19551To George Washington from Colonel James Clinton, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Articles Sent by Capt. Palmer for the Use of Fort Montgomery & this place I have Recd with...
19552From George Washington to John Hancock, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
This will be handed you by Col. Stevenson whom I have ordered with the captains of the Two Rifle...
19553To George Washington from John Hancock, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed Resolves, to which I must beg Leave to refer your Attention, will inform you of the...
19554From George Washington to Matthew Griswold, 4 July 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Matthew Griswold, 4 July 1776. Griswold’s letter to GW of 25 June is...
19555To George Washington from Brigadier General William Livingston, 4 July 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brigadier General William Livingston, 4 July 1776 (first letter). GW began...
19556To George Washington from Brigadier General William Livingston, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since my last to Mr Adjutant Reed, nothing material has happened here, excepting that we are...
19557To George Washington from Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 4 July 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 4 July 1776. On this date GW wrote to...
19558From George Washington to Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the receipt of your favours of Yesterday & this morng, & approve much of the...
19559To George Washington from the Newark Committee of Correspondence, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
As not only the Levies but the main Body of the Militia of this and the neighbouring Counties are...
19560To George Washington from Colonel Adam Stephen, 4 July 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Colonel Adam Stephen, 4 July 1776. On 20 July GW wrote to Stephen : “Your...
19561To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Retreat of the Northern Army and its present Situation have spread a general Alarm; by...
19562From George Washington to Major General Artemas Ward, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Distress we are in for want of Arms induces me again to urge your sending on all such as can...
19563To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
By yesterdays post I have the honour of your letter of the twenty sixth June and have this...
19564John Adams to Mary Palmer, 5 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
Your Favour of June 15. 1776 was handed to me, by the last Post. . . . I hold myself much obliged...
19565Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 5 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
I wrote to You about the 17 or 18th. of last Month which suppose You have received. Yesterday...
195665 July., 5 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
5 July. The congress resolved that a regiment be raised out of the officers who had served in...
195675 July., 5 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
5 July. The congress resolved that John Coburne, assistant conductor of military stores in...
195685 July., 5 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
5 July. The congress resolved that five tons of powder be sent to Gen. Andrew Lewis at...
19569From John Adams to Joseph Ward, 5 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
Yours of the 16 June, and that of the 20th. of the Same Month, are before me. I congratulate you...
19570To John Adams from Samuel Chase, 5 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of the 1st. conveys both pleasure and Grief. I hope eer this Time the decisive blow...
19571Franklin and James Wilson to John Montgomery, 5 July 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : Chicago Historical Society <The letter, dated Philadelphia, July 5, 1776 is identical in...
19572To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 5 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives The news in this brief note, that France was arming and, Dubourg...
19573General Orders, 5 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Those Regiments who have not made a Return of their officers, their ranks and dates of their...
19574To George Washington from Brigadier General Nathanael Greene, 5 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to recommend to your consideration the establishing a certain Guard at Red Hook. tis...
19575From George Washington to Brigadier General William Livingston, 5 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of the 4th came safely to hand. The Situation of New Jersey is such & the...
19576To George Washington from Brigadier General William Livingston, 5 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since my last, I have recieved so many Applications from the Inhabitants along the Sound,...
19577To George Washington from Brigadier General William Livingston, 5 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I forwarded the inclosed early this morning, but thro’ a mistake of the express was this moment...
195786 July., 6 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
6 July. The congress resolved that Carpenter Wharton be appointed commissary to the militia being...
19579Jasper Yeates to Franklin and James Wilson, 6 July 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania <Lancaster, July...
19580General Orders, 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Quarter-Master-General to have all the empty Casks, which have been collected, filled with...
19581To George Washington from John Hancock, 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Congress, for some Time past, have had their Attention occupied by one of the most...
19582To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Henshaw, 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Long Island [N.Y.] 6 July 1776 . Asserts right to command a regiment. “In the present Campaign I...
19583To George Washington from Brigadier General William Livingston, 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
This moment an express arrived from Major Duyckinck, a copy of whose Letter I enclose to save...
19584From George Washington to Brigadier General William Livingston, 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of this Date inclosing Major Duyckinck’s Letters was this Moment received. The known...
19585From George Washington to Colonel Gold Selleck Silliman, 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Governor Trumbull having informed me in a Letter of the 3d Instt that he had ordered Three...
19586From George Washington to Daniel Tillinghast, 6 July 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Daniel Tillinghast, 6 July 1776. Tillinghast’s letter to GW of 29 June is...
19587To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have this day wrote the Continental Congress, That [“]the Antient Laws of this Colony enable...
19588To George Washington from Colonel William Woodford, 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was favored with yours of the 10th of November and should long ago have thanked you for your...
19589From John Jay to the President of Congress (John Hancock), 6 July 1776 (Jay Papers)
The enclosed Memorial was Yesterday given me by Mr Pell with a Request that I would transmit it...
19590From John Jay to Edward Rutledge, 6 July 1776 (Jay Papers)
Your friendly letter found me so engaged by plots, conspiracies, and chimeras dire, that, though...
19591To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 6 July 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
When I wrote last week to Col. Nelson I promised to write to both of you by this Post, a...
19592Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 7 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
As you have always expressd a desire to have the small pox with my family I write to let you know...
19593John Adams to Abigail Adams, 7 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
I have this Moment folded up a Magazine, and an Evening Post and sent it off, by an Express, who...
19594John Adams to Abigail Adams, 7 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
It is worth the while of a Person, obliged to write as much as I do, to consider the Varieties of...
19595From John Adams to Joseph Reed, 7 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday your Favour of the 4th. Instant was handed me by the Post. Am much obliged to you for...
19596From John Adams to James Warren, 7 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
Congress has been pleased to establish a War Office, and have done me the Honour to make me a...
19597To John Adams from Samuel Holden Parsons, 7 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
Want of particular confidential Acquaintance with the Delegates from the State of Connecticutt,...
19598To John Adams from William Tudor, 7 July 1776 (Adams Papers)
I am to acknowlege your Favour of the 24th. of June and to apologize for not having wrote you...
19599General Orders, 7 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
A working party of one hundred and fifty men properly officered to go to Kingsbridge to morrow,...
19600From George Washington to Colonel James Clinton, 7 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I received yours by Major Ranselear, and am pleased to find you are makeing the necessary...