1General Orders, 5 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
A Sub., serjeant, corporal, drumer & fifer and twenty four privates from the 1st Jersey regiment to parade at Ellis’s Wharf Newwindsor at eleven o’clock on thursday the 7th instant to conduct Prisoners of war to Philadelphia. The officer commanding will receive his instructions from the Adjutant General. That part of the Connecticut line incamped on the east side the river are to consider...
2From George Washington to John Dickinson, 5 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I must request your Excellency to make it a Rule in future, when persons apply for Liberty to go to or within the Enemy’s Lines, to insert in your passports that they shall repair to Dobbs’s Ferry, which is the only Post from whence Flags are sent or at which they are received. This is absolutely necessary to prevent that illegal Intercourse & Traffic which are now carried to so great a...
3From George Washington to Thomas Sim Lee, 5 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I must request your Excellency to make it a Rule in future, when persons apply for Liberty to go to or within the Enemy’s Lines, to insert in your Passports, that they shall repair to Dobbs’s Ferry, which is the only Post from whence Flags are sent or at which they are received. This is absolutely necessary to prevent that illegal Intercourse & Traffic which are now carried to so great a...
4From George Washington to John Mitchell, 5 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
By Doctr Craik I send you four half Joes—£6.9.3 of which appears to be the Balle due you, allowing the Pensa State Paper (in yr hands) at one for four. I pray you to get me made by the measure inclosed a pair of the neatest & best Leather Breeches. I know not at this time who is esteemed the most celebrated Workman, or I would not trouble you in so trifling a matter. formerly there used to be...
5From George Washington to Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil, 5 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to transmit you the substance From Mosir Talmadge’s intelligence of the 3d March—of the latest intelligence which I have received from New York—Should I gain more particular information of the destination of the enemy’s ships of War I shall immediately communicate it. I have the Honor to be &c. DLC : Papers of George Washington.