1George Washington to John Jay, 16 August 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
West Point, August 16, 1779. States that England’s rejection of the Spanish offer of mediation...
2To Benjamin Franklin from the Abbé Thomas du Rouzeau, [16 August 1779] (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Extraordinairement convoqué ce jourdhuy 16. du Courant a...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Tabor, 16 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I beg pardon for troubling your Excy. with the inclos’d but...
4To Benjamin Franklin from John Welsh, 16 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I presumed that my late partnership of Duff & Welsh has been...
5General Orders, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
6From George Washington to the Board of War, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 6th inclosing the instructions of the Board to the different...
7To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since my recovery from my late Indisposition so far as to attend to any Business, I have been...
8To George Washington from Vachel Burgess, 16 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Vachel Burgess, 16 Aug. 1779. On 16 Aug., GW wrote Burgess: “I received...
9From George Washington to Lieutenant Vachel Burgess, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received Your Letter of this date and am ⟨exceedingly⟩ sorry to find, that no arrangement that...
10From George Washington to John Cochran, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have asked Mrs Cockran & Mrs Livingston to dine with me to morrow; but ought I not to apprize...
11From George Washington to Robert Erskine, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
Lord Stirling writes me that a very good road might be opened from Ringwood into the clove, about...
12To George Washington from William Gardner, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
In conformity to the direction of the Hon’ble Board of War, do now inclose your Excellency an...
13To George Washington from Robert Howe, 16 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Robert Howe, 16 Aug. 1779. On 17 Aug., GW wrote Howe: “I have received...
14To George Washington from Robert Howe, 16 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Robert Howe, 16 Aug. 1779. On 17 Aug., GW wrote Howe: “I have also...
15From George Washington to John Jay, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I beg you to accept my thanks for your obliging letter of the 10th transmitting an extract from...
16From George Washington to John Jay, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had yesterday afternoon the honor to receive Your Excellency’s Letter of the 6th with a copy of...
17From George Washington to William Livingston, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had not the Honor till two days ago, to receive Your Excellency’s Letter of the 5th Instant....
18To George Washington from Thomas Marshall, 16 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Thomas Marshall, 16 Aug. 1779. On 20 Aug., GW wrote Marshall: “I have...
19From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowlege the favor of your Lordships two letters of the 13th and 15th inst. Mr...
20From George Washington to Brigadier General William Woodford, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I inclose you an extract of a letter from Col. Febeger. You will observe that he imagines some of...
21From John Jay to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 16 August 1779 (Jay Papers)
The Reasons which at present induce many good men to avoid holding Places in the Staff...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Rev. John Todd, 16 August 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you for the favour you have done me in inclosing me the bill for establishing religious...
23To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 16 August 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
West Point, 16 Aug. 1779 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 23 July enclosing one for Mr. Battora,...