1To George Washington from Friedrich Adolph von Riedesel, 21 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
Several German Officers of the Convention of Saratoga having applied to me to be exchanged on account of their particular private affairs, I made a requisition accordingly to Major General Phillips to propose such an Exchange to Your Excellency, and in answer to my request General Phillips communicated to me Your letter of the 25th of January to His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton, in which the...
2To George Washington from Friedrich Adolph von Riedesel, 21 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave hereby to introduce Lieutt D’anier of the Brunswick Troops and to request Your Excellency will permit Him to have Passports to go to New York, by land and return by the same route, on business which only concerns the interior and particular œconomy of the Troops I have the honor to command: The Pacific situation of Publick affairs emboldens me to make this request and suspend...