1To George Washington from Major William Perkins, 12 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Excellency’s orders, I have collected as far as laid in my Power all the Stores in this Department together, ready for moving, excepting about a Thousand weight of Powder which Govr Bowen advised me to leave at Greenwich. The inclosed Return is the true State & quantity of the Stores &c. in this Department, as nearly as was possible for me to find out, tho I cannot be...
2To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 12 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Since my last the business of Finance has been Committed Agreable to my wish Livingston, Holten Houston Elsworth Burke & Schuyler were appointed they have put the finishing hand to the business this day, I sincerely wish the Supposed Sanctity of the day may have an Influence on the deed, the report will be delivered to Morrow The Great Object In view is Speedily to Call out of Circulation the...