1From George Washington to John Hancock, 13–15 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you will receive a Copy of a Letter from me to Lord Cornwallis on the inhuman treatment of Lieutt Martin, by a party of the Enemy’s Horse. My remonstrance and sending his Corps, produced nothing more, than a short Answer from his Lordship, which you also have. It was thought unnecessary to view the body, the Fact being admitted and justified. I have also taken the liberty to inclose a...
2Discharge of Joshua Austin, 13 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 13, 1777. “… Joshua Austin, belonging to the independent company of the State of Connecticut, … appears to be incapable of military service. He is hereby discharged from the Continental army.…” ADS , Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
3George Washington to Charles Thomson, 13 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 13, 1777. Encloses copy of a plan for the establishment of a cavalry force. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
4From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington: Two Letters, 13 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy of each: National Archives The Person who will have the Honour of delivering this to your Excellency, is Monsieur le Baron de Frey, who is well recommended to me as an Officer of Experience and Merit, with a Request that I would give him a Letter of Introduction. I have acquainted him that you are rather overstock’d with Officers, and that his obtaining Employment in your Army is...
Two LS : American Philosophical Society; copies: National Archives (two), Library of Congress Though the Dispatches prepared some Time since are not gone, we think it best to write you again, and give you an exact Account of the Situation of our Army and military Affairs to this Time. You were formerly made acquainted that, immediately after our important Victory at Princeton on the 3d of...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Jean-Jacques Caffiéri, 13 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai demendé a Monsieur votre fils, les Noms surnoms et qualités du Genéral Mongomery, le lieu et la Datte de sa naissance, en quel tems il a passé à Boston les grades par lesquels il a passé et les plus belles actions de sa vie, comment il à attaqué Quebec en quel lieu il à été tué, et les dattes surtouts de sa mort, et son âge et ces armes. Cela me sera...
7To Benjamin Franklin from William Lee, 13 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society In my way to Town this evening I call’d on Mr. D. to request he wou’d write the Letter to Nantes that had been talked of, which he promised to do, at the same time he inform’d me he was going on Monday next into the Country for some weeks, and proposed that we shou’d together wait on you on Sunday Morning to settle what was best to be done. This proposition...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Achille-Guillaume Lebègue de Presle, 13 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Lorsque j’ai eu l’honneur jeudi de vous presenter l’ouvrage du P. Beccaria que je venois de recevoir de Londres, vous m’avez demandé quelles nouvelles litteraires m’étoient parvenues en meme tems: je me crois authorisé par cette question a vous communiquer une notice d’un fait interessant arrivé je crois samedi ou lundi. Voici les termes de la lettre que...
9General Orders, 13 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
At a General Court Martial, held the 9th Inst: whereof Col. Marshall was President—Capt: Jesse Roe was tried for “Insulting and ill-treating Mr Calclough Conductor of waggons, on the march from Morristown”—acquitted, and justified by the court. The General approves the sentence, and orders Capt: Roe to be released from his arrest with honor—He also approves the sentence of the same Court...
10From George Washington to Colonel Ezekiel Cheever, 13 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I desire you will immediately transmit me an account of the Receipt and delivery of Arms in the Course of last Campaign and down to the present time. Specify the Names of the Officers to whom they were delivered and from whom received, that we may endeavour to make those either pay or account for the great Numbers of public Arms that have been drawn and never returned. I am &c. Df , in Tench...