56791To George Washington from William Heath, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was the last evening honored with yours of the 21st. I have been also honored with yours of the 16th respecting the contract, and one of the 18th respecting the recruits raising in Massachusetts—I shall write lieutenant colonel Badlam by the next post on the subject of the latter. I am not yet able to answer the former so fully as may be necessary, and shall enquire of the commanding...
56792To George Washington from John Paterson, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency having been pleased in your letter to major-general Heath of the 17th instant to request our opinion at what places it may be best to establish magazines of provisions for the moving army—and also what should be deemed the dependencies of West-point—We beg leave to give our opinion as follows; viz. Considering the contingencies of the campaign, magazines may be eligible at...
56793To George Washington from Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
Le Capitaine l’Enfant qui aura l’honneur de remettre cette Lettre à Votre Excellence est resté ici par complaisance pour moi quelques jours de plus qu’il ne comptoit. Sa presence me seroit très utile pour la construction d’une Salle que je fais faire afin de donner au Congrès et aux habitans de Philadelphie une fête pour celebrer la naissance de Mgr le Dauphin. S’il n’est point nécéssaire à...
56794From George Washington to John Laurens, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received since my arrival at these Quarters, your favor of the 12th of Feby respecting the exchange of your Honble Father for Lord Cornwallis—I am sorry to inform you , that upon my arrival at Philadelphia, and for a long time after I had been there, I experienced the greatest disinclination in Congress to the exchange of Lord Cornwallis; upon any terms ; and that, it was not till after...
56795To George Washington from Henry Lee, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am very sorry to trouble your Excellency on any matters of mine or of my friends, as I well know the little leisure of your station. but as the case to which I beg leave to call your Excellencys attention for a moment involves in it similarity those of hundreds of your officers, I trust it will sufficiently apologize for me. Your Excellency must recollect, that while in the northern army my...
56796From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have only time by Mr Eveleigh to acknowledge the rect of your private letter of the 2d & to thank you for it. The moment I am at leizure & a good oppertunity offers I shall write you more fully on the subject. Permit me to recommend the Letters herewith inclosed to your care—if no better oppertunity offers, be so good as to forward them by the first Post. Most sincerely & Affectionately I...
56797To George Washington from Robert Morris, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
When Your Letter of the 28 Ultimo came to my Hands enclosing one from Mr John Logan the SubContracor, assigning the want of Money as the Cause of his not having been regular in the Supply of provisions to the Troops at Morris Town and Pumpton; I delivered the same to Messrs Francis and Slough the persons that contracted with me, they instantly acknowledged that so far from being kept in want...
56798From George Washington to Jean [de] Neufville, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
The very favorable sentiments you are pleased to express in your polite Letter of the 10th of August last; have added infinitely to the value of the agreeable Present you intended for me: and I wish you to be assured, that the detention of that Present by Captain Gillan, has not diminished my sense of the obligations I am under to you—Major Jackson has explained the matter fully, and has...
56799To George Washington from Abraham Skinner, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am this day honored with your Letter of the 20th instt that Express with the Dispatches for Congress. The Commissioners, & Sr Henry Clinton; which shall be forwarded without delay, the Commissioners having finished their business and returned to Philadelphia. I know not how Colo. Holmes cou’d assert that he acted under Authority from my Department in the making partial Exchanges—he has no...
56800To George Washington from Elijah Vose, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of repeated Application from Lieut. Grace, of the first Massachusetts Regiment, to leave services I would beg leave to recommend to your Excellency for a discharge. I am Sir your Excellency Most Obedt Humble servant DNA : RG 93—War Department.