1General Orders, 13 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
The officers who have or shall hereafter conduct any of the Massachusett’s nine months’ men into camp, are to give in returns, as soon as possible, to the Orderly Office of the Men’s names, with the Towns and Counties they come for, specifying the arms and accoutrements they have received from the Public. Twenty one of the nine months men from the 1st 3rd & 4th Massachusett’s brigades to be...
2From George Washington to Colonel John Lamb, 13 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your favor of Yesterday. By the Resolutions of Congress the Regimental pay Masters are to be chosen by the Officers of the Regiments—the Quarter Master & Adjutant by the Field Officers. This I am persuaded has been the case with respect to the Gentlemen you mention, but in consequence of the Resolutions it is necessary, that a Certificate of the choice of the first, under the...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Barbeu-Dubourg, 13 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Having begun the affair of our Loan by the Means of our friend M. Ferdinand Grand Banker Rue Monmartre, he is in possession of all the Particulars relating to it, and can fully satisfy the Curiosity of the Person who enquires thro’ you. I need only mention in Answer to your 8th Query, that the Money borrow’d being to be laid out in France for Arms Ammunitions Soldiers...
4To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 13 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society It is but this moment that the Court martial has finished the affairs of the Bonhomme Richard and the Alliance being run foul of Each other. I inclose you the Whole proceedings of that Court, Which being the only one of Consequence, it is unnecessary to trouble you With bundles of papers Where the Conclusions have only Amounted to Whipping Which has been...
5To George Washington from William Smallwood, 13 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Smallwood, 13 Aug. 1779. On 15 Aug., GW wrote Smallwood: “I have received Your Letter of the 13th.”
6To George Washington from Robert Howe, 13 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Robert Howe, 13 Aug. 1779. On 14 Aug., GW wrote Howe: “I have to acknowlege your favor of yesterday.”
7From John Adams to James Lovell, 13 August 1779 (Adams Papers)
Since I have had Opportunity to converse, a little in this Country, and to read a few Gazettes, I find that Questions have been agitated here in the Newspapers, and in private Circles, as well as in Congress, concerning his Excellency the Comte De Vergennes and Mr. A. Lee which seem to make it necessary, that I should Send the inclosed Copies. You can judge better than I, whether it will be of...
8To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 13 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I take the Liberty to enclose a paragraph of a Letter which I received from Genl Nixon on yesterday, The Ground on which that Brigade is encamped was before occupied by General Huntingtons Brigade—I desired General Nixon to mention another Spot if he had one in view, He has this morning as your Excellency will observe proposed Balled Hill —I would request your Opinion of the propriety of the...
9To George Washington from Colonel Stephen Moylan, 13 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
accept my most grateful thanks for your Kind permission to pay a visit to Mrs Moylan, I will, you may be assured Sir not loose time from my Duty, which I assure you no Officer in the Army is fonder of doing than I am, as to the expence of Intelligence I give You my word and my honor I have been rather under, than over, in what I mentiond to your Excellency in my Last this, or rather Poundridge...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Digges, 13 July 1779 [i.e., August 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I wrote you the 1st Int. by common conveyance of post a Ostend, and also by the last packet the 10th, which I had a promise should be put into the post office at Ostend, the bearer of it being bound to Brussels. In my last I acquainted you that the needful had been properly done as to Mr. P——rs Remittance— His money has been placd in the bank he...
11To Benjamin Franklin from Landais, 13 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I could not answer your favour of the 28 July before, having had no occasion for an express, & not being willing to trust the Letter to the post: and I could not comply with your orders to go out upon a cruise, not being ready before this time, by reason of our Prize Brigg’s sinking, which happen’d the 27th. Instant; having employ’d our crew to save her...
12To George Washington from Robert Howe, 13 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Robert Howe, 13 Aug. 1779. On 15 Aug., GW wrote Howe: “I have received your Favour of the 13th Instant.”
13To George Washington from Horatio Gates, 13 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Horatio Gates, 13 Aug. 1779. On 24 Aug., GW wrote Gates: “I have been duly favored with your letter of the 13th inst.”
14To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 13 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Major General Stirling, 13 Aug. 1779. On 16 Aug., GW wrote Stirling: “I have to acknowlege the favor of your Lordships two letters of the 13th and 15th inst.”