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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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26201 | Washington, George | Howe, Robert | George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 15 June … | 1780-06-15 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 15, 1780 . Warns of possible attack by British. Sends... |
26202 | Washington, George | McDougall, Alexander | George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall … | 1780-06-15 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 15, 1780 . Describes British “incursion into the Jersies.” Fears... |
26203 | Washington, George | Board of War | George Washington to the Board of War, 16 June 1780 | 1780-06-16 | [ Springfield, New Jersey ] June 16, 1780 . Thanks board for securing future services of the... |
26204 | Washington, George | Reed, Joseph | George Washington to Joseph Reed, 16 June 1780 | 1780-06-16 | [ Springfield, New Jersey ] June 16, 1780 . Asks Reed to send on the “city light horse.” Df , in... |
26205 | Washington, George | Howe, Robert | George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 18 June … | 1780-06-18 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 18, 1780 . Reports that Sir Henry Clinton is arriving from the... |
26206 | Washington, George | Huntington, Samuel | George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 18 June 1780 | 1780-06-18 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 18, 1780 . Reports that British are still at “Elizabeth Town... |
26207 | Washington, George | Livingston, William | George Washington to William Livingston, 18 June 1780 | 1780-06-18 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 18, 1780 . Is sending Brigadier General Henry Knox to present to... |
26208 | Washington, George | Trumbull, Jonathan | George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 18 June 1780 | 1780-06-18 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 18, 1780 . Reports that Sir Henry Clinton’s fleet has appeared... |
26209 | Washington, George | Reed, Joseph | George Washington to Joseph Reed, 19 June 1780 | 1780-06-19 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 19, 1780 . Informs Reed of arrival of Admiral Arbuthnot and... |
26210 | Washington, George | Committee of Cooperation | George Washington to the Committee of Cooperation, 20 … | 1780-06-20 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 20, 1780 . Advises Committee that Brigadier General Samuel Holden... |
26211 | Washington, George | Trumbull, Jonathan | George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 20 June 1780 | 1780-06-20 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 20, 1780 . Reports that Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons... |
26212 | Washington, George | Board of War | George Washington to the Board of War, 21 June 1780 | 1780-06-21 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 21, 1780 . Requests board to order recall of infantry of Major... |
26213 | Washington, George | Greene, Nathanael | George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 21 … | 1780-06-21 | Springfield [ New Jersey ] June 21, 1780 . Instructs Greene to “take the command of the troops... |
26214 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | George Washington to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 21 … | 1780-06-21 | [ Springfield, New Jersey ] June 21, 1780 . Instructs Knox to transport the flour at Trenton, New... |
26215 | Washington, George | Claiborne, Richard | George Washington to Major Richard Claiborne, 23 June … | 1780-06-23 | Rockaway Bridge [ New Jersey ] June 23, 1780 . Instructs Claiborne to proceed to Morristown to... |
26216 | Washington, George | Committee of Cooperation | George Washington to the Committee of Cooperation, 23 … | 1780-06-23 | Rockaway Bridge [ New Jersey ] June 23, 1780 . Reports that enemy is marching toward Morristown.... |
26217 | Washington, George | Howe, Robert | George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 23 June … | 1780-06-23 | Rockaway Bridge [ New Jersey ] June 23, 1780 . Reports that British are marching in two divisions... |
26218 | Hamilton, Alexander | Dayton, Elias | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Elias Dayton, [24 … | 1780-06-24 | I am sorry that we have not yet been able to get a return for the papers I last sent you, as the... |
26219 | Hamilton, Alexander | Steuben, Baron von | From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, [25 June … | 1780-06-25 | The enemy the day before yesterday made a forward movement to Springfield which they burnt and... |
26220 | Washington, George | Huntington, Samuel | George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 25 June 1780 | 1780-06-25 | Whippany [ New Jersey ] June 25, 1780 . Describes movements of the two Armies. States doubt... |
26221 | Washington, George | Gouvion, Jean-Baptiste | George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Baptiste … | 1780-06-26 | Pequannock [ New Jersey ] June 26, 1780 . Directs Gouvion to proceed to West Point. Df , in... |
26222 | Washington, George | Clinton, George | George Washington to George Clinton, 27 June 1780 | 1780-06-27 | Ramapo [ New Jersey ] June 27, 1780 . Approves measures taken by legislature. Explains that... |
26223 | Washington, George | Clinton, George | George Washington to George Clinton, 27 June 1780 | 1780-06-27 | Ramapo [ New Jersey ] June 27, 1780 . States that Major General Robert Howe has been ordered to... |
26224 | Washington, George | Howe, Robert | George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 27 June … | 1780-06-27 | Ramapo [ New Jersey ] June 27, 1780 . States that with addition of Connecticut line and present... |
26225 | Washington, George | Trumbull, Jonathan | George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 27 June 1780 | 1780-06-27 | Ramapo [ New Jersey ] June 27, 1780 . Explains that militia is no longer needed. Emphasizes... |
26226 | Washington, George | Phillips, William | George Washington to Major General William Phillips, 29 … | 1780-06-29 | [ Ramapo, New Jersey ] June 29, 1780 . Refuses Phillips’s request to go to Philadelphia to meet... |
26227 | Hamilton, Alexander | Laurens, John | From Alexander Hamilton to Lieutenant Colonel John … | 1780-06-30 | I received my Dear Laurens a letter from you which came by Mr. Ternant; and I since learn you are... |
26228 | Hamilton, Alexander | Steuben, Baron von | From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, [30 June … | 1780-06-30 | Agreeable to your request my Dr Baron I communicated your pro[po]sal to the General. Happily the... |
26229 | Washington, George | Dennis, Patrick | George Washington to Patrick Dennis, 30 June 1780 | 1780-06-30 | Ramapo [ New Jersey ] June 30, 1780 . Asks Dennis to come to Headquarters. Df , in writing of H,... |
26230 | Washington, George | Weare, Meshech | George Washington to Meshech Weare, 30 June 1780 | 1780-06-30 | Ramapo [ New Jersey ] June 30, 1780 . Is sending Brigadier General John Stark to “collect and... |
26231 | Hamilton, Alexander | Schuyler, Elizabeth | From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler … | ≈1780-06-01 | I wrote you, my dear, in one of my letters that I had written to our father, but had not heard of... |
26232 | Hamilton, Alexander | Schuyler, Elizabeth | From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler, [2–4 … | ≈1780-07-02 | I have been wishing my love for an opportunity of writing to you, but none has offered. I sit... |
26233 | Washington, George | Board of War | George Washington to the Board of War, 4 July 1780 | 1780-07-04 | Bergen County [ New Jersey ] July 4, 1780 . Asks Board to comply with Brigadier General Henry... |
26234 | Washington, George | Reed, Joseph | George Washington to Joseph Reed, 4 July 1780 | 1780-07-04 | Bergen County [ New Jersey ] July 4, 1780 . States that “legislature of Pennsylvania has vested... |
26235 | Washington, George | Weare, Meschech | George Washington to Meschech Weare and Jeremiah … | 1780-07-04 | Bergen County [ New Jersey ] July 4, 1780 . Requests powder for Army. Explains importance of... |
26236 | Hamilton, Alexander | Schuyler, Elizabeth | From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler, 6 July … | 1780-07-06 | Here we are my love in a house of great hospitality—in a country of plenty—a buxom girl under the... |
26237 | Hamilton, Alexander | Wayne, Anthony | From Alexander Hamilton to Brigadier General Anthony … | 1780-07-06 | Dr. W. Mendy is one of those characters that for its honesty, simplicity, and helplessness... |
26238 | Barbé-Marbois, Marquis de | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, 11 … | 1780-07-11 | Nous avons sçu ici que le desir du Général a été que l’offrande des dames de Phaladelphie et même... |
26239 | Washington, George | Lee, Henry | George Washington to Major Henry Lee, 11 July 1780 | 1780-07-11 | [ Bergen County, New Jersey ] July 11, 1780 . Orders Lee to Monmouth, New Jersey, to assist... |
26240 | Washington, George | Committee of Cooperation | George Washington to the Committee of Cooperation, 13 … | 1780-07-13 | [ Bergen County, New Jersey ] July 13, 1780 . Sends news that French fleet has been sighted off... |
26241 | Washington, George | Greene, Nathanael | George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 14 … | 1780-07-14 | [ Bergen County, New Jersey ] July 14, 1780 . Directs Greene to send George Olney to New London... |
26242 | Washington, George | Huntington, Samuel | George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 14 July 1780 | 1780-07-14 | Bergen County [ New Jersey ] July 14, 1780 . Informs Congress of arrival of the French fleet off... |
26243 | Washington, George | Trumbull, Jonathan | George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 14 July 1780 | 1780-07-14 | [ Bergen County, New Jersey ] July 14, 1780 . Is sending George Olney to New London to receive... |
26244 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | George Washington to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 15 … | 1780-07-15 | [ Bergen County, New Jersey ] July 15, 1780 . Informs Knox that objective of siege is to be New... |
26245 | Steuben, Baron von | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Baron von Steuben, 16 July … | 1780-07-16 | [ Fishkill, New York, July 16, 1780. On July 23, 1780, Hamilton wrote to von Steuben : “I have... |
26246 | Washington, George | Lee, Henry | George Washington to Major Henry Lee, 16 July 1780 | 1780-07-16 | [ Bergen County, New Jersey ] July 16, 1780 . Asks Lee to confirm or contradict report that... |
26247 | Washington, George | Rochambeau, Comte de | George Washington to Comte de Rochambeau, [16 July … | 1780-07-16 | [ Bergen County, New Jersey, July 16, 1780. ] Welcomes Rochambeau. Is sending the Marquis de... |
26248 | Washington, George | Ternay, Chevalier de | George Washington to Chevalier de Ternay, 16 July 1780 | 1780-07-16 | [ Bergen County, New Jersey ] July 16, 1780 . Welcomes the Chevalier de Ternay and informs him... |
26249 | Hamilton, Alexander | Pass for John Johnson, 17 July 1780 | 1780-07-17 | Headquarters, Preakness [ New Jersey ] July 17, 1780 . Pass and certificate of character for... | |
26250 | Steuben, Baron von | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Baron von Steuben, 18 July … | 1780-07-18 | [ Fishkill, New York, July 18, 1780. On July 23, 1780, H wrote to von Steuben : “I have received... |