1To George Washington from Maurice-Auguste de Beniousky, 18 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
le defaut de la Langue angloise m’a Contraint de requerir Mr le Baron de Stûben de porter ma Parole a votre Excellence. Je me Suis rendû en amerique Sous les auspices du Ministre De la France mais mon bût estant de Servir les Etats Unies, tout abstraction fait d’autre Service, et influence, je reclame mon General votre Garantie au pres du Congrés en ma faveau, offrant a Votre Patrie (:dont...
2To George Washington from Henry Clinton, 18 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
Mr Skinner, your Commissary of Prisoners brought me Yesterday Your Letter of the 14th Instant, together with one from Brigadier General Knox & Mr G. Morris, By which I am sorry to find that mine to You of the 7th did not reach Philadelphia before the 13th, and that those Gentlemen were in Consequence exposed to the Inconvenience of an earlier Journey than there was occasion for. As this must...