4211From George Washington to Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 25 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of your Excellency’s Letter of the 22nd—The Packet for the Minister was immediately forwarded. We have yet no advices directly from Charles Town. I inclose your Excellency some of the latest New York and Philadelphia Papers. After you have read them be pleased to forward them to the Admiral—By the first it appears that Lord Howe’s Fleet had met with a severe gale of Wind,...
4212To George Washington from Elisha Sheldon, 25 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I have sent your Excellency a list of the British Regiments that are on New York & Staten Island. If there should be any mistake in the No. of the Regts it will be rectified on Thursday the 28th Inst. The person by whom I rcd the inclosed informs that on sunday the 17th Instant Six Ships of the Line sailed from Newyork under the Command of Admiral Piggot, with orders to Join the Seven...
4213To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 25 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have inclosed for Your Excellency papers of Intelligence No. 1 & 2, the former via Kingsbridge, the later from Long Island—On Wednesday I expect to see a Person from below, whose information I think will be important, & very shortly I hope to have the Cantonments of the Enemy on Long Island. With respect to the paper No. 2, I beg leave to make a few Observations for Your Excellency’s...
4214From George Washington to Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil, 25 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
You having been so kind as to inform me that you should dispatch a Frigate for France the beginning of the next Month—I have taken the liberty of recommending the inclosed to your care. Admiral Lord Hood commanded the division of the British Fleet which sailed the 26th of October—The remainder of the Fleet had not sailed by my last accounts from New York, but it was said they were busily...
4215To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 25 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer Col. Thomas Johnson of whose Conduct with Respect to procuring Intelligence from the Enemy your Excellency has been informd, Now waits on you to communicate some things which Appear to be of importance. From every information I have been Able to Obtain, I have no Reason to Suspect his honesty or fidelity. His Situation at this time is very Difficult As he will fully inform you, and...
4216To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 25 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honord with the Receipt of your favor of the 23d Ulto Recommending to Compleat our Qota of Recruits, so as to make up at least two Regiments of 500 men each. I laid your Excellencys letter before the Assembly as Soon as they met, which was on the 12th Instant, who taking the Same under Consideration, Desired me to Inform you, that it is the Sense of the Assembly to comply with your...
Since I was here last, I have seen, and conversed with, almost every one of the King’s Council. They are unanimous in the desire of concluding the Peace. But they are also unanimous in declaring that they think You unreasonable in refusing a general Amnesty and Restoration of Property, to the Refugees. They are unanimous in declaring that those Two Points must be insisted upon, and that every...
4218Notes on Debates, 25 November 1782 (Madison Papers)
MS ( LC : Madison Papers). See Notes on Debates, 4 November 1782 , ed. n. Immediately preceding his notes for 25 November, JM wrote, “No Congress till Monday Novr. 25.” Congress had not convened on Saturday and Sunday, 23 and 24 November, respectively. A letter from the Lt. Govr. of R. I. was read containing evidence that some of the leaders in Vermt., and particularly Luke Nolton who had been...
4219To James Madison from Edmund Pendleton, 25 November 1782 (Madison Papers)
Tr ( LC : Force Transcripts). Addressed to “Hon. Mr Madison.” At the top of the left margin of the first page of the transcription, the copyist wrote “MSS. [M]cGuires.” See Papers of Madison William T. Hutchinson, William M. E. Rachal, et al ., eds., The Papers of James Madison (5 vols. to date; Chicago, 1962——). , I, xxii, xxiii. I have yr favr of the 12th & am very sorry you did not discover...
4220To Benjamin Franklin from John Jay, [24 November 1782] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress Mr Oswald expressed his Desire to me last Evening that we would meet him, at any Time & place that might be convenient to us. As Mr Strachey is confined by a swelled Face, at Mr Oswalds; I promised the latter to propose to you our meeting there at 11 OClk. Tomorrow. I am Dear Sir Sincerely Yours &c Endorsed: recd Nov. 24. 82 For this meeting, which opened the final...