11To George Washington from James Cleveland, 13 February 1775 (Washington Papers)
...at least near the quantity but the greater Part of the Corn at 5S. ⅌ bushell the Bacon at 8d. ⅌ pound also 3 and ½ ⅛ bushels salt at 17S. 3d. ⅌ bushel one Pair of Hand Mill Stones at 20S. Casks agreed for to put the Corn and Salt in and Part of them Deliver’d I laid all in at Gilber Simpsons; Concerning Mr Vauld Crofford the nails and tools that you gave me an accompt...
12From George Washington to William Livingston, 16 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
...you think, he falls within the line of civil Authority, I will most cheerfully give him up to you. Colo. Duyckink, some time in the Winter came voluntarily out of Brunswic and surrendered himself to Genl Dickinson at Mill Stone—said he had seen my proclamation and had come to take the benefit
13From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 27 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
reads: “advise the adoption of the mode you pointed out, by your taking the provision out of the Country about Elizabeth Town, Newark, Mill Stone &ca.”
14John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 June 1777 (Adams Papers)
We feel pretty bold, here.—If they get Philadelphia, they will hang a Mill stone about their Necks. They must evacuate N. Jersey. The Jersey Militia have turned out, with great Spirit. Magistrates and Subjects, Clergy and Laity, have all marched, like so many Yankees.
15To George Washington from Brigadier General James Potter, 3 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
...dun with good Troops with no Grait Loss if that was dun we coud use there Battrey at the pest Hous against themselves and by that means Defeat there intencions—I hope a great part of the mill stones were Removed yesterday as I had sent out for that purpose 150 men the enemy are in hopes of gating up there Shiping and has brought up there Bagage as far as Chester I wold Refare your...
16To George Washington from Brigadier General James Potter, 12 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
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On the cover Potter wrote “the Brandewine mill stone are moved—J. Potter.” For at least part of this day Potter was headquartered at Nathan Lewis’s house on Goshen Road in Newtown Township, Chester County, Pa. (see Potter to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 12...
17To George Washington from Henry Waldegrave Archer, 30 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
General Wayne’s Quarters Mill Stone [N.J.]
18To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 20 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Camp at Mill Stone [N.J.] 20th Jany 1779
19To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 16 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Mill Stone [N.J.] April 16 1779.
20To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 21 March 1781 (Adams Papers)
It is plain, Holland must submit or Else Act with Vigor, and what an opportunity has She at this moment of making a decisive Stroke, if she was prepared and had not a Mill Stone about Her neck! The whole of the English force is supposed to have left the Kingdom, and thereby Her Coasts are exposed to depredations and Attacks. Should the English Fleet be beat by the Spanish or french Squadrons,...