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Thomas-Antoine, chevalier de Mauduit du Plessis to Alexander Hamilton, January 11, 1779
January 11, 1779. Requests Hamilton to send papers containing “Les Signes en Chiffres.�
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Letters from 1779
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George Washington to Committee of Conference, January 8, 1779
[ Philadelphia ] January 8, 1779 . Proposes following points to be discussed with the committee: recruiting; a plan for the next campaign; prospects of further aid from Europe; clothing…
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George Washington to Israel Putnam, January 8, 1779
Philadelphia, January 8, 1779. Discusses clothing situation of Connecticut troops.
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Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to Alexander Hamilton, January 8, 1779
[Boston, January 8, 1779] Mons. Nevile 2 allant en france, mon cher hamilton, j’espere que vous ne Negligeres pas cette occasion de m’ecrire. Le soin qu’on prendra de votre lettre…
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Committee for Foreign Affairs (James Lovell, Robert R. Livingston, and William Churchill Houston) to John Jay, 11 December 1779
Philad a . Dec r . 11 th . 1779 Sir By the inclosed Resolves of Congress 1 you will find that we are become more dependent upon your vigorous…
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John Jay to Seth Harding, 27 December 1779
Martinico S t Pierre–s, 27 Dec r 1779 Sir Your Favor of this T– day was just ^ this Moment ^ delivered ^ to me ^ by M r .…
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Seth Harding to John Jay, 27 December 1779
On Board Ship Confederacy Off Port Royal, Dec r : 27 th 1779. Sir, I arrived within about three Miles of this Harbor, about Eight O–Clock last Evening when we…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, December 27, 1779
St. Pierre de la Martinique, Decmr. 27. 1779. Sir, Having on the 7th. of November last lost our Masts off the Banks of Newfound Land and been obliged to come…
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John Jay to the President of Congress (Samuel Huntington), 26 December 1779
St. Pierre–s, Martinique, December 26, 1779. Sir: On our arrival here M. Gerard told me that he was about to write to the governor and admiral at Port Royal, and…
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John Jay to the President of Congress (Samuel Huntington), 25 December 1779
Martinico S t . Pierre–s 25 th : Dec r . 1779. 1 Sir, I have done what, perhaps, I shall be blamed for–but my pride as an American, and…