University of South Florida Scholar Commons Former USF St. Petersburg campus Scholars 1983 Lafayette in the age of the American Revolution : Selected Letters and Papers, 1776-1790 : Vol. 5. January 4, 1782 - December 29, 1785 Stanley J. Idzerda Robert Rhodes Crout Leslie Wharton Carol G. Hixson Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/former-pub Recommended Citation Idzerda, Stanley J.; Crout, Robert Rhodes; Wharton, Leslie; and Hixson, Carol G., "Lafayette in the age of the American Revolution : Selected Letters and Papers, 1776-1790 : Vol. 5. January 4, 1782 - December 29, 1785" (1983). Former USF St. Petersburg campus Scholars. 252. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/former-pub/252 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Former USF St. Petersburg campus Scholars by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. I I 1 J Lafayette in the Age of the American Revolution SELECTED LETTERS AND PAPERS, 1776-1790 Volume V· January 4, 1782-December 29, 1785 ST ANLEY J. IDZERDA and ROBERT RHODES CROUT, Editors Carol Godschall and Leslie Wharton, Assistant Editors l 11 U i1 CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS Bust of Lafayette by Jean-Antoine Houdon, now on display in the rotunda of the capitol ITHACA AND LONDON at Richmond, Virginia, where it faces Houdon's statue of Washington. "-1-,, ~his book has been published with the aid of a irant from the National THE PAPERS OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE . Historical Publications and Records Commission. Sponsored by the Cornell University Libraries, Copyright © 1983 by Cornell University the National HistoriCal Publications ill rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts and Records Commission, and the hereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing National Endowment for the Humanities rom the publisher. For information address Cornell University Press, 124 Roberts Place, Ithaca, New York 1485°. ADVISORY BOARD First published 1983 by Cornell University Press. E. Marie Benabou, Universite de Paris I Published in the United Kingdom by Cornell University Press Ltd., Yves-Marie Berce, Universite de Limoges Ely House, 37 Dover Street, London WlX 4HQ. Louis Bergeron, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales Herbert Dieckmann, Cornell University Durand Echeverria, Brown University International Standard Book Number 0-80l4~1576~4 C, Herbert Finch, Cornell University Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 76~50268 Printed in the United States of America Jacques Godechot, Universite de Toulouse Librarians: Library of Congress cataloging information Michael G. Kammen, Cornell University appears on the last page of the book. J. Gormly Miller, Cornell University Mary Beth Norton, Cornell University Steven L. Kaplan, Cornell University The paper in this book is acid-free, and meets the guidelines for permiJ.nence and Robert R. Palmer, Yale University durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity o[ the Coun~ George W. Pierson, Yale University cil on Library Resou:rces. f Howard C. Rice, Jr., Princeton University ,I,' Fred Somkin, Cornell University Chantal de Tourtier-Bonazzi, Archives Nationales 1/ HONORARY MEMBERS Arthur H. Dean Comte Rene de Chambrun Mary Marden Dean CONTENTS Introduction xxi Editorial Method xxvii Selection, xxvii; Transcription. xxvii; Translations, xxviii; Annotation and Index, x..xix Guide to Editorial Apparatus xxxi Textual Devices, xxxi; Descriptive Symbols, xxxi; Location Symbols, xxxii; Short Titles, xxxiii Chronological Outline xxxvii PART I. FRANCE AND THE PEACE JANUARY 4, 1782-MARCH 2, 1783 From George Washington, January 4, 1782 2 To George Washington,January 18, 1782 4 From the Comte de Vergennes, january ~3, 1782 6 To me President of Congress, January 29, 1782 6 To John Jay, January 30, 1782 7 To George Washington, January 30, 1782 8 I' To Benjanlin Franklin, February 12, 1782 10 , To Benjamin Franklin, [February 16-March '5, 1782]' '3 i' From John Adams, February 20, 1782 '4 To Benjamin Franklin, February 25, 1782 '5 To the Comte de Vergennes, March 20, 1782 '5 To th~ Comte de Vergennes, March 20, 1782 17 To John Adams, March 27, 1782 ' 18 To John Jay,'March 28,1782 19 To Robert R. Livingston, [March 30, 1782] 20 To George Washington, March 30, 1782 21 To George Washington, March 3', 1782 ~5 From John Adams, April 6, 1782 25 To George Washington, April 12, 1782 26 To Henry Laurens, April '4, 1782 28 Proposals for me French Campaign in North America, April 18, 1782 xii Contents Contents xiii To John Jay, April 28,1782 33 :, Note on Correspondence with the Conde de Floridablanca, Franklin's Account of the Peace Negotiations with Great Britain, February 22, 1783 . 102 [May 1782] 34 To Robert R. Livingston, March 2, 1783 102 To John Adams, May 7, 1782 36 From John Adams, May 21,1782 37 PART II. CONSOLIDATING THE PEACE, WITNESSING THE TRIUMPH To Benjamin Franklin, June 12, 1782 39 To Benjamin Franklin, Uune 20, 1782] 40 MARCH 19, 1783-DECEMBER 23, 1784 Minutes of the Assembly of June 24, 1782, of the Worthy Lodge To Jean-Fran,ois Joly de Fleury, March '9, 1783 110 of Saint John of Scotland of the Social Contract. 4' , To the Comte de Vergennes, March '9, 1783 112 To Benjamin Franklin, Gune 25, 1782] 42 From George Washington, March 23, 1783 1'3 To Robert R. Livingston, June 25, 1782 43 To Adrienne de Noailles de Lafayette, March 27,1783 117 To George Washington, June 25, 1782 48 From George Washington, April 5, 1783 119 To George Washington, June 29, [1782] 49 John Adams to J.:mes Warren, April 16, 1783 121 From the Comte de Segur, July 7, 1782 51 To George Washington, April '9, 1783 124 To Henry Laurens, August 20, 1782 53 To William Carmichael, April 27, 1783 126 To the Comte de Vergennes, September 10, 1782 54 To Sir Henry Clinton, April 30, 1783 127 To Benjamin Franklin, September 12, 1782 55 From Robert R. Livingston, May 1, 1783 ,,,8 To Benjamin Franklin, September '7, 1782 56 Recommendation of Lafayette for the Cross of Saint Louis, May From Benjamin Franklin, September '7, 1782 57 5, 1783 '3' To Benjamin Franklin, [September 21, '782] 59 To the American Peace Commissioners, May 12, 1783 131 From John Adams, September 29, 1782 59 To George Washington, June 10, 1783 '32 To John Adams, October 6, 1782 60 From Nathanael Greene, June 10, 1783 133 From George Washington, October 20, 1782 62 To the Comte de Vergennes,June 12, 1783 134 To George Washington, October 24, 1782 64 From George Washington, June '5, 1783 '35 From Robert R. Livingston, November 2, 1782 66 To John Adams, June 16, 1783 136 To the American Peace Commissioners, November 21, 1782 68 From Henry Knox, June 16, 1783 137 To the Comte de Vergennes, November 22, 1782 69 To the Comte de Vergennes, June 17,1783 i39 To George Washington, December 4, 1782 72 From the Comte de Vergennes, June 29, 1783 140 To Benjamin Franklin, December 6, 1782 74 To Henry Laurens, July 6, 1783 '4' To John Jay, December [26],1782 75 To the President of Congress, July 20, 1783 '42 To [the Comte"e de Tesse], January " 1783 77 To the Comte de Vergennes, July 21, 1783 '44 From Robert R. Livingston, January 10, 1783 ,. 78 To George Washington, July 22, 1783 145 From John Jay, January '9, [1783] :: 79 Address of Nobles of Langeac to Lafayette, [August 4, 1783] '47 To William Carmichael, January 20,1783 ,;' 8, To the President of Congress, September 7, 1783 148 j. To William Carmichael, January 29, 1783 83 To George Washington, September 8, 1783 '5' To William Carmichael, February 2, 1783 83 To Jeremiah Wadsworth, September 28, 1783 '54 To the President of Congress, February 5, 1783 84 From George Washington, October 12, 1783 '55 To the President of Congress, February 5, 1783 85 To Benjamin Franklin, [October 20, 1783] 157 To Robert R. Livingston, February 5, 1783 86 From George Washington, October 20, 1783 158 To Robert R. Livingston, February 5, 1783 88 To [Mme de Sirniane?], October 21, 1783 158 To George Washington, February 5, 1783 90 From George Washington, October 30, 1783 '59 To the Comte de Vergennes, February 5, 1783 93 To George Washington, November 11, 1783 162 To John Jay, February '5, 1783 94 To William Temple Franklin, November '9, 1783 165 To the Comte d'Estaing, February 18, 1783 97 To William Carmichael, November 20, 1783 166 To the Comte de Vergennes, February 18, 1783 98 To Benjamin Franklin, [December '3, 1783] 167 To the Conde de Floridablanca, February '9, 1783 99 Observations on Commerce between France and the United From the Conde de Floridablanca, February 22, 1783 101 States, [December '3, 1783] 168 xiv Contents Contents xv To the Comte de Vergennes, December 16, 1783 176 Address of the Citizens of Baltimore to Lafayette and His Reply, From Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, December 18, 1783 178 September 1, 1784 To George Washington, December 25, 1783 179 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, September 7, 1784 From Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, December 25, 1783 182 To the Comte de Vergennes, September 15, 1784 To Robert Morris, December 26, 1783 182 Barbe de Marbois's Journal of His Visit to the Territory of the To James McHenry, December 26, 1783 184 Si.x Nations, September 23~October 8, 1784 245 To Henry Knox, January 8, 1784 186 To the Commissioners of Congress, September 30, 1784 253 From Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, January 9, 1784 189 Robert Morris to the President of Congress, September 30, 1784 254 To Robert Morris, January 10, 1784 '90 Account of Lafayette's Meeting with