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Letters

901-950 of 4,644 letters
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901 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I enclose the paper of this day principally that you may see the Step the Executive of this State has taken with respect to the rate of Exa. of the Old Continental money, which has occasiond... May 5, 1781
902 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I wrote you a few lines last Saturday1 informing you that large Sums of the old Continental money were sent to the Southward to be got rid of immediately in consequence of the Step taken by the... May 8, 1781
903 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson A letter from Gen. Weedon of the 10th instant giving us reason to expect the enemies army presently in this quarter, has been the subject of consideration in a council of our Militia Officers, and... May 10, 1781
904 Richard Henry Lee George Weedon Permit me now to thank you for your favor by Mr. Price and for the newspapers inclosed. It is to be hoped that the pride of Great Britain will with her power be reduced e’er long within the bounds... May 10, 1781
905 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee An express just setting out gives me an opportunity of enclosing this days paper. By some accident no Letter came by the Vessel from L’Orient as I am informd, not even to the Merchants who have... May 12, 1781
906 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee You may observe by the place from whence I write that Chantilly is no longer our place of residence. Since you left us we have been taught to expect, and we have been vigorously preparing to... May 13, 1781
907 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee The late scale of depreciation setled by the Presidt. and Council of this State, has had such an effect upon the Minds of the people at large in this City, that no paper Money will pass but upon... May 15, 1781
908 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee We immediately upon receipt of the Letter you honord us with by Mr Croxall, laid it before Congress, who refered it to a Special Comittee. We have some reason to believe, the measure proposd cannot... May 19, 1781
909 John Witherspoon Richard Henry Lee A few Days ago I was favoured with yours of the 27th of April by your Brother1 and do truly feel myself sensibly obliged by your Attention to my Affairs. Your Brother will soon I expect be able to... May 19, 1781
910 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I have receivd your favor of the 18th instant & hope by this you have got rid of yr fever. I shall by the first good opportunity send the hat, & Stuff for yr great Coat. The Best Beaver hat... May 22, 1781
911 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee Congress was this day informed by a Letter from the Marquis de la Fayette,1 dated at Richmond the 24th, that Lord Cornwallis and his Army consisting of Tarltons Legion, Hamiltons Corps, 23, 33,... May 30, 1781
912 Richard Henry Lee George Weedon I have received your letter of yesterday by Express, and shall immediately call our whole Militia together and draw out one half of the armed men - I suppose they may amount to 200 or 250 men -... Jun. 2, 1781
913 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee The Express set out on his return to Annapolis before we had time to answer your Excellencys Letter of 30th Ulto.1 The Board of War had offered us for some days 1000 stand of Arms if we could... Jun. 4, 1781
914 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Having just written largely to Mr. Izard and inclosed him my last letters & Intelligence from the Marquis Lafayette I refer you to him for an accurate knowledge of our present state - The enemy... Jun. 4, 1781
915 George Washington Arthur Lee I have had the honor to receive the letter wch. you did me the favor to write on the 19th. Ulto, and thank you for the extract taken from the letter of Mr Lee1of Feby. 20th.The information... Jun. 7, 1781
916 Richard Henry Lee George Weedon Immediately on receipt of your letter last saturday I dispatched messengers to call our militia together on monday last - and your letter was forwarded to the Officers of the lower counties. Our... Jun. 7, 1781
917 Richard Henry Lee George Washington Altho our correspondence has been long interrupted I hope that our friendship never will, notwithstanding the arts of wicked men who have endeavored to create discord and dissention among the... Jun. 12, 1781
918 Richard Henry Lee James Lovell After acknowledging the receipt of your favor of May 29th. last I beg you to accept my thanks for it - It is now a long time since I have been of opinion that our plan of secrecy in Congress was... Jun. 12, 1781
919 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee Your Kind concern about my health lays me under particular obligations. I received some benefit from the short visit I made to the Country, & as Mr Potts is come to Town,1 & most of the... Jun. 12, 1781
920 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee We had the honor to receive your favor of1 enclosing a resolve of the Genl. Assembly. The Board of War ordered Col. Wood the 26 Ulto. to remove the Convention Troops from Maryland & Virginia... Jun. 12, 1781
921 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee Your Excellencys Letters of the 2d & 4th Inst. came to hand last night.1If Arms are to be had in Philadelphia for Flour, or Tobacco, We shall endeaver to Contract for them on behalf of the... Jun. 12, 1781
922 Samuel Huntington Thomas Sim Lee Your Excellency will receive enclosed, a Resolve of Congress of the 12th Instant, among other Matters, earnestly recommending to the State of Maryland to raise & accoutre two Troops of Militia... Jun. 14, 1781
923 Richard Potts Thomas Sim Lee Long ’ere this I expected to have opened a Correspondence with you from this City, but Circumstances already communicated prevented my earlier Attendance on Congress.1 As our information very... Jun. 19, 1781
924 Richard Henry Lee George Weedon Agreeable to your call the one half of our militia are ordered to march tomorrow, amounting to 259 men rank & file, better armed and supplied in other respects than is usual with militia - the... Jun. 25, 1781
925 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee Being engagd on a Committee of consequence this morning1 I can do little more than acknowledge the receipt of your favor by Post, & thank you for that part of it respecting My Daughter &... Jun. 26, 1781
926 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee We received your Excellencys Letter which you did us the honor to write the 22d Inst.We are truely sensible of your Excellencys & the Councils inclination to support us in this place, We have... Jun. 26, 1781
927 Richard Potts Thomas Sim Lee I have the Honor to acknowledge the Receipt of your favor of the 22d and thank you for your Information on the Subject of Supplies here; aware of the Situation of our public finances, I placed my... Jun. 26, 1781
928 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Thompson His excellency the Govr. having received information that a number of men have deserted from the Army and Navy of his most Christian Majesty in America, whom the Commanding Officers are very... Jun. 30, 1781
929 Richard Henry Lee George Weedon By a letter that accompanies this you will see that I had written to you with design that my letter should go by Colo. Nelson, but the Colonel had left Leeds before the letter reached there - I am... Jul. 1, 1781
930 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee The Comsy. of Military Stores informs us that he forwarded for Baltimore 300 Stand of Arms several days past, & expects they have been deliverd before this - all proper accoutrements attended... Jul. 3, 1781
931 Richard Potts Thomas Sim Lee I have your favor of the 29th June, the Willingness of the Assembly & Council to relieve the disagreeable Situation of the delegates here, I readily suppose and attribute to the very low State... Jul. 3, 1781
932 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellencys favor of the 19th. June. It is with very great satisfaction I observe the proceedings of the General Assembly of your state which you... Jul. 10, 1781
933 Richard Henry Lee William Lee Your letters of July & August 1780 & feby. 81 are but just come to hand, the two former near a year after date - It is this length of time before letters arrive, the uncertainty of their... Jul. 15, 1781
934 George Washington Richard Henry Lee The moving state in wch. the Army was, at the time your letter of the 12th. Ulto.1 came to hand. The junction of the Allied troops, which was upon the point of being formed; and a variety of... Jul. 15, 1781
935 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I am just favord with yours of the 13th. We have a letter from Mr. Parsons our Agent at Martinique June 13th. Tobago taken by one Ship of the line, 2 frigates & 800 troops. Several Vessels... Jul. 17, 1781
936 Richard Potts Thomas Sim Lee I wish I could by this post give you any authentic Information of our Affairs to the south, but Congress have received no Letters from either commanding Officers in that Department for many days.... Jul. 17, 1781
937 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee ’Tis true, my Friend, that I have two of your Letters to acknowledge besides the one recd. yesterday June 12th and [13th?], lay unacknowledged when July 13th came to hand.1 Besides my great Weight... Jul. 24, 1781
938 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee Mr. Whitesides informs us that the Bale of Baize is ready to be deliverd to your order, & the Commissary of Military Stores that the remaining five hundred Stand of Arms will be forwarded in a... Aug. 1, 1781
939 Thomas McKean Thomas Sim Lee On the 6th instant in the morning I received your Excellency’s letter of the 4th, respecting the movements of Ld. Cornwallis’s Army in Virginia, and laid the same, with the inclosures, before... Aug. 5, 1781
940 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee The express deliverd me your favor of the 3d & 4th of Augt. The movement of the Enemy up the Bay is contrary to the judgement of the Learned in war at this place; but I have thought it probable... Aug. 7, 1781
941 Thomas McKean Richard Henry Lee My friends will, I know, excuse me from writing long letters during my present employment, but I cannot excuse myself for omitting this favorable opportunity by Doctor Arthur Lee of paying my... Aug. 13, 1781
942 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee A favourable occasion offering to obtain from Congress particular passports, for the importation of a quantity of salt into our State, we made an application for that purpose, & the Letter you... Aug. 18, 1781
943 Richard Henry Lee William Davies I am this moment honored with your letters of the 6th. 14th. 15. & 16th. instant, with their inclosures, which I shall give due attention to, and more fully answer by another opportunity, as... Aug. 22, 1781
944 Richard Henry Lee Thomas McKean I am greatly obliged to you for your very friendly letter of the 13th. instant by my brother. The nature of the business that now demands your attention is too well known to me to admit a... Aug. 25, 1781
945 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee Official Accounts which I have received, giving me reason to expect the Arrival of a powerful Fleet of our Allies very soon in Chesapeak, if not already Arrived; this Expectation, together with... Aug. 27, 1781
946 Richard Henry Lee George Washington I had the honor of replying to your polite and agreeable letter of July the 15th. by my son Ludwell who expected either to wait on you with it in Virginia or to get the letter forwarded by the... Sep. 1781
947 Thomas McKean Arthur Lee I had the pleasure of receiving your favor of the 26th of last month yesterday, and am very sorry for the distresses of Virginia, tho’ the ardour and unanimity of the people promise that they will... Sep. 4, 1781
948 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee I intended on passing thro’ Maryland, to have done myself the Pleasure to have seen your Excellency; but circumstances pressing upon me as I advanced on my March, and Time slipping from me too... Sep. 11, 1781
949 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee Your Excellency has been acquainted, that on Information of the Sailg of the Fleet from the Capes, I had given Orders to the Troops which were embarked to stop their Proceeding. I am happy now to... Sep. 15, 1781
950 Committee for Foreign Affairs William Lee The decission of Congress respecting your Letter of April 12 which came to hand on the 4th of this month is herewith transmitted. The period of payment will perhaps be more distant than you wish;... Sep. 20, 1781

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