1To George Washington from John Bailey, Jr., Lewis Duboys, and John Van Kleeck, 20 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
Influenced by a sincere Attachment to the Welfare of the Public and duly sensible of your Excellency’s Pleasure in promoting the same: We, a Committee chosen at a regular Town Meeting for the Precinct of Poughkepsie in the County of Dutchess, beg your Excellency’s Attention to the Resolves purporting the Intention of our Appointment, which we have taken the Liberty to enclose. By them we find...