1To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel John Brooks, 21 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Major Willm Hull, the Gentleman your Excellency was pleased to appoint to Colo. Michael Jackson’s Regt, finds some inconvenience in not haveing his Commission As your Excellency gave him his appointment (in the Room of Major Swasey) the Commissioners of this State, do not think, they have a Right to commissionate him. Coll Jackson still continues very lame & unfit for Duty; and I have no body...
2George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel John Brooks, 11 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 11, 1777. Transmits commission for William Hull. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Brooks was a Massachusetts doctor turned soldier. Major William Hull, Eighth Massachusetts Regiment.
3From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonels Francis Barber and John Brooks, 24 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
With a view of establishing uniformity of discipline and manœuvres in the army, it is in agitation to form an inspectorship distributed among different officers; the Baron Steuben a Gentleman of high military rank, profound knowledge and great experience in his profession, is placed at the head of this department—as Assistants to him four subinspectors are to be appointed who will be charged...
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel John Brooks, 31 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
As the great Concerns of the Army must engross your Excellency’s Attention at this Time, it is with the greatest Reluctance that I trouble you with a Matter of a more private Nature. An Expectation of a new Arrangme⟨nt⟩ of the Army, of which I had the fullest Assurance from the Committee of Congress last Winter, and a Wish not to trouble your Excellency on the Subject, have hitherto kept me...
5From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel John Brooks, 1 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have considered your letter of yesterday, but must confess I do not see into the force of your scruples. The accident which happened [to] Col. Jackson is not uncommon. But it would be, to discharge an officer, merely, because he happens to be wounded. Were such a practice to prevail, it would lessen the incitements to bravery, and prove most injurious to the service. I think you will be...
6To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel John Brooks, 13 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
As I think myself injured by the present arrangement of the Lieutenant Colonels in the Massachusetts Line, I must request your Excellency to appoint a Committee to investigae the Rank of those I shall dispute and my own. I am your Excellency’s most obedt humle Servt ALS , DNA : RG 93, manuscript file no. 2107. GW’s secretary Robert Hanson Harrison docketed this letter: “determ[ine]d in his...
7To George Washington from John Brooks, 13 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
Lieutenant Andrew Bradford is recommended to his Excellency the Commander in chief for an honorable discharge from the army. DNA : RG 93—War Department.
8From George Washington to John Brooks, 19 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Commander in Chief submits the papers accompanying this, containing the case of Capt. Joshua Huddy lately hanged within the County of Monmouth in N. Jersey State, by a party of the Enemy, to the consideration of the Genl officers & Commandg officers of Brigades & Regiments—And thereupon requests from them, separately and in Writing a direct and laconic Reply to the following Queries. Vizt....
9To George Washington from John Brooks, 15 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Report was made to me this morning by my Quarter Master that the beef in store was unfit to be issued—In consequence of which I appointed three officers to go and examine it. Their report I have taken the liberty to transmit to your Excellency. The Commissary, refusing to issue that of a better quality unless the poorest is taken with it, I have order’d my Quarter Master not to receive any...