1From George Washington to Colonel William Irvine, 26 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
imediatly upon receipt of this Letter you are desired to march the remainder of your Battalion Directly to this City in order to embark for Albany on your Rout to Canada. the Congress have been pleasd to order that upon Your march or Imbarkation from hence for Canada, the pay of your men, Shall be the Same as those of other Regiments employd in the Same Service to wit 6⅔ds. dollars ⅌ month of...
2From George Washington to Brigadier General William Irvine, 6 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I just now received your letter; I am happy to inform you that our supplies, of provision are rather promising; every exertion has been used to forward them on this side; many waggon loads are not far off; and I flatter myself from the accounts handed to me that if necessary we may draw on the magazines over the North river. With respect to spirits I have, also given the necessary orders to...
3From Alexander Hamilton to Brigadier General William Irvine, 8 June [1779] (Hamilton Papers)
Smith’s Tavern [ New York ] June 8 [ 1779 ]. Transmits Washington’s request that Irvine report to Headquarters. ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Smith’s Tavern, in Smiths Clove, was named after a family of notorious Tories in the region.
[ West Point ] September 7 [ 1779 ]. Hopes to have breakfast with Irvine the next day. ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
[ West Point ] September 8 , [ 1779 ]. Regrets inability to keep appointment for breakfast. ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
[ West Point ] September 21 , [ 1779 ]. Explains that no clothing is available, for the “few articles of Cloathing now in store are appropriated to The Carolina officers.” ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Mr. Hamilton presents his Complements to General Irvin, wishes to converse with him on a particular subject, for which purpose he will call at his lodgings tomorrow Morning at Nine oClock December 1 AL , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
8From George Washington to Brigadier General William Irvine, 23 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
The state of the 4th and 11th Regiments of Pennsylvania in respect to Cloathing is represented to me as being so deplorable, that I must request you to endeavour to accomodate them immediately with the ready made Cloathing that came from Philada or at least so much of it as will cover those who are naked—this will make no odds in the end, and I doubt not but the Officers of those Regiments...
9From George Washington to Brigadier General William Irvine, 1 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favr of this date inclosing Colo. Olney’s letter. I would not advise you to put any great confidence in H—— he is very capable of gaining intelligence if he pleases, but I fancy he carries as much as he brings. Trade I beleive is his principal object. Nothing will be more agreeable to me than to devise some means of stopping the intercourse carried on by the Flag Boats. I do...
10From George Washington to Brigadier General William Irvine, 4 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
We are not under less embarrassing and distressful circumstances in this quarter for provisions, than those you have represented in your letter of this days date. Of the scanty pittance we have distributed to the army, the last is nearly exhausted, and without a prospect of any adequate and immediate succour. Amidst the difficulties which occur on this occasion; to keep the army together, and...