1From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have never yet heard whether the Officers have had any or what success under the Law for recruiting. You will be pleased to inform me by the first oppertunity. We have a report by the way of Kings bridge that there has been an action between the French and British Fleets, but no particulars. If you hear any thing of it from Staten Island be pleased to let me hear from you. I am Yr most obt...
2To George Washington from William Heath, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment received the enclosed from Major Trescott, I think the information given Mr Cushing by the British Officer, if true, is a circumstance from which we may conclude, that the British have met with a handsome drubbing. I have the honor to be with the greatest respect your Excellencys most Obedient Servant DLC : Papers of George Washington. I was mistaken, in my oppinion...
3To George Washington from Nathanael Greene, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I send your Excellency a Copy of my Letter to Congress for your information respecting the operations in this department. The Marquis de la Fayette has arrived in Virginia; but I beleive his Troops are still in Maryland. some Days since I sent Colo. Morris to confer with the Marquis, and see if he has your Excellencys permission to go farther Southward. I received a Letter from him on...
4From George Washington to James Johnston, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to deliver to the Pay Masters of the several Massachusetts Regts the Muster Rolls of the Regts for the Months of May, June & July last, in Order to take Copies of the same to make a settlement with the state, the Sd Pay Masters, having engaged to you to return the Rolls into the Office, as soon as the Copies are Made & Certified by you. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
5From George Washington to Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s favor of the 21st: I have not received any intelligence from the Southward since the letter of the 15th from the Marquis de la Fayette, the substance of which I communicated to your Excellency in my last. I cannot but look upon this as very unaccountable; for, I think, had either Fleet reached the Chesapeak by the 20th, I should have heard of it,...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Call, 29 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received ⅌ Express from Lieut. Colo. Washington one Horseman’s sword taken in the late action at Guilford Court House, which he directs me to send Mr. Hunter as a pattern and have swords made for the men. But the great injury every Mechanic who has done work for the Cavalry sustained by being kept out of his money I am afraid will prevent Mr. Hunter from undertaking to make them unless...
7To Thomas Jefferson from William Harrison, 29 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Without place ] 29 Mch. 1781 . Sent a sum of money, intended for procuring supplies for Gen. Clarke in the Ohio country, by a Capt. George Berry who promised to deliver the cash with Harrison’s instructions. Berry “altogether neglected” to do this and applied $6,000 of the money “to his own private use and Refuses to Account for the same.” Harrison fears this sum will be lost to the state or...
8To Thomas Jefferson from the Tax Commissioners of Culpeper County, 29 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
On Settlement yesterday with the Collectors of the Additional Tax, we find the greatest part has been received in Tobacco and Hemp, only about fifty Thousand pounds in money. The Hemp cannot be sold for the price directed by Law; you’ll please observe this County has to furnish 106. Men some of which are for the Warr. Mr. Strother informd us you woud order some of the first money for this use....
9To Thomas Jefferson from Nicholas Long, 29 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to an Order you some Time ago favoured me with, directed to Mr. David Ross & Co., Petersburg relative to supplying the Quartermaster’s Department in this State with Bar Iron, Nail Rods &c., I received only five Hundred and sixty Wt. Nail Rods. A few Days past I wrote for further Supplies of the above Articles, expecting to have received them on the Credit of the same Order, but was...
10From John Adams to the President of Congress, 29 March 1781 (Adams Papers)
It is of Importance to the People of America to observe how much lighter their own Burthens are than those of their Enemies, and for this Reason, I have every Year since I have been in Europe taken Notice of the new Taxes laid annually in Perpetuity upon the People of Great Britain by Parliament, in Support of Tyranny, in addition to all former Debts and Taxes. One sixth Part of the new Taxes...