1To George Washington from Armand-Louis de Gontaut Biron, duc de Lauzun, 18 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Je suis très flatté que le Marquis de La Rouerie m’ait procuré la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire et me donne l’occasion de vous dire moi-même ce que j’ai répété bien des fois, dans des assemblées très nombreuses sur l’idée que j’avois de vos rares talens, sur votre patience, sur votre fermeté raisonnée et sur ce courage d’esprit qui ne se rencontre pas toujours avec la...
2To George Washington from Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, 18 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Having been directed by Genl Greene to take Command of the Troops in Virginia, I have also received Orders from him, that every Account from this Quarter be immediately transmitted to Congress and to your Excellency; in obedience to which I shall have the honour to relate our Movements, and those of the combined Armies of the Enemy. When Genl Phillips retreated from Richmond, his project was...
3To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 18 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
The return of boats of which your Excellency has a copy, is dated the 2d of April. At that time there appeared to be 60 batteaux at Wappon’s creek that were repairable. On the 29th of April there were eight batteaux there under repair, & fifteen more repairable, but very old. The residue, of consequence, of the 60, had been repaired & taken away. But I do not know of any repaired elsewhere;...
4To George Washington from James Robertson, 18 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to offer you my thanks for the obliging & polite manner in which you have conveyed to me an Admiralty Commission, which has saved me the trouble and expence of applying for a new one. I have the honor to be Sir Your Excellencys Most Obedient humble Servt DLC : Papers of George Washington.