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I am glad to learn from the Letter of General Greene, a Copy of which Your Excellency did me the...
Within a few weeks Past Genl. Green has sent into this County several Parties of Brittish...
We are sorry it is not in our power to send you the Commissions desired for two Sets of Field...
Your favour of the 10th inst. has come duly to hand. At the time we desired to set on foot the...
I Have the Honor to inform Your Excellency that the detachement Under My orders is on its Way to...
I have been honoured with your Excellency’s letter proposing the actual extension of our mutual...
Major Mitchell will present to your Excellency a List of the Men now with Genl. Muhlenberg and...
The inclosed resolution of Congress answers your Excellency’s letter of the 26th ulto., relating...
Before the Receipt of your Favour of the 11th. Major General Baron Steuben had through Colo. Senf...
The Clothing to be furnished from the several Counties was by a general regulation to be...
I Make No Doubt but you have heard the Determination of Congress with respect to the Convention...
Your favor of the 12th. instant has come to hand. Mr. Brown [John Browne] has orders on the...
I am exceedingly sorry that the Public situation has laid us under the cruel necessity of calling...
The badness of the weather has prevented my return to Richmond today. I am, however, so firmly...
About the first of January last Commissions were delivered me, one appointing me Colonel of the...
The day is so very bad that I hardly expect a council, and there being nothing that I know of...
The Alliance of the American States being now compleated by the assent of the State of Maryland...
We are very sorry that it is out of our power to furnish you with cartridge paper and lead. The...
The inclosed paper is a copy of a report from a Committee now lying on the table of Congress for...
I have duly received the letter of the 7th inst. from Mr. Constable written by Command from you...
Cumberland County, 16 Apr. 1781 . Skipwith’s neighbor, John Chapman of Amelia co., proposes to...
Being informed you have a much larger supply of oil than will shortly be necessary for your works...
Philadelphia, 15 Apr. 1781 . Encloses a resolve of Congress of 13 Apr. “directing the Commander...
Richmond, 15 Apr. 1781 . The bearer, George Nicolson, “is engaged to go the Northward to try and...
I have already appointed Mr. Robinson Deputy Commissary Issues and hope that Department will soon...
I had the honor to receive from his Excellency the Governor of this state an extract from your...
Lancaster County, 15 Apr. 1781 . Encloses “a list of the number of Men raised in this County for...
Your letter of the 24 Decr. as also that of the 19th Jany. last inclosing sundry papers came safe...
The Inhabitants of Fayette County have been so harrassed this Spring by the Indians that I was...
I inclose to your Excellency an Extract of a letter which I have just received from Captain...
William Parker Esqr. Treasurer of South Carolina may probably have occasion for one or more...
Mr. Samuel Smith at Baltimore has at that place a quantity of flour belonging to this State. He...
Your Excellencys Proposition of the 12th Inst. to me in behalf of this county I received...
I am to desire you to send of your Militia under proper officers with such good Arms as they...
I have received your Application on behalf of the Militia from the Counties of Loudoun and...
I am sorry to find that the Indians have begun their Hostilities so early: however I hope General...
Inclosed is a letter from Messrs Ball and Opie requesting the favour of your Excellency to grant...
at the Swet springs £24    Mr. Millers  127– 4 Berton Shavers 21    9    expences comg  336 Mr...
It wou’d be an affront to your Excellency’s Understanding was I to make an appollogy to the first...
Your letter on the Subject of the Commission came duly to Hand but not having a Council it is out...
Before your Favour of Febry. the 15th Came to hand I had ordred a Draft of three Hundred and...
I am exceedingly sorry to learn that the Enemy are committing such cruel depredations in your...
Salt River, 14 Apr. 1781 . Encloses a copy of the proceedings of the commissioners to examine...
It is quite agreable to us to take at Port Royal the seventy five Barrels of flour you have...
As so much of the subject of Colo. Davies’s letter as relates to the conduct of the Continental...
The same very disagreable Intelligence which you have been pleased to communicate to me of the...
Inclosed you have the Return of our Two Battalions and as I Received instructions from General...
Immediately on receipt of your Letter of the 9th . by Captn. Travis informing me of the loss of...
I am honor’d with the resolution of Council 10th Inst. and as Genl. Philip’s Letter dated 6th...
The Council having determined that Colo. Elligood should be permitted to go into the enemy’s...