21From George Washington to Captain Job Sumner, 23 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I was duly favd with yours of the 24th ulto, but I was at the time so much engaged with the affairs of the Army in Jersey that I could not attend to it —I cannot undertake to say whether the kind of exchange you wish to accomplish will be ratified by the State to which you belong, but if it should, I conceive the concurrence of all the Captains of the line (and not those of your own Regt...
22To George Washington from Colonel Saint-Maisme, 23 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Permettez que j’aye l’honneur de remercier votre Excellence des marques de bonté que j’en ai reçû Pendant le Séjour que j’ai fait auprès d’elle en Son quartier Général. ce Sont des instants que je n’oublierai jamais par l’avantage Precieux qu’ils m’ont procuré de faire Connoissance avec le militaire fameux Sous les ordres du quel nous Sommes. Le hazard m’ayant assès bien Servi pour rencontrer...
23George Washington to Major General William Heath, 23 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 23, 1781 . Sends instructions for improving defenses of West Point. LS , in writings of Tench Tilghman and H, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.
24To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Gaskins, 23 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
You’l Receive this by Mr. John Gordon who promises to take down with him the proceedings of our Court martial in September Last in regard to the Rioters then in our County. It appears we have been much blaimed by some for our proceedings, but I hope upon the matter being fully inq[uired into] they’l find we have done well. The reason we took the rioters in for 18 months was to incourage them...