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Title: Meade, Richard Kidder to Alexander McDougall, 1779 June 21; No. 932 Richard Kidder Meade to Alexander McDougall
Identifier(s): text:353499
Description: Instructs him to order two boats to New Windsor, [N.Y.] for [George Washington].
Creator: Meade, Richard Kidder, 1746-1805et al
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Date: 1779-06-21; 2023

Title: How Washington appealed to the Iroquois Nation to aid the Thirteen Colonies in the Revolutionary War; Promises made by General Washington to the Six Nations
Identifier(s): audio:4134; APSdigrec_0274; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 05
Description: In Tuscarora only.
Source: Reyburn, William D. Tuscarora linguistic material, [1950-1951]. (Mss.Rec.9);
Subject: Tuscarora language; Washington, George, 1732-1799--Relations with Indians; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Six Nations--History
Date: 1951-01-08

Title: Madison, James to James Kirke Paulding, 1831 April; No. 871 James Madison to James Kirke Paulding
Identifier(s): text:353730
Description: Mentions the problems of writing biography and the deficiencies of oral tradition and comments briefly on [George] Washington, [Benjamin] Franklin, [Thomas] Jefferson, and John Adams and more extensively on [Alexander] Hamilton for Paulding's proposed "Biographical undertaking."
Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836et al
Subject: Biography; Oral history; Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860; Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804; Adams, John, 1735-1826; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Date: 1831-04; 2023

Title: Moylan, Stephen to William Bartlett, 1775 December 10; No. 984 Stephen Moylan to William Bartlett
Identifier(s): text:353359
Description: Gives instructions for the treatment of prisoners who were captured aboard prize vessels and comments that ordinarily a captain who threw overboard his papers after being captured would suffer death, "but we must show him. . . that Americans are humane as well as brave"; instructs him to sell perishable articles in a prize cargo and deliver others for the use of [George Washington], whose wife [Martha] will arrive shortly; transmits Washington's order that no unauthorized persons be allowed aboard the prizes.
Creator: Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811et al
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Prize law; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Washington, Martha, 1731-1802
Date: 1775-12-10; 2023

Title: Les Presidents Des Etats-Unis.
Identifier(s): graphics:5012; APSimg3846; Graphics Number: M42-13-27
Description: Garvan Coll., No. 601.
Source: Print Collection (Garvan);
Subject: Portraits ; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Adams, John, 1735-1826; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Madison, James, 1751-1836; Monroe, James, 1758-1831; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
Date: n. d.

Title: Les Presidents Des Etats-Unis.
Identifier(s): graphics:5529; APSimg3846; Graphics Number: M42-13-27
Description: Black and white lithograph group portrait of the first six Presidents of the United States above an eagle.; Garvan Coll., No. 601.
Source: Print Collection (Garvan);
Subject: Portraits; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Adams, John, 1735-1826; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Madison, James, 1751-1836; Monroe, James, 1758-1831; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
Date: n. d.

Title: Humphreys, David to Nathanael Greene, 1780 May 23; No. 577 David Humphreys to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): text:348974
Description: Presents him with a copy [not present] of Humphreys's poem [Poem, Addressed To The Armies of the United States of America (1780)] and mentions that a copy was also addressed to [George Washington]; recommends [Joel) Barlow for a vacant chaplaincy in one of the brigades; informs him that in consequence of the reported arrival of the French fleet, Humphreys will probably accept an offer to join Greene's military family.
Creator: Humphreys, David, 1752-1818et al
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Date: 1780-05-23; 2022

Title: Smith Symes, James to the President of the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety, 1775 October 30; No. 2422 James Smith Symes to the President of the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety (Benjamin Franklin)
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:671
Description: Requests that Symes be sent to General Washington's army in order to have the possibility of being exchanged.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Smith, James, 1737-1813et al
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Pennsylvania. Committee of Safety; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1775-10-30; 2021

Title: Thompson, William to the Pennsylvania Council of Safety, 1777 January 12; No. 1357 William Thompson to the Pennsylvania Council of Safety
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:973
Description: Requests that they recommend an officer to General Washington for a commission in one of the new regiments.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Thompson, Williamet al
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Recruiting and enlistment; Washington, George, 1732-1799; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1777-01-12; 2021

Title: Cornwallis, Lord Charles to George Washington, 1777 April 3; No. 202 Lord Charles Cornwallis to George Washington
Identifier(s): text:326119
Description: Encloses a paper [not present] [regarding a demand for fulfilling previous agreements for a prisoner exchange] that Lt. Col. [William] Walcott delivered to Lt. Col. [Robert Hanson] Harrison, and which the latter "did not think proper to receive."
Creator: Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805et al
Subject: Prisoners of war; Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Walcot, William, 1753-1827; Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790
Date: 1777-04-03; 2021

Title: Manuscript subscription list put forward by Jefferson to support a proposed scientific expedition under Andre Michaux, 1793.; Subscription list for proposed exploration of the American West.
Identifier(s): graphics:4751; local: APSimg1138; local: 728.001
Description: This stunning document, the body of which is in the hand of Thomas Jefferson, gives instructions to Michaux "to explore the interior country of North America from the Mississippi along the Missouri and Westwardly to the Pacific Ocean . . ." Those subscribing money for this venture have signed below, with their pledges noted. Included are: John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Robert Morris. This expedition was never undertaken, and it is only one instance of Jefferson's continuing interest in exploring the western territory, culminating in the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806.; Provenance: Discovered in the vault in Philosophical Hall in 1979; accessioned, 1980; see Committee on Library Report, Year Book (1979): 158-160.
Subject: Early American history; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Adams, John, 1735-1826; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Madison, James, 1751-1836; Michaux, André, 1746-1802.
Date: 1793

Title: Loring, Joseph to Samuel Miles and Major West, 1777 April 26
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:602
Description: Letter from Joseph Loring to Samuel Miles and Major West reporting that they will soon be released on parole.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Prisoners of war--United States--History--18th century; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Date: 1777-04-26; 2021

Title: Gordon, William to Moses Wheelock, 1779 September 16
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:161
Description: Discusses his own involvement in circulating a rumor that Alexander Hamilton said publicly in Philadelphia that "'it was high time for the people to rise, join Genl. Washington [and] turn Congress out of doors"; includes a copy of a letter from Hamilton to Gordon, [to Aug. 1779], and a copy of a letter from Gordon to Hamilton, 25 Aug. 1779, which Gordon also forwarded to George Washington, regarding the matter.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Gordon, William, 1728-1807
Source: The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s (Mss.B.F327); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml
Subject: Political Philosophy; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; ; ; ; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Date: 1779-09-16; 2020

Title: Greene, Nathanael to Henry Hollingsworth, 1780 January 29; No. 427 Nathanael Greene to Henry Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): text:347619
Description: Comments on the measures adopted by Congress for procuring supplies for the army; remarks that although it may be desirable to have public agents free from any concerns in trade, if the states prohibit men who are concerned in trade from serving in the Quartermaster department it "will amount to almost a total prohibition of persons of any knowledge in business serving in the department"; urges him to settle accounts up to 1 March [1779]; encloses a copy [not present) of a letter from General Washington regarding discharging all established express riders; informs him that when Greene comes to Philadelphia, he will hear Hollingsworth's explanation about the loud and bitter complaints against the latter.
Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786et al
Subject: United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Hollingsworth, H. (Henry), 1737-1803; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Date: 1780-01-29; 2022

Title: James Madison to James Kirke Paulding, April 1831.
Identifier(s): APSimg7941; APSimg7941
Description: David Library Item Number: 871; Description from Guide to the Sol Feinstone Collection of the David Library of the American Revolution.
Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836
Source: The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s (Mss.B.F327);
Subject: Early American history; Madison, James, 1751-1836; Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860; Historians; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Date: 1831 April

Title: Coxe, Tench to Tobias Lear, 1791 December 29; No. 205 Tench Coxe to Tobias Lear
Identifier(s): text:326138
Description: Encloses a copy [not present] of a letter from Dr. [John] Kemp of Columbia College to Coxe and inquires when it will be convenient for [Archibald] Robertson to present a box [from David Stuart Erskine, Lord Buchan] to the President [George Washington].
Creator: Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824et al
Subject: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824; Robertson, Archibald, active 1765-1796; Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829
Date: 1791-12-29; 2021

Title: United States, Continental Congress resolutions; No. 1364 United States, Continental Congress resolutions
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:651
Description: Two resolutions regarding the states supplying specified quotas of men to fill deficiencies for the ensuing campaign and the commander-in-chief [George Washington] submitting to the states returns of troops now in service, and regarding adjusting accounts for states that raised more than their proportion of troops.; "Extract from the Minutes."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824et al; United States. Continental Congresset al
Subject: Waging the War; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; Recruiting and enlistment; Washington, George, 1732-1799; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1780-02-09; 2021

Title: Greene, Nathanael to Clement Biddle, 1779 February 26
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7263
Description: Letter from Nathaniel Greene to Clement Biddle about the Navy, orders for sending in monthly returns, and congratulations on James Hutchinson's marriage.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, American; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793; Biddle, Rebekah Cornell
Date: 1779-02-26; 2022

Title: Peale, Charles Willson to Benjamin West, 1775 August 31; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letter to Benjamin West
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9171
Description: Letter from Charles Willson Peale to Benjamin West about his travels and work. Peale describes being in debt and working to pay them off. Peale also describes the ensuing war and the preparations for it in the colonies as well as early skirmishes in New York and the situation in Philadelphia. He then discusses West's art and mentions the inclusion of sketches with the letter. At the end of this transcribed document is another letter sent to Hon Beal Bordly in November of 1772.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Politics and the Causes of Revolution; Painting, Modern--18th century--History; Portrait painting--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Date: 1775-08-31; 2022

Title: Robert Morris to Anne-César, Chevalier de La Luzerne, 1781 September 25; Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. to Chev. de la Luzerne
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:10719
Description: Robert Morris responds to a request by Anne-César La Luzerne for a detailed list of the bills drawn by Morris for the Office of Finance.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Laurens, John, 1754-1782; United States. Continental Congress. Office of Finance
Date: 1781-09-25; 2022