11From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, 9 July [1779] (Hamilton Papers)
The General will adopt the arrangement you propose; that is Nixons & Larneds will form one division Patterson’s & North Carolina another. Yr. Affectionate humble ser. The Collector: An Historical Magazine for Autograph and Book Plate Collectors (July-August, 1946), 160. Frederick William Augustus Henry Ferdinand, baron von Steuben, arrived in America from Germany in the autumn of 1777 after...
12From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, [25 June 1780] (Hamilton Papers)
The enemy the day before yesterday made a forward movement to Springfield which they burnt and retired to Elizabeth Town point. The same evening they crossed over to Staten Island and there are a great many concurring circumstances which make it probable we shall next hear of them on the North River. As you are at West Point, The General wishes you to remain there till the present appearances...
13From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, [7 June 1780] (Hamilton Papers)
I am commanded by The General to inform you that the enemy are out in considerable force and by the last advice were advancing this way. We are going to meet them. The General is just setting out for Chatham and will be happy to see you there. Yrs. Respecty. ALS , New-York Historical Society, New York City. The British landed at De Hart’s Point, near Elizabethtown, New Jersey, and then...