1From George Washington to Honour Harnage, 13 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your letter of the 25th of August. You will beleive me, that my wishes and endeavours have been uniformly directed, to remove those obstructions which stood in the way of a general exchange of prisoners. I have only to regret their having heretofore proved unsuccessful. There is now a meeting of the respective commissaries of prisoners at Elizabeth Town, which I...