2301To George Washington from James Lovell, 14 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from James Lovell, 14 Aug. 1779. On or about 26 Aug., GW wrote Lovell: “I have been favd with yours of the 14 and 25th instants.”
2302From John Jay to James Eastburn & Company, 5 December 1816 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your Letter of the 21 Oct r ., with your Proposals for to publish by Subscription “the History of the origin and first Ten Years of the British and foreign Bible Society—[”] agreable to your Request, they shall be laid before ^communicated to^ our Society at their next ensuing annual meeting, when it will be [?]in May next— They will ^probably^ [ illegible ] ^are not^ authorized...
2303To Thomas Jefferson from Montmorin, with Enclosure, 21 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
J’avois communiqué, Monsieur, à Mr. de Villedeuil les observations que vous m’aviez fait l’honneur de m’adresser le 23. Juillet dernier relativement à différens objêts de Commerce à l’egard desquels vous demandéz que le Roi fasse joüir les Etats Unis des avantages du Traité Anséatique. Mr. Lambert, Successeur de Mr. de Villedeuil, vient de me faire la réponse dont vous trouverez cijoint la...
2304To Benjamin Franklin from Coder, [on or after 7 March? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Les persecutions que je ne cesse d’eprouvér, pour avoir constament fait mon devoir, le tendre et vif interet que prenent a mes malheurx, MM. turgot, malherbes, M. le marechal de soubise, MM. le marquis de castries, francès etc. doivent me faire ecouté favorablement, des honnetes gens eclairés et surtout de Monsieur le docteur franklin. Vous aurez du voir par...
2305From Benjamin Walker to William Stephens Smith, 19 April 1783 to 20 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am directed, in reply to your Letter of the 17 to inform you that Letters may in future be Sent direct from N. York to Elizabeth Town—I am Dr Sir Your very humble Ser. 20th Your Letter of the 18th just came to hand when the Commander in Chief Returns this Eveng. it Shall be answerd. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
2306General Orders, 25 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . A record in GW’s expense book for this date indicates the purchase of “2½ dozn buttons for Wills vest &c.” (household account book, 11 April 1776–21 Nov. 1780, DLC:GW , ser. 5). “Wills” is a reference to GW’s slave and personal servant, William Lee (see GW to Caleb Gibbs, 1 May 1777 , and n.5 ; see also General Orders, 5 April 1780, source note ).
2307From Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, 22 June 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Your three letters of the 21st of March, 6th and 10th of April have been received, and gave me great pleasure. I accept your challenge to meet you in the field of mutual confidential communication; though I cannot always promise punctuality, or copiousness. I will however do the best I can. Will it not be a necessary preliminary to agree upon a Cypher? One has been devised for me, which though...
2308To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 31 March 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of sending to the President a letter from Colo. Smith; upon which he is now in conference with Mr Hammond and the result will be communicated to the President in the morning. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, GW’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State. Samuel Smith’s letter to Randolph of 29 March, sending information about...
2309George Washington to Major General Thomas Mifflin, 24 April 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Valley Forge, April 24, 1778. Invites Mifflin to council of war. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
2310To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 19 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
From the appearances of Several fires the last night there is reason to apprehend that the Enemy have destroyed the Works & evacuated Verplanks point. I have Sent out Several parties to make discoveries & to harrass them if possible. In obedience to your Excellencys orders the Brigades will move into the Highlands. Permit me to Suggest on Account of the great Scarcity of Forage in the...