1To George Washington from Major General Riedesel, 11 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
Major Genl Gates having at the Request of his Excellcy Lieut. Genl Bourgoyne exchanged a certain Number of British Officers, Prisoners of War, for an equal Number of Officers of the Continental Army, and being further required to exchange a proportionable Number of german Officers, who were made Prisoners of War, said: “He cou’d not enter upon any exchange of the german Troops, without an...
2To George Washington from Major General Riedesel, 17 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I hope your Excellency has received my Letter dated from Newburgh, and which I forwarded to Head Quarters by my Aide du Camp Lieutenant Cleve, who arrived at Middle Brook a few days after your Excellency’s departure for Philadelphia. Lord Sterling opened my Letter, and was so obliging as to grant all the Requests it contained, in the most ample manner. I have met with here, some Hessian...
3To George Washington from Major General Riedesel, 16 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
The great obligations which I am under to Captain Browne, who will have the Honor of delivering this Letter to your Excellency, occasion my taking the Liberty of recommending him to your Excellency. This Officer was appointed by Lord Sterling, to accompany me and my family to the place of our Destination in Virginia. The great care he took in procuring us the best Accommodations, and...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Riedesel, 19 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
The happiness I have had in becoming acquainted with you, and the many kindnesses I received of you during your short residence at Montichelli, induces me to present you these lines, and my most perfect congratulations on your new Charge as Governor of Virginia, as much Pleasure as it is possible for this event to give you. Such on your account I feel on the occasion, having only to struggle...
5To George Washington from Major General Riedesel, 12 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency, I hope, will have the goodness to excuse my troubling you with this letter, I do it from motives of justice due Mr Randolph the Gentleman who will have the honour of delivering it to you —I beg to recommend him to the knowledge of Your Excellency as the person to whom Colonel Bland the Commandant at CharlottesVille gave the Commission of conducting the Officers of my family...
6To George Washington from Major General Riedesel, 29 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday Evening I was Honored with Your Excellencys Letter of the 23d of October in Answer to mine sent by Mr Randolph, and Majr General Phillips has communicated to me that part of Your Excellencys Letter to Him, which concerns me —I return Your Excellency my warmest thanks for the share you take in my indisposition and am persuaded whenever my disagreeable Situation can be changed every...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Riedesel, 4 December 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
I should conceive it an instance of ingratitude, to leave Virginia without repeating to you my heartiest thanks for every mark of Friendship which you have so kindly testified to me from the first moments of our acquaintance; and for the Assistance and hospitality which you have shewn the Troops under my Command since you have assumed the Government of Virginia: I beg you will be assured that...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Riedesel, 10 February 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
For your very polite recollection and kind Compliments as well, as those from Your Lady, to whom please to present my best respects, myself and Madame de Riedesel return you our most perfect thanks, requesting you will be persuaded that nothing can ever efface from our Memory the Esteem we have for so respectable a Family from whom we received so many instances of Friendship. Madme: de...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Riedesel, 30 March 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 30 Mch. 1780 . Cannot “refrain from once more addressing Your Excellency, and repeating my invariable Esteem for you, your Lady, and amiable Family, also testifying the lively rememberance i , and all mine have of your many Civilities and particular politeness to us.” Announces “the happy recovery of Madame de Riedesel after having presented me a fourth Daughter, near three Weeks...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Riedesel, 13 June 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 13 June 1780 . Acknowledges TJ’s kindness in forwarding earlier letters to officers of the Convention army and encloses others to be so forwarded. Begs his own and Mme. de Riedesel’s remembrance to Mrs. Jefferson. The Riedesels have moved for the summer to a house a few miles out of town on the East River. The children are well and have not forgotten Mrs. Jefferson’s kindnesses. RC (...