158221From George Washington to Brigadier General James Potter, 9 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
A person of the Name of Patterson (an Inhabitant of Wilmington) can give you a particular Account...
158222To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith, 9 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I Receiv’d your Excellencys Letter of the 7th and have read it to the Officers of the Navy which...
158223To George Washington from Colonel Alexander Spotswood, 9 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
My spirits are quite sunk, at the Loss of a Brother that I loved most affectionately —he poor man...
158224To George Washington from Major General Adam Stephen, 9 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I understand that Many Officers of My Division are highly disobligd at my Saying the troops which...
158225From George Washington to Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum, 9 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your Letter early this Morning by the return of the Express. Since the Order given for...
158226George Washington to Major General John Armstrong, 8 October 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Pawlins Mill, Pennsylvania ] October 8, 1777 . Instructs Armstrong to send Brigadier General...
158227George Washington to Colonel Christopher Greene, 8 October 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Pawlins Mill, Pennsylvania ] October 8, 1777 . Orders Greene’s regiment and that of Colonel...
158228George Washington to William Livingston, 8 October 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Pawlins Mill, Pennsylvania ] October 8, 1777 . Asks Livingston to send a large portion of New...
158229To Benjamin Franklin from John James Doerner, 8 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Doerner just arrived from London tho’ unknown to Doctor...
158230From Benjamin Franklin to Doerner, 8 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Comte François d’Harcourt, Paris (1984) Mr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr....
158231General Orders, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Brigade Majors are to make returns to morrow, of the number of arms and accoutrements,...
158232From George Washington to Major General John Armstrong, Sr., 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
You are immediately to send General Potter with about 600 of your militia across the Schulkill,...
158233To George Washington from Jacob Duché, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
If this Letter should happen to find you in Council, or in the Field, before you read another...
158234Instructions to Colonel Christopher Greene, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have directed General Varnum to send your regiment and that of Colonel Angel to Red bank, by a...
158235From George Washington to John Hancock, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
As General How’s Operations are in this Quarter & his Object in all probability fixed for this...
158236From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have lately recd a letter from the secretary of the Board of War in which he complains that you...
158237From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel La Radière, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have this Evening recd the following Resolution of Congress passed the 6th instant. “That...
158238From George Washington to William Livingston, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday received certain intelligence that the enemy had proceeded up Hudson’s River from...
158239To George Washington from Thomas McKean, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
By the captivity of President McKinly of the Delaware State on the 12th last month, and the...
158240From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Congress having recommended it to me to send an Engineer to Fort Montgomery, I have instantly...
158241From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor of 2d Inst. I receiv’d Yesterday, & I understand that General Varnum with his Brigade...
158242To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Its with the Utmost Reluctance I now sit Down to inform you that the Enemy After Making a Variety...
158243To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
sinse I wrote you this morning, I have waited on Governor Clinton to Consult about our present...
158244From George Washington to Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I send you the foregoing duplicate of mine of yesterday to prevent any delay or disappointment...
158245To George Washington from Brig. Gen. James Mitchell Varnum, 8 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. James Mitchell Varnum, 8 Oct. 1777. GW wrote in his second...
158246From George Washington to Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum, 8 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I this Evening received your favor of this date. The Regiments under Cols Greene & Angel are to...
158247To Benjamin Franklin from James Lovell, [after 26 May 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I catch up my pen in haste: but, it is not that circumstance...
158248Concerning Mr. Merckle, [after 2 June? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AD : University of Pennsylvania Library J. P. Merckle had arrived in Bordeaux on the Dispatch and...
158249John Adams to Abigail Adams, 7 October 1777 (Adams Papers)
I have no Time, nor Accommodations to write of late—besides I seldom know what to write, and when...
158250George Washington to John Hancock, 7 October 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Near Pennypackers Mill [ Pennsylvania ] October 7, 1777 . Reports American losses at Germantown...