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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 20 July 1776 | 1776-07-20 | I have it in Direction from the Board of War to request your Excellency would give them your... |
| 2 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 22 August … | 1776-08-22 | I have put under the Care of the Bearer’s, Part of the Philadelphia Light Horse, five hundred... |
| 3 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 12 September … | 1776-09-12 | By Direction of Congress to the Board of War I have procured two of the Philadelphia Light Horse... |
| 4 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 16 September … | 1776-09-16 | The Board of War have directed me to lay the foregoing Memorial of the Second Lieutenants of the... |
| 5 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 15 October … | 1776-10-15 | The Board of War have endeavoured to form an exact Acct of Ordinance Stores, in the several... |
| 6 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 24 October … | 1776-10-24 | The Board of War have directed me to enclose you the Plan they intended to present to Congress... |
| 7 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 24 October … | 1776-10-24 | By Order of the Board of War I have the Honour to inform your Excellency that the Congress have... |
| 8 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 19 November … | 1776-11-19 | I am directed by the Board of War to inform your Excellency that they have given Orders for the... |
| 9 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 23 November … | 1776-11-23 | I am directed by the Board of War to acquaint your Excellency that agreeable to your Request... |
| 10 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 28 November … | 1776-11-28 | Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 28 Nov. 1776. In his letter to Peters of 4 Dec. , GW... |
| 11 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 6 February … | 1777-02-06 | The Board of War had deliver’d to them a sett of recruiting Instructions given by your Excellency... |
| 12 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 21 February … | 1777-02-21 | I am directed by the Board of War to inform you that it is the Opinion of Congress that the Men... |
| 13 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 29 April 1777 | 1777-04-29 | I do myself the Honour of acknowledging the Receipt of yours of the 17th instant to the Board... |
| 14 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 7 May 1777 | 1777-05-07 | I do myself the Honour of transmitting you the enclosed Papers by Order of the Board by whom I am... |
| 15 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 11 May 1777 | 1777-05-11 | By Order of the Board I have the Honour of enclosing the Resolution of Congress herewith sent. I... |
| 16 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 20 May 1777 | 1777-05-20 | I do myself the Honour of enclosing all the Resolves of Congress I know of relative to the... |
| 17 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 30 May 1777 | 1777-05-30 | By Order of the Board I do myself the Honour of troubling your Excellency for Information on the... |
| 18 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 16 June 1777 | 1777-06-16 | Immediately on my Arrival I attended to the several Things mentioned by your Excellency. Two... |
| 19 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 19–23 June … | ≈1777-06-19 | I have endeavoured by Direction of the Board of War repeatedly to procure exact Accounts of the... |
| 20 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 28 June 1777 | 1777-06-28 | By Order of the Board I enclose you a Letter from Monsr De Coudray which is submitted to your... |
| 21 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 8 July 1777 | 1777-07-08 | The Generals & Officers in the Northern Department complain heavily of a great Want of Arms &... |
| 22 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 10 July 1777 | 1777-07-10 | Col. D’Armand of the Corps late Ottendorff’s has applied to the Board for forty Musketts & ten... |
| 23 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 15 July 1777 | 1777-07-15 | I have the Honour of your Letter of the 12th instant which I have communicated to the Board.... |
| 24 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 16 July 1777 | 1777-07-16 | War Office, Philadelphia, 16 July 1777 . “The Bearer Mr Dupré is a very ingenious Armourer & was... |
| 25 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 23 July 1777 | 1777-07-23 | As no precise Account had ever been transmitted of the Strength & Situation of the Division under... |
| 26 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 26 July 1777 | 1777-07-26 | I was directed by the Board of War to send 200,000 Dollars for the Use of the Northern... |
| 27 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 3 August 1777 | 1777-08-03 | The Officers of Regiments & Companies are separately & constantly applying for Arms &... |
| 28 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 5 August 1777 | 1777-08-05 | The Board have given Orders to the Commissary General to make a Return to your Excellency of... |
| 29 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 6 August 1777 | 1777-08-06 | The Board have employed the Bearer Mr James White to furnish a temporary Supply of Vinegar, Beer... |
| 30 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 9 August 1777 … | 1777-08-09 | Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 9 Aug. 1777. On that date GW’s aide-de-camp Richard Kidder... |
| 31 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 19 August … | 1777-08-19 | There are about 80 Men with Officers for three Troops of Horse of thirty Men each now at... |
| 32 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 21 August … | 1777-08-21 | Col. Bland informed me that the Enemy had thrown into the Rariton on their Departure from... |
| 33 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 5 September … | 1777-09-05 | I have the Honour of enclosing you Copy of a Letter which was addressed to a Member of Congress,... |
| 34 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 6 September … | 1777-09-06 | Congress having referred the foregoing Letter to the Board they did not choose to make Report... |
| 35 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 9 September … | 1777-09-09 | I have the Honour to enclose you a Resolve of Congress relative to providing proper Means for the... |
| 36 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 1 October … | 1777-10-01 | I had the Honour of your Excellency’s Letter of the 28th Ultimo which I recd but this Day. I have... |
| 37 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 2 October … | 1777-10-02 | One hundred & eighteen Recruits belonging to the 2d & 4th Virginia & 2d Maryland Regiments were... |
| 38 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 7 October … | 1777-10-07 | I have the Honour to enclose by Direction of the Board a Number of Certificates relating to the... |
| 39 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 18 October … | 1777-10-18 | I have the Honour to enclose all the Accounts we have in the Office of the State of Arms &... |
| 40 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 24 October … | 1777-10-24 | I had the Honour of your Favour of the 21st inst. which is communicated to the Board & a Letter... |
| 41 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 4 November … | 1777-11-04 | Mr Joseph Simons the Bearer has applied to the Board for Liberty to go into Philadelphia for the... |
| 42 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 6 November … | 1777-11-06 | Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 6 Nov. 1777. On 11 Nov. GW wrote Peters: “I have before me... |
| 43 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 7 November … | 1777-11-07 | The Board after making every Enquiry they can & after viewing the Subject in every Light they are... |
| 44 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 11 November … | 1777-11-11 | Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 11 Nov. 1777. On 27 Nov. GW wrote Peters : “I was duly... |
| 45 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 28 November … | 1777-11-28 | Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 28 Nov. 1777. GW wrote to Peters on 14 Dec. that “Your... |
| 46 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 4 December … | 1777-12-04 | Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 4 Dec. 1777. GW wrote to Peters on 14 Dec. that “Your... |
| 47 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 5 December … | 1777-12-05 | Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 5 Dec. 1777. GW wrote to Peters on 14 Dec. that “Your... |
| 48 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 8 January … | 1778-01-08 | Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 8 Jan. 1778. GW wrote Peters on 24–25 Jan. : “I have recd... |
| 49 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 6 May 1778 | 1778-05-06 | A Capt. William Scull has been employed by your Excellency to survey the Country from Derby to... |
| 50 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 12 May 1778 | 1778-05-12 | The Board ever since their Institution have been anxiously endeavoring to establish a... |