1To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, Jr., 20 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am obliged by your Excelencys Favour of the 14th June to acnoledge your Excelencs, Goodness in offering your assistence in my Exchange. I think it proper to give a more particular account of my Situation, and have inclosed a Coppey of my Parole for your perusel. I think agreable to the parole they cannot refuse a man in my room alltho there is no Exchange agreed on; your Excelens, will...
2To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, Jr., 30 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
To suffer me to lay before you a brief, yet imperfect, narrative of my observations while a prisoner in Canada & how matters have since been conducted. Some time in the month of March 1781 I was surprized in the middle of the Night, at a house about twenty miles from home, by a party of Enemy from Canada consisting of ten men under the Command of one Capt. Azariah Prichard, formerly an...
3To John Adams from Thomas Johnson Jr., 27 March 1777 (Adams Papers)
I have pleasure in calling your Attention back to a Subject which was mentioned at Bush Town. Doctor Howard, in Compliance with his promise to Genl Green has reduced his Sentiments, on the Medical Department, to writing which you will be pleased to inclose to the General after you have considered them. My Occupations in Life have not enabled me to form a correct Judgment in this Matter nor...
4To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, Jr., 20 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Since I did myself the honr of addressing your Excely, from Exeter, the 20th of July last, many unforeseen occurrences, intervening have prevented my obtaining such authentic intelligence of some important Circumstances relative to the Situation, and designs, of the British forces in Canada, which would have been no less my inclination than duty to have communicated, and which might not have...
5To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, Jr., 30 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
To indulge me while I say That in the month of March 1781 I was taken a prisoner as set forth in my narrative, continued in Canada untill Sept. when I obtained liberty to return home on Parole which I could effect only by engaging to carry on a Correspondance with them. This was my view to get what intelligence I was able respecting their plans and movements—And in hopes to be exchanged I...