. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. non copper, and twelve proofs, for the sum of thirty-three dollars. The entire collection of engraved plates, from which the heads werestruck by Saint-Memin, was purchased by Elias Dexter, and an editionprinted from them in New York. The profile now reproduced was alsoengraved by him in 1866. In addition, an excellent photograph wastaken, of which a few copies were distributed by Mr. Brevoort to hisfriends, with an explanatory memorandum, from which the aboveaccount has been chiefly taken by the kind permission of this distin-guished a
. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. non copper, and twelve proofs, for the sum of thirty-three dollars. The entire collection of engraved plates, from which the heads werestruck by Saint-Memin, was purchased by Elias Dexter, and an editionprinted from them in New York. The profile now reproduced was alsoengraved by him in 1866. In addition, an excellent photograph wastaken, of which a few copies were distributed by Mr. Brevoort to hisfriends, with an explanatory memorandum, from which the aboveaccount has been chiefly taken by the kind permission of this distin-guished and liberal gentleman. A pleasing memoir of Saint-Memin,^ by M. Ph. Guignard, Librarianof the City of Dijon, was published in that city in 1853, a copy of whichMr. Brevoort also possesses in his invaluable collection. EDITOR * Notice historique sur la vie et lestravauxde M. Fevret de Saint-Memin par Ph. Guignard, Bi-bliothecaire de la Ville de Dijon, correspondant du Ministere de ITnstruction publique, 8vo, pp. Loireau-Feuciiot. Dijon, Ti-am The. 3t Menuu Ctayui iji possession of J Carson BrevoortEsq. 15 V ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS 121 LETTERS OF WASHINGTON THIRTY NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME PU15LISHEI) I78I xc From the Clinton MSB. in the State Library, Albany(Circular) Head Quarters, New WindsorJanry 23d 1781Dear Sir 1 have received the disagreeable in-telligence that a part of the Jersey Linehad followed the example of that ofPennsylvania and when the advices cameaway it was expected the revolt wouldbe general—The precise intention ofthe Mutineers was not known; but theircomplaints and demands were similar tothose of the Pennsylvanians. Persuaded without some decisive ef-fort at all hazards to suppress this dan-gerous spirit, it would speedily infectthe whole Army, I have ordered aslarge a Detachment as we could sparefrom these Posts to march under MajorGeneral Howe, to compel the Mutineersto unconditional submission, to listen tono terms while they were in a state
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