11To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 20 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I sent down a Guide who has pretty intelligent Conexions below and is himself intelligent, his accounts I send your Excellency tho they are not very Explicit or satisfactory. One of his Relations was in New York two or three days ago, he says that An Embarkaton is taking place and they seem to intend a Sea Voyage, that three Generals are to go with it, Mathews, Patterson, & a Hessian General...
12From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 20 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
On Saturday Evening I was honoured with Your Excellency’s Letters of the 9th & 11th Instant, with the papers to which they refer. The several subjects they respect will have my attention and consideration as far as circumstances and when opportunity will permit. I can only trouble Your Excellency upon the present occasion with a request, that the whole of the proceedings in the case of Major...
13To George Washington from Major General Johann Kalb, 20 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Being but badly off for Boats for the Water Guards your Excellency approved of and having none at all for three other Such Guards I think necessary to Establish, not being able to get any from this State by application to the Governor, I wrote to Gl Green on the Subject a few days ago, and here inclose another letter for him, and for the perusal of your Excellency. I could not learn what kind...
14From George Washington to John Mitchell, 20 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
You will do me a favour by enquiring, & letting me know as soon as possible, if any good Coachmaker in Phila. or German Town (Bringhurst for instance) will engage to make me a genteel plain Chariot with neat Harness for four horses to go with two postilions—I wish to know the terms and in how short a time it can be done—I also beg to know if the harness could be soon had without the carriage....
15To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Ezra Newhall, 20 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am excessively sorry to trouble you on a subject so very remote from your attention, yet flatter my-self that if consistant with the service, your Excellency will grant me my request. In November last the Major of the Regiment obtained a furlough for forty days, on his return I expected the same indulgence, but unfortunately he was deprived of his life by one of his neighbours, this accident...
16III. From Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Gilman, 20 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
With Pleasure I have serv’d my Country since the Commencement of the present unnatural Contest, and would esteem it a particular happiness to ha⟨ve⟩ it in my Power to persevere, as long as the Cause of my bleeding Country might require my Service; but my Constitution has been such that I have not been able to do my Duty in the Field these twelve Months past, nor have I the least Prospect of...
17To John Jay from Gouverneur Morris, 20 March 1780 (Jay Papers)
The Disaster you met with and the Delay occasioned by it will make all my Letters old before you see them— Your Note from Martinique the Day after your arrival shuts my Mouth as to any Thing worth your knowing. This Letter will go by a circuitous Rout but I trust a safe one. I shall therefore mention that Congress have anvilled out another new System of Finance the Plain English of which is a...
18From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 20 March 1780 (Madison Papers)
FC ( LC : Madison Papers). In this retained copy, JM omitted “Hon’d Sir,” his usual salutation when writing to his father. The extreme badness of the roads and frequency of rains rendered my journey so slow that I did not reach this place till saturday last. The only public intelligence I have to communicate is that the great and progressive depreciation of the paper currency had introduced...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Huntington, 20 March 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Philadelphia, 20 Mch. 1780 . Circular letter to the state executives enclosing a resolve of Congress of 18 Mch. “calling upon the several States to bring in the Continental Currency by monthly taxes, or otherwise as shall best suit their respective Circumstances, … and making provision for other Bills to be issued in Lieu thereof.” Requests that there be no delay in submitting this resolve to...
20From Thomas Jefferson to James Wood, 20 March 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
This express brings some packets of letters for Generals Specht, Hamilton and Gall, which came by the Patsy, flag of truce, just arrived from New York with money and stores for the Convention Troops. You will please send on the Express to the first two named gentlemen. The flag is to go up the James River as far as she can. When her arrival there shall be notified to you, you will be pleased...