21To George Washington from Antoine-Charles du Houx, baron de Vioménil, 18 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
La vénération dónt cette armée a été pénétrée pour votre Exélence des le premier instant ou elle luy a été presentée par M. le cte de rochambeau, Sa confiance dans Ses talents, et La Sagesse de Ses ordres, le Souvenir inéfacable de Ses bontés, de Ses attentions, et de l’exemple qu’elle lay a donné dans des circonstances périlleuses, L’approbation, Les regrets, et Les voeux dónt elle veut bien...
22From George Washington to Marinus Willett, 18 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 29th Ulto from Albany, came safe to my hands. I am glad to find you enter so readily into a measure which appears very practicable in my eyes, provided the Troops for the Enterprise can be properly accomodated. I have again written to the Secretary at War respecting Clothing for the York State Troops, and desired Colo. Tilghman, who left this on Sunday last for Philadelphia...
23To George Washington from Theodore Woodbridge, 18 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
The urgent demand of my Country, was the principal inducement for my entering, & continuance eight campaigns in service—Attachment to your Excellency, has not been amongst the smallest considerations—By the expenditure of the small patrimonial remains, & the loss of constitution—I had the prospect of indigence to succeed. It gave me satisfaction, to find a sufficient number of my own grade,...
24Notes on Debates, 18 December 1782 (Madison Papers)
MS ( LC : Madison Papers). See Notes on Debates, 4 November 1782 , ed. n. This day was cheifly spent on the case of Mr. Howel; whose behaviour was extremely offensive, and led to a determined opposition to him, those who were most inclined to spare his reputation. If the affair could have been closed without an insertion of his name on the Journal, He seemed willing to withdraw his protest;...