1To George Washington from John Ewing, 13 December 1783 (Washington Papers)
We beg leave to congratulate your Excellency on the happy conclusion of the War. At length the hazardous Conflict is over, The Blessings of Peace and Independence are ours, And we approach your Excellency as you retire from the field, with the mingled Emotions of Joy, Gratitude & Affection. Let others, Sir, recount your military Atchievments, and draw the honorable Comparison between them &...
2Enclosure: David Bradford to John Lewis, 28 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to the Generals Wish, signified in his letter to you that the people who may have settled on his Lands shou’d be notified of his Intention of asserting his Claims, when out on racoon, I made out several Copies of your Advertisement & directed them to be set up on the Generals lands there, I have also directed some Copies to be set up on his Chirtiers land. I conversed with several of...