1From John Adams to Jonathan Williams, 8 November 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have received your obliging Favour of the 27 of October, and am very much obliged to you for the Trouble you have taken, in sending me the Rum. I have not yet received it, but as soon as it comes, I will send a Dozen to Dr. Bancroft and a Dozen to Mr. Alexander as you desire: But I must decline accepting the Remainder as a Present, for obvious Reasons, one among others is that there is no...
2From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Nathanael Greene, [8 November 1778] (Hamilton Papers)
His Excellency requests you will direct a couple sets of tools provided and sent to General McDougall to blow up rocks which greatly impede his carting &c. I am Sir Yr. Most Obedt ALS , Library of the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia.
I have received your favor of the 4th, and shall with pleasure communicate the intelligence we have at Head Quarters. On the morning of the 3d. one hundred and eight sail of vessels sailed out of the Hook, supposed from the best calculations to contain 7 or 8000 men. They first steered to the Eastward; but soon after changed their course and bore S.E with the wind at NW. The general accounts...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Ferdinand Grand, [c. 8 November 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Comme Le Courrier de Mr Lambassadeur part demain Il faut lui remetre votre Notte demain matin, en Consequence il seroit necessaire quelle fut prette aujourdhuy apres y avoir ajouté le dernier paragraffe qui se trouve á La fin de ma traduction si vous lagrées. En menvoyant cette notte pour La remettre a Lambassadeur Il vous plaira y Joindre ma traduction La...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Jno. Piers et al., 8 November 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS or L : American Philosophical Society We take the Liberty to inform you that we the four undermentioned was taken in the Black Prince belonging to Philadelphia near Eight Months ago and should be glad if Possible to imbrace the oppertunity of going in any Privateer or other Ship in the American Service to gett home as we all have Familys in America Hope your Honour will take our Case into...
6General Orders, 8 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
The order of the 2nd instant directing a delivery of the serviceable old Coats Jackets and Breeches to the Cloathier after the troops should have received new ones was not meant to comprehend such as had been procured by the soldiers themselves either by purchase or Donation, or such as had been paid for by Stoppages out of their Pay; Those which were to be the object of delivery now call’d...
7From George Washington to Colonel Theodorick Bland, 8 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
You are hereby appointed to superintend the removal of the convention troops from the State of Massachusetts to Charlottesville in Virginia—You will therefore proceed immediately on the shortest route to Ensfield, or to where the first division of the troops may have arrived, and announce yourself to the officer commanding. You will then dispatch Major Jamison, who is directed to assist you in...
8From George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 8 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am informed by Gen. Scott that some boatsmen belonging to your brigade who were imployed by Lt Brewster, in navigating from the main to Long Island—have been remanded to their regiments—in consequence of which a service of a particular nature is very much impeded if not entirely stopped. The names of the men Gen. Scott tells me are David Dickinson—Fochanah Hawkins Ben. Dickinson, Jonathan...
9From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 8 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
As I am obliged to go from Head Quarters this morning on business of consequence —I am under the necessity of giving you a short answer to your Letter of the 3d Inst., which was only presented to me just now. Your reasoning as to the improbability of the Enemy’s operating to the Eastward was very strong; and your views of the difficulties that would attend the quartering of the whole Army on...
10From George Washington to Colonel William Malcom, 8 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours of the 5th inclosing a weekly Return of the Garrison. If you will make a Return of your Regiment and send an Officer up to this place he can have compleat suits of Uniform, Shoes and Stockings and a proportion of Hatts and Blankets. Let your Return specify the exact number of the two latter Articles already in the Regiment—There are no Shirts at this time in the Store, but they...