11From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 22 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty of requesting the favor of Your Excellency to forward the inclosed for the Count de Vergennes with your first dispatches either from Philada or the Chesapeake, as I shall send a duplicate by the Frigate which the Marquis de Vaudreuil proposes sending from Boston the beginning of next Month. I have the honor to be with the greatest Respect Yr Excellency’s Most Ot & hbl. servt...
12From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 19 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellencys Letter of the 12th of this month inclosing Copies of your two letters to General Carleton—It was not necessary you should apologize for sending in your dispatches by way of Elizabeth Town, under the circumstances you mention, there could be no impropriety in it. The moment I receiv’d the resolution of Congress in favor of Captain Asgill, I transmitted it to...
13From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 13 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s letter of the 6th instant—on a subject not more distressing to you; Sir, than to myself. I have at various periods of the War written to Congress and to the States, endeavouring to convince them of the necessity of passing the most vigorous Laws to prevent the Inhabitants from furnishing the Enemy with Provisions. I will write them again, and will use every...
14From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 11 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to inclose your Excellency a letter from the Marquis de Vaudreuil, in which, I make no doubt but he informs you that the first division of the British Fleet, which lately left New York, had been seen off St Georges Bank and Cape Sable. I have received no late or material information from New York. I have the honor to be with perfect Respect & Esteem yr Excellency’s Most...
15From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 6 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favor of the 25th ulto only reached me yesterday. The Treasurer of the French Army has remitted 537 dollars to our Quarter Master General according to your direction. The principal Channel, by which I have gained certain information of the motions of the enemy’s Fleet, has been thro’ General Forman of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, and before I call upon him for the...
16From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 25 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed Letter, which I have the honor to transmit to your Excellency, was received this Moment by a flag of Truce from New York. It was accompanied by one addressed to me from the Count de Vergennes, on the same Subject. The Case of Capt. Asgill having, before the receipt of these Letters, been submitted to Congress—I have immediately transmitted to that Hono. Body, Copy of the Counts...
17From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 18 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inclose to your Excellency a Copy of an Estimate of Expences incurred by the conveyance of Information which I have had the honor at your request to transmit to the Marquis de Vaudreuil. It has been communiated to me from the Quarter Master General who was intrusted by me to institute the Chain of Expresses—and at the same time it is intimated to me that he shall be obliged...
18From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 18 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to your Excellency a packet which was this Morng received by the Chain of Expres, from the Marquis de Vaudieul at Boston. I take the Liberty to inclose to your Care several Letters for France, which I beg your Excellency will be so good as to forward by the first good Conveyance. I have the Honor to be &c. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
19From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 24 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Sundry accounts from New York, having reached me, informg that the British were more than meditating an Enterprize against the squadron of the Marquis De Vaudreuil, which the Enemy have learnt are now in two Detatchments—in Boston & Portsmouth Harbours—and that preparations were makg for the purpose; I have made the Marquis acquainted with this Intelligence, and the probability of such Event...
20From George Washington to Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 22 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to forward to your Excellency a Letter which I have this Moment received from the Marquis de Vandrieul. At the same Time I transmit to you a Copy of the late Information with which I have furnished the Marquis—altho I cannot vouch for the perfect authenticity of this Intelligence, yet the Channel thro’ which I obtain it, is a very good one. I have constantly kept the Marquis...