1To George Washington from the Commissioners for the Exchange of Prisoners, 15 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Report of Lieutenant Colonels, Robert Hanson Harrison & Alexander Hamilton Commissioners &ca—To His Excellency General Washington— We, the Commissioners appointed by Your Excellency for the purposes specified in the powers to us given on the 30th of November last—Beg leave to Report— That in pursuance of Your instructions, we repaired to Amboy on Monday the 7th instant at 11 oClock; where we...
2To George Washington from the Commissioners for the Exchange of Prisoners, 26 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
To His Excellency George Washington Esqr. General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of The United States of America. We The Commissioners appointed by Your Excellency “to treat, confer, determine and conclude upon a General Cartel for the exchange and accommodation of prisoners of war—including the troops of The Convention of Saratoga and all matters whatsoever which might be properly...
3To George Washington from the Commissioners for the Exchange of Prisoners, 26 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
In addition to the official report of our proceedings at Amboy, which your Excellency will perc[e]ive have terminated in the manner you expected, we have the honor to give you an account of the steps we took, in consequence of the second part of your instructions, relative to a private conversation. But before we enter upon this, we think it our duty to inform you, that we have every reason to...