1To George Washington from William Bradford, Sr., 14 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Governor Cooke having entered the Hospital for Inoculation it becomes incumbent upon me to acquaint your Excellency that upon the Receipt of a Letter of the 3d instant from Mr President Hancock inclosing several Resolves of the General Congress, One of them ordering One of the Continental Battalions in this State to march immediately to New York and requesting the Massachusetts-Bay to send a...
2To George Washington from William Bradford, Sr., 23 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Having seen in the publick Papers that your Excellency and the British Admiral have agreed upon an Exchange of Prisoners in the naval Department I beg Leave to apply to you in Behalf of a Mate of a Vessel, and Four Seamen, all belonging to Warwick in this State, some of whom are connected with very reputable Families. They were all taken in the Merchant’s Service, and are Prisoners on board...
3From George Washington to William Bradford, Sr., 29 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have been honoured with your Two favors of the 14th & 23d Instt and am to return you my thanks for the measures you have taken to forward the Two Continental Batallions from your State. In respect to the exchange of the persons you mention, I apprehend it cannot be effected, till a General one takes place. This I am trying to carry into execution as well in the Naval as the Land service and...