11To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 10 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Major General Stirling, 10 May 1778. On 11 May , GW wrote Stirling: “I have received your Letter of yesterdays date.”
12From George Washington to Lord Howe, 10 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
By desire of Governor C[o]oke & Captain Wm Chace of Rhode Island, I transmit to your Lordship the inclosed Letters, which came some days ago addressed to my care. At the same time I would take the liberty to offer your Lordship my request for the release of John Chace, the Object of those Letters, and who is a prisoner on board one of the Ships under your Lordship’s command. In the case of...
13General Orders, 10 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Captain Paul Brigham of the 8th Connecticut Regiment wrote in his diary on this date that Israel Evans, chaplain of Brig. Gen. Enoch Poor’s brigade, “Preached to the Division his Excellency attended with the Lady washington” ( “Brigham Diary,” Edward A. Hoyt, ed. “A Revolutionary Diary of Captain Paul Brigham, November 19, 1777–September 4, 1778.” Vermont History...