3. For the first letter, which Vergennes acknowledged on
9 Jan., see the Commissioners to Vergennes,
[ante 20] Dec. 1778 – [ante 9] Jan. 1779 (above). JA's letter to Lafayette is that of
21 Feb.; the marquis replied on
9 April (both above). In the
JCC
the receipt and description of these enclosures is garbled (15:1231).