11From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 24 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress In consequence of the enclosed Letter which I have received from M. Adams, I beg leave to request of your Excellency, that the Orders therein mentioned if not already sent, may be delayed, ’till he has prepared the Representations he proposes to lay before you on that Subject, by which it will appear that those...
12To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Illens, 24 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Philosophical Society Un de mes Vaisseaux nomé le Diligent comandé par Capne. GrosJean, aborda heureusement à Charlestown en 1778 avec une Cargaison considérâble, & quoiqu’il fut d’une Portée assez forte, il ne pût point raporter avec luy les fonds de la Cargaison. En conséquence, mon Cape. GrosJean laissa au Trésor du Congrès environ 40 mille Pounds de Caroline, pour laquelle...
13IX. “Amicus Reipublicae” to John Mercereau, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
Friday last arrived [at] Sandy Hook Genl Clinton with abt 5000 fighting Men according to the best information we’ve been able to procure from Charlestown leaving as a Garrison the 63d 64th & 71st British Regiments, the remaining Forces are employed in bringing the Southern States into Subjection [u]nder Lord Cornwallis it is promulgated by the Officers that he had penetrated as great distance...
14IX. To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I make use of the first moment to acquaint Your Excellency that the whole force of the Enemy which has been in Jersey went from Elizabeth Town Point between 12 and 1 OClock this morning; whether they crossed to Statten Island, or embarked on board their shipping I am not yet sufficiently inf⟨or⟩med, altho it is reported they have embark⟨e⟩d and proceeded up Hackensack River, to the latter I...
15X. To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
It is positively asserted that the Troops that were out yesterday were the same which were out before, with the addition of a Corps of light Infantry. It is said Sir Harry Clinton was not out, but was busily employed in preparing for the embarkation of the South Carolina Troops, and that they are actually bound up the North River. Perhaps with a design of possessing the heights round the...
16XI. To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have been too busily employed untill the present moment, to lay before your Excellency the transactions of yesterday. The Enemy advanced from Elizabeth Town about five in the morning, said to be about five thousand Infantry with a large body of Cavalry and fifteen or twenty pieces of Artillery. Their march was rapid and compact. They moved in two columns, one on the main road leading to...
17General Orders, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
The General Court martial whereof Brigadier General Hand is president will meet tomorrow morning nine o clock at Morristown and will continue sitting from day to day unless especially adjourned by the President. The General Officers directed to meet yesterday to settle a dispute of rank between Colonels Hazen and Livingston will meet this day at twelve o clock at the house on the forks of the...
18From George Washington to the Board of War, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have a list of new appointments and promotions in the Regiment of Artificers which will compleat the officers of that Corps —Be pleased to make out and deliver the Commissions to Lieut. Yeates the Bearer who will forward them —You have inclosed a Return of the Commissioned and Non Commd Officers and privates of that Regt agreeable to the Resolve of Congress of 15th March 1779. I...
19To George Washington from the Board of War, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Board have the honor to inclose the extract of a letter from Genl Woodford, respecting the situation of his health, and his desire to be removed to a more Northerly climate: as the Board are satisifed of the truth of what the General alledges, they are much surprized that Sir Harry Clinton should be so wanting to humanity as to refuse so reasonable a request. The terms on which the General...
20To George Washington from the Committee at Headquarters, 24 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
We recieved your favor of the 23 Inst. yesterday about four oClock. We paid an immediate attention to it, as appears by the inclosed letter to the States. The Stores will be nearly all removed from hence this Evening, except such as are necessary for the detachment of the army at the Short hills. We propose joining your Excellency as soon as Genl Schuyler returns, whom we hourly expect. We are...