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The enclosed is Copy of a Letter I have just received from Sir Guy Carleton I take an early Opportunity to transmit it to your Excellency, for the Information & Consideration of Congress. With great Esteem & Respect I have the Honor to be sir Your Excellency’s Most Obedient and most humble Servant DNA : Item 152, Letters from George Washington, PCC—Papers of the Continental Congress.
[ Valley Forge ] May 23, 1778 . Is pleased with the improved treatment of prisoners by British. Requests Boudinot to come to Camp immediately as there is to be a general exchange of prisoners. States that Colonel Francis Johnston has been nominated to succeed Boudinot as commissary of prisoners. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
I have the Honor to transmit to Congress, a Copy of a joint Letter from Sir Guy Carleton and Admiral Digby to me, which accompanied the enclosed Treaty signed at Paris the 30th of Novemr which I take the earliest opportunity to forward, agreeable to their Desire. With the highest Esteem & Respect I have the Honor to be, Sir, Your Excellencys Most Obedient and Most humble Servant DNA : Item...
I do myself the honor to transmit to your Excellency the Copy of a Letter I have received from Sir Guy Carleton, informing me of his having ordered the evacuation of Penobscot. With great respect I have the honor to be Sir Your Excellencys Most Obedient humble Servt DNA : Papers of the Continental Congress.
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Boudinot, and his thanks for the grains inclosed him, which have been safely recieved. tho’ not entirely unknown here, it has been so rare as not to afford an opportunity of investigating it’s botanical appellation. it has been once raised in the neighborhood by the name of the live-oat : yet it may be doubted whether it be an oat at all. he prays...
I have had the honor to Receive Your Excellencys Letter of Yesterday with the Resolves of Congress inclosed—which I shall with great pleasure communicate to Genl Howe and the troops who were under his command. I have the honor to be &c. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
General Howe has just made a proposition, towards a general exchange of prisoners, or rather has acceded to our former propositions on that subject. His Excellency commands me to inform you of this and to desire your immediate attendance at Camp, which is indispensably necessary. I am with great regard   Dr Sir   Your most Obdt serv ADfS , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress....
By the arrival of the Baron Steuben I have received the Letter from General Haldemand alluded to in my last communication to your Excellency; a Copy of which I take the first occasion of laying before Congress. With perfect respect I have the honor to be Your Excellency’s Most Hble Servt. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
I have the honor to transmit to your Excellency for the observation of Congress a Copy of a Letter which I have written to Sir Guy Carleton in consequence of their Resolutions of the 15th instant—Also a Copy of Sir Guy’s Reply agreable to which I expect to meet him at Tappan, on the 5th of May. the Proceedings & Result of this Interview so far as shall be necessary I shall have the honor to...
The many & important matters which pressed upon me while you were in Camp, prevented my consulting you on an affair which I have a good deal at heart, and which I wished to make the subject of a personal, rather than an epistolary conversation—To come to the point. It is a matter of great importance to have early & good intelligence of the enemys strength & motions—and as far as possible,...