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17,141 letters[Winchester, 7 April 1756] To the Honorable Robert Dinwiddie. Governor of Virginia. Honorable Sir, I arrived here yesterday and think it advisable to dispatch an Express (notwithstanding I hear two…
[Winchester, 7 April 1756] To Lieutenant Blagg, of the Virginia Regiment. You are Hereby ordered to proceed with the party under your command, with the utmost expedition to Joseph Edwards–s…
Preceding From Stephen to Washington [30 March 1756] Next From Washington to Stephen [7 April 1756] All All correspondence between Stephen and Washington
Preceding From Shirley to Washington [5 March 1756] All All correspondence between Shirley and Washington
Fort Dinwiddie 3d April 1756 Sir Inclosed is the Return for this Month of my Company. 1 I arrived here this Evening with the Greatest part of the Men I…
[c.31 March–2 April 1756] Dear Sir I am under some difficulty in giveing my Advice in your present situation, as I think your presence may be necessary in both Places,…
Fort Cumberland [Md.] March 30th 1756. Sir, The inclos–d is a Rough, but Exact Copy of Mr Boyd–s Accounts. 1 The First Contains the Disbursements from The 1st of Septr…
Fort Cumberland [Md.] March 29th 1756 Sir, Inclosd you have the montly Return–George Hedgeman resigned last month. 1 Captain Gist is the only Officer who, as [I] hear, has had…
Preceding From Washington to Stephen [1 February 1756] Next From Stephen to Washington [29 March 1756] All All correspondence between Washington and Stephen
Boston March 5th 1756 Governor Dinwiddie at the Instance of Colonel Washington having referred to me concerning the right of Command, between him and Capt. Dagworthy, and desiring that I…
New London [Conn.] March 4th 1756 Dear Sir I find by the Papers that you Arrived in Boston the Fryday after we Parted, and I hope had an agreable journey…
March the 2d 1756 Dr George I writ to you 1 the very day I sailed from America to convince you I left the Continent with all those Sentiments of…
Feby 26. 1756 Sir The Bearer Mr John Lawson having heard of nothing to discourage his Military inclination now comes to put himself in the Situation of a Cadet he…
Fort Dinwiddie 3d February 1756 Sir Incolsed are the pay Rolls for the Months of Decr & January 1 you will See I have abt £4 in my hand over…
[Alexandria, 3 February 1756] To John Kirkpatrick, Secretary. You are to remain at this place until my return; unless you receive orders to the contrary from me. The Pay-Master and…
Feb. 2d, 1756. Sir– I am favoured with yours of the 1st Instant, which I did not receive till my return on Wednesday last from the Frontier, where I have…
[Alexandria, 2 February 1756] To the Honourable Robert Dinwiddie. Governor of Virginia. Honorable Sir, I can but return my very hearty thanks for your kind condescension in suffering me to…
[Alexandria, 2 February 1756] To Ensign John Deane–of the Virginia Regiment. You are to take under your command all the men now quartered in this town; and proceed with the…
[Alexandria, 2 February 1756] To Lieutenant John Blagg, of the Virginia Regiment. You are Hereby ordered to proceed with the utmost dispatch to Winchester; there to take upon you the…
[Alexandria, 1 February 1756] To Mr Commissary Walker. Sir, As the contention about the command is risen to the disagreeable height it now is; and would probably, if not timely…