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Title: Washington, George to David Forman, 1781 September 2; No. 1548 George Washington to David Forman
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:769
Description: Concurs with his conjecture about the destination of the British fleet; mentions uncertainty about the arrival of Admiral [Francois-Joseph-Paul, Comte de] Grasse in the Chesapeake; wishes to have ascertained the number of British troops that recently arrived with the fleet.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799et al
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
Date: 1781-09-02; 2021

Title: McAdam, William to Israel Pemberton, 1777 March 24
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7326
Description: Letter from William McAdam to Israel Pemberton about James Hutchinson's travel.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Transatlantic voyages; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793
Date: 1777-03-24; 2022

Title: Washington, George to William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 1777 July 30; No. 2442 George Washington to William Alexander, Lord Stirling
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:693
Description: 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
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799et al
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1777-07-30; 2021

Title: Pemberton, Israel to Andrew Elliot, 1777 March 25
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7310
Description: Letter from Israel Pemberton to Andrew Elliot about recovering James Hutchinson's lost papers.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Transatlantic voyages; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793
Date: 1777-03-25; 2022

Title: Madison, James, Bland, Theodorick, and Lee, Arthur to Benjamin Harrison, 1782 September 3; No. 1738 James Madison, Jr., Theodorick Bland, Jr. and Arthur Lee to Benjamin Harrison
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:889
Description: Inform him that they presented in Congress a resolution of the [Virginia] Assembly regarding the emission of money of 18 March 1780 and the destruction of Continental money by the commissioners of Virginia; inform him that the resolution of Congress [of 27 Aug. 17821 regarding the garrison at Yorktown, [Va.] has been transmitted to him; inform him that they will send a copy of a petition from the inhabitants of Kentucky, which is suspected to be spurious; point out that if western lands are ceded to the United States, they might be used to pay the national debt; inform him about a rumor that the combined fleets of France, Spain, and the Netherlands have taken vessels of the [British] "Quebec fleet" in the English Channel.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836et al; Bland, Theodorick, 1742-1790et al; Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792et al
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance--Congresses; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States. Congress
Date: 1782-09-03; 2021

Title: Bache, Richard to Benjamin Franklin, 1777 June 20; Bache, Richard, 1737-1811. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9603
Description: Richard Bache begins his letter to Benjamin Franklin by discussing the disruption of letters by British Ships. He discusses that the British seem to have Philadelphia "as their object". However, because George Washington's troops outnumber the British, Bache does not think that the British will attempt to take Philadelphia. He describes the successes of the New Jersey Militia and the Regiment of Rifle Men in their scouting and patrolling. Bache sends his love to his son and his nephew.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British
Date: 1777-06-20; 2022

Title: Walker, John to George Weedon, 1780 October 24
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1592
Description: Letter from John Walker to General George Weedon.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, American; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; Ferguson, Patrick, 1744-1780
Date: 1780-10-24; 2021

Title: Mitchell, John to Nathanael Greene, 1779 November 28; Mitchell, John to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22064
Description: Letter from John Mitchell to Nathanael Greene. Further intelligence of the engagement in the Channel not so clear; no more than a probability that it took place.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Mitchell, John, 1741-1816; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-11-28; 2022

Title: Hillegas, Michael to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 April 29; Hillegas, Michael, 1729-1804. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11118
Description: Michael Hillegas writes on behalf of a poor widow to request that Benjamin Franklin help get her son, John Claypoole, released. He describes that Claypoole was taken prisoner on the ship Luzerne and is now in Mill Prison. He also asks for Franklin how much a set of encyclopedias costs in France for a friend.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Claypoole, John, -1817; Old Mill Prison
Date: 1782-04-29; 2022

Title: Williams, Jonathan to William Temple Franklin, 1779 June 29; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25839
Description: Letter from Jonathan William to William Temple Franklin. Gives an extract of a letter from Capt. Green relating the capture of a convoy of British vessels and supplies bound from New York to Georgia by the "Warren," the "Queen of France" and "Ranger"; Mr. William Carmichael to come to France soon in the "Deane." Has also received a letter from La Corogne Corunna, Spain, giving an account of an engagement between the American privateer "General Arnold" and an English privateer, in which the latter was sunk.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Commerce; Finance, Public--United States--History--To 1789; Finance, Personal--United States; International trade--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-06-29; 2022

Title: Williams, Jonathan to William Temple Franklin, 1779 September 13; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25707
Description: Letter from Jonathan William to William Temple Franklin. Requests him to get as full particulars as possible at Versailles about the Grenada conquest, as Mr. Alexander John Alexander has property interests on that island.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-09-13; 2022

Title: Grayson, William to George Weedon, 1780 October 23
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1606
Description: Letter from Colonel William Grayson to General George Weedon.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Merchant ships--United States--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Clothing and dress; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Febiger, Christian, 1746-1796
Date: 1780-10-23; 2021

Title: Johnson, Thomas to Colonel Hollingsworth, 1779 May 12; Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819 to Colonel Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21701
Description: Letter from Thomas Johnson to Henry Hollingsworth. Annapolis - Informing him of the narrow escape of Captain Hanson, who encountered certain armed vessels in the bay and put back to Annapolis. Report by Mr. Robinson of a schooner bound to sea chased by a fleet of between twenty and thirty sail; heard nothing further.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Quartermasters; Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819; Hollingsworth, H. (Henry), 1737-1803
Date: 1779-05-12; 2022

Title: Lloyd, Richard Bennett to William Temple Franklin, 1779 March 16; Lloyd, Richard Bennett. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24943
Description: Letter from Richard Bennett Lloyd to William Temple Franklin. Accounts have arrived in London that the French forces have taken Grenada and of an engagement between the French and British fleets. Asks for the address of Mr. William Caslon who brought a letter to London from William Temple Franklin.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French; Lloyd, Richard Bennett (American patron, 1750-1787); Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-09-11; 2022

Title: Lee, Arthur to William Temple Franklin, 1779 July 22; Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25550
Description: Letter from Arthur Lee to William Temple Franklin. Has heard from a Captain at Bordeaux, who left Hampton, Va., on May 22d, that he saw three of the enemies' ships of war lying at Norfolk but heard nothing of their exploits, as published in the London Gazette. Does not believe they have blocked up a single river.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French; Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-07-22; 2022

Title: Gourlade, Jacques-Alexandre to William Temple Franklin, 1779 June 29; Gourlade, Jacques-Alexandre. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25087
Description: Letter from Jacques-Alexandre Gourlade to William Temple Franklin. Received the case he forwarded and advised M. Anne César de la Luzerne; it could not be taken on board the frigate " Du Ploy la Sensible." Will ship it by the "Alliance" or some other vessel.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French; Warships--United States; Gourlade, Jacques-Alexandre; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-06-29; 2022

Title: Lloyd, Richard Bennett to William Temple Franklin, 1779 February 23; Lloyd, Richard Bennett. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25578
Description: Letter from Richard Bennett Lloyd to William Temple Franklin. Will deliver Dr. Franklin's letter to David Hartley when the latter comes to town; the cartel for the American prisoners is under orders. Reports about the capture of Saint Lucia by the British under Gen. James Grant; blockade of the port by Comte d'Estaing.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Commerce; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; Armed Forces--Officers; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French; Lloyd, Richard Bennett (American patron, 1750-1787); Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-02-23; 2022

Title: Cadwalader, Lambert to Samuel Meredith, 1779 October 5
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1417
Description: Letter from Lambert Cadwalader to Samuel Meredith. Cadwalader mentions real estate and the economy, Meredith's privateering, and discusses current events of the war in Georgia and England. He also congratulates the birth of Meredith's son and relays information on his family's health.; Numerous mathematical equations are scribbled on the last page.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Real property--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Maps; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Women--History--18th century; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834; Cadwalader, Thomas, 1707 or 1708-1779; Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794; Major Harry Gordon; Meredith Cadwalader, Margaret
Date: 1779-10-05; 2021

Title: Greene, Nathanael to Charles Pettit, 1779 July 29; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 from Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21949
Description: Letter from Charles Pettit to Nathanael Greene. Philadelphia - Account of an interview he had with the Board of Congress, during which he laid before them the situation of the Quartermaster's department and the probable consequences if they were not supplied with money. After much discussion, procured a warrant on the Loan Office for two millions, and one on the Loan Office in New Jersey for ,000 to help Mr. Furman. Colonel Mitchell's application for teams to the Council. Sends, by Mr. Frame, 1,000 for him, and the like sum for Colonel Hay.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Forage; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-07-29; 2022

Title: Mitchell, John to Nathanael Greene, 1779 November 27; Mitchell, John to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22184
Description: Letter from John Mitchell to Nathanael Greene. Philadelphia - Concerning certain small debts. Hopes the intended regulations of Congress will be honorable for the department and advantageous for the public. As for himself, will freely serve his country without fee or reward except his expenses. Account of an engagement in the English Channel between the combined fleets and the British, in which the latter lost five ships.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Finance, Personal--United States; Mitchell, John, 1741-1816; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-11-27; 2022