1To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 16 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I must beg your Excellency’s excuse from particularly answering your late favour, till I return home—The design of this is merely to acquaint you, that I have very great reason to believe that the design of the Enemy in their late Embarkation is to go along the Coast of Virginia under the Idea of plundering &c. but really to make a sudden March into the Country & rescue Burgoyne’s Troops—I...
2To George Washington from Captain John Copp, 16 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
To excuse the Liberty I take as an injured Officer in representing my Situation to your Notice. Since the Commencement of the War I have had the Honor to act in the Continental Service as a Subaltern—’till the 16th of April 1776, when I was in Canada appointed Captain of a Company in Colonel John Nicholson’s Regiment: Shortly after which Appointment, I was by the Committ⟨ee of the Pro⟩vincial...
3To George Washington from William Lee Davidson, c.16 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Lee Davidson, c.16 May 1779. On 17 or 18 May, Alexander Hamilton wrote to Thomas Clark for GW: “His Excellency received last night a letter from Lt Col. Davidson written by your direction, informing him of the enemy’s being at the New Bridge” (see Thomas Clark to GW, 17 May, n.1 ).