11To George Washington from John Rutledge, 27 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I fully intended for several Weeks past, to pay my Respects, in person to your Excellency, but, am obliged to deny myself that pleasure, having been detained here much longer than I expected, & being anxious to return to Carolina. Tho’ I have no Doubt that the Matter committed to your Excellency, by a Resolve of Congress, of the 5th Instant, has already engaged your Attention, & that you will...
12From George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon, 27 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have been informed that one of our Expresses has lately been taken at Pine’s Bridge and carried into New York—I shall be exceedingly anxious untill I hear whether he was charged with any public dispatches. To guard agt such an accident in future, I think it will be prudent to shift some of our Stages. Instead therefore of going to Stratford by the present Route—I would have you withdraw the...
13To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 27 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am Just returned from Visiting the Lower & Upper Closter Landings, I find there will be no manner of Occasion for the Regiment to remain at the lower one, If a Capt. & 40 go every other day to each of them, I belive they will be quite Secure, the Militia in their Vicinity will be a good Support to them in such ruff Craggy ground, but I would not trust them as a Constant Vigilant Guard. No...
M r . Jay waited on the Count de Montmorin this Morning at nine OClock agreeable to appointment the Day before. The Former commenced the Conversation by observing that in his first Conferences with the Minister of Spain at Aranjuez, The Minister divided the Subject into two parts, and spoke largely on that of the Bills drawn on M r . Jay, and on the Treaty proposed to be entered into between...
15To James Madison from Edmund Pendleton, 27 August 1780 (Madison Papers)
Tr ( LC : Force Transcripts). Although the originals of this letter and, with few exceptions, the more than one hundred others which Pendleton wrote to JM are probably no longer extant, three partial collections (of which at least one is independent of the other two) are available. About 1890, Frederick B. McGuire of Washington, D.C., who had in his possession a considerable portion of...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Stevens, 27 August 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to orders I am Just arrived here with all the Men that was Collected about Peadee. I wrote you from Spinkes about 70 Miles from this giving you an Account of our unfortunate affair of the 16th. It is not in my power to give you a more Satisfactory Account of the Disaster now than I did then, and as you have had an Opportunity of seeing Majr. McGill presume he has given you every...