1To John Jay from Silas Deane, 3 December 1776 (Jay Papers)
7 During the Present War, between The United States, and Great Britain France and Spain, shall send into North America and support there a Fleet to defend, & protect The Coasts, and the Commerce of the United States in Consequence of which if the Possessions of France or Spain shall...
2To George Washington from William Livingston, 17 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
...inlist or be drafted to serve in their armies, shall be deemed, and they are hereby declared to be troops of these united states, during the continuance of the war between these united states and Great-Britain, and subject to all the regulations, pains and penalties specified in the articles of war heretofore made and ordained by these united states in congress; notwithstanding any law of...
3General Orders, 23 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
limited time are nevertheless to be detained during the War between these United States and Great Britain.
4[September and October 1779] (Adams Papers)
...them so as not to encroach on the territorial rights, which may remain to her after the termination of the present War as aforesaid, and War should thereupon break out between the said United States and Great Britain; or if Great Britain shall molest or disturb the Subjects and Inhabitants of France, in taking Fish on the Banks, Seas and Places formerly used and frequented by them, so as not...
5From George Washington to Thomas Burke and Henry Laurens, 18 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
...that same day, closely follow GW’s recommendations. They read: “That until a cartel for a general exchange is established between the commanders in chief of the forces of the United States and Great Britain, in order to relieve as much as possible the difficulties pressing upon the prisoners taken during the operations of the forces under the command of General Lincoln, and the British...
6To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 22 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
...secret memorials to Congress concerning allegedly changed attitudes toward peace in the British cabinet, and also concerning Spanish offers to mediate peace between the United States and Great Britain. His subsequent attempts, beginning with a private audience on 15 Feb., to goad Congress into deciding upon the minimum terms upon which the United States was prepared to accept peace,...
7To George Washington from George Morgan, 9 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
...treaties and to abrogate their agreement with McIntosh, while at the same time reaffirming their commitment to maintain a policy of strict neutrality in the contest between the United States and Great Britain. GW, preferring to leave Indian diplomacy to Congress, replied to the Delawares’ address in vaguely conciliatory terms, but he entertained the chiefs at headquarters for the...
8Address from the Delaware Nation, 10 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
, 162. All of these treaties and conventions were aimed at maintaining the Delawares’ neutrality in the conflict between the United States and Great Britain.
9To Benjamin Franklin from the Continental Congress: Instructions, [14 August–16 October 1779] (Franklin Papers)
...them so as not to encroach on the territorial rights, which may remain to him after the termination of the present War as aforesaid and war should thereupon break out between the said United States and Great Britain; or if Great Britain shall molest or disturb the subjects & Inhabitants of France in taking fish on the Banks seas and Places formerly used and frequented by them, so as not...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Franklin and Samuel Wharton: Memorial to Congress, 26 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
That in June 1769 a Petition was presented to his said Majesty by your Memorialists, in behalf of Themselves and several Persons residing in the United States and Great Britain, proposing