsieur Thomas, de Nantes pr cte
des Etats Unis. 1777-78. f. (1).
24. Compte courant des Etats Unis par Messieurs
Franklin,- Lee, and Adams chez F. Grand.
June 30, 1778. ff. (2).
25. [Fragment of accounts, in French. 1777-78-]
f. (1).
26. Nikal, Jno. M. Note without date to Mr. Hines,
attorney, Gosport. ff. (2).
27. Messieurs Franklin, Deane, and Lee, etc. cou¬
rant chez Ferdinand Grand de Paris. Jan. 24,
1778, with copies of notes, signed by the com¬
missioners, 1777-78. ff. (6).
28. Lee, Arthur. Paris, June 5, 1778. Memorandum
of doings and talks.
29. Note in French, without signature, " Dimanche,
28," [1778?] to Arthur Lee, "å hotel d'Espagne."
ff. (2).
30. De Breteuil, Baron. Paris, ce 26 Fev. Note
of invitation to Arthur Lee. ff. (2).
31. De Chalut. Note in French to Arthur Lee. f. (1).
32. Livingston, M. Affidavits, Apr. 11, 1778, and
20 Feb. 1779, regarding alleged stock jobbing of
Lee and Izard, f. (1).
33. Morris, Robert. Feb. 17, 1778. Copy of letter
to commercial committee, ff. (2). (Imperfect.)
CALENDAR OF THE LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
41
34. Harrison, Benjamin. Jan. 9,1778. Extract from
letter at Williamsburg to Robert Morris. Pro¬
curing of boats and wagons, ff. (2).
35. Copy of address to the powers and people of
Europe on the inhuman conduct of the war on
the part of Great Britain, covering resolutions of
Congress, Jan. 2, 1776 and Oct. 30,1778. ff. (8).
36. The United States of America, acc. with John
Ross, July 1, 1779; duplicate copy. Audited by
Samuel Wharton and Edward Bancroft, July 10,
1779 5 under authority of Franklin. Attested by
Wm. Duer. ff. (2).
37. [Lee, Arthur]. Copies of letters addressed by him
to committee of correspondence, Nov. 20, 1778;
to le Comte Florida Blanca, Dec. 17, 1778, re¬
specting cruelty in the conduct of the war on
the part of the British; to le Comte d'Aranda,
Dec. 18, 1778, in French, forwarding a letter; to
Comte Florida Blanca, Dec. 27, 1778, concerning
the manifesto of Congress on the British bar¬
barities ; to le Comte d'Aranda, in French, for¬
warding a letter. Copies, attested at l'Orient,
May, 1780, by N. Blodget of Boston, and A.
Windship of Boston, ff. (6).
38. Compte des États Unis par Messieurs Franklin,
Lee, and Adams, chez F. Grand. Feb. 11, 1779.
ff. (4).
39. List of bills received from Coten the banker,
1779. ff. (1).
40. Lee, Arthur. Paris, Apr. 27, 1779. Observa¬
tions on the contract made with the farmer-
general for the delivery of 5000 hogsheads of
tobacco by the Hon. B. Franklin and Silas
Deane ; followed by memorandum on Mr.
Deane's letter of accusation, etc. ff. (8).
41. [Lee, Arthur]. Memoranda, May 19, 20, June 4.
A French officer. Beaumarchais. Deane's ad¬
dress to the citizens of America, ff. (2).
42. Return of military and ordnance stores, cloth¬
ing, etc., received and delivered by John Lang-
don, Esq., Portsmouth, Mar. 8, 1779- ff- (2)-
43. Jones, John Paul, and others. " Extrait d'une
lettre de John Paul Jones å Benjamin Franklin,
datée au bord du Serapis dans le Texel, le 3
Oct. 1779," respecting the fight with the Bon
Homme Richard. Extract of a letter from Capt.
Pearson, of his majesty's ship Serapis, to Mr.
Stevenson, dated Texel, Oct. 6, 1779, concerning
the same fight. Extract of a letter from Capt.
Jones, dated Texel, Oct. 3, 1779, regarding the
conduct of the Alliance frigate. Extrait d'une
lettre du Capt. Cotteneau, of the Pallas, dated
Texel, Oct. 4, 1779, concerning the same fight,
ff. (6).
44. Franklin, Bemamin. Passy, Aug. 9, 1780. To
S. Huntingtc ., President of Congress. Copy
of a part of letter regarding John Adams's con¬
duct in France, f. (1).
45. [Lee, Arthur], Notes about the active alliance
of France with the United' States, dated Jan.
25, 1780 and Jan. 28, 1780. ff. (2).
46. Continental Congress, Second. 1780. Report
of a committee to receive a communication from
the minister plenipotentiary of France, relative
to terms of the French alliance and the Spanish
demands. Copy or draft, ff. (2).
47. Account of moneys paid to M. Chaumont by
F. Grand, Mar. 1, 1780 to Jan. 22, 1782; to
Jonathan Williams, Mar. 1, 1780 to Jan. 28,
1782 ; to Messrs. Gourlarde and Moylan, Mar.
1, 1780 to Jan. 28, 1782. ff. (4).
48. Thomson, Charles, Sec. of Congress, to Robt.
Morris, Supt. of Finance, June 29, 1781. Copy
of a private letter. Continental finance, ff. (4).
49. Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de. Ver¬
sailles, May 16, 1781. Statement about a loan
to the United States from the King. In French,
with an English translation, ff. (4).
50. Morris, Robert. Letters to M. Grand, Dec. 3,
1781, on his services and accounts; and to B.
Franklin, Dec. 4, 1781. Copies. Other memo¬
randa. Comments of Arthur Lee. ff. (3).
51. "Articles pour servir de base å la négociation
clu rétablissement de la paix." ff. (2).
Adams's letter referring to this is dated July 13, 1781. See
Sparks's Diplomatic Correspondence, vi. 102.
52. Morris, Robert. June 8, 1781. Letter to Benj.
Franklin. Copy. Money granted by the French
king. f. (1).
53. Morris, Robert. July 14, 1781. Extract from
letter to Dr. Franklin about a Bank. Extract
from letter to Jay. Comments by Arthur Lee.
Morris to Robert Smith, July 17,1781, (extract).
54. Franklin, Benjamin. Jtly 26, 1781. Extracts
from letter to Robert Morris. Financial mat¬
ters. f. (1).
55. Franklin, Benjamin. Nov. 5, 1781, and Jan. 28,
1782. Extracts from letters to Robert Morris.
Money for the ensuing campaign, f. (1).
56. Morris, Robert. Extract from a letter, proba¬
bly to Franklin, 1781, about the finances and the
French grant. Extract from a letter to Frank¬
lin, Nov. 27, 1781. Relations of France and the
United States t<* the war. Other briefer ex¬
tracts from Morris's letters, ff. (4).
57. Morris, Robert. July 28, 1783. Extract from
letter, declining to incur hew monetary engage¬
ments. ff. (2).
58. Morris, Robert. Oct. 15, 1783. Copy of letter
to Thomas Tillotson, receiver for the State of
New York. "Clamors against poor Tories."
f. (1).
59. Morris, Robert. Jan. 13, 1784. Copy of let¬
ter to President of Congress. Petition of John
Cooper. Adjustment of accounts of the secret
committee of Congress, f. (1).
60. Morris, Robert. Feb. 12, 1784. Copy of letter
to Benj. Franklin. Readiness to meet financial
engagements. Funding of the debt. ff. (2).
61. 62, 63. Morris, Robert. Feb. . Copy of
letter to Benj. Franklin, with A. Lee's state¬
ment of its being correctly copied. Finances.
Statements which could not be made in a pre¬
vious letter, because copies of that were sent to
Holland. Urges Franklin to activity, ff. (6).
(Slightly torn.)
64. Extracts from letter of Robert Morris to F.
Grand, Feb. 12, 1784; to Thomas Barclay, con¬
sul-general, June 16, 1784, and Sept. 10, 1784;
from Thomas Barclay to Robert Morris, Dec.
19, 1784. Finances, f. (1).
65. Luzerne, Caesar Anne de la. Extracts from his
communication to Congress on General Carle-
ton's having communicated the determination
of his court to suspend hostilities in America,
f. (1).
66. Extracts from letters of Paul Jones , dated
Paris, Mar. ; of B. Franklin and J. Adams,
Feb. 10,17—, " which Mr. A. Lee refused to sign,"
addressed to Jones ; of same to same, Mar. 26,
1784, about prisoners taken to Holland; of
Franklin to Jones, Mar. 25, 1784; and copy of
order for distributing prize money "under the
French laws; of Jones, Paris, 18, 1784, to
minister of marine, about his exploits and re¬
verses; of Jones, Aug. 13, 1786, to the com¬
missioners of the board of treasury, ff. (6).
(Defective at the edges.)
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CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
67. Morris, Robert, Mar. 17, 1784. Copy of letter
to thé President of Congress. The state of his
department. Comments by A. Lee. Loans and
subsidies. Condition of the finances when Mr.
Morris took office. Copies of letters to
Olney, receiver for Rhode Island, March 24,
1784; to Daniel Jenifer, intendant of Maryland,
March 25, 1784, on bad state of finances; to
Benj. Huntington, March.25, 1784. " Credit on
the verge of dissolution." ff. (7).
68. Barclay, Thomas. July 5, 1785. Copy of let¬
ter to Robert Morris. Franklin's and Lee's
accounts, ff. (2).
69. The lowest contract for clothing the troops in
i785- f- (O- r
70. Estimate for governmental expenses for 1786.
Memorandum, f. (1).
71. Revenue and expenditure of Great Britain for
the year 1785. Memorandum, f. (1).
72. Memorandum of figures, f. (1).
73. Prices of divers [military] articles to be deliv¬
ered at Hamburg, f. (1).
74. Franklin, Benjamin. Aug. 1, 1787. Copy of
letter from Philadelphia, to Samuel Osgood
and Arthur Lee. Accounts of Mr. Ross, agent
of the United States, f. (1).
75. View of the payments and debts of the several
States of the United States, 1782-87. f. (1).
76. 77. Return by John Bradford of merchandise
delivered to him, and memoranda regarding
supplies from France, ff. (8).
78. United Stätes. Board of Treasury. May 17,
1787. Printed advertisement about settling ac¬
counts of secret and commercial committees of
Congress, f. (1).
79 to 111.s Continental Congress, Second. Copy of
proceedings from Sept. 18, 1775, to Sept. 10, 1777,
with the subsequent action of the committee,
Oct. 5, 1778, to arrange for the settlement of
their accounts. Some comments by A. Lee are
interspersed, ff. (71).
112. Abstract of moneys advanced to sundry per¬
sons by the secret committee on special con¬
tracts. f. (1).
113, 114. Continental Congress, Second. The se¬
cret committee. Account with the Treasury of
the United States, f. (1)
115. Statement of the liquidated and loan office
debt of the United States to Dec. 31, 1787.
ff- (3)-
116. Loan office debt .of the United States, with
notes on land given to the soldiers, and State
debts, ff. (2).
117. 118. Extracts from Swan's Political Arithme¬
tic. ff. (2).
119. Virginia — House of Delegates. Jan. 17, 1788.
Statement of revenues and ordinary expendi¬
tures, with-remarks by J. Hopkins, law officer
for Virginia, 1789, and by Arthur Lee, who adds,
" This report, I understand, was drawn up by
Mr. Ronald." ff. (2).
120. Franklin, Benjamin. Jan. 1, 1788. Copy of
letter from Philadelphia to the commissioners
of the Board of Treasury. Vouchers of Mr.
Ross's accounts, f. (1). .
121. Morris, Robert. Aug. 2, 1788. Copy of let¬
ter from Philadelphia to Arthur Lee. Ross's
accounts and vouchers, f. (1).
122. United States. Treasury. Register's office.
Apr. 1, 1789. Fragment of accounts, signed
Joseph Nourse, register, f. (1).
123. State of the accounts of the secret and com¬
mercial committees, with an account of the
progress made in the adjustment of them.
Signed, "Office of Audr., May 27, 1789. Ben
Walker." ff. (12).
124 to 140. Lee, Arthur. A paper in Mr. Lee's
hand, some sheets missing, others defective, and
as arranged according to the numeration upon
them, differing from the arrangement of the same
as printed in Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, i. 243,
where it is called the " Commencement of a
Memoir of the American Revolution, which Mr.
Arthur Lee did not live to complete. Much of
what he did write has been lost, and but a muti¬
lated scrap can be presented." Cf. also same
Life, i.'33. ff. (36).
141-163. Brigham, William. Copy of accounts with
the United States, and list of "papers lodged
with his accounts," dated between 1776 and
1787, with A. Lee's marginal comments, ff. (43).
164-187. Morris, Robert, and Ross, J. List of
papers on their accounts, 1776- , with copies
" of letters, and orders of Congress, and marginal
comments by Arthur Lee, and remarks by " Mr.
Osgood." ff. (47).
188. Morris, Robert. Copy of note without date
to President of Congress, f. (1).
189. Morris, Robert. Copy of note to Jesse Browne,
without date. f. (1).
190. Morris, Robert. Copy of note, without date,
to the receiver of Maryland. Copy of letter,
April 29, 1784, to the President of Congress,
ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
191. Morris, Robert. Copies of notes to John Fitz¬
gerald, Charles Thomson, and George Olney,
receiver of Rhode Island, the last dated June 2,
1784. ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
192. Morris, Robert. Copies of notes to [torn]
and James Lovell, the last dated July 19, 1784.
ff. (2). (Imperfect — torn.)
193. Morris, Robert. Copy of letter to the gov¬
ernor of R[hode Island ?] ff. (2). (Imperfect —
torn.)
194. Morris, Robert. Copy of letter to James Lovell,
with comment by Arthur Lee. ff. (2). (Imper¬
fect— torn.)
195. Morris, Robert. Copy of memorandum of
accounts, f. (1).
196. 197. Morris, Robert. Copy of letter to com¬
mercial committee. Intentions of Mr. Francis,
regarding his ship at Portsmouth. No date.
ff. (4). 7
198, 199. Morris, Robert. Copy of letter to [torn],
without date, with comments by Arthur Lee.
ff. (4). (Imperfect — torn.)
200. Copies of papers regarding western lands.
Statement of Governor of Virginia, 1754.
Treaty of Lancaster, 1744. Governor of Penn¬
sylvania's speech, 1753. Instructions of the King
to Governor of Virginia, March, 1748-49. Land
bounties to the army, 1776.' Validity of charters
acknowledged by various treaties, etc. Proof?
of the title of Virginia. List of maps. Extracts
from Mr. Wharton's copy of the Journal of the
Congress at Johnson Hall, April 29, 1765, with
speeches of Sir William Johnson, the commis¬
sioner of Virginia, the sachems, etc. Extract
from the King's proclamation, Oct. 7, 1763.
Evidences of the rights of New York to the
western country. President Nelson's letter to
Lord Hillsborough, Oct. 18, 1770. Resolve of
Pennsylvania Assembly, April 5, 1779. List of
the proprietors in the Indiana Company deliv¬
ered to Congress by S. Wharton. List of Van-
dalia proprietors, and notes regarding the Van-
dalia Company. Present members of the Illinois
CALENDAR OF THE
LEE MANUSCRIPTS.
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and Ouabache Company. Letter of John Blair,
commander-in-chief of Virginia, June 17, 1768,
to Thomas Walker. Treaty with the Six Na¬
tions in 1764. The case of Penn and Baltimore.
ff. (19).
201. Wilson, . Heads of his speech in sup¬
porting Mr. Morris, when the acceptance of his
resignation was moved, f. (1).
202. Lee, Arthur. Fragment of a letter, without
date, addressed to " Edward Rutlege, Esq.,
Charlestown, S. Carolina." ff. (2).
203. Lee, Arthur. Fragment of a letter, without
address or date. f. (1).
204. Lee, Arthur. Copy of letter, without date or
address, f. (2). (Imperfect.)
205. Lee, Arthur. Imperfect draft of letter in his
hand, without date or address, f. (2).
206. Communications of the French minister re¬
lating to the negotiations. Brief notes of their
contents, ff. (2).
207. Mason, George. Imperfect copy of letter to
Col. Mercer, without date. " The Rubicon is
passed — reconciliation with Great Britain im¬
possible." ff. (2).
208. Lee, Arthur. Memoranda in his hand, relat¬
ing to affairs in Paris, during his abode there,
ff. (2).
209. Copy of a bill concerning a writ of entry,
dower cui in vita, and alienation by tenant by the
courtesy, f. (1).
210. Lee, Arthur. Criticism on Mr. G. Clymer's
public integrity, ff. (2).
.211. Extracts from M. Neckar's views on finances
with Arthur Lee's comments, and a statement
of taxes in France, ff. (2).
212. Thoughts on republics, and kindred topics. A
paper without title and date. ff. (2).
213, 214. Extracts from various historical works,
ff. (2).
215. Memoranda on terms of treaty, 1783. f. (1).
216. Members of the Bill of Rights to the lord
mayor of London. A paper of thanks, ff. (2).
217. 218. Statement about Joseph Wharton's mon¬
etary speculations on the chances of war, and
Mr. Thornton's complicity. Without name or
date. ff. (3).
219. Extracts from books, f. (1).
220. Directions for seeing Rome in eight, days, ad¬
dressed to Arthur Lee. ff. (2).
221. Address, beginning "My dear countryman,"
and signed " Monitor." Agreement of non¬
importation. No date. ff. (2).
222. List of debts due Francis Lightfoot Les.
Reasons against making Treasury notes a legal
tender, ff. (2).
223. "Bill declaring that wrongful disseisin is no
descent in law." f. (1).
224. A Bill concerning process in felony, f. (1).
225. Lee, Thomas, President of Virginia. Sept. 29,
1750. Extract of letter to the lords commis¬
sioners of trade. f. (1).
226. Six points of the enemy's barbarity and per¬
fidy. A paper, not signed, dated or entitled, but
referring to events in the early part of the Revo¬
lutionary War. f. (1).
227. Carter v. Carter. Case stated, ff. (2).
228. Proposals to the farmer-general. In French,
with English comment and paraphrase, ff. (2).
229. Réponse au ministres du Congrés. Versailles,
without date. ff. (2).
230. "Etat de la marine d'Fspagne. Vaisseaux de
ligne." A tabular statement of, about the year
1776. ff. (2).
231. Exports of Marseilles, proper for the North
American markets. Addressed to Ettienne
Cathalan. f. (1).
232. List of F. Grand's accounts, ff. (2).
233. "Prix courant de Dragueries å Marseille."
printed; filled out in manuscript, f. (1).
234 to 237. Abstract of sums due to the Register
of the United States. A copy, "Sigd, Joseph
Nourse, Register, F. Hardy, Acc*." Comments
by Arthur Lee. ff. (8).
240. Lee, Arthur. Fragment of a paper on John
Wilkes and the Bill of Rights, f. (1). (Im¬
perfect.)
241. Questions from the French court. How to
engage the American commissioners not to listen
to proposals from England, ff. (2).
See Lee's Life of Arthur Lee, i. 376.
242. Lee, Arthur. Notes of negotiations in Hol¬
land. ff. (4). (Imperfect.)
243. Memorandum about Wm. Smith's land. f. (1).
244. List of negroes who have died at the sugar
lands. Feb. 1, 1782.
245. Memorandum on the powers of State and
Congress, and the granting of northwestern
lands. Comments by Arthur Lee. ff.. (2). (Im¬
perfect.)
246. Paper concerning the Vandalia Company and
their petition to Congress, ff. (2). (Imperfect.)
247. Memorandum of titles, f. (1).
248. Letter to President of Congress. A fragment,
ff. (2).
249. Heads of arguments against the quota of Vir¬
ginia. f. (1).
250. Notes on the barbarity of the enemy, and on
the hopes of assistance from D'Estaing's fleet,
ff. (2).
251. Notes on the conduct of wars. f. (1).
252. Notes in French on rights of neutrals, etc.
f. (1).
253. Junius Americanus. Fragment of a letter,
f. (1).
254. Address, to " my lord." A fragment. " The
people will not dishonor their venerated Eng¬
lish ancestry." f. (1).
255. Political relations of United States and Great
Britain, 1783. A paper without title, partly
illegible, ff. (2).
256. Lee, Arthur. Statement regarding his rela¬
tions with Franklin, Deane, and others in Eu¬
rope. ff. (2). (Imperfect.)
257. 258. Lee, Arthur, and Digges, . Printed
copies of letters, paged 65-72, on the case of
Williams and Peltiers ; and letter from
Digges, Aug. 30, 1778, to Arthur Lee, on
Thornton, Wharton, and Izard, ff. (4). (Im¬
perfect.)