1To George Washington from John Pray, 14 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I send your Excellency a York paper of the 13th Inst. The bearer has charge of a letter from Sir Guy Carleton to His Excellency Monsr de la Luzurne and two to Major Gordon. There is a fleet prepairing to Sail and a verry hot press in New York. we cannot learn whether the fleet has Sailed which has lain Some time at the Narrows. at this time I have every man in the detachment Employed in cuting...