691To George Washington from William Stephens Smith, 25 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honor’d with your Excellency’s Dispatches, in reply to my last, and shall act upon the several Matters therein contain’d agreable to your directions. I have this Instant return’d with Capt. Pray from near Kings-Bridge where we have been to meet, by appointment a Person from the City, who informs, that the fleet mention’d in my last, sailed on the 23d having on-board Merchants &...
692To George Washington from Antoine-Jean-Louis Le Bègue de Presle Duportail, 24 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Give me leave to assure you of the pleasure I feel of seeing me again in america and under your excellency’s Command. I wished to Return sooner but I was detained by many Reasons, and, principally by the hope of engaging the french ministry in an expedition if not against newyork, at least againts Charlestown. I suppose marquis de la fayette has informed your excellency of all that we have...
693To George Washington from Philippe-André-Joseph de Létombe, 24 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Jai l’honneur d’informer votre Excellence que l’heure vient de mettre à la Voile. Monsieur Le Baron de Viomenil et Monsieur Le Marquis de Vaudreuil m’ont chargé de les rappeller particulierement au souvenir de votre Excellence et de Vous présenter, Monsieur, Leurs obéissances et Leurs Compliments. Je suis infiniment flatté, Monsieur, de trouver cette occasion de Vous offrir Les hommages les...
694To George Washington from Marinus Willett, 24 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
From Albany I wrote to your excellency on the prosecution of the plan proposed by you when I was last at Head Quarters, I then promised to endeavour to make further Inquiry after my arrival at this place, And altho I have not yet been able to compleat my Inquiry so pointedly (Without affording room for surmise) as to determine on the exact rout which it would be best to take, I am prety clear...
695To George Washington from William Jackson, 23 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s letters of the 16th and 18th instant addressed to the Secretary at War—their enclosures will be attended to, and transmitted. an eligible opportunity offers for South-Carolina tomorrow, by which your letter for General Greene will be forwarded. The Amazon flag vessel is arrived at Wilmington, from whence the supplies for the...
696To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 23 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
As the Enemy will probably soon leave the Southern States, if they have not done it already, we shall not have the same necessity for Cavalry and Artillery as heretofore; I beg leave therefore to suggest to your Excellency the propriety of confining the recruiting service in Virginia to the Infantry: unless this be done, I think there will be a stop put to filling up the Battalions of...
697To George Washington from Daniel Pilsbury, 23 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
After serving my Country ever since the Commencement of Hostillities with Honor and Conduct—I flatter my self your Excellency will over look & forgive my long absence as I have been Confined for Several Months with a Slow and lingering sickness-- am Now upon the Mending hand; wish to serve my Countrey as I have hear to fore faithfully Done till I was Confind by the Almighty hand of Providence....
698To George Washington from William Smith, 23 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I ought long since to have acknowleged the Receipt of your Excellency’s polite Letter of the 1 8th of August, as well as to have return’d the grateful Acknowlegments of the Visitors & Governors of Washington College , for your liberal Benefaction to that rising and already flourishing Seminary. Sensible of your disinterested Services to your Country, it was not our Wish that you should put...
699To George Washington from William Lord Stirling Alexander, 23 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s of the 17th inclosing one to Col. Willet came duely to hand, and the enclosure forwarded. Col: Olney on receipt of my letter of the 17th thought it necessary to see me before Carryg it into execution, he Came down on friday and returned the same fully satisfied as to the points he was doubtfull of; I made some addition to his Instructions, and wrote a letter to the Officer...
700To George Washington from Tobias Fernald, 22 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Language however copious is not capable of expressing the unhappiness which I experience in being driven to the necessity of making the request to your Excellency which I am now on the point of introducing, and I hope your Excellency will pardon me for the freedom of language with which I address you, and should it appear to have the least tincture of dessimulation, let me begg leave to assure...