1From George Washington to Colonel Thomas McKean, 6 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
The French Gentleman whom you may recollect was at Philadelphia when I was there, in the...
2From George Washington to Colonel Thomas McKean, 13 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
In answer to that part of your Letter of the 10th Instt “whether, when a Brigade is drawn up, and...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas McKean, 24 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I heard your Letter read in Congress relating to the...
4From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 10 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of yours of the 8th from Newark and most sincerely wish that your exertions to...
5From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 1 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday favd with your letter of the 13th March. I should be ready to afford every...
6From John Adams to Thomas McKean, 20 September 1779 (Adams Papers)
It is a long Time, Since I had the Pleasure to see you, but my Esteem is not at all diminished....
7From John Adams to the President of Congress, 10 July 1781 (Adams Papers)
Amsterdam, 10 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 268–269....
8From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 10 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowledge the Honor done me in the Receipt of your Excellencys Favor of the 3d...
9From John Adams to the President of Congress, 11 July 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have only time, by Major Jackson, to inform Congress, that upon Information from the Comte de...
10From John Adams to the President of Congress, 13 July 1781 (Adams Papers)
Amsterdam, 13 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 287–288....
11From John Adams to the President of Congress, 13 July 1781 (Adams Papers)
Amsterdam, 13 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 283–285....
12From John Adams to the President of Congress, 14 July 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to inclose Copy of a Letter to the Comte de Vergennes, and Copy of Articles and...
13From John Adams to the President of Congress, 15 July 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have the honour to inclose Copy of a Letter to the Comte de Vergennes and of certain Articles...
14From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 16 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly honored by the Receipt of your Excellency’s Favor of the 8th instant—with a...
15From John Adams to the President of Congress, 17 July 1781 (Adams Papers)
Amsterdam, 17 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 319–329...
16From John Adams to the President of Congress, 21 July 1781 (Adams Papers)
Amsterdam, 21 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 331–332....
17From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 21 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored by your Excellency’s three Letters of the 14th & 17th of this month—with the...
18From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 30 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowlege the Receipt of your Excellency’s Favor of the 26th inst. covering...
19From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 2 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Congress will readily conceive the disagreeable situation in which I find myself, when they are...
20From John Adams to the President of Congress, 3 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to inclose Copies of some Papers which passed between the Comte de Vergennes and...
21From John Adams to the President of Congress, 4 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
I should Scarcely be credited, if I were to describe the present State of this Country. There is...
22From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas McKean, 4 August 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The letter of June the 15th . with which your Excellency was pleased to honor me came...
23From John Adams to the President of Congress, 6 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
Amsterdam, 6 August 1781. RC in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 347–350. printed :...
24From John Adams to the President of Congress, 6 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
In several of the London Newspapers of July 26th. appeared the following paragraph. “An order has...
25From John Adams to the President of Congress, 8 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
This People must have their own Way. They proceed like no other. There cannot be a more striking...
26From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 8 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor in inform Congress, thro’ your Excellency, that a late meeting between the...
27From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 13 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s favors of the 28th ulto and 3d 7th and 9th Insts. I...
28From John Adams to the President of Congress, 16 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Temple has held offices of such Importance, and a Rank so considerable in America, before the...
29From John Adams to the President of Congress, 16 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
Amsterdam, 16 August 1781. RC in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 370–373. printed :...
30From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 17 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received, and do sincerely thank you, for the several articles of important intelligence...
31From John Adams to the President of Congress, 18 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
We have recieved at last Parkers Account of the Action with Admiral Zoutman: according to which,...
32From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 18 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Congress having, in their late Regulations respecting promotion, pointed out certain districts in...
33From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 18 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to an order of Congress of the 10th of May last, I appointed a Board of Officers to...
34From John Adams to the President of Congress, 22 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
The Constitution of this Country is such, that it is difficult to discover the general Sense....
35From John Adams to the President of Congress, 22 August 1781 (Adams Papers)
The late glorious Victory, obtained by Admiral Zoutman over Admiral Parker, is wholly to be...
36From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 27 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to inform Congress, that my Expectation of the Arrival of the Fleet of Monser...
37From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 1 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
Brigadier General Duportail has very earnestly solicited the exchange of Colos Laumois and...
38From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 4 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose the Copy of a Letter, received last night from the Commanding...
39From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 5 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
With the highest Pleasure, I do myself the Honor to transmitt to your Excellen c y the inclosed...
40From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas McKean, 7 September 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Excellency’s favor of the 20’th Ult. inclosing a duplicate of the resolution of Congress...
41From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 12 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
Meeting the enclosed Packet at this Place—I have taken the liberty to open it, expecting to find...
42From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 15 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform Congress, that I arrived at this place last evening; that soon, after...
Your Excellency’s Favor of the 5 th July last, with the papers therewith enclosed, were delivered...
44From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 23 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
On my Arrival at this Place, I found it would be attended with good Consequences for me to see...
45From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 23 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I hold myself exceedingly obliged to your Excellency for your favor of the 15th. The intelligence...
46From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas McKean, 30 September 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer Mr. William Short purposing to Philadelphia for the prosecution of his studies, I do...
47From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 1 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
Last Evening I was honored with your Excellencys Favor of the 21st ulto with its Inclosure—The...
My letter of the 25 th April last by M r ; Toscan informed Congress that on the 30 th day of...
49From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 6 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s favor without date, but which I suppose to have been...
50From George Washington to Thomas McKean, 6 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
I feel myself peculiarly obliged and honored by your Excellency’s interesting communication of...