1From George Washington to Major William Hudson Ballard, 13 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 26th of November which with the papers inclosed I have transmitted to Governor Clinton and requested his interposition to prevent the prosecutions, if upon inquiry he has reason to believe them vexatious. It were however to be wished the effects taken had been reported with their owners to the Committee and subjected to their disposal. Perhaps it may be...