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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 23 July 1797 | 1797-07-23 | Receive my thanks for the information given in your letter of the 3d of July, and for the offer... |
| 2 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 17 February … | 1779-02-17 | I must request the favr of you to put the Box of Adjutant General’s papers which are at the War... |
| 3 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 27 October … | 1781-10-27 | I do myself the pleasure to acknowledge your Favor of the 19th inst. pr Capt. McClain, and thank... |
| 4 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 20 December … | 1778-12-20 | I have the honor of yours of the 16th instant. I have directed that only a Captn and 50 Men of... |
| 5 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 17 April 1777 | 1777-04-17 | I am directed by a Resolve of Congress of the 10th Inst. to transmit to the Board of War a list... |
| 6 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 8 June 1788 … | 1788-06-08 | Letter not found: to Richard Peters, 8 June 1788. On 27 June Peters wrote GW : “I have the Honour... |
| 7 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 12 April 1794 | 1794-04-12 | If you are done with the Pamphlets & Papers which I put into your hands, be so good as to return... |
| 8 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 16 July 1777 | 1777-07-16 | I am this Moment favor’d with yours of 10th Inst.—As I am an utter stranger to any want of Arms... |
| 9 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 30 June 1777 | 1777-06-30 | I yesterday received your favour of the 28th instant with the inclosures. Every proper measure... |
| 10 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 28 July 1777 | 1777-07-28 | I have now before me your Two Favors of the 15th & 23d Inst. I have not the proceedings of the... |
| 11 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 20 June 1777 | 1777-06-20 | I am favd with yours of the 16th. The Spears have come to hand, and are very handy and will be... |
| 12 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 14 December … | 1777-12-14 | Your several favs. of the 28th Novemr and 4th and 5th instants came duly to hand, but the... |
| 13 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 4 March 1788 | 1788-03-04 | When I had the pleasure to be at your house last Summer you shewed me a triangular harrow with... |
| 14 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 4 December … | 1776-12-04 | Yours of the 28th last Month was delivered to me by the Brigadier Le Roche de Fermoy, who is now... |
| 15 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 30 September … | 1757-09-30 | Permit me to recommend Colo. Fairfax (the bearer of this) to your Friendly notice while he stays... |
| 16 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 22 August … | 1777-08-22 | I am favd with yours of the 21st: Colo. Bland who is now here informs me that the Cannon that... |
| 17 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 7 September … | 1788-09-07 | Occasional absences from home—and occurrences—unimportant to any except myself—added to the want... |
| 18 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 10 September … | 1777-09-10 | I am favd with yours of the 5th and 6th instant. That of the 5th incloses Copy of a letter from... |
| 19 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 6 June 1777 | 1777-06-06 | I am favd with yours of the 30th May. Mr Boudinot Commy of prisoners is gone down to Congress to... |
| 20 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 26 June 1797 | 1797-06-26 | Until last week, I had no suspicion that the Hessian fly was among my Wheat; but upon examination... |
| 21 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 5 August 1777 | 1777-08-05 | I have your favr of the 3d which I should have answered Yesterday, but I was down the River... |
| 22 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 27 November … | 1777-11-27 | I was duly favd with yours of the 11th inst. The inattention of the Officers to the dress of... |
| 23 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 28 January … | 1794-01-28 | I thank you for keeping in mind my request concerning Oats. For seed I want them. The purchase... |
| 24 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 21 January … | 1797-01-21 | I have received with much pleasure, your Agricultural enquiries on Plaister of Paris; and thank... |
| 25 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 9 January … | 1779-01-09 | I have the honor of yours of the 7th instant—As there is not probably a sufficiency of Mittens... |
| 26 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 7 July 1777 | 1777-07-07 | Yours dated the 19th last Month only reached me this Morning. Ezekiel Cheever Esq: is Commissary... |
| 27 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 18 May 1778 | 1778-05-18 | I am favd with yours of the 13th on the subject of the Militia which have been stationed at... |
| 28 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 21 August … | 1781-08-21 | I have devoted the first moment of my time which I could command (while the Troops are halted for... |
| 29 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 17 February … | 1779-02-17 | I have been duly honored with your favour of the 11th with its inclosure. The general plan of the... |
| 30 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 22 October … | 1777-10-22 | I am favd with yours of the 18th with a Return of our military Stores in the different States. I... |
| 31 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 6 April 1788 … | 1788-04-06 | Letter not found: to Richard Peters, 6 April 1788. On 27 April Peters wrote GW : “I was honoured... |
| 32 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 12 July 1777 | 1777-07-12 | I am favd with yours of the 8th instant. I am as much at a loss as you can be to account for the... |
| 33 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 11 November … | 1778-11-11 | I have been honored with yours of the 19th 27th 28th and 29th Ulto. A tolerable supply of Shoes... |
| 34 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 20 June 1792 | 1792-06-20 | Excuse my giving you the perusal of a letter that is tinctured with compliment. Pass these over,... |
| 35 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 4 December … | 1778-12-04 | I had the honor of receiving yours of the 24th ulto on the Road between Fredericksburg and this... |
| 36 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 12 May 1777 | 1777-05-12 | I am favd with yours of the 11th. Capt. Gamble who was at princetown has been exchanged some time... |
| 37 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 10 December … | 1796-12-10 | Herewith, you will not only receive the Outlines &ca (asked for yesterday) but the Appendix... |
| 38 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 16 May 1793 | 1793-05-16 | Mr Young informs me, by a letter which I have lately received from him, that the accounts,... |
| 39 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 2 April 1779 | 1779-04-02 | I have been honored with yours of the 27th March. Upon consulting General Knox it is our opinion... |
| 40 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters or the Board … | 1777-10-15 | Letter not found: to Richard Peters or the Board of War, 15 Oct. 1777. GW’s aide-de-camp Tench... |
| 41 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 30 December … | 1777-12-30 | Captain Jones of Coll Baylers Regt of Light dragoons has a troop of Men inlisted and... |
| 42 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 11 November … | 1777-11-11 | I have before me your favors of the 6th & 7th Inst. The inconveniences arising from the allowance... |
| 43 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 27 November … | 1778-11-27 | I have received your favor of the 20th Inst. Colonel Clarks procuring of Cloathing for the N.... |
| 44 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 3 November … | 1777-11-03 | I am favd with yours of the 24th and am glad to find that such supplies of Lead are upon the way... |
| 45 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 24–25 January … | ≈1778-01-24 | I have recd your favr of the 8th instant and that of Mr Nourse of the 16th. Upon the Rect of... |
| 46 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 10 May 1777 | 1777-05-10 | I am favd with yours of the 7th instant inclosing Genl Gates’s Letter to Congress. A proper... |
| 47 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 28 September … | 1777-09-28 | The present situation of our affairs makes it necessary we should exert every nerve to collect,... |
| 48 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 4 March 1796 | 1796-03-04 | My public duties not allowing me to keep pace with Sir John Sinclairs wishes, is the best apology... |
| 49 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 7 October … | 1777-10-07 | I am favd with yours of the 1st and 2d instants. The Troops coming on from Virginia should have... |
| 50 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 23 November … | 1778-11-23 | I have your favr of the 12th inclosing a Copy of the Invoice of the different Articles ordered... |