45841To Benjamin Franklin from Gérard Rasquin, 12 September 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Gerard Rasquin Negociant a charleville sur meuse, et ancien Reviseur a La manufacture Rojàle de tulle a lhonneur de vous Representer humblement, que d’ans L’année mil Sept Cent Soixante Dix Sept ajänt accépte La Commande faite a Monsieur Mercier Controleur Dans Le tems En Cette manufacture dans Le mois de juin même arnée, et une autre plus Considerable...
45842To Benjamin Franklin from James Woodmason, 12 September 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The 3 Machines for Copying of Writings which you subscribed for, are now ready to be deliverd to your Order. I beg the favour of you to order payment to be made on delivery. as Messrs: Watt & Co: have deliverd none without. Each Machine is £6/6 s. & the packing Cases 6 s / more. The Paper which is particularly prepard is only to be had from me at 18 s /pr...
45843General Orders, 12 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] For the day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Patterson[,] Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Weissenfells[,] Lieutenant Colonel Holdridge[,] Major Winslow[,] Brigade Major Rice A Court of enquiry is ordered to set tomorrow morning nine ô clock in the president’s Markee at the request of Colonel Angell to examine into his conduct in the action at Springfield and report their opinion...
45844To George Washington from Major General Benedict Arnold, 12 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Last Night I had the Honor to receive Your Excellency’s Favor of Yesterday inclosing a Copy of a Council of War held the 6th. I will endeavour agreeable to Your Excellency’s request, to transmit my Opinion, on the Matters submitted by the Time required: I sincerely wish the Situation of our Affairs would admit my giving it with more Decission, than I am able to do at present. The Order...
45845To George Washington from Ephraim Blaine, 12 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have laid the wants of your Army before Congress and pointed out the uncertainty of State Supplies and assured them without the most peremptory demand upon the States for a speedy and full compliance with their requistion, & the most vigourous Exertions of the States in executing the Army cannot be fed, and from the repeated want of Supplies I had not the least hope of being able to lay up...
45846To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 12 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have taken into consideration, as far as my health would permit, the several matters stated to the General Officers in the Council held the 6th Inst.; and am of opinion that as the second division of the French fleet has not arrived, and there being little probability that it will be here in season to attempt any thing to the Northward, it would be a folly to persevere further upon our...
45847From George Washington to Rear Admiral Guichen, 12 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Marquis De la Fayette arrived in America in april last charged by the Court of France, to announce to me its intention to send a fleet and army to cooperate with the troops of these States. Foreseeing that this succour would not have the intended effect, from an insufficiency of the naval force, which would probably be found inferior to the enemy, I requested the Marquis to represent to...
45848To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 12 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
By the Acts of Congress of the 8. & 11. Instant enclosed, your Excellency will be informed of the Measures Congress have recommended at present to reinforce, and supply Provisions for, the southern Army. You will please to observe by the latter, the Expediency of immediately sending forward to the southern Army a Corps of Artillery and reinforcement of Cavalry &c. is referred to the Commander...
45849To George Washington from Nathaniel Peabody, 12 September 1780 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Nathaniel Peabody, 12 Sept. 1780 . GW wrote Peabody on 14 Sept. : “I have been duly favore⟨d⟩ with yours of the 12th.”
45850To John Jay from James Smith, 12 September 1780 (Jay Papers)
I am now at Bruxelles where I propose to reside untill I can have a convenient opportunity to remove my self and Family to America. In the mean time I think it a duty I owe my Country to contribute every assistance in my Power to aid you in the exicution of that great and important Bussiness in which you are employed and I trust my present situation and connections will afford many...