1From John Jay to George Clinton, 10 January 1779 (Jay Papers)
Had I more Leisure I should send you less blank Paper— Intelligence of Importance we have none— The News Papers will tell you little— I wish they said less— If I am not greatly decieved the Vermont Affair will end well— Send us the Papers— If my Brothers are with you request them to write to me— My Comp ts to those about you whom you know I esteem—particularly Livingston Benson & Platt— my...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Collas, 10 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I, with honner & pleasure imform you of your favr. Received by Mr. Wharton, likways of the Articles thering Mantion’d, Recevd Since of Captn. Joyner without any Messing . . . also two printed papers of the Dutys of those things; which, you have been So Pleased to Account for for which favr. I Sincerley Aknolige my Self indet. [ torn: some letters missing ]...
3To Benjamin Franklin from the Baron de Holtzendorff, 10 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your intention being to Shew to them other Gentlemen, your Collegues, the Papers I had the honour to give you yesterday, may it please you, Sir, to communicate to them also Gnl. Washington’s letter & my Congé I do myself the honour to send you hereby upon the other side of my letter. I join also my declaration made to all american officers in the...
Je ne puis me dispenser de présenter au Congrès les observations frappantes qu’occasionne le delai qu’ éprouve la response à ma représentation du commencement du mois passé. Deja les ennemis de la cause commune le représentent pour une preuve de la diversité des opinions qui regnent dans le Congrés comme S’il pourvoit exister une contrarieté de sentimens sur un objet aussi simple et sur une...
5To George Washington from James Duane, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I intended to have done myself the Honour of seeing your Excellency yesterday Evning but was so long detaind in Congress that I coud not collect some Information which was necessary to be laid before you. I expect Mr Peters has furnished you with such papers as will give you a State of the Post At Fort Pitt & the plan of Operations suggested by General McInTosh. I gave a Verbal direction to...
6To George Washington from Richard Peters, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
At the Desire of Mr Duane I send your Excellency sundry Papers relative to the Western Expedition under Genl McIntosh. Should it be in our Power to give any further Information it will be immediately communicated on Request. No authentic Intelligence has been received at this Office from Genl McIntosh since his March from Beaver Creek but we hear after leaving a Garrison at that Post where he...
7To George Washington from Joseph Barrell, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The privateer Brig Vengeance, having had the good fortune to capture the Eagle Packet from N. York for England with several officers of high rank in the British service on board; the Captain has deliverd his prisoners to the British Consel in the Bay of Biscay, and taken his receipt & Obligation that there shall be deliver’d to your Excellency in America, as many officers of equal rank; this...
8To George Washington from Edward Hand, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Edward Hand, 10 Jan. 1779. In a letter to GW dated 15 Jan. , Hand referred to “my letter to your Excellency of the 10th”; GW acknowledged receipt of the 10 Jan. letter on 7 February.
9General Orders, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .