1From George Washington to Egbert Benson, 8 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
To Egbert Benson Esqr. Attorney General of the State of New York, William S. Smith Esqr. Lt Colonel in the Service of the United States, and Danl Parker Esqr. Whereas His Excellency Sir Guy Carleton Commander in Chief of the British Troops in the Posts now occupied by His Britannic Majesty contiguous to the Atlantic, did on the 14th April last, write to the Honble R. R. Livingston one of the...