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46,149 letters[Fredericksburg, 18 November 1755] To Lieutenant Austin Brockenbrough– You are to proceed to those public places, where you have the greatest probability of success, and use your utmost endeavours to…
[Fredericksburg, 18 November 1755] To Lieutenant George Frazier. You are to see that no more Houses are made use of here, than are absolutely necessary for the Soldiers; and to…
[Fredericksburg, 18 November 1755] To Captain Robert Stewart, of the Light-Horse. You are to repair immediately to Winchester; in the neighbourhood of which you are to recruit your Troop to…
[Williamsburg, 13 November 1755] To Doctor James Craik, of the Virginia Regiment. You are to apply to Mr Prentis or Mr Withers, to know what time the Sloop will be…
[Williamsburg, 11 November 1755] To Mr Commissary Walker. You are hereby ordered to proceed with the utmost dispatch to Winchester, where you will receive the Orders left there by me,…
[11 November 1755] To Captain Robert McKenzie You are hereby ordered to proceed immediately to Norfolk; where you are to use your utmost endeavours to enlist what able-bodied Men you…
Nantasket Bay [Mass.] Nov. 10th [1755] My Dear Friend Just before I left Boston I received your very friendly and affectionate Letter be assured it met with that Return in…
[Williamsburg, 9 November 1755] To Mr Commissary Jones, at Winchester. It is Colonel Washingtons Orders that you, until a Commissary arrives at Winchester, 1 purchase all the Pork you can…
[Williamsburg, 8–11 November 1755] At a Committee held pursuant to an Act of Assembly Intituled –An Act, For raising the Sum of Forty Thousand Pounds for the protection of his…
[Williamsburg, 8 November 1755] To Captain John Savage. You will receive by Colonel Eyre £45 for Recruiting; 1 and you are allowed a further day, until the 25th of December,…
[Williamsburg, 8 November 1755] To Ensigns Dangerfield and Dean. You are hereby Ordered to continue Recruiting until the 20th December next; at which time you are peremptorily ordered to Rendezvous,…
Winchester Novr 7th 1755 Sir, Last night the Detachmt marchd with only Eight waggons at last; 1 There is no more Salt here, of which I have acquainted Mr Dick,…
Winchester 6 9ber [November] 1755 Sir, There is nothing that I can inform you of for Certain. There is a very good Spirit, in the back Inhabitants of Pennsylvania, but…
Philadelphia Novr 3d 1755 Dear Washington Yours of the 17th Octr from Winchester I receivd from Gist, when I was down at Newcastle with Governor Morris. 1 I own, I…
Fort Dinwiddie 3d Novemr 1755 Sir Inclosed you have the Return for Last Month 1 I have been Oblidged to Inclose the Weekly Returns to the other field Officers as…
Executive Mansion, Washington, August 17, 1864. Lieutenant General Grant. I have seen your despatch expressing your wish that all competition for negro laborers might be suppressed. I do not wish…
Philadelphia Novr 1st 1755 My Dear Friend I have taken all the pains in My Power to find the true Intents of the Indians. Monnacatootha is return–d from the Six…
[1 November 1755] To Commissary Jones–or to George Conway. You are hereby Ordered to deliver to Sergeant Wilper (taking his receipt for the same) for the use of Captain Hoggs…
[1 November 1755] To Mr Boyd, Paymaster. As Colonel Stephen has brought £1000 which I wrote for to pay off the Troops, it will save you a journey to Williamsburg…
[Fredericksburg, 1 November 1755] To Captain John Mercer, of the Virginia Regiment. You are hereby ordered to Rendezvous at Alexandria the first Day of December, with all the men you…