1From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 27 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your several Letters of the 9th, 15th & 18th Inst. were duly received, while I was absent from...
2From Edward Hand to Elias Dayton, 28 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
His Exy is much surprized that no Returns of your Line have been transmitted to Head Quarters...
3From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have never yet heard whether the Officers have had any or what success under the Law for...
4From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 4 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
Annexed is a duplicate of what I had written to you on the 27th ulto the original I fear...
5From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 11 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd yours of the 10th: I prefer permitting an escape to giving up—because doing the last...
6From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 1 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received the Communications, which you did me the favor to make, in Your Letter of the...
7From Edward Hand to Elias Dayton, 2 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I did myself the pleasure of writing to you the 28th of March last importing his Excellency’s...
8From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 11 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I last night recd your favr of the 9th. The intelligence you communicate is interesting and what...
9From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 28 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
The late accounts from New York are mysterious and perplexing, but they at any rate demand that...
10From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 14 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been favd with yours of the 2d instant. It is very unaccountable that so many Indications...
11From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 28 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I was Yesterday favored with your Letter without Date. Had not the Enemy made the Movement which...
12From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 30 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
Imediately on the Receipt of this you will be pleased to collect all the Troops of your Brigade...
13From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 7 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favor of the 30th ulto. I take if for granted that this letter will meet you...
14From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 12 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favr of this date. You will remain where you are ’till further orders, but you...
15From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 21 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will this evening detach a party of 100 men to take post upon the Heights at Fort Lee and...
16From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 21 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed for General Forman is of so much importance that I do not care to trust it to a...
17From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 25 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have rec’d your’s of the 23d, you must consider your present post of importance and the nearer...
18From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to Elias Dayton, 11 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Some Convoys are coming on from the Jersies to Dobb’s Ferry—for their Security against the...
19From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 17 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to detach from the Brigade under your command upon the receipt of this, a...
20From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 18 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to give the Officer commanding the Artillery upon the West side of the River...
21From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 19 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will march immediately with the Jersey Line and Hazens Regt to the Heights between Chatham...
22From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 24 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Be so good as to use your best endeavours to obtain intelligence from York and Staten Island,...
23From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 20 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
Altho’ it seems probable that matters will remain tolerably quiet in New York for the remainder...
24From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 3 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received yours of the 27th Ulto. It appears by accounts from General Forman that the Fleet...
25From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 12 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to furnish a Subalterns Guard upon the order of the Secretary of War, who...
26From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 28 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 12th and am glad to find you have got rid of the person who...
27From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 1 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
Mr Skinner th Commissary of Prisoners has informed me, that the communication between our Posts &...
28From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 19 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of the 9th instant in due time, accompanied by a very particular Return of...
29From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 26 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
At the request of Sir Henry Clinton I have promised an escort to a sum of Money which he is to...
30From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 1 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 22nd of Febry enclosing the Proceedings of a Court Martial on...