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 PRESIDENT J. A. C. CHANDLER * PRESIDENT TYLER DENNETT DR. CHARLES MOORE Chairman United States Commission of Fine Arts GEORGE W. OCHS-OAKES, ESQ.* BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN M. PALMER DR. VICTOR H. PALTSITS Chief of American History Division *Deceased. [v] TABLE OF CONTENTS 1783 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 Discharges and furloughs-Officers remaining in the service. To the Assistant Secretary at War, January 3. Post Office ordinance-Derangement of certain officers. Flags from the enemy. 12 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 Requests a list of sums drawn from the commencement of the war. . 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. To Colonel Lewis Nicola, January 11 |