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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26161 | Hamilton, Alexander | Varick, Richard | From Alexander Hamilton to Lieutenant Colonel Richard … | 1780-10-28 | I have received several letters from you to Harrison and myself: the requisitions of which I... |
| 26162 | Washington, George | Clinton, James | George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton … | 1780-10-28 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] October 28, 1780 . Appoints Clinton to the command of “Albany and on the... |
| 26163 | Washington, George | Clinton, George | George Washington to George Clinton, 29 October 1780 | 1780-10-29 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] October 29, 1780 . Reports that Joshua Hett Smith has been acquitted and... |
| 26164 | Washington, George | Heath, William | George Washington to Major General William Heath, 29 … | 1780-10-29 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] October 29, 1780 . Is sending Joshua Hett Smith to West Point to be... |
| 26165 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 30 October … | 1780-10-30 | [ Totowa, New Jersey ] October 30, 1780 . Does not think that a campaign at this time is... |
| 26166 | Hamilton, Alexander | Deposition in Favor of Lieutenant Colonel Richard … | 1780-10-31 | [ Preakness, New Jersey, October 31, 1780. “Personally appeared before me John Glover, Brigadier... | |
| 26167 | Washington, George | Phillips, William | George Washington to Major General William Phillips, 31 … | 1780-10-31 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] October 31, 1780 . Has instructed Abraham Skinner concerning the... |
| 26168 | Washington, George | Skinner, Abraham | George Washington to Abraham Skinner, 31 October 1780 | 1780-10-31 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] October 31, 1780 . Sends instructions for exchange of officers. Df , in... |
| 26169 | Washington, George | Bouchet, Chevalier de | George Washington to the Chevalier du Bouchet, [October … | ≈1780-10-01 | [ Preakness, New Jersey, October, 1780. ] States appreciation of the friendship of the French. Df... |
| 26170 | Washington, George | Huntington, Samuel | George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 1 November 1780 | 1780-11-01 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] November 1, 1780 . Transmits memorials from Captain Joseph Traversie and... |
| 26171 | Washington, George | Rendon, Francisco | George Washington to Francisco Rendon, 1 November 1780 | 1780-11-01 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] November 1, 1780 . Sends details of British embarkation. Df , in writing... |
| 26172 | Washington, George | General Orders by George Washington, 1 November 1780 | 1780-11-01 | Totowa [ New Jersey ] November 1, 1780 . Announces regulation of Army by the Congressional... | |
| 26173 | Hamilton, Alexander | Wadsworth, Jeremiah | From Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 2 … | 1780-11-02 | [ Preakness, New Jersey, November 2, 1780. The description of this letter in the dealer’s... |
| 26174 | Washington, George | Huntington, Samuel | George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 4 November 1780 | 1780-11-04 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] November 4, 1780 . Sends news of British troop and naval movements.... |
| 26175 | Washington, George | Rochambeau, Comte de | George Washington to Comte de Rochambeau, 4 November … | 1780-11-04 | [ Preakness, New Jersey ] November 4, 1780 . Is happy to hear that Rochambeau’s son has departed... |
| 26176 | Washington, George | Smith, William Stephens | George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel William … | 1780-11-04 | [ Totowa, New Jersey ] November 4, 1780 . Approves Smith’s decision to take the place of a... |
| 26177 | Pickering, Timothy | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Colonel Timothy Pickering, 6 … | 1780-11-06 | Preakness, New Jersey, November 6, 1780. Describes efforts to obtain boats for projected attack... |
| 26178 | Schuyler, Philip | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Philip Schuyler, 12 November … | 1780-11-12 | Both your favors of the 17th & 22nd. ult I had the pleasure to receive about the latter end of... |
| 26179 | Washington, George | Smith, William | George Washington to William Smith, [15 November 1780] | 1780-11-15 | [ Passaic Falls, New Jersey, November 15, 1780. ] Thanks Smith for the notice of Washington’s... |
| 26180 | Hamilton, Alexander | Stewart, Charles | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Charles Stewart, [18 … | 1780-11-18 | You will see that Mr. Farge is a man in distress. The General has given him an order to draw... |
| 26181 | Hamilton, Alexander | Pickering, Timothy | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Timothy Pickering … | 1780-11-20 | There are five boats ordered from Kings ferry to Dobbes ferry, which The General directs you will... |
| 26182 | Hamilton, Alexander | Pickering, Timothy | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Timothy Pickering … | 1780-11-20 | Be so good as to urge the bringing forward the boats; there is no time to be lost. They ought to... |
| 26183 | Pickering, Timothy | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Colonel Timothy Pickering … | 1780-11-20 | I instantly sent off an Express on the Receipt of your first Note to Major Cogswell with Orders... |
| 26184 | Pickering, Timothy | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Colonel Timothy Pickering … | 1780-11-20 | The moment teams could be provided the boats at Dobbs ferry were sent for. I expect them up... |
| 26185 | Washington, George | Clinton, Henry | George Washington to Sir Henry Clinton, 20 November … | 1780-11-20 | [ Passaic Falls, New Jersey ] November 20, 1780 . Proposes a meeting of commissioners for the... |
| 26186 | Washington, George | Huntington, Samuel | George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 20 November … | 1780-11-20 | Passaic Falls [ New Jersey ] November 20, 1780 . Discusses problems involved in exchanging... |
| 26187 | Washington, George | Lee, Arthur | George Washington to Arthur Lee, [20 November 1780] | 1780-11-20 | [ Passaic Falls, New Jersey, November 20, 1780. ] Discusses need for large foreign loan. Df , in... |
| 26188 | Washington, George | Craig, Thomas | George Washington to Colonel Thomas Craig, 21 November … | 1780-11-21 | [ Totowa, New Jersey ] November 21, 1780 . Orders Craig to move his men to Elizabethtown. Df , in... |
| 26189 | Washington, George | Goetschius, John Mauritius | George Washington to Major John Mauritius Goetschius … | 1780-11-21 | [ Preakness, New Jersey ] November 21, 1780 . Is planning a move toward Elizabethtown. Instructs... |
| 26190 | Washington, George | Gouvion, Jean-Baptiste | George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Baptiste … | 1780-11-21 | Preakness [ New Jersey ] November 21, 1780 . Orders Gouvion to reconnoiter British lines. Df , in... |