1To George Washington from Captain William Nichols, 6 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Capn Wm Nichols, late Commr Of His Brittannick Majestys packet the Eagle, most humbly beg leave, to petition Your Excellency, to grant him leave to go on his parole to philadelphia, to see if Could get a Capn in the Continental Service, who is now a Prisoner, to be Exchang’d for him, As am Inform’d, by Elias Boudinot Esqr. Commissary General for prisoners, that Capn Edward Travis, whom Your...
2To George Washington from William Nichols, 28 July 1790 (Washington Papers)
If any apology be necessary for the liberty which I now take in addressing you, I can only say, that, considering you as the common father of your country, I beleive there is no person belonging to it whose happiness you would not wish to promote. I am besides an old Soldier, who have at least had the merit, or rather the honour Shall I call it, of performing some long marches & exposing my...