1John Bondfield to the Commissioners, 29 August 1778 (Adams Papers)
Since my last of the 26th I an honord with your favor of the 19th. Commissioning the emediate purchase of fifty six pieces of Cannon say Twenty eight 24 pounders and Twenty eight eighteen pounders. From the search I have already made I suspect it will be November before they can be all colected. I propose going to the Forges next week on that Account. I shall take every precaution both with...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Elisha Boudinot, [29 August 1778] (Hamilton Papers)
The Person I mentioned to you came over last Night and informs me, that General Clinton with his whole Army has set off for Rhode Island. They are gone up the Sound and across the East End of Long Island. There are only a small Guard left in the City. Not a Canoe is suffered to pass up the East River least it should be known, they moved with the utmost secrecy. As it might be you have not...
3George Washington to Major General John Sullivan, 29 August 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
[ White Plains, New York ] August 29, 1778 . Sends information concerning maneuvers of British fleet in the Sound. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. This was probably the news sent in Elisha Boudinot to H, August 29, 1778 .
4John Bondfield to the American Commissioners, 29 August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Bordeaux, August 29, 1778: I have received your letter of the 19th commissioning the purchase of 56 pieces of cannon. I suspect it will be November before I can collect them. I presume they are for naval use; let me know where to send them. I am without instructions for the General Arnold ; the delays cause very heavy expenses which are charged to me....
5To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Guigon, 29 August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Agde, August 29, 1778, in French: I am sending you a modest work on engineering and make bold to congratulate your country on its alliance with France, that generous protector of the weak. May America prove a faithful daughter!> He signs himself Maître de Chapelle de la Cathédrale d’Agde.
6To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Hill, 29 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai recu de Mr. Franklin la somme de Cinq Cent Livres a Compte, de ce qu’il me doit de Memoire que je luy ai donné, Notation: Hills Rect for 500 Livs A tailor who had been serving the members of the commission for at least a year; he appears sporadically throughout WTF ’s Accounts (see XXIII , 19), and F. Grand’s Accounts with the Commissioners ( XXIV , p....
7General Orders, 29 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
The board of Field-Officers appointed in orders of the 27th instant in the Virginia Line are to take into Consideration and settle Lieutt Colls Brent & Ellison’s claims of rank. Colonels Wyllys, Bradley, Swift and Meigs are appointed to settle the relative rank of the Lieutt Colonels, Majors and Captains in the Connecticutt line—They are desired to meet at Colonel Wyllys’s Marquee three ôClock...
8To George Washington from Major General Benedict Arnold, 29 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was honored with your Excellencys favour of the 9th Inst. on the 15th And immediately, inclosed it to the President and Council of this state, and requested three hundred Militia to Supply the Place of the Continental Troops, the Next day I received a Coppy of an Act of the Assembly of the State, which makes a requisition of Congress Necessary before the Presidt & Council can Order Out the...
9To George Washington from Captain Epaphras Bull, 29 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have to Inform your Excellency that the Fleet which came to Sail Last Night have got as far Etward as Oyster Bay where they now lie at Anchor the wind being Rather a head, there appears to be between 60 & 70 Sail of them, (30 of them Ships) the distance is so great that I am not able to give a Particular Acct of them—I shou’d think that a Person at Horse Neck or Stanford, with a good Glass...
10To George Washington from Captain Epaphras Bull, 29 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Capt. Epaphras Bull, 29 Aug. 1778. On 30 Aug., Bull wrote to GW : “the Transport, which I mentioned as having Troops on board Last Night, appeard to have them to day”; when Bull wrote GW on the morning of Aug. 29, he had not been able to discern whether the boats were carrying troops.