1Orders to Captain John Thornton, 9 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
You are to appoint proper Officers to command such of your Regiment as are here and in the...
2From George Washington to Major John Thornton, 20 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Having determined to attempt the raising another Battalion in Virginia, the command of which is...
3From Benjamin Franklin to John Thornton, 8 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin (10 vols., Philadelphia, 1840),...