1To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 13 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
On the receipt of the enclosed application from Mr Brooks, just before your arrival; I directed two Field Officers from the Massachusetts Line, & one from Connecticutt Line, to make the survey—The Officer from the Connecticutt Line was absent, the other two attended the service inclosed is their report. They inform me verbally that by cutting & putting the parts of garments together, some good...
2To George Washington from Colonel Elisha Sheldon, 13 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your Excellency’s orders of the 27th ulto I marched my Regt on the way to Colchester for winter Quarters. When we had arived at Danbury, I rode forward to Hartford to wait on His Excellency the Governor and the Assembly. I soon found that there was no Forage provided for the Public at Colchester, & that even some of the public Stables had been removed to Lebanon for the...
3To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 13 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of writing to your Excellency on the subject of an expedition contemplated by this State against the british post at Detroit, and of receiving your answer of october 10th. since the date of my Letter the face of things has so far changed as to leave it no longer optional in us to attempt or to decline the expedition, but compels us to decide in the affirmative and to begin our...
4From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 13 December 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of writing to your Excellency on the subject of an expedition contemplated by this State against the british post at Detroit and of receiving your answer of october 10th. Since the date of my Letter the face of things has so far changed as to leave it no longer optional in us to attempt or to decline the expedition, but compels us to decide in the affirmative and to begin our...
5To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 13 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have Not Yet Receiv’d Your Answer to Any of My letters—since My last No News have Come to hand—I hope We Shall Soon Some Way or other hear from france. After Many debates Congress have Elected Clel Laurens as An Envoy to france—But he Still Refuses to Go and thinks hamilton Ought to be sent—how this Will End I do Not know —doctor franklin has A party Against him—I think it Would be Very...
6To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 13 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I came here, to make a jou[r]ney of instruction, and to admire the brilliant Campaign which your Excellency made in this Quarters. On arriving at this place I found very interesting news brought by an American Vessel which left the River of Nantes the 4th of November. she has given me the annexed list of Vessels which are coming from Brest, destined for America, with a Convoy which is...