1John Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 August 1777 (Adams Papers)
Howe’s army landed on the 25th at Head of Elk (modern Elkton, Md.), as far up as... ...Elk...
2Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 13 September 1781 (Adams Papers)
Genl. Washington and Count Deshombo went down the Elk the 8th. with 8,000 Troops.
3Richard Cranch to John Adams, 26 September 1781 (Adams Papers)
...Regular Troops arrived at the Head of Elk, from Rhode Island and North River about...
4From John Adams to William Gordon, 31 August 1777 (Adams Papers)
In Maryland, on the Elk River at the head of Chesapeake Bay, now Elkton.
5To John Adams from Thomas McKean, 8 November 1779 (Adams Papers)
at the head of Elk River, when I undertook to discharge those two great...
6To John Adams from Elkanah Watson Jr., 5 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
...Valois Rue de Richelieu à Passi” endorsed: “M. Elk. Watson 5. May” docketed by
7To John Adams from Thomas Digges, 15 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
...Cheston a Merchant of ditto and a Mr. Dorsey from Elk Ridge. I hope they will be able to give...
8To John Adams from William Jackson, 12 November 1781 (Adams Papers)
...had embarked the troops at the head of Elk, landed in the neighbourhood of Cornwallis and...
...telkens bij ’t gebrúik maaken van elk Art. met angstvalligheid zouden moeten consuleren alle...
10From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Horatio Gates, 29 August 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
...army the 25th instant near the head of Elk. Yesterday they marched from their first position...
11From Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, 1 September 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
...whole army within about four miles from the head of Elk; a day or two, after his landing, he...
12Pay Book of the State Company of Artillery, [1777] (Hamilton Papers)
Russia leather, deer, bear and elk skins
13George Washington to Colonel Henry Hollingsworth, 16 February 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
...aid Captain Henry Lee in securing supplies from Head of Elk and Dover.
14George Washington to Brigadier General William Smallwood, 22–23 May 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
...Orders removal of stores from the Elk and urges Smallwood to be on continual guard against...
15To Alexander Hamilton from Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, 12 December 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
...wd serve them, marched to the Head of Elk, thence they proceed by water across the...
16To Alexander Hamilton from Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, 18 December 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
...you that the No Carolina brigade had not quitted Elk the 16th. having been detained by the ice...
17Major General Arthur St. Clair and Lieutenant Colonels Edward Carrington and Alexander Hamilton to Major General William … (Hamilton Papers)
...on April 29, 1777, at the Head of the Elk. It has not been possible to identify the other...
18To Alexander Hamilton from Marquis de Lafayette, 10 April 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
Having luckily Arrived at Elk by water which ⟨at first⟩
19From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, 5 September 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
Head of Elk, Maryland, September 5, 1781.
20From Alexander Hamilton to Philip Schuyler, 5 September 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
Head of Elk, Maryland, September 5, 1781.
21From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, 6 September 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
Head of Elk, [Maryland] September 6, 1781.
22From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, [15–18 September 1781] (Hamilton Papers)
...of the American forces went from Head of Elk to either Baltimore or Annapolis, from which...
23To Alexander Hamilton from Philip Schuyler, 16 September 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
...the rear division of the french at the head of Elk on the 8th Instant,...of Elk on...
24Receipt to Captain Caleb Gibbs, [2 September 1777] (Hamilton Papers)
...troops, Sir William Howe landed at the Head of Elk, Maryland, on August 25. Washington did not...
25List of Officers and Men Who Have Received One Month’s Pay, [7 September 1781] (Hamilton Papers)
[Head of Elk, Maryland, September 7, 1781]
26To Benjamin Franklin from Israel Gilpin, 29 December 1775 (Franklin Papers)
...has no Coal by him that was sent him from Elk by his brother
27William Bingham to the American Commissioners, 14 November 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...Moment he landed his Troops at the Head-of-Elk, he has advanced with great Rapidity, and with...
28The Committee for Foreign Affairs to the American Commissioners, 2 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...than 4000 men, since he landed at the head of Elk, and we know that they have lost two ships...
29To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Morris, August 28[–September 7] 1781 (Franklin Papers)
...thousand five hundred were at the Head of Elk yesterday: As many more must have arrived...
30To Benjamin Franklin from Robert R. Livingston, 20 October 1781 (Franklin Papers)
...arrivd by expeditious marches to the head of Elk. Compt Da Grasse arrived in the critical...
31To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Morris, 7 January 1782 (Franklin Papers)
...go in a Day or two to the Head of Elk where his Ship lies and sail thence for France stopping...
32“Supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle,” [before 22 April 1782] (Franklin Papers)
.... But now their Bodies are become big as the Elk, and strong as the Buffalo: they have also...
33[May 1775] (Washington Papers)
...continued on to Charlestown, and from there to Head of Elk and Wilmington, Del....(Head of Elk...
34[Diary entry: 4 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
...continued on to Charlestown, and from there to Head of Elk and Wilmington, Del.
35[Diary entry: 8 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
..., when the courthouse was moved to Elkton (Head of Elk).
36[August 1781] (Washington Papers)
...a detachment from the American Army to the Head of Elk...March to Elk if fresh horses...
37[Diary entry: 14 August 1781] (Washington Papers)
...a detachment from the American Army to the Head of Elk
38[Diary entry: 19 August 1781] (Washington Papers)
...will occasion a slow and disagreeable March to Elk if fresh horses cannot be procured &...
39[Diary entry: 31 August 1781] (Washington Papers)
...the Troops March by land to the head of Elk, & gave directions accordingly to all but the 2d...
40September 1781 (Washington Papers)
...here; I left this City for the head of Elk to hasten the Embarkation at that place and on...
41[Diary entry: 5 September 1781] (Washington Papers)
...here; I left this City for the head of Elk to hasten the Embarkation at that place and on...
42[Diary entry: 9 September 1781] (Washington Papers)
...Mount Vernon (distant 120 Miles from the Hd. of Elk) where I staid till the 12th. and in three...
43[Diary entry: 22 September 1781] (Washington Papers)
...Vessels with the Troops from the head of Elk were arrived, & landing at the upper...
44[Diary entry: 30 September 1781] (Washington Papers)
...which were sent round from the head of Elk, having arrived about this time, we were...
45October 1781 (Washington Papers)
...receiving and transporting Stores &ca. to the Head of Elk....up the Bay to the River Elk...
46[Diary entry: 24 October 1781] (Washington Papers)
...receiving and transporting Stores &ca. to the Head of Elk.
47[Diary entry: 29 October 1781] (Washington Papers)
...our Stores & Troops up the Bay to the River Elk.
48November 1781 (Washington Papers)
...was moving north were on their way to Head of Elk. The main body of Rochambeau’s army was to...
49[Diary entry: 5 November 1781] (Washington Papers)
...was moving north were on their way to Head of Elk. The main body of Rochambeau’s army was to...
50To George Washington from the Executive Committee of the Continental Congress, 28 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
...them a Supply of Money at the Head of Elk and the necessary Cloathing to be got in readiness...