181The Committee of Secret Correspondence to Arthur Lee, 23 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Yale University Library; two copies and extract: National Archives By this conveyance we...
182The Committee of Secret Correspondence to the American Commissioners to France, 24 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; letterbook copies: Library of Congress; National Archives...
The Committee appointed by the Convention of this State for the purpose of inquiring into,...
184From John Jay to Robert Morris, 19 November 1776 (Jay Papers)
The late unfortunate Miscarriage of General Washingtons Letters to the Congress makes me anxious...
185To John Jay from Edward Rutledge, 24 November 1776 (Jay Papers)
I expected long e’er this to have been seat’d quietly at Home; but the Progress which the Enemy...
186From John Jay to Robert Morris, 2 December 1776 (Jay Papers)
Your Letter to M r . Duane relieved me from much Anxiety. The miscarriage of the Generals Letter...
187To John Jay from Silas Deane, 2 December 1776 (Jay Papers)
I send you the Memoirs of Mr. Beaumarchais and direct you to begin at the 20th page and collored...
188To John Jay from Alexander McDougall, 2 December 1776 (Jay Papers)
I have much to say to you, which the moveable State of the army prevented and still prevents....
189To John Jay from Silas Deane, 3 December 1776 (Jay Papers)
If my Letters arrive safe they will give you some Idea of my situation—without Intelligence,...
190From Benjamin Franklin to the Committee of Secret Correspondence, 8[–10] December 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: National Archives After a short but rough Passage of 30 Days we anchor’d in...