ADVISORY COMMITTEE

ON THE WRITINGS

DR. J. FRANKLIN JAMESON, Chairman* Chair of American History and Chief of Manuscripts Division Library of Congress

PROFESSOR RANDOLPH G. ADAMS

Librarian William L. Clements Library
University of Michigan

PRESIDENT J. A. C. CHANDLER *
William and Mary College

PRESIDENT TYLER DENNETT
Williams College

DR. CHARLES MOORE

Chairman United States Commission of Fine Arts

GEORGE W. OCHS-OAKES, ESQ.*
Editor New York Times

BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN M. PALMER
United States Army, Retired

DR. VICTOR H. PALTSITS

Chief of American History Division
and Chief of Manuscripts Department
New York Public Library

*Deceased.

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1783

To Colonel Joseph Vose, January I

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I

Approves his conduct-Flags to be received at New Bridge.

To Sir Guy Carleton, January 1

Ice and the flag post at New Bridge.

To Cleland Kinloch, January 1.

Refusal of admittance to the United States.

To John Shuttleworth, January 1

Refusal of admittance to the United States.

General Orders, January 1

Discharges and furloughs-Officers remaining in the service.

To Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith, Janu-

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To Major General William Heath, January 3

To Major Christian Holmer, January 3

Arrangement of the Army.

To the Assistant Secretary at War, January 3.

Post Office ordinance-Derangement of certain officers.

Instructions to the Officer Commanding on the Croton,

January 3

Flags from the enemy.

To Brigadier General William Paterson, January 4

Curtailing recruiting.

General Orders, January 4

General Orders, January 5

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To the Agent of Marine, January 6

Sending marine prisoners-Need of a commissary of naval prison-

ers-Money sent from Massachusetts for prisoners.

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Cavalry officers' servants.

Subsistence for servants of cavalry officers.

To the Assistant Secretary of War, January 8.

Subsistence for servants of cavalry officers.

Money for Mr. Caldwell's children.

To Robert R. Livingston, January 8

Peace negotiations-Virginia's repeal of the impost law.

To the Superintendent of Finance, January 8.

Payment of Dr. Smith's drafts in Philadelphia-Distress for ready
money-The Army and the contractors-Economy.

To Major Hodijah Baylies, January 8 .

Requests a list of sums drawn from the commencement of the war.
General Orders, January 9

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To Major General John Armstrong, January 10 .

His unanswered letter-Pennsylvania troops on the frontier-

Peace prospects-Negotiations-Distress of the Army.

To Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, January 10

Prospects of peace-Progress of the negotiations-Independence-

Newspaper misrepresentation.

General Orders, January 10.

To Colonel Lewis Nicola, January 11

Reimbursement for provisions lost.

General Orders, January 11.

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