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1001 Arthur Lee Samuel Adams I cannot lose so good an opportunity as that of Dr Eliot, of enquiring after your health & hoping you are happy.The Session of the Assembly of Virginia in May, calls me from Congress for a... Apr. 21, 1782
1002 James Madison Arthur Lee The letter inclosed2herewith came to my hands from the Eastern post. I forward it not knowing how far its contents may interest you.The parliamentary intelligence published in the gazette of this... May 1782
1003 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am honored With your Excellencys letter of the 1st, be pleased to accept my thanks for the friendly manner in which your Excellency has been pleased to Express your Concern on acct. of my late... May 6, 1782
1004 John Rutledge Thomas Sim Lee The Bearer, Mr. Smith, late Rector of St. Philip’s Chas. Town, a very worthy Gentleman & my particular Acquaintance, having been expelled (with other staunch Whigs,) from that place, by the... May 20, 1782
1005 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I have not been honored with a line from you for a long time. Your Excellency was so Kind as to advise me to draw in red money the ballance that might be due me from the state for former Allowances... Jun. 1782
1006 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I had the honor of writing to your Excellency by the last post 1 and presume I Should have been favoured with line from you by yesterdays post had he not have been robbed of the Mail.2 Am in hopes... Jun. 18, 1782
1007 James Madison Arthur Lee The bill which you lately inclosed to me1was duly honored, and the contents of it are in my hands subject to any order which you may wish to give.A private letter from Mr. Adams of the 11th of... Jun. 25, 1782
1008 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I have received your Excellencys favour of the 20th by the post. Am much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken in procuring the Sum of red money I requested you to draw for me as an... Jun. 25, 1782
1009 Richard Henry Lee Benjamin Harrison I am well informed that a party of the Enemy, amounting in white & black people to an hundred armed men, landed last Friday at the plantation of Mr. Motram Ball on Potomac River in the... Jul. 1782
1010 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am honored with your Excellencys letter of the 28th ult. Yesterday Congress received a Copy of the Massachusetts impost Law passed in the manner recommend[ed].1 It establishes 5 Per Cent Duty on... Jul. 2, 1782
1011 Arthur Lee Francis Dana I did not receive your favor dated Amsterdam May 17th 1781. 'till June 29th 1782.1 It is with very great pleasure that I accept your offer of a correspondance which cannot but be highly... Jul. 6, 1782
1012 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee The post did not Arrive here till late last night. Your Excellencys favor of the 5th I have just this Moment [received.] I must beg your Excellencys attention for Supp[ort], I [Â…] without cash and... Jul. 9, 1782
1013 Arthur Lee Congress To the Honble. the Congress of the United States, The Memorial of Arthur LeeYour Memorialist desires to submit to the justice of Congress - that when his Salary, as one of the Ministers of these... Jul. 12, 1782
1014 Richard Henry Lee William Whipple Judging of your heart by my own I cannot suppose that either of us will conceive ourselves neglected by an interrupted correspondence in the present state of things. It must certainly be some other... Jul. 17, 1782
1015 Arthur Lee James Warren Your favor of the 1st ult. reachd me safely. I am very much obligd to you for your attention to me both as to the Paper money & the Grant. It is not a little unfortunate that the person so fit... Aug. 1782
1016 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee In Complyance with the request of the Council Contained in their letter of the 9th instant1 I beg leave to acquaint you, that no other rules have been established by Congress for the Government of... Aug. 20, 1782
1017 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee Capt Heron1 proposes to Settle with you Agreeable to the inclosed State, as I am unacquainted with the price of wheat at the Head of Elk and with the Custom respecting the allowance for deficiency... Aug. 27, 1782
1018 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I flatterd myself that on reaching this City1I shou'd have had it in my power to have given you some information relative to peace. We are yet without any but via New York. Neither Congress,... Sep. 1782
1019 Richard Henry Lee Benjamin Harrison I have now the honor to transmit to your Excellency an account of the manner in which the act of last session for recruiting the Army has been executed in this county. The militia having been laid... Sep. 1782
1020 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am honored with your Excellencys letter of the 20th And Agreeable to direction inclose the papers you mention. I hope you will have it in your power to Settle the matter at Annapolis upon much... Sep. 24, 1782
1021 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee A Vessel is just Arrived here from Amsterdam and Another at Boston from the same place with Cloathing for our Army which with what is on hand will be Sufficient. Another is hourly expected. By the... Sep. 24, 1782
1022 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee Your Excellencys favour of the 27th ult. I received yesterday. I Sent you inclosed by the last post Herons letters and the Account of wheat received. I will give directions to have a hat... Oct. 1, 1782
1023 Arthur Lee Robert Morris My Nephew Ludwell Lee will have the Honor of presenting you this. He is exceedingly pressed for money to Pay his entrance with a Lawyer with whom he means to study; I shall therefore be very much... Oct. 5, 1782
1024 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am honored with your Excellencys two letters of the 3d and 4th instant. It would give me pleasure at all times to be serviceable to any Gentleman honored with your Excellencys recommendation, and... Oct. 8, 1782
1025 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee No letters from our foreign Ministers Since my last and therefore Can give you no Account of the progress of the Negociation for Peace. I fear it is going on very Slowly.The Evacuation of New York... Oct. 15, 1782
1026 Richard Squire Lee Unknown No house yet I recd yours & shall have the advertisement put in the papers. I have not time to answer yr Letter fully. I will if I can be up at the Sale. Mr. [FitzHerbert][1] a commissioner... Nov. 1782
1027 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee I must request your Excellency to make it a Rule in future, when persons apply for Liberty to go to or within the Enemy’s Lines, to insert in your passports that they shall repair to Dobbs’s Ferry,... Nov. 5, 1782
1028 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I have apply'd to Way again, and can obtain nothing but promises from him, which I am very sorry for as I am afraid Mrs Lee will be disappointed. I will try him again.1We remain without any... Nov. 5, 1782
1029 Arthur Lee James Milligan The Committee appointed to settle the Accounts of Mr Silas Deane,1 find it necessary to have an Account of the Sums chargd in the Banker Mr Grand's Accts as paid to him. You will therefore... Jan. 4, 1783
1030 Richard Henry Lee William Shippen, Jr. It may seem strange to you that my letter should be prefaced as this is - but as you may possibly have heated something of the operations of faction here lately, it is enough that "the... Jan. 7, 1783
1031 Arthur Lee Robert Morris Mr. Deane has mentiond in his Acct. that 48252 livres four sous of the Monies received by him from Mr. Solier was on your Account; & that the same has been chargd to you by Pliarne Penet &... Jan. 9, 1783
1032 Arthur Lee James Warren I enclose you three Newspapers containing the Essays of Lucius, Valerius, & Bellisarius which deserve your perusal & being reprinted in your Papers.2Barney is arrivd with Dispatches. He... Jan. 12, 1783
1033 Arthur Lee St. George Tucker On my arrival at this place I recvd your favors enclosing the Bills for the balance of the money you received for me.1 We have no News here since receiving the Definitive treaty which is nothing... Jan. 12, 1783
1034 Arthur Lee Benjamin Harrison The Delegates have thought proper to send an Express to your Excellency with the Speech enclosd,1as well to furnish you as speedily as possible with so interesting a peice of intelligence, as to... Jan. 13, 1783
1035 Arthur Lee George Washington In a Letter I recievd yesterday, dated Paris, Decr. 14 from a Gentleman exceedingly well acquainted with the Politics of St. James's,1is this passage - "The acknowlegment of American... Jan. 13, 1783
1036 Arthur Lee John Adams The Ratification having this day, the first on which nine States were represented, been unanimously passd; a special Messenger will be immediately dispatchd with it1which gives me an opportunity of... Jan. 14, 1783
1037 Arthur Lee James Warren I receivd your favor of the 1st by last post. No day is fixd for entering upon the business of Consuls, & it seems the opinion of some that no Minister above them shoud be continued in Europe... Jan. 16, 1783
1038 Arthur Lee James Warren Not having expected Mr. Higgenson's going so soon, I have but a moment to write you. His conduct in Congress has been that of an able & upright friend to his Country; & I therefore... Jan. 17, 1783
1039 Arthur Lee James Warren Since I wrote to request you to send me a Certifyd Copy of the Resolve of the Assembly for granting me 6000 Acres of Land;1 Mr. Gorham tells me that it has expird, & he believes was renewd.... Jan. 19, 1783
1040 Arthur Lee James Monroe Your favor of the 8th is before me, & I am much concernd to hear of your ill health. But the mountain Air will I hope speedily relieve you. There is no account of the definitive treaty, nor do... Jan. 23, 1783
1041 Richard Henry Lee George Wythe My son Ludwell comes again to put himself under your patronage in his Law studies, from whence we both regretted that he was compelled to remove by the necessities of the times. Independent indeed... Jan. 28, 1783
1042 Arthur Lee Samuel Adams I arrivd here but three days since from Virginia1 when I received your favor of the 21st of Novr. 1782.2 I do not see by the Journals, that any thing has been done relative to the Mr. Burgess you... Jan. 29, 1783
1043 Alice Izard Hannah Lee Since I had the pleasure of writing to you I have received a letter from Mr. Danoot. The boxes I mentioned are also arrived, so I need not have troubled Mr. Lee with any commission about them. Mr.... Feb. 9, 1783
1044 Arthur Lee Samuel Adams I had the pleasure of receiving your Letter relative to Capt. Landais.1The representation made by Mr. Morris of his behaviour at the Office of Finance did him such disservice that I am persuaded it... Mar. 5, 1783
1045 George Washington Arthur Lee I have been honoured with your favor of the 13th. and thank you for the information; your Corrispondent at Paris had good ground for his opinion, and we have abundant reason to be pleased at the... Mar. 29, 1783
1046 Richard Henry Lee Samuel Adams May I now congratulate you on the fair prospect of obtaining that which we long together labor’d for the accomplishment of? I wish most sincerely that the full possession of wisdom and virtue may... Apr. 1783
1047 Arthur Lee Abigail Adams I arrivd in Philadelphia this day1 & had the honor of receiving your Commands of the 9th. Tho' we were exceedingly desirous of the assitance of Mr. Adams in what yet remains to be done in... Apr. 23, 1783
1048 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee Yours from Baltimore came to hand Yesterday & I Immediately called on Mr Morris - who told me that he was determined not to abate an iota (was his expression) of what he had ask'd you.... May 20, 1783
1049 Richard Henry Lee Ralph Wormley Carter If any thing had passed here of sufficient importance to engage your attention from your private affairs I should have communicated it; but as usual, much is talked of & but little done. You... Jun. 3, 1783
1050 James McHenry Thomas Sim Lee The account of the removal of Congress to this place will have preceeded this letter.1 At first you would be surprised, but you would soon discover its propriety. The only thing at which you would... Jun. 28, 1783

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