1John Adams to Abigail Adams, 11 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
You seem to be situated in the Place of greatest Tranquility and Security, of any upon the Continent. . . . I may be mistaken in this particular, and an Armament may have invaded your Neighbourhood before now. But We have no Intelligence of any such Design and all that We now know of the Motions, Plans, Operations, and Designs of the Enemy, indicates the Contrary.—It is but just that you...
211 July., 11 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
11 July. In response to a letter from the New Jersey Convention the congress resolved that New Jersey be informed of the measures being taken by the congress for the defense of the Province ( JCC Worthington C. Ford and others, eds., Journals of the Continental Congress , 1774–1789, Washington, 1904–1937; 34 vols. , 5:541).
3Lambert Wickes to the Committee of Secret Correspondence, 11 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives This will inform you of my proceedings since I left Cape May the 3d Instant. We left that place in Company with 13 Merchant Men, who I think all got Safe off, as we did not loose Sight of them till they got a good distance from the Land. We Saw no Ships of War at all on the Coast. We this Day fell in with Captain Mackay, in the Ship Friendship from Granada bound to...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Noble Wimberly Jones, 11 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I received your kind favour of 12th Jany. but being out of Town just then, had not the pleasure of seeing and sending by Mr. Goddard, and one or other accident hath prevented my answering it before. It gives me real concern that I could not attend that respectable Body the Continental Congress but can assure you, tho my person is not, my heart is most...
5General Orders, 11 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
General Spencers Brigade, instead of repairing to their Alarm post, to hold themselves in readiness to march to morrow morning at four O’Clock—The Brigadier General will attend at Head Quarters this evening for orders, which he will deliver on the parade, to morrow morning, to the brigade. As the weather is very warm, there will be the greatest danger of the Troops growing unhealthy, unless...
6To George Washington from Brigadier General Nathanael Greene, 11 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
A report was sent in last Evening from the out Guards at the Narrows that there was two Ships, One Briggantine & one Schooner standing in for the Hook last Night. I was mentioning some few days past that a putrid fever prevailed in my Brigade; and that I thought it partly oweing to their feeding too freely on Animal food. Vegetables would be much more wholesome; and by your Excellencies...
7From George Washington to John Hancock, 11 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was honoured with your favor of the 8th Instant by Yesterday morning’s Post with the several Resolves to which you referred my attention. I shall duly regard them, and attempt their execution as far as I am able. By virtue of the discretionary power that Congress were pleased to vest me with, and by advice of such of my General Officers as I have had an opportunity of consulting, I have...
8To George Washington from John Hancock, 11 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honour to inform you, that your several Letters to this Time, have been duely received in the Order of their Dates. I now enclose sundry Resolves, to which I must beg Leave to request your Attention. Agreeable to the Resolve herewith transmitted, I have enclosed Mr Anderson’s Letter to you, and wrote you on the Subject. He will present you the Letter himself. The Postmaster...
9From George Washington to the Massachusetts General Court, 11 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
At a crisis like the present, when our Enemies are prosecuting a War with unexampled severity—When they have called upon foreign mercenaries, and have excited Slaves and Savages to arms against us, a regard to our own security & happiness calls upon us to adopt every possible expedient to avert the blow & prevent the meditated ruin. Impressed with this Sentiment, and impelled by necessity, the...
10From George Washington to Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 11 July 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 11 July 1776. On 14 July Mercer wrote to GW : “I had the honor to re[c]eive your Instructions of the 11th Inst.”