Alcance y Contenido:

Comisión de D. Francisco Rendón en Filadelfia.

Cover the period from june 12, 1781, to oct. 10, 1782.

The legajo contains the letters of Francisco Rendón, Spanish Agent in Filadelfia, to Juan Manuel Cagigal, captain general of Cuba. The letters are in order and numbered in the captaincy general from 1 to 77, some bearing original numbers in various series. There are also the drafts of the replies of Cagigal, which are usually nothing more than an acknowledgment of the receipt of correspondence. The correspondence gives a very detailed account of the progress of the war between England and her colonies, including translations of letters, reports, documents, and gazettes. Subjects treated: 1781, state of the war; reports of battles, captures, surrenders, losses, and movement of troops; capture of Panzacola; removal of english troops from Panzacola; paper money in american colonies; surrender of Cornwallis; plan of operations against Carolina del Sur and Florida Oriental; 1781-1782, funds for and expenses of mission of Rendón; 1782, plans of americans and french for carrying on the war; arrival of Carleton in Nueva York; finances of the colonies; plans of England for the war; state of commerce; the priest Thomas Hasset; progress of the war. Special item: 1782, Memoria sobre las finanzas de los 13 Estados Unidos de la América septentrional, by Rendón (apr. 30, 44 pp.). Listed