1To John Adams from Richard Devens, 16 – 20 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday I was honoured with yours of April 29. It gives me much pleasure that any inteliganc I...
2[May 16. 1776. Thursday.] (Adams Papers)
May 16. 1776. Thursday. The following Letters were laid before Congress and read. One of the...
3To John Adams from Henry Knox, 16 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I did myself the honor to address you sometime ago and soon after it I sat out upon a Journey to...
4General Orders, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Robert Hanson Harrison Esqr. is appointed secretary to the Commander in Chief, in the room of...
5To George Washington from the Continental Congress Secret Committee, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed letters will discover to your Excellency that the Congress have ordered Two hundred...
6To George Washington from John Hancock, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honour to enclose you several Resolutions passed by the Congress, to which I beg...
7To George Washington from James Lyon, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding the favorable reception of a former letter, & the obliging answer it procured,...
8To George Washington from the Massachusetts Delegates, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Congress, yesterday appointed General Gates a Major General and Mr Mifflin a Brigadier General,...
9From George Washington to the Massachusetts General Court, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Honourable Continental Congress having come to sundry resolutions respecting the Cannon &...
10To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
This Moment Capt. Goforth arrived with sundry Letters and papers to me, Copies of all which I do...
11Message from the Six Nations, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Brothers I hope you are all well & that we are met together to smoke our Pipes like Friends....
12From George Washington to Jonathan Sturges, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 14th with an Acct of the apprehending of Sundry Tories by order of your...
13To George Washington from Brigadier General John Sullivan, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I this moment Returned from Still water where I have been To give Some Dire[c]tions about...
14To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Tupper, 16 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Ever since the Evening date of my last report I have been Imployed in Detecting some persons who...
15To John Jay from James Duane, 16 May 1776 (Jay Papers)
Yesterday, my dear Friend, was an important day, productive of the Resolutions of which I enclose...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Nelson, 16 May 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived here last Tuesday after being detained hence six weeks longer than I intended by a...