1To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 7 Oct. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Shippen, Jr., 7 Oct. 1779. On 19 Oct., GW wrote Shippen: “I have received your letter of the 7th instant, inclosing the General Hospital return.”
2To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 29 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I beg pardon for delaying so long to return a thousand thanks to your Excellency for your polite & obliging Letter of February 14th. Since I left the public service I flatter myself I have been useful in qualifying young gentlemen for your hospitals & army as well as for private life—I impatiently wait to execute any commands you may still honor me with, & beg your & your good Ladys acceptance...
3To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am very sorry to be obliged to trouble your Excellency by letter, but the subject is interesting The sufferings of sick Soldiers for want of Blankets. Eight Loads of them are passing thro this place for Camp—Will you send an Order Sir by this Express to the Waggoner to send two loads of them back to Bethlehem? I know how much your Army wants them; but your sick and Wounded soldiers lay...
4To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 8 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
With much difficulty & a small Loss I have got all the sick, except 20 who were too ill to remove, to Easton, Bethelem & Allenstown, where in a few days I flatter myself they will be as happy as sick soldiers ever are. I must mention to your Excellency that the moving of Dr Morgans stores that have not been used these 3 months, have cost the continent I verily believe as much as their first...
5To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 5 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to enclose your Excellency a general Return of the sick & wounded in the Hospitals and army of the united States —and have the pleasure to inform you the Hospitals in this district a<re> in the best order & that thei<r> number will soon be reduced two or three, & they will only contain such as are proper objects for a chelsea . I flatter myself the Hospitals in the eastern...
6To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 2 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honor’d by yours of this days post. In answer to Dr Craiks to me, containing the same sentiments as are expressed in his letter to your excellency, I have enclosed his commission & desired him till he can come on, to assist & direct Dr Tilton one of our senior Surgeons who writes me he has near 1100 Carolinians, officers included, under inoculation at Dumfries, Alexandria & Georgetown;...
7To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 1 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honor’d with your’s by Lieut. Cock, & have directed all the inoculated Troops, on this side the Delaware, and shall prevent any more from being sent to any town on the great road for the future. In my last I mentioned to your excellency that the 2d & 7th virginia regiments were to pass by without suffering inoculation; but I either misunderstood Mr Morris, or he was misinformed; for the...
8To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 30 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of enclosing you a general return of the sick & wounded in the hospitals of the United States till December. Give me leave Sir to rejoice with you on this day & give thanks that no fatal disease rages in your Army or Hospitals; And to assure you that I am with the truest Esteem & warmest Affection Your Excellencys most obedient & very humbe Servant ALS , DLC:GW . The enclosed...
9To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 4 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
As the congress are of opinion that the duties of the Director of the hospitals are incompatible with those of the Professor of Anatomy & finding a great number of young gentlemen from different parts of America waiting here for my course of Lectures—I have sent in my resignation, convinced I can be of much more use to the public, by fitting young gentlemen to act as Surgeons in the army where...
10To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 13 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to enclose your Excellency a general Return of all the sick & wounded in the hospitals of the united States at the termination of the last campaign. From the most exact accounts Dr Brown the Physician general & myself have been able to collect; the number of our deaths dont exceed 1000 or 1100 men since April 1777, which, considering our want of many necessarys which were not...