1To Alexander Hamilton from Duc de Lauzun, 26 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
Permettes moi Monsieur de vous adresser une lettre pour le Marquis De La Faiette, ne sachant ou il est; je ne veux point importuner son Excellence dans un moment ou tant d’affaires l’accablent. M. de Closen Aide de Camp de M. Le Comte de Rochambeau lui porte des depêches Importantes; M. Le Marquis de Laval paroit destiné a Comander un detachement de Grenadiers, et chasseurs de L’Armée...
2George Washington to Chevalier Destouches, 26 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 26, 1781 . Denies any intention of wishing to endanger French fleet. Hopes for success of expedition sent to Virginia. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
3George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 26 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 26, 1781 . States that the southern situation is alarming. Regrets that a regular and permanent force was not established in the South. Explains why French cannot comply with Congress’s request to transport French troops to the South. Is ordering the Pennsylvania troops to the South. Describes Virginia expedition. Suggests sending American frigates, now in...
4George Washington to John Mathews, 26 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 26, 1781 . Explains difficulties that will probably arise in trying to exchange the prisoners at St. Augustine. Df , in writings of Tench Tilghman and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Mathews was a member of Congress from South Carolina.
5George Washington to Comte de Rochambeau, 26 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 26, 1781 . Denies any intention of wishing to endanger French army. Reports on situation in South. Df , in writings of George Washington and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
6To Benjamin Franklin from A. Benoist Huquier, 26 February 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je viens de recevoir deux petites caisses Emballés que Mr. Grand de Paris ma fait parvenir, avec avis de les garder et d’en suivre vos ordres. Je vous prie, en me les faisant passer, d’observer, qu’il est indispensable de me faire passer une Declaration de ce que ces deux Caisse renferment, et Eviter qu’elles ne soient arrestée dans quelque Doüane dans leur...
7General Orders, 26 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
8To George Washington from Brigadier General Jacob Bayley, 26 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excelency may remember, that when I had the honour to wait on you at White Plains 1778, Your Excelency desired me not only to give you intelligence from this quarter and Canada, &c.; but also to give my opinion in matters relating to the publick cause. And though I am sensible my capasity is very small, and my Judgment weak, yet possibly I may, in writing a sheet, say something that will...
9From George Washington to Captain Destouches, 26 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am this day honored with your letter of the 20th. I beg you to be persuaded that in my propositions to you through His Excellency The Count De Rochambeau, nothing was more remote from my wish than that you should take any step, which might in the least endanger the fleet under your command. Supposing you to have possessed a temporary superiority if you had thought it safe to employ it in the...
10To George Washington from Catherine Littlefield Greene, 26 February 1781 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Catharine Littlefield Greene, 26 Feb. 1781. On 22 March, GW wrote Greene: “I have also been hond with your favor of the 26th of Feby” ( DLC:GW ).