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Letters

651-700 of 4,644 letters
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651 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee I did not return from the Conclave till 5 o’clock, hard duty to an infirm Man. I there heard the Vindication read, but there is a Man who can never read distinctly & deliberately when he does... Jul. 17, 1779
652 George Washington Henry Lee This morning I received your favor of yesterday’s date. I did not think it necessary to change your position or, the kind of duty I had alloted to you, therefore only repeated to you, that it was... Jul. 22, 1779
653 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your two letters of the 21st and 22nd. The intelligence you communicate is interesting and I am anxious to have the movements it mentions more clearly and certainly unfolded. You... Jul. 25, 1779
654 George Washington Henry Lee Your favor by Captain Rudulph1 I received yesterday. He has my directions respecting Cloathing for your Officers.As you think the two Serjts. named in your list,2 Officers worthy of promotion I... Jul. 26, 1779
655 George Washington Henry Lee By his Excys desire I wrote to you this morning requesting your attendance here on the very subject mentioned in yr letter of this date.1 He still requests you will come on, after making the... Jul. 28, 1779
656 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Since I wrote you last1 I have recd. a Duplicate of all the papers which I have mentioned therein to you as having been sent by yr. Brother Ar[thu]r. I found also in the 2d Packet some that were... Jul. 31, 1779
657 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee 2 Mr. Bennet parted from me on Saturday and probably will get home in less Time than he came.3 I shall attend all in my power to the Subjects you have written about: but I am verily exceeding sick... Aug. 1779
658 Richard Henry Lee Henry Laurens Four days ago I was honored with your favors of the 16th. & 20th. of July with their inclosures, for which I pray you to accept my sincerest thanks. I am grieved to hear of your illness, not... Aug. 1, 1779
659 Richard Henry Lee Henry Laurens Before this reaches you I hope you will be very comfortably placed in your new lodging. I do not know how it will be in other respects, but I think the neighborhood must be better than the one you... Aug. 1779
660 William Whipple Richard Henry Lee It gives me pleasure to find by Your favor of the 8th inst that you have got the better of Your indisposition & I hope shortly to have the additional satisfaction of being informed that your... Aug. 1779
661 George Washington Henry Lee This morning your letter dated at Paramus, came to hand. I thank you for the intelligence it contained. I have received similar accounts from the other side of the river transmitted by different... Aug. 2, 1779
662 James Lovell Arthur Lee The Originals, duplicates or triplicates of all you wish to have reached us, I believe, have safely arrived, and you may depend on a diligent use of them.1 It was unfortunate that we were not... Aug. 6, 1779
663 Richard Henry Lee William Whiple My indisposition prevented my replying to your favor of the 11th by last post, and I am now very unwell but will no longer delay thanking you. We are much obliged to the Marine Committee for their... Aug. 8, 1779
664 Richard Henry Lee Editor of the Pennsylvania Packet The public may now see by the printed Journals of Congress, that the Hon. Arthur Lee, Esq., continues in high confidential place in Europe, under the authority of these United States. They may see... Aug. 10, 1779
665 Henry Laurens Richard Henry Lee My last trouble is dated the 3d Inst per post;1 yesterday I was favored with yours of the 1st2 accompanied by Copies of three Letters which I fear will be of very little use or service... Aug. 10, 1779
666 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your letter of yesterday with its inclosures. The plan you propose for the attack of Powlus Hook and for making good the retreat of the party is well concerted and such as would be... Aug. 10, 1779
667 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Mr. Ford has arrived and delivered safely all his dispatches for me and for Congress. An Express now waits to carry the latter to Philadelphia - I believe but am not certain that the new Minister... Aug. 12, 1779
668 George Washington Henry Lee You will see by the inclosed letter to Lord Stirling, which you will be pleased to deliver him, the footing upon which the affair1 is placed. If upon conferring with him, the enterprise is judged... Aug. 12, 1779
669 Richard Henry Lee James Lovell The packets that will be delivered you herewith are just put into my hands from France. - I have hired an express upon the best terms I possibly could to carry them to Philadelphia - He is a sober,... Aug. 13, 1779
670 Richard Henry Lee Henry Laurens I have received so many demonstrations of the extreme wickedness of a certain set that I can be surprised at nothing they do. Otherwise I should certainly have been astonished at the rascality of... Aug. 13, 1779
671 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee There is no truth that I am more fully persuaded of, than I am that Gerard's countenance of and siding with Mr. Deane and his party has injured the American cause more than a reifnforcement of... Aug. 14, 1779
672 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Your Favor of the 7th is in my hand. I am surprized that you had not then heard of the Arrival of Ford on the 1st at Metompkin.1Mr. J. Adams was at Braintree on the 3d and Count Luzerne in Boston.2... Aug. 17, 1779
673 George Washington Henry Lee As Congress are yet uninformed of the enterprise against Powles Hook, and I am anxious to have them furnished with the particulars, I have to request your report without delay. I heartily... Aug. 22, 1779
674 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your report of the attack of Powles Hook transmitted by Captain Rudolph, which I have forwarded to Congress by Lieutenant McCallester. I shall be sorry if this should be contrary to... Aug. 23, 1779
675 Richard Henry Lee John Dunlap Mr. Lee "was dragged into the treaty with the utmost reluctance," says S. Deane. I shall make it appear that, from the moment the treaty was taken up by the French Court, Mr. Lee was... Aug. 24, 1779
676 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Very ill, probably with a settled fever, I must be short. Mr. Bennit, on the 27th, delivered to me all the Papers you specified.1 I send you what letters I have by me that I think you want. If you... Aug. 28, 1779
677 George Washington - As from Major Lees present situation, the command of his Corps will devolve on you, I am to desire you will pa the strictest attention to the movements of the enemy down the river. It is peculiarly... Aug. 29, 1779
678 Richard Henry Lee John Dunlap My plan has been to notice in order such parts of Mr. Deane’s address of Dec. 5, 1778, as called in question Doctor Lee’s fidelity to America and to her ally, intending afterwards to make some... Aug. 31, 1779
679 Richard Henry Lee Charles Lee I am much obliged to you for your favor of the 24th. past with its enclosures, both which, with your letter for the Squire, I shall send to him shortly. I congratulate you with great sincerity on... Aug. 31, 1779
680 Henry Laurens Richard Henry Lee Since the date of my last trouble the 24th Inst.1 I have been honored with your favors of the 13th & 23d,2 The former by an express Messenger, who assured me he should not return till this day,... Aug. 31, 1779
681 George Washington Lighthorse Harry Lee I have receiv’d your letter of this date requesting me to give you in writing the Instructions which you verbally receiv’d from me on the subject of Powless Hook when you were last at Head Quarters... Sep. 1, 1779
682 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee The Vote for appointing a minister plenipotentiary in lieu of a Commissioner to negotiate a Treaty of Amity & Commerce with Spain having passed as I have shewn, and A Lee being nominated with J... Sep. 1779
683 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your letter of this date "requesting me to give you in writing the instructions which you verbally received from me on the subject of Powles Hook, when you were last at Head... Sep. 1, 1779
684 George Washington Henry Lee In answer to your letter of this date which I have this minute received. As you request my concurrence to the step you propose, I do not find myself at liberty to give it, because it appears to me... Sep. 3, 1779
685 Richard Henry Lee William Whipple I am infinitely obliged to you for your very friendly letter of the 3rd last, and I assure you that while I live I shall never fail to retain the most affectionate remembrance of you. My health I... Sep. 4, 1779
686 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson The Chevalier D’Armour who will have the honor of delivering you this letter, having been lately appointed Consul of France for this State, as he before was for Maryland, comes now to pay his... Sep. 6, 1779
687 George Washington Henry Lee From several circumstances there is reason to believe that a French Squadron may be expected upon this coast. As it is of the utmost consequence that Count D’Estaing or the Officer commanding this... Sep. 13, 1779
688 James Lovell Arthur Lee I have written very frequently to you, but have no Copies of the Emanations of my friendly Attachment to your merits as they have at those Periods appeared on paper. But the Nature & especially... Sep. 17, 1779
689 William Whipple Richard Henry Lee When I did myself the Honor of writing to you last, it was my intention to tarry here till the latter end of next month, but the arrival of a second Colleague has altered my determination. I shall... Sep. 18, 1779
690 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson I have the honor of enclosing you a letter that Mr. Mazzie formerly sent to me, and which having been mislaid among a number of papers, prevented me from returning to him so soon as he desired. It... Sep. 20, 1779
691 James Forbes Thomas Sim Lee Yours of the 16 Currt I have before me. Mr. Gérard has taken his leave & only waits to see his Successor (who is expected in Town every day) and then Embarks at Chester on Board the Confederacy... Sep. 21, 1779
692 James Lovell Arthur Lee I thought it best not to have any Irregularity in the Delivery of the Dispatches to the Doctr., and have therefore copied the most material Parts for answering the Purpose hinted to you in my... Sep. 22, 1779
693 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson I had the honor of writing to you a few days past by Mr. Booth, to which I beg leave to refer. This I expect will be delivered to you by Messrs. Loyeauté & Le Maire - the latter is realy... Sep. 23, 1779
694 George Washington Henry Lee I was yesterday favd. with yours of the 21st. which came to me open under cover with other dispatches from Lord Stirling. I would wish you in future, to send your dispatches to me sealed, and... Sep. 25, 1779
695 Samuel Huntington Henry Lee I enclose you an Act of Congress passed the 24th Instant and enjoy a sincere pleasure in communicating to you the thanks of Congress for the remarkable prudence, address & bravery displayed by... Sep. 28, 1779
696 Henry Laurens Richard Henry Lee I have not had the pleasure of writing to you since the 14th Inst.1 Yesterday I was honored with your favors of the 12th & 19th.2You have quite mistaken the motive for "Committing for... Sep. 28, 1779
697 James Lovell Arthur Lee I have lately heard what it is interesting to you to be apprised of.It is said that Congress, having determined to appoint a Minister Plenipotentiary in Lieu of a Commissioner for the Court of... Sep. 29, 1779
698 George Washington Henry Lee I herewith inclose you an extract of my latest intelligence from New-York so far as it respects the particular business on which you are engaged. I am of opinion that the numbers are overrated. But... Sep. 30, 1779
699 George Washington Henry Lee Your favor of the 3d. inst. came to hand yesterday.I shall comply with your present engagements to the spies, which you have promised to pay in specie; but as we have so little of this to spare for... Oct. 7, 1779
700 Richard Henry Lee John Adams I congratulate you most sincerely on your safe return to your family and your country. I hope you found the former in good health and the latter I am very sensible will be at all times benefitted... Oct. 8, 1779