11General Orders, 23 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] Of the Day Tommorrow[:] Colonel Craig[,] Major Hamilton[,] Brigade Major Hand’s Brigade. Varick transcript , DLC:GW , ser. 3, subseries G, letter book 5; Varick transcript , DLC:GW , ser. 3, subseries G, letter book 4. The Varick transcript in letter book 4 shows “De Vaux” as the parole.
12From George Washington to the Board of War, 23 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I had yesterday the honor to receive your Letters of the 13th & 17th Instant, with their inclosures. With respect to the Boats and other articles which make the subject of the first, I beg leave to inform the Board that I do not know that there will be any objection to selling them, except such a part of the Tar as they may think it necessary to keep. The state of our Treasury & the necessity...
13To George Washington from William Fitzhugh, 23 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
This will be Deliver’d to You by my Particular Friend Mr Smith, Whose Prudence, & Conduct from the Begining of the War, Has merrited a General Approbation, & He now Has Permission to go to Great Brittain, & may return When He Pleases. I had the Honor to recieve Your favor with Enclosures for My Son, Who has Address’d Your Excellency on the Subject of His releasement, & forwarded His Parole...
14From George Washington to Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington, 23 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your coming to Morris as you wish tomorrow will be agreeable to me, & I request that should you give permission to any of the Officers at the Post to accompany you that you would enjoin them to return at night. The Enemy from the occasion which brings you here may be led to think that we shall be off our guard & attempt to enterprise something. I wish you to give directions for the Troops to...
15To George Washington from John Mercereau, 23 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have at Last Seen the person I wanted and have Setled agreable to your Request the Correspondance he is Now gone to New york and will Meet me on thursday Night or fryday then I Shall imediately Come to you and Deliver what Can be Collected in the time and for time to Come we Shall have it Reguler once a week & oftner if any Suden Movements apear the Eenemy Now are Ready for an Expedition...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Huntington, 23 April 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Excellency will receive herewith enclosed an Act of Congress of the 18th Instant with Copies of sundry Papers therein referred to No. 1. and No. 2. by which you will be informed that a Suit at Law is said to be instituted in Yoghogania County against Colo. Broadhead Commanding Officer at Fort Pitt, in Consequence of Orders given by him to some of the Troops under his Command to take...