1From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenant of Berkeley, 2 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
More precise information of the force invading the enemy enables us to dispense with the aid of your militia required by my Letter of Octo: 22, as we also do with that of all the other counties north of Rappahanock and the proprietary line. We have thought it best to countermand the militia of those counties because they are farthest from the present scene of invasion, and because this may...
2From George Washington to William Denning, 2 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
I was a few days ago favored with yours of the 24th ulto. I have not the least doubt but there is too general an inattention to the care of Stores at most of our Magazines and distant posts, but it is much to be regretted that the Deputies residing at those places have so many plausible pretences for throwing the ill condition of what are found in their possession, upon those from whom they...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 2 November 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society May this find Your Excellency in a better state of health, then we observed by the reception of her last favour, she had been in, this being our wish, and to obey always her most respected Commands, we have Accepted, to be comprehended with those of the Month of October the three thousand eigt hundred and Fifty Gilders on Mr. Laurens, and we have taken the...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 2[–3] November 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief Le 27 du passé notre Ami me remit une Copie authentique, de l’Imprimerie des Etats, de la Résolution prise par les Etats d’Hollde. le 25. Je me mis tout de suite à en faire la traduction que voici, vous priant de vouloir bien la joindre à la premiere Dépêche que vous enverrez en Amérique. Voilà Mr. V. B. le 1er. Pense....
5To Benjamin Franklin from Desegray, Beaugeard fils & Cie., 2 November 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Nous avons eu l’honneur de vous ecrire le 29. 8bre, et le 31 ditto on recut icy l’ordre de Mrs Les fermiers Generaux pour la libre Exportation de vos salpêtres, mais en même tems nous avons recus des avis de Lorient qui nous en ont fait suspendre l’Expedition, comme il est plus au long detaillé dans notre lettre de ce jour a Monsieur Williams, dont nous...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Huntington, 2 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Circular letter to the state executives enclosing a copy of a resolve of Congress of 25 Oct. “recommending to the respective States, to exert their utmost Endeavors to furnish their Troops with Cloathing, on the Terms formerly mentioned.” FC ( DLC : PCC , No. 15). Enclosure missing; printed in JCC Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789 , ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington,...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Sim Lee, 2 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
In the course of examination of a British deserter this morning some information was given interesting to the state over which your Excellency presides and which therefore I think it my duty to communicate. He calls himself Peter Christian; says he is a native of New York, was taken in Fort Montgomery; that after being kept two years in prison he was induced to enlist into the British service...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Messrs. Ball, Elliott, Morris, and Southall, [before 2 November] 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Richmond, before 2 Nov. ] 1780 . Appointment of these men as commissioners “under the act for procuring a supply of provisions and other necessaries for the use of the army, but restricted specially to the procuring the articles enumerated in the said act, and live cattle, horses, waggons, and their gear for the subsistance and transporting the baggage of the troops marching to oppose the...
9From Thomas Jefferson to George Muter, 2 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
It is the opinion of the board that Mr. Anderson continue to discharge the Duties of Keeper of the public arms till further order shall be taken therein for which the board will allow him proper compensation. Tr in War Office Letter Book ( MiU-C ). At head of text: “In answer to Colo Muters Lr. of Nov. 2d. 1780”; Muter’s letter has not been found.
10From Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 2 November 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Preakness, New Jersey, November 2, 1780. The description of this letter in the dealer’s catalogue states that the letter “mentions General Schuyler and refers to his leaving Albany to meet the Convention.” Letter not found. ] ALS , sold at Merwin Sales, January 18, 1911, Lot 122. Wadsworth had resigned as commissary general of purchases on January 1, 1780. This was a convention of eastern...