The Life of John Marshall, Volume 1: Frontiersman, soldier, lawmaker, 1755-1788

by Albert J. Beveridge

[253] Washington to Committee of Safety of New York, April 27, 1776; Writings: Ford, iv, 51-52.

[254] Washington to President of Congress, Sept. 20, 1776; ib., 422.

[255] Washington to President of Congress, Sept. 24, 1776; ib., 439.

[256] Washington to Major-General Lee, Dec. 1, 1776; ib., v, 62.

[257] General Greene to Governor Cooke, Dec. 4, 1776; ib., footnote to 62.

[258] Washington to President of Congress, Dec. 12, 1776; Writings: Ford, v, 84.

[259] Washington to President of Congress, Dec. 24, 1776; ib., 129-30. While Washington was desperately badly off, he exaggerates somewhat in this despondent report, as Mr. Ford's footnote (ib., 130) shows.

[260] Washington to President of Congress, Nov. 11, 1776; ib., 19.

[261] Washington to John Augustine Washington, Nov. 19, 1776; Writings: Ford, v, 38-39.

[262] Washington to President of Congress, Sept. 8, 1776; ib., iv, 397.