1General Orders, 15 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Continental Congress having ordered, Friday the 17th Instant to be observed as a day of “fasting, humiliation and prayer, humbly to supplicate the mercy of Almighty God, that it would please him to pardon all our manifold sins and transgressions, and to prosper the Arms of the United Colonies, and finally, establish the peace and freedom of America, upon a solid and lasting foundation”—The...
2From George Washington to John Hancock, 15 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
New York, [15] May 1776 . “Since my last of the 11th Instant which I had the honour to address you, nothing of moment or importance has occurred, and the principal design of this, is to communicate to Congress the Intelligence I received last night from General Schuyler by a Letter of the 10th respecting the progress of our Troops in getting towards Canada, not doubting of their impatience and...
3From George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 15 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I received Your Favors of the 3d & 4th Instant and was happy to hear of the safe Arrival of the Commissioners from Congress at St Johns, and that so many Batteaus with Troops had pass’d there, the 29th Ulto, ’Ere this I hope the Army before Quebec is considerably Augmented, I am too well convinced there was Great Occasion for It. As to Money, the state of our Chest wou’d not have justify’d a...
4From George Washington to Samuel Stringer, 15 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I received your Letter of the 10 Inst. last night by Mr Bennett, & this morng Transmitted a Copy of It & of the Estimate to Congress for their order & direction so far as relates to the Seniors, mates &c.—As to the Medicines when Doctr Morgan arrives I shall direct him to send you immediately such a Supply as can be spared. I am &c. LB , in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick...