29301From George Washington to Samuel French, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
By your last return it appears that the musket cartridges in camp amount only to about 140,000...
29302From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
From a variety of concurring circumstances and the general information of persons coming from...
29303From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Every piece of intelligence from Philadelphia makes me think it more & more probable, that the...
29304From George Washington to Thomas Johnson, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
From a number of concurring circumstances there is reason to beleive that the enemy mean to...
29305From George Washington to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Enemys Transactions in Philadelphia as related by divers intelligent persons indicate the...
29306To George Washington from Brigadier General Henry Knox, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s Letter of this morning respecting the probable evacuation of...
29307From George Washington to Major General Lafayette, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received yesterday your favor of the 15th Instant, inclosing a paper, subscribed by Sundry...
29308To George Washington from William Livingston, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am told that houses are preparing in New York for the reception of Refugees from Philadelphia....
29309From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
From a variety of concurring circumstances and the general information of persons coming from...
29310From George Washington to Brigadier General William Smallwood, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
From a variety of accounts, all concurring, I am fully of opinion that the Enemy are making...
29311To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have inclosed you the Proceedings and sentence of a Court Martial against one Jetson a person...
29312From George Washington to Philip Van Rensselaer, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
General Knox informs me that he gave you directions to send from albany two thousand Arms with...
29313May 18 Monday. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. La Frété’s Country Seat, at the Foot of Mount Calvare. The House, Gardens, and Walks...
29314[May 18. 1778.] (Adams Papers)
May 18. 1778. We wrote the following Circular Letter to all the Seaports. Certain Intelligence...
29315Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have waited with great patience, restraining as much as posible every anxious Idea for 3...
29316Benjamin Franklin and John Adams to American State Officials, 18 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Paris, 18 May 1778. printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John Adams ,...
29317To John Adams from Alagnac, 18 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Le Docteur Franklin, Monsieur, a qui j’ay eu l’honneur D’ecrire pour Savoir Des nouvelles D’un...
29318Alagnac to John Adams: A Translation, 18 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Dr. Franklin, sir, to whom I had the honor to write for information about a young man, Chevalier...
29319To John Adams from Dupont de Lens, 18 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Under the auspices of my friend Mr. Recules de Basmarin I take the Liberty of addressing myself...
29320Christian Stenger and William Straughan to the Commissioners, 18 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
The Humble Petition of Christian Stenger and William Stragham Showed that Your Petitioners with...
29321Jonathan Williams to the Commissioners, 18 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
My last informed your Excellencies of my Arrival at this place from Morlaix and my Motives in...
29322George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 18 May 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Valley Forge ] May 18, 1778 . Sends instructions. Df , in writing of H, George Washington...
29323The American Commissioners to Any Governor or Member of a Council or House of Representatives of an American State, 18 … (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Archives; AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; copies: National...
29324Christian Stenger and William Straughan: Petition to the American Commissioners, 18 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
DS : American Philosophical Society <On board the Ranger , May 18, 1778: One of us commanded the...
29325Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 18 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Brest, May 18, 1778: Mr. Schweighauser writes Capt. Jones...
29326To Benjamin Franklin from Champigny, 18 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Quelle occuppée que soit votre Excellence des intérêts...
29327To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 18 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Princeton University Library; AL (draft): National Archives; copies: Library of Congress ,...
29328To Benjamin Franklin from Marc Le Fort, 18 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Nous prenons la liberté de vous remettre sous ce pli...
29329To Benjamin Franklin from Nicolas Ruault, 18 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Ruault a l’honneur de présenter ses respects à Monsieur...
29330To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 18 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I write by this Post to the Ministers to which I refer...
29331General Orders, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Commander in Chief has the pleasure to inform the Army that the Honorable the Congress have...
29332To George Washington from George Bryan, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys letter of the fourteenth instant has been read in Council. The “mistake”...
29333From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have a duplicate of a letter which I forwarded yesterday by an express. The accounts...
29334To George Washington from Colonel Josias Carvil Hall, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to my Instructions I shall send off for Wilmington this Week about 300 Recruits. I have...
29335From George Washington to Major General Lafayette, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
The detachment under your command with which you will immediately march towards the enemy’s lines...
29336From George Washington to Henry Laurens, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your two favors of the 11 & 15 Instant, with the several papers alluded...
29337From George Washington to Gouverneur Morris, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 15th Inst. gave me singular pleasure—I thank you for the agreeable intelligence...
29338From George Washington to Richard Peters, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 13th on the subject of the Militia which have been stationed at...
29339To George Washington from Brigadier General James Potter, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have called on a Majestrate and taken the Testimony of five persons in regard of the Barbarity...
29340To George Washington from Colonel Israel Shreve, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since Last thirsday ten foot, three Sailors, one Light Dragoon with horse and Accutriments,...
29341To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 18 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have dispatch’d two Officers one to Governor Johnson at Annapolis & the other to the head of...
29342Bill Establishing a Clerkship of Foreign Correspondence, [18 May 1778] (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas it is necessary for the Governour and council to be provided with a person learned in the...
29343Bill Providing Speedy Remedy against Defaulters to the United States, [18 May 1778] (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas divers persons receiving money of the United states of America for publick uses, apply it...
29344To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 19–20 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your orders I sent Capt. Norwood to obtain a List of the Stores at the head of Elk,...
29345May 19. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Dined with Mr. Challut, one of the Farmers General. We were shewn into the superbest Gallery that...
29346[May 19. 1778.] (Adams Papers)
May 19. 1778. We wrote to Congress, and to the Count De Vergennes. We have the Honor to inclose a...
29347[May 19. Tuesday. 1778.] (Adams Papers)
May 19. Tuesday. 1778. We dined with Mr. De Challut, one of the Farmers General.... We were...
29348To John Adams from Henry Laurens, 19 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Will you permit me to congratulate with you upon the favorable appearances in our American...
29349C. W. F. Dumas to the Commissioners, 19 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Ma derniere, en forme de Journal, commencoit par le 7e. et finissoit par le 15e de ce mois. Vous...
29350C. W. F. Dumas to the Commissioners: A Translation, 19 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
My last, in the form of a diary, began with the 7th and ended on the 15th of this month. You will...