1From George Washington to John Beatty, 12 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, The completion of preparations for Beatty to negotiate prisoner exchanges allowed GW’s secretary Robert Hanson Harrison to write Col. Samuel Blachley Webb from New Windsor on 14 July: “Agreable to your request when we parted, I inform You, that Congress on the 3d Ulto Resolved ‘That the Commander in Chief be authorised...
2From George Washington to John Beatty, 23 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, A draft of a letter from GW’s secretary Robert Hanson Harrison to Col. Samuel B. Webb, dated 25 Sept. at West Point, reads in part: “Mr Beatty has received the General’s instructions upon the subject of Mr Lorings Answer, in which your release is attended...