Papers of John Adams, volume 6

The Commissioners to Sartine

The Commissioners to Abraham Whipple

The Commissioners to J. D. Schweighauser, 16 July 1778 First Joint Commission at Paris JA Schweighauser, John Daniel

1778-07-16

The Commissioners to J. D. Schweighauser, 16 July 1778 First Joint Commission at Paris Adams, John Schweighauser, John Daniel
The Commissioners to J. D. Schweighauser

Passy, 16 July 1778. printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography , 4:163. The Commissioners notified Schweighauser of Thomas Simpson's appointment to command the Ranger and ordered him to provide Simpson with whatever he might need to prepare for sea. The Commissioners also informed him that the British prisoners were to be left behind and mentioned their effort to have them housed in French prisons.

printed: (JA, Diary and Autobiography , 4:163).