24481To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse Conway: Two Notes, [August? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society These two undated notes, we believe, were written in the...
24482To Benjamin Franklin from Lebègue de Presle, [August 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je me suis engagé la derniere fois que J’ai eu l’honneur de...
24483From George Washington to Colonel Theodorick Bland, August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have received your three several favours of this day —I have spoken to the Commissary & forage...
24484John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1 August 1777 (Adams Papers)
The Fleet is in Delaware Bay. 228 of them were seen, in the Offing, from Cape Henlopen, the day...
24485George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 1 August 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Chester [ Pennsylvania ] August 1, 1777. Orders Greene to hold men in readiness to march and to...
24486George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 1 August 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Chester [ Pennsylvania ] August 1, 1777. Warns of probable attack on Highlands. Discusses orders...
24487Lambert Wickes to the American Commissioners, 1 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Yours of the 25th. July Came safe to hand. As to French...
24488To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre-Samuel Du Pont de Nemours, 1 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society En arrivant de la Campagne je trouve la lettre et le paquet...
24489[Ferdinand Grand]: Draft Contract for the American Commissioners, 1 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society Nous soussignés en vertu de nos pouvoirs donnons ordre et...
24490From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
We have not recieved any certain intelligence that the Fleet have got within the Capes. By the...
24491To George Washington from Captain Heman Allen, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Salisbury, Conn., 1 Aug. 1777 . “Suffer me to inclose Copies of several Letters, directed to me...
24492From George Washington to George Clinton, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I had proceeded thus far in order to look out for a proper place to arrange the Army when I recd...
24493To the Commanding Officer on March from Peekskill, N.Y., 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have this Moment recd information that the Enemy’s Fleet have left the Capes of Delaware and...
24494From George Washington to Colonel Elias Dayton, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Having recd information that the Fleet have left the Capes of Delaware and steered Eastward, you...
24495To George Washington from Robert Erskine, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 28th Ult: concerning the Office of Geographer, I had the honour to receive...
24496From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have just received information by express that the enemys fleet have disappeared from the Capes...
24497To George Washington from John Hancock, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
An Express having this moment Arriv’d from Cape May with a Letter, Copy of which I have the...
24498To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
We this moment have received the Intelligence contained in the inclosed —whether the Enemy will...
24499From George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
By an Express this moment arrived from Cape May, The Enemy’s Fleet left Yesterday Morning at...
24500To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
the inclosed is a Copy of a Letter this moment recd from the Brigadier of the County of Essex:...
24501From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment received intelligence by express that the enemy’s fleet yesterday morning...
24502To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor of the 27th Instant I received Yesterday Morning, at Fort Miller, on my Way to this...
24503From George Washington to Major General John Sullivan, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
By an Express this Moment received from Cape May, The Enemy’s Fleet put to Sea yesterday Morning...
24504From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
A Letter just received from Brigadier General Maxwell informs me of the desertion of one of your...
24505John Adams to Abigail Adams, 2 August 1777 (Adams Papers)
By an express last night from Cape May, We learn that the Fleet went out of the Bay, the Morning...
24506New England Delegates to George Washington, 2 August 1777 (Adams Papers)
As Congress have authorized your Excellency to send a proper Officer to take the Command in the...
24507To Alexander Hamilton from Robert R. Livingston, 2 August 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
I wish I Could beleive as You do with respect to the Enemies Strenght, but in order to do this I...
24508Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 2 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Virginia Library; letterbook copy: Yale University Library I have just...
24509To Benjamin Franklin from William Lee, [2 August 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Lee presents his Compliments to Doctor Franklin and...
24510To Benjamin Franklin from Seth Paddack, 2 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You must have Heard of My Arival last December in a Paltry...
24511From George Washington to the Commanding Officer on March to Peekskill, N.Y., 2 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
By Express last Night, I inform’d you of my having rec’d intelligence, that the Enemy’s Fleet had...
24512To George Washington from Brigadier General David Forman, 2 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the Honr of Transmiting your Excely An Acct of the Enemies Fleet’s sailing, Nothing...
24513To George Washington from John Hancock, 2 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honour to Inclose you sundry Resolutions of Congress, to which beg leave to Refer...
24514To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 2 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
We have had no certain intelligence of the Fleet since I wrote your Excellency on Yesterday Many...
24515To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 2 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed are Copies of two Letters one from Salem & the other from Glocester from which it...
24516From the New England Delegates to the Continental Congress, 2 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
as Congress have authorized your Excellency to send a proper Officer to take the Command in the...
24517To George Washington from Preudhomme de Borre, 2 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received Several Letters from your Excellency in my road & I executed his orders exactly, the...
24518From George Washington to Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, 2 August 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, 2 Aug. 1777. On 4 Aug. Putnam wrote GW that “I Recd...
24519To George Washington from George Walton, 2 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Despairing of an opportunity of personally communicating a peice of business, in your present...
24520George Washington to Brigadier General Preudhomme de Borre, 3 August 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, August 3, 1777 . Orders De Borre to remain at Bound Brook until enemy arrives at...
24521George Washington to Brigadier General Francis Nash, 3 August 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
City Tavern [ Philadelphia ] August 3, 1777. Orders Nash to hold troops and vessels in readiness....
24522Lambert Wickes to the American Commissioners, 3 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will be delivered by Monsr. Becard a Very Worthy and...
24523To Benjamin Franklin from ――― Haineville, 3 August 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <August 3, 1777, in French: Her son has been captured on an...
24524From George Washington to Colonel Elias Dayton, 3 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
The conduct of the Enemy is distressing, and difficult to be understood. Since my last, directing...
24525To George Washington from John Hancock, 3 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Inclos’d Resolves have just pass’d Congress, to which I beg leave to Refer you, and am with...
24526From George Washington to John Hancock, 3 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor of this date with its inclosures is now before me. At the same time that I express my...
24527From George Washington to Brigadier General Francis Nash, 3 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
As from a variety of contradictory circumstances, the Enemy’s real intentions still remain...
24528To George Washington from Richard Peters, 3 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Officers of Regiments & Companies are separately & constantly applying for Arms &...
24529From George Washington to Preudhomme de Borre, 3 August 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Preudhomme de Borre, 3 Aug. 1777. GW begins his second letter to Preudhomme...
24530From George Washington to Preudhomme de Borre, 3 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I this day sent you orders by express to halt wherever it should find you; and not to proceed any...