1From the Continental Congress Committee to Inquire into the State of the Army, 16 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
Messrs Livingston, Clymer, & Gerry present their Complimts to his Excellency General Washington, & beg Leave to inclose him a Copy of the Resolution of Congress appointing them a Committee to repair to the Camp & enquire into the State of the Army. As they have not Time to wait upon his Excellency this Evening, they propose to be at Head Quarters in the Morning at ten OClock, & shall be glad...
2From George Washington to the Continental Congress Committee to Inquire into the State of the Army, 19 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
The little notice I had of your coming to the Army, and the shortness of your stay in Camp, will, more than probably, occasion the omission of many matters which of right, ought to be laid before you—and the interruption which my thoughts constantly meet by a variety of occurrences must apologize for the crude and indigested manner in which they are offered. The completion of the Continental...