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951-1,000 of 4,644 letters
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951 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee Mr. Buchanan has taken charge of 3 Lbs of Hyson tea and three pr. of Callimanco Shoes for Mrs Lee. The Shoemaker has another pr. on hand - he wishes Mrs Lee woud leave an old Shoe with him, instead... Sep. 28, 1781
952 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee Your favour of the 28th Ult. & 5th instant came to hand yesterday I shall answer them by Capt Swan in a day or two - at present I have not any thing to communicate to you excepting the arival... Oct. 1781
953 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee Inclosed I have the honor of transmitting to your Excellency the terms upon which Lord Cornwallis has surrendered the Garrisons of York and Gloucester.We have not been able yet, to get an Acct. of... Oct. 1781
954 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I return you many thanks for your favor of the 25th - & shall act accordingly. Mr. Buchanan carried a few lines to you with 3 pr. of Shoes & 3 lb of Hyson Tea. I expected he woud have left... Oct. 2, 1781
955 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee General Washinton has been on a Vissit to Count de Grasse, on board his Ship the Ville de paris at Cape Henry. He returned to Williamsburgh the 23d Ult. He says he found the French Admiral disposed... Oct. 2, 1781
956 Richard Henry Lee Annette Carter I am favored by Mr Monroe with yours of yesterday and a letter from Colo. Parker. My brother Dr. Lee is at present in Prince William County so that he is deprived of an opportunity of writing by... Oct. 5, 1781
957 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am favoured with yours of the 5th and Shall allways think myself honored by your Agreeable Correspondence, And be very thankful for any Intelligence you may at any time think proper to... Oct. 9, 1781
958 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee I was yesterday honored with your Excellency’s favor of the 3d. Give me leave to return you my sincerest thanks for your exertions on the present occasion. The supplies granted by the State are so... Oct. 12, 1781
959 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I wrote to you yesterday by Capn Swan,1 by whom I sent yr Camblet &ca. for a great Coat. I hope to be able to make out for the trimmings you gave Mr Hanson a memorandum of.I have nothing... Oct. 16, 1781
960 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I have the honor of yours of the 12th. No Express is yet Arrived from General Green - if he Comes by Water it may be Accounted for as the Winds for some days past have been Contrary. I wish to See... Oct. 16, 1781
961 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Thomas Sim Lee Parker delivered your Excelys. Letter to the President of Congress about one o’Clock this morning informing of the Capture of Lord Cornwallis.1 His Excellency informed me that Your attention... Oct. 22, 1781
962 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee During the operations against York, Capt. Thomas Shilds1 was sent to the Eastern shore of Maryland, in order to procure plank for the artillery and engineering departments. The exigency was so... Oct. 29, 1781
963 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am honored with your Excellencys Letter of the 19th and am much obliged to you for the friendly hint you have given me; Should I attend the assembly I hope to be able to give them the information... Oct. 30, 1781
964 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee The president informd me that he enclosd you some papers by last post,1 & I was interrupted the moment I had begun to write you a few lines. I send to Mr Carroll the only paper I have of... Nov. 1781
965 Alice Izard Hannah Lee I had the pleasure of receiving your kind favour yesterday, & am this early in acknowledging it that I may lose no time in informing Mr. Lee that I hear there are two vessels at L'Orient,... Nov. 6, 1781
966 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee I had the Honor to receive your Excellencys last Favor, a few Days before I left my Quarters below. I immediately caused the Enquiries you mentioned, to be made, but with very little Success. Of... Nov. 16, 1781
967 Richard Henry Lee Thomas McKean My eldest son will have the honor of delivering you this letter. Having business at Philadelphia I have prevailed on him to remit, if he can receive it, the money that has been due from the United... Nov. 22, 1781
968 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee General Washington Arrived here last Evening, I have not yet had the pleasure of Seeing him, every testimony of Joy and respect will I dare Say be shewn on the Occasion.Our Labours my Dear sir it... Nov. 27, 1781
969 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee We have the honor to enclose an extract from the communications lately made by the Minister of France to Congress,1 & request to be informd of the quantity of arms, & military Stores you... Dec. 4, 1781
970 Arthur Lee John Adams I enclose you some late proceedings by which you will perceive that Mr. Laurens is to be made a victim if possible to the system of throwing every thing into one man's hands. By these votes... Jan. 1, 1782
971 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee Congress have Just received intelligence from New York, that Gen. Leslie had wrote to Sr Harry that unless he sent him A reinforcement, he should not be Able to Keep Charles Town, in Consequence an... Jan. 1, 1782
972 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee The french fleet are now off the Capes of Delaware, of which they have given the merchants here notice. On the 14h May Mr. Jay was on his way from Madrid to Paris. He Confirms the Account of the... Jan. 1, 1782
973 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I do myself the pleasure of inclosing the paper of the day; you will See an article from Brussells dated the 29th of July - it is taken from a Letter to Mr Arthur Lee from Mr E. Jennings.1I see no... Jan. 5, 1782
974 Arthur Lee Samuel Adams As I was in Virginia when Mr. Lowell arrivd here, it was some time before I receivd your favor by him. It gives me a good deal of concern that we are so soon to lose that Gentleman, his integrity... Jan. 6, 1782
975 Arthur Lee John Adams I wrote you a long letter of the 30th Dec. 1780 to which I have not yet receivd any answer. But I can not help writing a line to you by this opportunity, as well to congratulate you on the success... Jan. 7, 1782
976 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee I have lately been informed, that a number of Soldiers, belonging to the Army which had served in Virginia, were, on their return from thence, left sick in Annapolis, and that they are now in a... Jan. 8, 1782
977 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I return you many thanks for your favour of the 30th Ulto. & have by this opportunity wrote to the Intendant; If he does not relieve me, & the Council shoud Continue of the same opinion, I... Jan. 8, 1782
978 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee On the recept of your Excellencys favour of the 21 st Ult which was delivered me by Colo R Lloyd three days ago I went immediately to a Coach maker to bespeak a Phaeton for Mr Worthington.... Jan. 9, 1782
979 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee1 I have receivd your favor by Post and shall attend to the contents. Expecting that you had wrote to the President about Ware, I have not calld on him since my return, but shall this day.The... Jan. 22, 1782
980 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee The post brought me yr favor of the 20th Instant. Before I say any thing about news I must mention that you have been misinformd relative to my appointment by Congress. It has I suppose taken its... Jan. 24, 1782
981 Richard Henry Lee William Davies I was honored at the same time with your two favors of October the 1st. 1781 & of Jany. 5th. 1782 - Nothing can be more obvious from reason and experience than that the surest way to procure... Jan. 29, 1782
982 Alice Izard Hannah Lee I have been much longer silent than I intended to have been since I received your last, doubt not but that you will think me negligent in not having written to inform you of the Marquis de La... Feb. 1782
983 Nathanael Greene Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur This will be handed your Excellency by Lt Col Lee an Officer to whom I am greatly indebted for the advantages we gained over the enemy last campaign. His singular merit and great abilities entitles... Feb. 18, 1782
984 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I am much obligd to you for your favor of the 17th inst. & shall apply to Mr. Morris for the sum you mention. Considering the time I have been here, and an extraordinary expence by Keeping my... Feb. 23, 1782
985 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am honored with your Excellencys favour of the 17th. Am obliged to you for your Attention to my former letter respecting money. Mr. Worthingtons Phaeton will be finished in about three or four... Feb. 23, 1782
986 Alice Izard Hannah Lee The day before yesterday I had the pleasure of receiving your favour of the 4th, enclosing a letter for Mr. Izard which I shall send with my own to the care of the Marquis de la Fayette. I have at... Mar. 1, 1782
987 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee The post Came in late last night, and I have Scarce time to Acknowledge Your Excellencys favour of the 5th.1 If it is meant, that the Delegates in Congress are to receive the 35/ allowance in red... Mar. 1782
988 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I did myself the pleasure of writing a few lines to you by last post, & inclosd a Letter to Mr Mullahon.1 When he left this City, he informed me that from the Considerable advances he had made... Mar. 4, 1782
989 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee We are this day honored with yours of the 5th Instant inclosing a Copy of yours to the President of the 28th Ulto. the original of which was referred to the Secretary of War.1We are informed by the... Mar. 12, 1782
990 Arthur Lee Thomas Jefferson In your retird situation it will not I hope be disagreeable to you to hear what is going on at this place.You will see in what state our western Country rests in Congress, by the Extract that I... Mar. 13, 1782
991 George Washington Thomas Sim Lee I think it necessary to inform your Excellency, that I have granted permission to the sloops Mary and Leith to proceed from New York to Baltimore, with Cloathing and Necessaries for the British and... Mar. 14, 1782
992 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am honored with your Excellencys favour of the 15th for which I am obliged to you. If you have leisure Should be obliged to your Excellency to inform Whether the whole of the ÂŁ4 allowance is to... Mar. 19, 1782
993 Alice Izard Hannah Lee I am exeedingly uneasy at not having had the pleasture of hearing from you for such a length of tinme as has intervened since your last Letter & the more so as I wrote to you about three weeks... Mar. 25, 1782
994 John Hanson Thomas Sim Lee I am favoured with yours of the 22nd for which be pleased to Accept my thanks. I inclose you a paper and tho’ there is but little in it, it Contains all the news we have here. It is reported that... Mar. 26, 1782
995 Daniel Carroll Thomas Sim Lee I have to acknowledge yr two favors of instant. You will see by the enclos’d receipt that Mrs Lee’s Shoes have been sent to the Care of Mr Buchanan in Baltimore to whom I wrote by the Stage... Mar. 28, 1782
996 Arthur Lee George Washington I enclose your Excellency the latest account that has been receivd here of European Politics.The Governor of Virginia writes us - that a Vessel just arrivd from the W. Indies informs, that Count de... Apr. 2, 1782
997 Arthur Lee James Warren I venture so far to trespass on your goodness as to beg the favor of you to get the interest from your Treasury, due for two years upon the inclosd 629 Dolls. of the one for forty emission of your... Apr. 8, 1782
998 Maryland Delegates Thomas Sim Lee We have been honord with your Letter of the 5th Inst.1 The Secretary at war has been Spoken to about the arms, & cloathing since his return from Boston. We expect you will hear from him by this... Apr. 8, 1782
999 George Washington Arthur Lee I have received your favor of the 2d. Instr. and thank you for the several articles of European intelligence contained in it. Permit me to solicit a continuation of such advices as you may think... Apr. 15, 1782
1000 Arthur Lee Joseph Willard I had yesterday the honour of receiving from the hand of the Rev. Dr. Elliot, your very obliging letter of the 28th ult., together with a diploma for an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the... Apr. 20, 1782

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