1. Tallmadge enclosed a letter from Samuel Culper (an alias for Abraham Woodhull) to John Bolton (an alias for Tallmadge) dated 10 June: “Yours of the 5 Inst. togather with 711 [GW] was handed me yesterday—And have observed the contents—The latter agreeable to your direction returnd to the bearer—I am happy to find, that 711 is about to establish a more advantagious channel of Intelligence than heretofore. I perceive that the former he intimats hath bene but of little Service—Sorry we have bene at Somuch cost and trouble for little or no purpose—He also mentions of my backwardness to Serve—He certainly hath bene misinformed—You are Sensible I have bene indefatigable—And have done it from a principal of duty rather than from any mercenary end—And as hinted heretofore if at any time, thers need you may rely on my faithfull endevours—I perceive thers no mention made of any money to discharge the remaining debts. Which hath increased Since I Saw you Owing to your direction to continue the correspondence regular untill, I re[c]ieved your answer from 711—You Speak with Some assureance that the French is hourly expected to our assistance hope they may not fail us—And that we may Soon retreive the Sad misfortune of our Southern Garrison—Which dolefull Tale the papers inclosed doth two fully relate, to which I must you refer—The Enemy last Tuesday night [6 June] with all the force they could muster landed in the Jerseys in order to Surprise GW.—And had not returd on Fryday night—It is thought—much blood hath bene Spilt a great number of Wounded men hath bene Sent in togather with Genl [Thomas] Sterling who had his thigh broke. No Particulars had transpired on Fryday night, But our friends are in hop[e]s they will be defeated—Thers a Grand movement on foot in N. york. The Troops are call’d from L[loyd] Neck and is Said from every other distant Post, and an imbargo laid on all Ships and Small Sloops. it is Suspectd they are agoing to quit N. york or are going to make Some diversion up the River. Or are afraid of the French But I cannot but think the former is likely to take place For I beleive there Whole design is to the Southward—Thus Sir what I have written is from Such authority as you have heretofore depended on. And from Such as I call the best—and is all Worthy of notice at this time. Hopeing it may duly come to hand—And find you in Health and prosperity” (DLC:GW). For the code employed in Culper’s letters, see Tallmadge to GW, 25 July 1779, and n.2.