711To George Washington from John Paterson, 17 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
We the Officers still remaining in service are unexpectedly constrained, once more, to trouble you with a request of your interference in our favor. The subject of your interference, is our Pay for the present year: We are fully sensible of the backwardness of the States in raising their levied and expected quota of money, and consequently, of the great inconveniency in paying any large sum to...
712From George Washington to Joseph Pettingill, 17 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have reced your Letter of the 14 Instant. It is undoubtedly just that you should receive the same compensation that others have for the like services—but I cannot recollect that any extraordinary pay was ever allowed to Officers for the Services you mention—On the contrary it has generally been considered as an agreable duty, as it afforded the Officers employed in it, an opportunity to...
713From David Humphreys to Richard Varick, 17 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
It is the Commander in Chief’s earnest desire that you will, without failure, forward all his Papers, recorded and unrecorded, to New York before the first of Decr next. I am with much esteem Dear Varick Your Most Obed. Servt P.S. I am recovering my health & strength slowly—I hope we shall see you in N. York where we may talk over matters & things at our leisure. NHi : Richard Varick Papers.
714Tuesday Novr. 18th. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Oswald’s. Richard Oswald , the British peace commissioner who negotiated and signed the preliminary articles of peace with the United States on 30 Nov. 1782 ( JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John Adams , ed. L. H. Butterfield and others, Cambridge, 1961; 4 vols. , 3:81–82 ).
715John Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 November 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have time only to inform you that We are well, and to repeat my earnest Wish and Expectation to see you as soon as possible. Draw upon me for Whatever Money You want and it shall be paid at Sight. I have been invited by the Duke of Portland and Mr. Fox to See them and I have Seen them and Mr. Burke an d met a cordial Reception from all three. These would do right if they governed. But I am...
716To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, 18 November 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I beg leave to send you inclosed a Copy of the Advertisement, which will be published in this Night’s Gazette and in all the London, Dublin and Edinburgh News Papers, relative to the Packet Boats established to support a Monthly Correspondence between Falmouth and New York, corrected according to the judicious alterations you proposed in the Letter you were...
717From George Washington to Joseph Carleton, 18 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have reced your Letter of the 12th Instant—no arrangements have taken place in consequence of the Resolution of 26th September other than the discharge of a great many Men whose times have been expired or near expiring & many Sick & invalids as the late returns will Shew. The last Weekly return is inclosed for your information. Sheldons Cavalry—who have all been on furlough are discharged...
718From George Washington to Louis Frondeville, 18 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
I had not the pleasure to Receive your Letter of the 15 May untill the 7th of this Month, and the same day I transmitted the Letter for Mr Lambert to the Consull General of France to deliver to that Gentleman who I understood was then in Philadelphia—but by the inclosed answer of Mr Marbois it seems Mr Lambert had already left this Country—the Letter is therefore inclosed. It was unfortunate...
719From George Washington to Thomas Mifflin, 18 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have at length the pleasure to inform your Excellency and Congress, that Sir Guy Carleton has fixed upon the time at which he proposes to evacuate the City of New York; the particulars are more fully explain’d in his Letter of the 12 instant a Copy of which, together with my answer are inclosed. I have the honor to be with the highest Respect Sir Your Excellency’s Most Obedt Servant DNA :...
720From George Washington to George Morgan, 18 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
If the servant man (William) who I left at Rocky Hill to take care of his sick wife, is yet there, be so good as to give him a Pass. & order him to proceed to New York in the stage—He will find me there, or he may report himself to Colo. Smith if I should not.I am, Sir Yr most obed Servt Printed Source--Washington, Pa. Reporter.