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Sometime last fall when I spoke to your Excellency about going to the Southward, I explained to...
Mr. Renselaar who has the direction of the Armory here tells me that the Board of War, write him...
I had the inclosed letters for you in my Portmanteau without knowing it, as they were given me...
I imagine your Excellency has been informed that in consequence of the resolution of Congress for...
I am extremely sorry to have embarrassed you by my late application, and that you should think...
The other day I applied to Col. Tilghman for an order for Shoes for the Two Companies of levies....
I need not observe to yr Excellency that, Respect for the opinion of Congress will not permit me...
Your Excellency will, I am persuaded, readily admit the force of this sentiment, that though it...
Flattering myself that your knowlege of me will induce you to receive the observations I mak⟨e⟩...
I had the honor of writing to your Excellency lately on a very confidential subjec⟨t⟩ and shall...
I am duely honored with Your Excellency’s letter of the 4th. and, 12th. instant. It is much to be...
Your Excellency will before this reaches you have received a letter from the Marquis De la...
The inclosed I write more in a public than in a private capacity. Here I write as a citizen...
I wrote to Your Excellency a day or two ago by express. Since that a Committee appointed on the...
I have received your Excellency’s letters of the 31st of March & 4th. of April, the last to day....
Congress having appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Maddison Osgood, Wilson, Elseworth...
There are two resolutions passed relative to the restoration of the British Prisoners and to...
[ Philadelphia, February 24, 1783. The description of this letter reads: “Referring to a plan for...
[ Philadelphia, March 17, 1783. Letter not found. ] “List of Letters from General Hamilton to...
L , AL (draft), and copy: Library of Congress The Bearer Mr. Grieve, goes to Virginia, with an...
LS and two copies: Library of Congress I received duly the Honour of your Letter accompanying the...
LS and copy: Library of Congress I did myself the honour of writing to you a few Days since by...
I have the Honor to inform Your Excellency, That I think my Health is so far restored, as to...
When last I had the Honor of seeing your Excellency, I requested to be indulged with a Court of...
Yesterday I was honored with Your Excellency’s Favor of the 21st by Colo. Lamb. I am sorry to...
I hope the Proceedings of the Court of Enquiry on my Conduct have e’er this reached your...
I hope this Letter and the Proceedings of the Court of Enquiry into my Conduct, will both be...
Since my Arrival in this City I have received a Peice of Information which I esteem it my Duty to...
I this Day received a Letter from Mr Edwards Depty Judge Advocate, informing me, that Joshua...
Agreeable to the request of General Gates I transmit your Excellency the enclosed Papers No. 1,...
Yesterday I had the Honour of your Excellency’s very friendly Letter of the 4th Instant for which...
When the Movements of the Enemy made it much more than probable that an immediate Attack upon...
to permit one who has had the honor of serveing under you in the Field to intrude and for a...
I have the honor to enclose a Letter from C——Senior, which as it contains nothing very material,...
I had this Moment the honor to receive your Letter of the 5th Inst., and should instantly obey...
From Major Lee I just Now hear that he has seen A Man Who has been in Newyork and told him that...
Two days ago, a Body of the Enemy Landed at South Bay—By comparing informations they consist of...
I arrived at this place on the Evening of the 8th. The troops got into garrison on the morning of...
I have made it my business to see the person who was Capt. Browns guide. From a minute...
His Excellency General Sir Henry Clinton has been pleased to communicate to me your letter to him...
Application having been made by Brigadier Irvine and other principal American Officers prisoners...
With the Greatest pleasure, I received to day Your Excellency’s Letter of the 10th instt. I was...
I transmit your Excellency inclosed Copies of several Letters I received last Night at Kingston...
When Genl Heath left this post, the Command of the American Troops devolved on me—The difficulty...
Inclosed I send your Excellency the estimates of the annual expence of the war; and the amount of...
By the enclosd Copy of an Act of Congress of the 13th instant, your Excellency will be informed...
A variety of causes render it necessary for Mrs Mathews to return to Carolina: & as a flag will...
The letter from Governor Clinton which will accompany this, will give your Excellency an account...
Your Excellency’s letter of the 14th, appointing me to the command of the Southern Army, was...
I waited on Col. Dey yesterday, but received no information favorable to the business you was...