ands.

I do myself the honor to enclose a letter from Mr Morris to me in
answer to one I had written him on the subject of the volunteers, who
served on board the Ariel. You will see by that a state of the
accounts, and that the balance is ready to be paid to their order. I
have requested the Paymaster General to make up the accounts of the
late Baron de Kalb, and M. de la Radiere, and shall endeavor as soon
as possible to enable you to give a satisfactory answer to their
representatives on that subject. You will be pleased to return me the
enclosed letter, after having made such use of it as you may think
proper.

I have the honor to be, &c.

ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON.

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TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON.

Translation.

Philadelphia, May 9th, 1782.

Sir,

Several different bearers of certificates of the different loans
obtained by the United States, have applied to me to induce Congress
to pay them back their capitals, or to pay the interest stipulated.
Their claims are supported by recommendations from his Majesty's
Ministers. I entreat you to be pleased to enable me to inform them of
the measures taken on this subject. They have now suffered for a long
time on account of the suspension of the payments, and it is a long
time since I asked for the information, which has been successively
promised to me.

I am, Sir, respectfully, &c.

LUZERNE.

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ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON TO M. DE LA LUZERNE.

Office of Foreign Affairs, May 9th, 1782.

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose resolutions of Congress, settling the
ceremonial for the public audience on Monday.[6]

Mr Morris will deliver you the commission of the Chevalier
d'Annemours; when you shall have made the alterations and returned it,
I will immediately lay it before Congress.

I have the honor to be, &c.

ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON.

FOOTNOTES:

[6] See the result of this audience in the _Secret Journal of
Congress_, Vol. III. p. 107.

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ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON TO M. DE LA LUZERNE.

Office of Foreign Affairs, M