York Letters for the years 1777 thru 1856

York, NY - 20 October 1777

was a good deal surprised to find you had been told that Congress had appointed General Conway a Major-General. No such appointment has been made ; nor do I believe it will

York, NY - 20 October 1777

General Conway has not lately been mentioned in Congress, nor has there been much talk of an Adjutant-General, since it is not certainly known whether Colonel Pickering will accept his new appointment.

York - 2 March 1778

I am exceedingly mortified that you did not accept of my offer at Albany, to go to England in a vessel, that the State of Massachusetts Bay would, at my request, have provided.

York, NY - 16 May 1778

Give me leave, dear Sir, to congratulate you on the happy event of our treaty with France being so effectually concluded. Congress have ratified it on their part

York, NY - 15 March 1781

On my arrival yesterday afternoon, I found that Baron De Steuben had been very active in making preparations, and, agreeably to what he tells me, we shall have five thousand militia ready to operate.

York, VA - 12 August 1781

I embarked the 80th regiment in boats and went myself on board the Richmond very early in the morning of the 29th

York, VA - 27 August 1781

Sir Henry has written to me lately to say that if any part of the troops lately arrived from Europe could be spared from South Carolina, he wished you to send them to New York.

York, NY - 30 September 1781

I am far from laughing at the idea of the enemy's making a retreat. It is not very probable ; but it is not impossible. Indeed, they have no other way to escape

York, NY - 16 October 1781

Colonel Gimat's battalion led the van, and was followed by that of Colonel Hamilton, who commanded the whole advanced corps. At the same time, a party of eighty men, under Colonel Laurens, turned the redoubt.

York, SC - 26 October 1781

As Count de Grasse cannot aid us in our most favorite object, an expedition against Charleston, and if an attempt to reduce it is now made, it must be independent of a marine force

York, VA - 27 October 1781

Many of our officers having repeated their representation to me that they apprehend that they lose the benefit of tbe capitulation on that head by signing their paroles in the form proposed by your commissary

York - 9 March 1813

I have been searching but in vain for something to enlighten me as to the nature of the action which you would propose to bring against Wilkins

York, NY - 14 April 1831

Is there no way in which, without doing violence to whatever opinions or feelings you may have as respects masonry, or without offending that institution, you could conciliate to a fair and reasonable extent the good will of Anti-Masons

York, ENG - 10 October 1856

Henry, I hope, comes home with a serious determination to do well and be a comfort. . Seldom has a young man seen what he has in this journey, or made more valuable friends.