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From [Gen.] Horatio Gates to The President of the Council of 

 Massachusetts Bay. 1777. October 19. Albany. 



Incloses a copy of a convention by which Lieutenant-General Bur- 

 goyne surrendered himself and his whole army. General [John] Glover 

 and General [William] Whipple, with proper guard of militia, escort 

 them to Boston. Is pushing his army forward to stop the cruel career 

 of General [John] Vaughan up Hudson's River. L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) 



XLVII, 85. 



From P[atrick] Henry to Rawleigh Colston. 

 1777. October 20. Williamsburg, Va. 



Appointed to act as Agent for Virginia in the Island of Hispaniola. 

 His duties and the directions which he is to observe. L. S. 2 p. 

 (Copy.) XLVII, 86. 



From Cauvou and Chevalier De Franval to The Board of 



War at Boston. 1777. October 26. Boston. 



Promises to pay Jonathan Loring Austin, for their account, passage 

 money to Nantes or other port of France. D. S. 2 p. LXIV, 54, 55. 



From J. Oliphant to W[illia]m Carmichael. 1777. October 31. 



In regard to the purchase of vessels for the purpose of scouring the 

 North Seas. Terms on which these vessels are being bought. Heard 

 that an engagement had taken place between General Washington 

 and General Howe, and that the former was defeated with heavy 

 loss. Instructions to Letters of Marque. General Howe landed in 

 Elk River. A. D. S. 3 P- XLVII, 87. 



From [Frangois Marie Arouet de] Voltaire to Mme. Duboccage. 

 1777. November 2. Ferney. 



Reply about his tragedy " Alzire." Says he is not a genius but an 

 old man of eighty-four weighed down with infirmities, half poet and 

 half philosopher. Will soon rejoin his old masters, Socrates and Sopho- 

 cles. Compliments Mme. Duboccage. If he desired anything now, 

 it would be to return to Paris to enjoy her agreeable society. His 

 niece has been very ill also. L. 2 p. (In French. Copy.) 



XLVII, 88. 



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