Philada. Dec. 12. 1775 Sir, By this Conveyance we have the Pleasure of transmitting to you sundry printed Papers, that such of them as you think proper may be immediately…
[March 2, 1776] We the underwritten, being the Committee of Congress for secret Correspondence, do hereby certify whom it may concern, that the Bearer, the Honourable Silas Deane Esquire, one…
Philadelphia March 3rd. [ i.e. , 2,] 1776 On your arrival in France, you will for some time be engaged in the business of providing goods for the Indian trade.…
Philada. June 3d. 1776 Gentlemen We wrote you the 2d Ultimo by the Sloop Fanny Capt. Wm Britton which we hope will get safe, at that time we directed how…
Philada. June 3d. 1776 Gentlemen In Consequence of the Annexed letter of order from the Secret Committee of Congress We desire you to Account with Wm. Bingham Esqr. the bearer…
Philada. June 3d. 1776 Sir We have already wrote you of this date by the Sloop Peggy Capt. Patton and directed how you shou’d apply the Net proceeds of that…
Philada. June 3d. 1776 Sir In Consequence of the annexed letter of order from the Secret Committee of Congress We desire You to Account with Wm Bingham Esquire the bearer…
Philadelphia August 7th 1776 Dear Sir The above is a Copy of our last, which went by the Dispatch Captain Parker. 5 The Congress have since taken into consideration the…
Philadelphia September 21st [-October 1] 1776 Sir Your several letters of the 4th. 15th. and 26th August to this Committee have been duely received with the several enclosures and the…
Philadelphia October 21st 1776 Sir We send you herewith a copy of what we wrote you the 1st Inst. per the Sloop Independance Capt. Young and hope some of the…
Philadelphia October 23rd 1776 Sir By this conveyance we transmit to Silas Deane Esq. a Resolve of the Honble. the continental congress of Delegates from the Thirteen United States of…
Philada. October 24th 1776 Gentlemen The Congress having Committed to our Charge and Management their Ship of War called the Reprisal, Commanded by Lambert Wickes Esqr. carrying sixteen Six pounders…
Baltimore in Maryland 21 [-23] Decemr. 1776 Honourable Gentlemen After expressing our Hopes, that this will find you all three safely fixed at Paris, we proceed with Pleasure to acknowledge…
Baltimore 30 Decemr. 1776 Honorable Gentlemen You will be pleased to receive herewith copies of our letter of the 21st. Inst. and of it’s inclosures, which we recommend to your…
Philad. Jany 14th. 1777 Honorable Gentlemen I have the honor to enclose herein a Copy of two Resolves of Congress passed the 19th and 29th Novr. by which the Secret…
Baltimore in Maryland Feby 19th, 1777 Honorable Gentlemen, The events of war have not since our last furnished any thing decisive. The enemies Army still remains encamped upon the hills…
Philadelphia March. 25. 1777 Sir: We are commanded by Congress to transmit Copies of their Resolve of the 13 instant to all the Gentlemen abroad that hold correspondance with any…