45761To Benjamin Franklin from John Jay, 8 September 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Columbia University Library; copy: Library of Congress My last to you went under Cover to Monsr. Grand from Madrid. I have not been favored with any Letters from you since the one inclosing a Letter of Credit in my Favor from Mr Grand to Marq. DYranda. Mr. Deane has been long arrived and I have not yet recd. a Line from him. I cannot account for this. Intelligence from Am. might...
45762To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Read, 8 September 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having Arrived here yesterday in a Mercht. Vessell from Philadelphia which Place I left the 25th July Having Leave from Congress to make this Voyage— by the Post I have sent you a Packet Deliver’d me by Mr. Beach and have Inclos’d you a paper from the Press of the morning I left it. Admiral Ternay was Arrived with his fleet at Rhode Island, and in a few...
45763General Orders, 8 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Huntington[,] Colonel Cilley[,] Lieutenant Colonel Dearborn[,] Major Leavensworth[,] Brigade Major Oliver Major Rosekrans will do the duty of brigade Inspector in Clinton’s brigade during Major Fish’s absence. Lieutenant Luther Trowbridge of the 7th Massachusetts regiment is appointed Adjutant to the same from the 1st instant vice Adjutant...
45764To George Washington from Major General Benedict Arnold, 8 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to inclose Your Excellency, Copy of a Letter from Colo. Hay of the 5th inst. In Answer to his Letter I informed him, “That our Force on the Lines was already inadequate to the Duty required to be done in that Quarter. And that I did not think it prudent to withdraw the two Companies of Malcoms Brigade Without first advising with Your Excellency on the subject And that I...
45765To George Washington from Brigadier General Edward Hand, 8 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
In compliance with your Excys Orders of the 6th Unstt I beg leave to inform you, that considering the present situation of the Southren States, & the Apparent danger of their relinquishing the Idea of farther Opposition if not effectually supported in the course of the ensuing Winter—It is my Opinion that our best plan will be to Strain every nerve to do it, & that our present preperations &...
45766From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 8 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favors of the 31st ulto and 3d instant. I should have been very glad had the situation of the Works, which Count de Rochambeau is constructing for the defence of the Island, admitted of the immediate dismission of the three months Massachusetts Militia, but as it does not, and the Count seems very desirous of compleating them, we cannot but consent to their staying out their...
45767From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 8 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Since the letter which I did myself the honor to write Congress the 20th Ulto, I have been more attentively considering the import of the resolution of the 5th of August, and am at a loss to satisfy myself as to the precise extent—whether it be meant to authorise me to extend my views beyond the present Campaign and even to apply to the Ministers of France & Spain in Europe—or only to concert...
45768To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 8 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit your Excellency the enclosed Extracts of Letters from the Governors of North Carolina & Virginia, which contain the latest Intelligence we have received from the southern Department, and give a more favourable representation of the Action near Cambden on the 16. Ulto than we had apprehended from the Letter of General Gates of the 20. Ulto, a Copy of which I presume...
45769To George Washington from Colonel William Malcom, 8 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding a Number of Difficulties (some of which I have reason to think were very unnecessarily cast in my Way) I got to this Place Yesterday Morning and the Brigade is now encamped near the Town—I find but very few Persons here which manifest a Disposition to forward the Service, although they express great Apprehensions about the Indians—His Excellency the Governor’s Instructions to...
45770To George Washington from Thomas Mumford, 8 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Tho’ I have not the Honor of a personal Acquaintance with your Exelency, your Ardour in Support of the Independance of these United States demand my warmest gratitude, your perseverance when the Army under your Command so Repeatedly are unsupply’d with Common necessaries Speak Loudly the greatness of your Soul & goodness of your heart, God grant you may be preserved & Reap the fruit of your...