1To Benjamin Franklin from Bernard Dehez, 23 July 1779: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <San Sebastián, July 23, 1779, in French: I have the honor of informing Your Excellency that Capt. Gustavus Conyngham, in command of the armed privateer La Vengeance ( Revenge ), captured the brigantine Le Gracieux , whose French captain, Manuel Augustin Letournois, sailing from London, had entirely loaded his ship with British goods, supposedly destined...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph-Jérôme Le Français de Lalande and Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 23 July 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Permettés moi de vous presenter m. des raggi, homme de merite et de talent, qui voudroit passer dans les etats unis, non pas comme un homme embarrassé de sa personne, mais comme pouvant y former un etablissement avantageux même au pays. Il a été pendant plusieurs années dans ma province de Bresse directeur d’une belle manufacture de fayance, cet art est peu...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Wharton, [23 July? 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have several Letters but no News from London. Sir Charles Hardy’s Fleet was at Anchor in Plymouth Road on the 17th Instant. I am with the sincerest Respect your Excellency’s affectionate & most obt. Servt Notation: S. Wharton Paris— An extract of a letter from Plymouth dated July 17 reporting the anchorage of the grand fleet was published in The Public...
4General Orders, 23 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
A board of General Officers to be composed of Major Generals Heath and St Clair and Brigadier Generals Nixon, Parsons Smallwood, Knox and Paterson are to sit tomorrow morning ten ôclock at General Heath’s quarters to make a complete and final arrangement of the officers in the Massachusetts line. The board will be pleased to fix the precise rank & station of every Field officer and also the...
5To George Washington from Col. Nathaniel Gist and Officers of the Virginia Line, 23 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Col. Nathaniel Gist and Officers of the Virginia Line, 23 July 1779. GW wrote Gist and the other officers on 24 July: “I have received your letter of yesterday.”
6To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 23 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty of begging leave of your Excellency to forward the enclosed by the first flag which may happen to be going into New york. They are addressed to [a] good man in distress which I am sure will apologize with you for my asking your intervention. I am with the greatest respect your Excellencys mos. obdt & most hbl. servt Copy, DLC : Jefferson Papers. GW replied to Jefferson from...
7From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 23 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received Your favor of the 7th some days ago and was extremely happy to hear that Our friend Colo. Lewis had returned. I really feared that some accident had befallen him—and that he might have been sacrificed for his attachment to our cause. His intelligence if well founded, is interesting; as we shall have little to apprehend from any force below—and I think not a great deal from the...
8Orders for Defense of the Western Frontier, 23 July 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
The Act of General Assembly intituled an act for raising a Body of Troops for the defence of the Commonwealth, having directed that two battalions shall be raised for the Western and two for the Eastern Service, the Board advise the Governor to Order that the men to be raised according to the said act in the Counties of Yohogania, Monongalia, Ohio, Kentucky, Hampshire, Berkley, Frederick,...
9Notes and Plans for Western Defense, [23 July 1779 and after] (Jefferson Papers)
Plan for regimenting & stationing the two Western battalions. Joseph Crocket & James Knox Lt. Colonels commandants } appointed by the Council George Walls, Robert Powell. Majors. William Cherry, Samuel Gill. Captains. Thomas Walls, Peter Moore. Ensigns. no. of men supposed they will raise Officers to be recommended by the feild officers of the respective countries Destination . Yohogania. a...
10From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 23 July 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Letter of the 9th ulto. has been taken under Consideration, and I have now the pleasure to inform Your Excellency, that the report of the Board of Field Officers contain’d therein, meets with the intire approbation of the Executive of this State; I have therefore inclosed four blank Commissions , which it is requested You will be pleased to order to be filled up properly for the...