1From Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, 22 July 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Your favour of the 18th ⟨from Saratoga reached me⟩ yesterday. Your pronouncing Fort Edward among the other forts indefensible surprises me a little, as it is intirely contrary to the representations of several Gentlemen of judgment, who have had an opportunity of seeing and considering its situation, by whom we have been taught to believe, that it would be an excellent post, at least ⟨for⟩...
2George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 22 July 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Smiths Clove [ New York ] July 22, 1777. Asks for accurate report of British movements on Long Island Sound. Requests information on posts around Kings Bridge and Fort Washington. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
3George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 22 July 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Smiths Clove [ New York ] July 22, 1777. Is sending Brigadier General John Glover’s brigade to reinforce Schuyler. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Although the partially erased signature of H can be seen on the draft, this is without a doubt a Washington letter.
4To Benjamin Franklin from [Le Roy], [22 July 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society This note was preceded by two other letters from him, neither of which deserves to be printed in full. They are undated, but show the order in which they were written. The earlier is in French and in the third person; it puts forward the names of three men for service in the American army. The first is M. de Beaussancourt, about whom Le Roy spoke to Deane a...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Henry Johnson, 22 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Public Record Office The Bearer M. le Chevr. de Ꝃninon who is desirous of going to America, is well recommended to me as a Person of Character and Merit. If he takes his Passage with you, I make no doubt that you will treat him with all the Civilities due to a Gentleman, in which you will very much oblige Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant Notations: No. 5 / N 5 There because Johnson...
6Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 22 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: Yale University Library I am favourd with yours of the 19th Inst. and in Consequence have told Capt. Thompson that I should Take his paper. As to the Duc de Chartres She is not yet bought because the persons who are to Sell her have not Received their answer from Paris and till they have power to Sell it is needless to make any more offers. Capt. Nicholson is here and with...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Silas Deane, 22 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I send you per Mr. Grand, the Letters I have received this Day; I have giv’n him the Letter for Mr. Vergennes which We yesterday agreed to and signed. I have also sent You a true Copy of the Orders giv’n on Our behalf To Capt. Cunningham, which submit to Your Judgment whither it be proper to transmit it to the Count De Vergennes, with Two or Three Lines...
8To Benjamin Franklin from ――― Laillier, 22 July 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Paris, July 22, 1777, in French: He offers to provide any quantity of shoes that may be required, or other goods in Hungarian leather or buffalo hide, for which he will give the estimates customary for the French army. He signs himself as former supplier of the King’s troops from the royal leather manufactory, Rue St. Hippolyte, faubourg St. Marcel.>
9General Orders, 22 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
After Orders. The army is to march early to morrow morning, if it should not rain; and at five o’clock the march is to begin. General Lincoln’s and General Stephen’s divisions to proceed up the Clove, and march to Chester, and there wait for further orders. General Greene’s division, and the park of artillery to march back to Suffern’s, whither also the baggage of Lord Stirling’s division is...
10From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 22 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
All our accounts agree that the greatest part of the Fleet have gone from the Narrows down to the Hook, but whether they have gone out to Sea we cannot discover. You will therefore please to send me word whether they yet lay at the Hook or have gone out. If you send your dispatches across by South Amboy to Colo. Moylan he will forward them to me. If the fleet have sailed & their Course...