1To John Adams from Josiah Quincy, 13 – 25 June 1776 (Adams Papers)
Your worthy Lady has been so good as to lend me a Pamphlet printed at Philadelphia intituled “Thoughts upon Government”: I have perused it with Pleasure, because, in general they are agreable to my own. It is difficult to contract, within the Limits of a Sheet of Paper, ones Thoughts upon such a copious Subject : however, I have selected the following for your Amusement; and when you are not...
2To John Adams from Pelatiah Webster, 13 June 1776 (Adams Papers)
I Take this opportunity Just to advise You that if Your Congress will Appoint Capt. Job Prince (the Father) to the Command of one of the Continental frigates, he will Accept. His Great Abilities as A Seaman and Long Experience both in Mercantile and War Vessels Make no sort of Recomendation Necessary to You Who have Long known him as a foremost Man in the Character of an Able Seaman &c. His...
3To Benjamin Franklin from [Anthony Wayne], 13 June 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania The writer, later known as “mad Anthony,” needs no introduction. Deborah Franklin had dealt with him briefly a decade earlier about her husband’s land speculations, but we have no evidence that Franklin knew him before they served together on the Pennsylvania committee of safety. They may or may not have met in Canada; Franklin was en route from...
4General Orders, 13 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
The party at Kingsbridge to be reinforced with one Serjeant, one Corporal and twenty men; and a guard from the above party is to be mounted over the Cannon beyond Kingsbridge, who are to be exceedingly carefull that no damage is done them. Varick transcript , DLC:GW . For the posting of a guard detachment at King’s Bridge to keep soldiers from leaving Manhattan Island, see General Orders, 6...
5From George Washington to Samuel Chase, 13 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am to inform you that Col. Nicholson, of whose Character and Conduct you have received an unfavourable Impression is in Town—he comes for the Purpose of raising Recruits for a New-York Battalion, to the Command of which he has been nominated—When I intimated to him, that from certain Representations, I had received I judged him very unfit for the Employment he insisted upon a Court of...
6From George Washington to John Hancock, 13 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honour of transmitting to Congress a Letter, which came by Express, last Night, from General Schuyler, inclosing the Copy of a Letter to him from Col. Kirkland—I have likewise inclosed the Copy of one directed to General Putnam, or the Commanding Officer at New-York. The Representations contained in these Letters have induced me, without waiting the Determination of Congress, to...
7To George Washington from Richard Henry Lee, 13 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am informed that a certain Mr Eustace, now in New York, but some time ago with Lord Dunmore, is acquainted with a practise that prevailed of taking letters out of the Post Office in Virginia and carrying them to Dunmore for his perusal and than returning them to the Office again. As it is of the greatest consequence that this nefarious practise be stopt immediately, I shall be exceedingly...
8To George Washington from Officers of the 4th New York Regiment, 13 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
New York, 13 June 1776 . Although their regiment was disbanded following service in Canada, their commissions are still in force, and they still wish to serve. “We have Apply’d to the Congress of this Province and they refer us to your Excellency for Orders in what manner to proceed.” DS , DLC:GW . Signed by Capt. Samuel Sacket and lieutenants Samuel T. Pell, Isaac Van Wart, William...
9From George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 13 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I last night received by Mr Bennet Your Favor of the 8th Inst., addressed to General Putnam or the Officer Commanding here, Covering one for Congress with a Copy of Colo. Kirkland’s Letter to You; both of which I shall immediately forward to Philadelphia. In Consequence of Your former Letters, the Commissary has been directed to continue Supplies of Provisions, I shall repeat the Direction &...
10From George Washington to Brigadier General John Sullivan, 13 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Having received Intelligence of the unfortunate death of Genl Thomas, occasioned by the smallpox he had taken, the command of the Army in Canada devolves on you—I am therefore to request your most strenuous exertions to retreive our circumstances in that Quarter from the melancholy situation they are now in and for performing the arduous Task, of bringing order out of confusion. I confess...