201From George Washington to John Hancock, 1 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday had the Honor of writing you and to advise of our arrival here. I am now to inform...
202From George Washington to John Hancock, 1 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
In a little time after I wrote you this Evening, the Enemy appeared in several parties on the...
203From George Washington to John Hancock, 2 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here this morning with our Troops between Eight and Nine oClock, when I received the...
204From George Washington to John Hancock, 3 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here myself Yesterday Morning with the main Body of the Army, having left Ld Stirling...
205From George Washington to John Hancock, 4 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the honor of addressing you Yesterday, I received a Letter from Genl Lee. On the 30th...
206From George Washington to John Hancock, 5 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
As nothing but necessity obliged me to retire before the Enemy, & leave so much of the Jerseys...
207From George Washington to John Hancock, 6 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have not received any intelligence of the Enemy’s movements since my Letter of Yesterday; from...
208From Benjamin Franklin to John Hancock, 8 [December] 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: National Archives In 30 Days after we left the Capes of Delaware, we came to an...
209From George Washington to John Hancock, 8 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Reed would inform you of the Intelligence which I first met with on the Road from Trenton...
210From George Washington to John Hancock, 9 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I did myself the honor of writing to you Yesterday, and informing you that I had removed the...
211From George Washington to John Hancock, 10 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the honor of addressing you Yesterday, nothing of importance has occurred. In respect...
212From George Washington to John Hancock, 11 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
After I had wrote you Yesterday, I received certain Information that the Enemy after repairing...
213From George Washington to John Hancock, 12 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I last night received the favor of Mr Thompson’s Letter, inclosing the Proceedings of Congress of...
214From George Washington to John Hancock, 13 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
The apparent Designs of the Enemy being to avoid this Ferry, and land their Troops above and...
215From George Washington to John Hancock, 15 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
About One OClock to day I received a Letter from Genl Sullivan, a Copy of which you have...
216From George Washington to John Hancock, 16 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
In a late Letter which I had the honor of addressing you, I took the liberty to recommend that...
217From George Washington to John Hancock, 20 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have waited with much impatience to know the determinations of Congress on the propositions...
218From George Washington to John Hancock, 24 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
That I should dwell upon the subject of our distresses cannot be more disagreable to Congress...
219From George Washington to John Hancock, 27 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure of congratulating you upon the Success of an Enterprize, which I had formed...
220From George Washington to John Hancock, 29 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am just setting out, to attempt a second passage over the Delaware with the Troops that were...
221From George Washington to John Hancock, 1 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Resolves of the 27th Ulto were transmitted me last night by Messrs Clymer, Morris & Walton....
222From George Washington to John Hancock, 5 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform you, that since the date of my last from Trenton, I have removed with...
223From George Washington to John Hancock, 7 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am happy to inform you, that the account of Genl Mercer’s death, transmitted in my last, was...
224From George Washington to John Hancock, 9 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with yours of the 1st instant inclosing sundry Resolves relating to this and the...
225From George Washington to John Hancock, 12 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with yours of the 6th inclosing several Resolves of Congress respecting an Exchange...
226From George Washington to John Hancock, 14 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I embrace this Opportunity, by Mr Hopkins of informing you that the Enemy remain upon their old...
227From George Washington to John Hancock, 17 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have not had the honor of any of your favs. since I wrote to you on the 14th instant. No...
228From George Washington to John Hancock, 19 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The fluctuating State of an Army composed chiefly of Militia, bids fair to reduce us to the...
229From Benjamin Franklin to John Hancock, 20 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: National Archives; copy: British Library The Bearer Capt. Balm is strongly...
230From George Washington to John Hancock, 20 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with yours of the 15th instant with the sundry Resolves inclosed in it. If that...
231From George Washington to John Hancock, 22 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
My last to you was on the 20th instant. Since that, I have the pleasure to inform you, that...
232From George Washington to John Hancock, 26 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was last Night honoured with yours of the 18th Instant, inclosing a Letter from the State of...
233From George Washington to John Hancock, 31 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have none of your favors unanswered at present. There is such a demand upon me from all...
234From George Washington to John Hancock, 5 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with yours of the 24 January with sundry Resolves of Congress and a petition of...
235From George Washington to John Hancock, 11 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday waited upon by two French Gentlemen Monss. Romand de Lisle and Robillard. The...
236From George Washington to John Hancock, 14 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the honor of addressing you on the 5th Instt no event of an important and interesting...
237From George Washington to John Hancock, 14 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to inclose you a plan drawn up by Docr Shippen in concert with Docr Cochran...
238From George Washington to John Hancock, 20 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
The principal design of this, is to inform you, that we have strong reasons to beleive, that the...
239From George Washington to John Hancock, 20 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Monsieur Fanueil, who sometime ago laid a plan before you for raising and officering a Corps of...
240From George Washington to John Hancock, 23 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Congress having resolved that Several Regiments of Cavalry should be raised to form a part of...
241From George Washington to John Hancock, 28 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
No military Operation of any consequence has occurred since I had the honor of writing to you...
242From George Washington to John Hancock, 1 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was this Evening honoured with your favor of the 23d Ulto accompanied by sundry proceedings of...
243From George Washington to John Hancock, 6 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to transmit you, the inclosed Copy of a Letter from Genl Lee received by a...
244From George Washington to John Hancock, 12 March 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to John Hancock, 12 Mar. 1777. Hancock’s letter to GW of 25 Feb. is docketed in...
245From George Washington to John Hancock, 14 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was honoured several days ago with your Letter of the 25th Ulto with its Inclosures, the...
246From George Washington to John Hancock, 18 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
The difficulty, if not impossibility, of giving Congress a just Idea of our situation and of...
247From George Washington to John Hancock, 21 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was last night honoured with your Letter of the 17th Instt covering Sundry Resolutions of...
248From George Washington to John Hancock, 23 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Palfrey having expressed a desire to settle the Accounts of his Office to this time, has...
249From George Washington to John Hancock, 26 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday a letter, of which the inclosed is a copy, came to my hands. The account is confirmed...
250From George Washington to John Hancock, 29 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I last night had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 26th Instt accompanied by sundry...