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2General Orders, 19 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Major Knap Brigd. Qr Master York Brigade For duty the 7th Massachusetts regt. The present mode of collecting and digesting the reports of Police into one point of view will be productive of the happiest consequences—The General desires the officers will continue to be as particular in their remarks as they have been a few days past. The Quarter Master Genl will provide...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Patience Wright, 19 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society With the pleasing prospect of peace I Expected To See you arive in London with Public Entry and all my Romantick Ideas fullfilld this Winter.— But to My Mortification another Year longer before Bag and Bagage is Exported to Hannover — We are Framing parliment Laws for traid and other Delays To Fill up the History of this Kings Reign— The honour the American...
4To George Washington from Guy Carleton, 19 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
By the Halifax Packet we have received a dispatch from Mr Townshend, one of His Majesty’s principal Secretaries of State, dated the 31st of December 1782, enclosing a treaty signed at Paris on the 30th of November, which we are directed to transmit to Congress. Having been thrown, Sir, into the course of making all communications to Congress through your Excellency, we know not how, with more...
5From George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 19 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty of forwarding to your Excellency a Letter from a Mr Wormly in New York—His present application I suppose is in consequence of the information I had given him that a Passport for his Return to Virginia could only be granted upon his obtaining permission for the purpose from the Executive of the State. I now leave his Request to its own operation & the wisdom of Government....
6From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 19 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am exceedingly obliged to your Excellency, for your communication of the 15th of this Month. The Articles of Treaty between America & Great Britain, as they stand in connection with a general pacification, are so very inconclusive, that I am fully in sentiment with you, that we should hold ourselves in a hostile position, prepared for either alternative, War or Peace. I shall confer with the...
7To George Washington from William Heath, 19 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 22nd ultimo, and 6th instant. I beleive your Excellency’s answer to the Senate and House of Representatives of this Commonwealth, respecting the eastern frontiers, was under present circumstances Satisfactory. I took the liberty in mine of the 22nd ultimo to mention that my private affairs would not well admit of my Joining the Army before the 15th of...
8To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 19 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency’s letter of the 12th instant—and to enclose to you a late resolve of Congress. I am, with the most perfect respect and esteem, You Excellency’s obedient servant. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
9To George Washington from George Mason, 19 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
My Motives for troubling Your Excellency, at this particular time, are Motives of Humanity. Mr Lawrence Washington Junr who will deliver this, has been unfortunately engaged in a Duel, or rather an Affray, with Mr Philip Alexander of Chotanck; in which his Antagonist was mortally wounded, & died six or seven Days after. I have taken some pains to inform myself of the real Truth of the Case,...
10From John Adams to C. W. F. Dumas, 19 March 1783 (Adams Papers)
I am honoured with your’s of the 11 th. You will please to accept of my thanks for the kind Care you have taken of my Son, who is I hope before this with you, and to repeat my humble thanks to the Duke for his goodness upon this Occasion. My Younker ought to think himself highly honoured; by the Notice that has been taken of him by so many respectable Personages. M r. D’Asps Letter I will send...