1Virginia and Pennsylvania Delegates in Congress to the Inhabitants West of Laurel Hill, 25 July 1775 (Jefferson Papers)
It gives us much concern to find that disturbances have arisen and still continue among you concerning the boundaries of our colonies. In the character in which we now address you, it is unnecessary to enquire into the origin of those unhappy disputes, and it would be improper for us to express our approbation or censure on either side: But as representatives of two of the colonies united,...
2To Benjamin Franklin from George Ross, 27 November 1775: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Extracts and paraphrase: Parke Bernet sale catalogue, May 16, 1967, p. 40 <November 27, 1775: I am sending you, as president of the Pennsylvania committee of safety, a copy of the minutes of the local committee that relate to provincial arms, for which money is in short supply. No public funds are available, and the workmen ask to be paid for repairing the weapons.> For Ross see the letter...
3To Benjamin Franklin from George Ross, 10 December 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Amherst College Library I am told that the Congress have determined to raise four more Battalians in the Province. And as a member of the committee of Safety have been applyed to by several Gent who will be glad to enter into the Service. Among others Mr: Thomas Hartly of York Town a Gent of the Law of distinguished Zeal in the Cause he is generally known to the Genl: [Gentlemen] who are...
4To Benjamin Franklin from George Ross, 26 December 1775: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania <Lancaster, December 26, 1775: Pardon my asking your support in obtaining for my son James, now a captain in a company of the rifle battalion, a majority in one of the four battalions about to be raised. I shall be obliged for your friendship in the matter.> For James Ross’s rifle company see Pa. delegates to the Lancaster County committee above, July...
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania <Lancaster, December 29, 1775: The bearer, Samuel Atlee, was the eldest captain in the Pennsylvania service when the troops were disbanded at the end of the last war. He told me this morning that he intended to ask the committee of safety to recommend him for command of one of the battalions to be raised on order of the Congress. His character as a...
6To Benjamin Franklin from George Ross, 18 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Phenix and Rose have Just now passed our Batterys and I fear without much damage. I was in one of the Batterys during the whole time they were within gun shot. The visit they had two nights agoe from our fire ships made them sick of their Station and they have now Joind the fleet at the Narrows. Every countenance here is chearfull and if our Enemies...
7To Thomas Jefferson from George Ross, 6 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Not being acquainted with Mrs. Trists address and the in closed letter for yourself being intended for her care I have taken the liberty altho: not honored with a personal acquaintance of writing you and requesting that the letter for Mrs. Trist may be forwarded to her should she not at present be with your family as I understood she was when I left Philadelphia. The letter and note from...