1To George Washington from Lewis Morris, 18 July 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lewis Morris, 18 July 1775. On 4 Aug. GW wrote to Morris : “I have been favoured with your Letter of the 18th Ulto.”
2John Alsop, John Jay, George Clinton, and Lewis Morris to Walter Livingston, 17 April 1776 (Jay Papers)
We received your Favour of the 8th Ins t .— The Office of Commissary is extreamly embarrassed—The Commissary Gen al . (who it was expected woud have continued in the Eastern Department) is now (by the Removal of the Army from Bo[s]ton) in NewYork— tho it was originally intended (as we understood) that you as Deputy Commissary General shoud have the sole Managem t . of that Office in the...
3To John Jay from Lewis Morris, 8 September 1776 (Jay Papers)
I ^ am ^ very anxious about our Situation at NYork, I should have gone off this day but M r Lewis has taken flight towards NYork ^ that Place ^ in quest of his family, that were on Long Island, and there remains only three of us, I wish you would let me know how matters ^ stand ^ and at what Place our convention are. Gen l
4To John Jay from Lewis Morris, 15 February 1777 (Jay Papers)
I yesterday received your Letter of the 3 d instant— When I came to this place, Bob Morris told me he had wrote very pressing to Congress to come here, and from the necessity of affairs at present he had not the least doubt but that they wo[ul]d come, and therefore advised me not to set off untill he got an answer to his Letter, which last night was not come, as Soon as it does, if they should...
5To John Jay from Lewis Morris, 8 March 1777 (Jay Papers)
A M r Jackson that will hand you this goes to our state in order to fix on Some person or persons to make Sale of the States Lottery Tickets, I have wrote to Gov r on the Subject, but least he should not be there, I have Troubled you with this— The Congress meets to day for the first time since their flight, I wish to God we had more men in jersey, you ^ may ^ be assured from the best...
6To John Jay from Lewis Morris, 14–17 April 1777 (Jay Papers)
I did not until this day receiv’d yours of 12 March. I have wrote by almost every opportunity and shall continue so to do as long as I remain at this Place—just now we had an alarm that the Enemy where coming up the river, I hope and wish the People of this State may act like men— A few days ago I made a Motion in Congress that the Congress should direct to be immediately made an Elegant...
7To George Washington from Lewis Morris, 1 June 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lewis Morris, 1 June 1777. GW wrote Morris on 12 June : “Your favor of the 1st Instant has been duly receiv’d.”
8To George Washington from Lewis Morris, 14 November 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lewis Morris, 14 Nov. 1788. On 13 Dec. GW wrote to Morris : “The letter which you did me the honor to write to me on the 14th of November, has been duly received.”