1George Washington to Jeremiah Powell and the Massachusetts Council, 3 August 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
[ West Point ] August 3, 1779 . Reports sailing of British ships of war. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Powell was president of the Massachusetts Council.
2From George Washington to the Massachusetts Council, 3 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
Having received intelligence some time since that the Romulus Daphne and Delaware were preparing to leave New York on a Cruise (as was reported) for Boston-Bay in conversation with General Heath I mentioned to him my Intention to transmit the intelligence I had received to the Council, which I was induced to decline from his having assured me he had already done it—By the inclosed extract of a...