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: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 April 22; Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 January 10; Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 June 01; George Washington responds to Richard Henry Lee letter from May 22. He writes that perhaps he was to forceful in the letter that initiated the discussion about foreign soldiers (mercenaries, professional soldiers.) Nevertheless, Washington emphasizes the if "Monsr D’Coudrey" becomes the head of artillery, that they would lose a "very valuable Officer in General Knox who is a Man of great Military Reading, sound judgment, & clear conceptions—He has conducted the affairs of that department with honour to himself, and advantage to the Public—and will resign if any one is put over him." Washington turns to recruitment issues and defectors after General Howe's proclamation. He writes of his frustration with Congress' slow or no responses to his letters. Washington concludes the letter with a reference to the Director General of the Hospital., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 March 06; Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee inquiring why Benedict Arnold has not been promoted., Transcription of text available on founders.gov, American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 May 10; Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee introducing the Chevalier d'Annemours., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 May 17; Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee. Requests instructions for what to do with so many foreigners appointed by Congress to field officer over native born Americans. Complains that foreigners have "no attachedor tyes to the Country, further than Interest bind them [...] are ignorant of the language they are to receive & give order in, consequently great trouble, or much confusion must follow: but this is not the worst, they have not the smallest chance to recruit others, and our Officers thinks it exceedingly hard, after they have toild in this Service, & probably sustaind many losses to have Strangers put over them, whose merit perhaps is not equal to their own; but whose effrontery will take no denial." Washington also describes and raises concern about foreign artillary officers and engineers that are badly needed. However, he desires them to be properly vetted and that their "pompous narrative of their Servive" combined with the excuse of losing their papers not be taken at face value. The end of the letter references Michael Kovats de Fabriczy (Kováts, Mihály), whom Washington does not necessarily trust as implied in his description. The two colonels referenced at the beginning of the letter are François Lellorquis de Malmédy and Charles Armand Tuffin., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1778 August 10; Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee about Alexander Spotswood and other matters., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1778 February 15; Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee. "The enemy are governed by no principles that ought to actuate honest men..."., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1778 September 23; Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee. "The designs of the Enemy, to me, are mysterious -- indeed totally incomprehensible...", American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 1777 July 30; Orders him to move to Philadelphia with all the troops at Trenton, [N.J.] as soon as Gen. [Horatio] Gates informs Stirling when the British fleet arrives in Delaware Bay., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to the Pennsylvania Council of Safety, 1776 December 18; Requests that John Vandyke, "a most dangerous and inimical person" who was captured in New Jersey and escaped several times, be kept at Philadelphia, and suggests that the latter be exchanged for a patriot prisoner., American Philosophical Society

: Washington, George to unknown recipient, 1777 July 01; Extract of a letter from George Washington to an unknown recipient in Samuel Chase's handwriting., American Philosophical Society