25711From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington: Two Letters, 19 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
(I) LS and copy: Library of Congress; (II) copy: Library of Congress I beg leave to introduce to your Excellency’s Acquaintance & Civilities, Monsr. le Chevalier De Chastelleux; Major General in the French Troops, now about to embark for America, whom I have long known and esteem’d highly in his several Characters of a Soldier, a Gentleman, & a Man of Letters. His excellent Book on Publick...
25712[Diary entry: 19 March 1780] (Washington Papers)
19th. Morning clear, but raw & lowering afterwards—Wind southerly. The grd. was pretty hard froze in the morning. In the evening the wind shifted to the Westward & blew hard all Night.
25713General Orders, 19 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Two trusty soldiers from each regiment of Infantry and a good active serjeant from each brigade with their Arms Accoutrements, Blankets, Packs &c. are to assemble on the grand parade tomorrow morning at troop beating—The officers of the day will have them formed into Platoons and the Brigade Major of the day will march them to Head-Quarters where they are to join His Excellency’s Guards ’till...
25714To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 19 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to introduce to your Excellency’s Acquaintance & Civilities, Monsr le Chevalier De Chastelleux; Major General in the French Troops, now about to embark for America, whom I have long known and esteem’d highly in his several Characters of a Soldier, a Gentleman, & a Man of Letters. His excellent Book on Publick Happiness shews him the Friend to Mankind, and as such intitles him...
25715To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 19 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Count Christian and Count William de Deux Ponts Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of that Name are now abount to embark for America. As Possibly they may before their Return visit your Army, I beg leave to introduce them to your Excellency and to Recommend them to your Civilities as young Gentleman well known to me, of Excellent Character and zealous Friends to our Cause and...
25716To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 19 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to transmit your Excellency the enclosed Intelligence No. 1 & No. 2 this Moment received from Charles Town South Carolina. And have the honour to be with the highest respect your Excellency’s hble servt LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DNA:PCC , item 14. This enclosure was an extract from Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln’s letter to Huntington written at Charleston, S.C., on 22 Feb.: “Since...
25717To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 19 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Since writing to your Excellency on the subject of the expedition against Detroit, the want of men, want of money & difficulty of procuring provisions, with some other reasons more cogent if possible & which cannot be confided to a letter, have obliged us to decline that object. I thought it therefore necessary to notify this to your Excellency that no expectations of our undertaking it may...
25718To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 19 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Since my last nothing new has been received from the South ward, the report which I mentioned to have prevailed of serious Indications on the part of the british to attempt the reduction of Charlestown begins to lose Credit with many. I however cannot believe that so Capital a force would have been Sent to That Quarter merely to hold their Ground In Georgia. Advices tho not Official have been...
25719To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 19 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I Yesterday received your Excellency’s letters of the 5th & 13th. I can Assure your Excellency upon my Honor that I had no Sinister or disguised Veiw in sending to you the Orders I had framed for the Police of my division; Collecting in a short Veiw, what was dispersed in different places and adding a very few articles peculiarly Necessary in the Hutted State of the Army, I thought would be of...
25720From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 19 March 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing to your Excellency on the subject of the expedition against Detroit, the want of men, want of money and difficulty of procuring provisions, with some other reasons more cogent if possible and which cannot be confided to a letter, have obliged us to decline that object. I thought it therefore necessary to notify this to your Excellency that no expectations of our undertaking it...