1From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Adam Stephen, 13 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
In a letter Just received from Colonel Ward, there appears to be an objection made against innoculating his regiment, in consequence of some former order, not to innoculate Militia ’till all the Continental troops had undergone the operation. His Excellency desires that this objection, with respect to Colonel Wards regiment, should cease; and that they may immediately be admitted to the...
2From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Samuel Blachley Webb, 13 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
If General Knox has not passed through on his way here, and gotten out of your reach, you will be pleased carefully and expeditiously to convey the inclosed letter to him; as it is intended to hurry him on to Camp. If he is out of reach, destroy the letter, for it will be of no consequence to return it. The family are all well; and hope soon to see you here, at the head of your bloody...
3Lambert Wickes to the American Commissioners, 13 March 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Take this Opertunity to Inform you Of the proceadings of the Commissary of this port Which Seam very odd to me as I have Recd. no Instrucktions from you. He Sent for me to Day and told me I must Get my Ship Cleaned and put Every thing on bord As fast as possible and then Departe the port Immediately. He further Informd me he Should Send persons to See...
4To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Baud, 13 March 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Paris, March 13, 1777, in French: A person now in the provinces, about whom the duc de La Rochefoucauld can tell you, has asked me to make you some proposals that I think will please you. Kindly tell me when I can discuss them with you at Passy.> Possibly the chevalier de Cambray, an engineer. La Rochefoucauld rarely supported a volunteer for service in...
5General Orders, 13 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
6To George Washington from Brigadier General Philemon Dickinson, 13 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your Excellency’s Orders, I shall this Day send down to Boundbrook, 300 men. The Person I mentioned to your Excellency, is just returned from Brunswick, & brings the following Intelligence. Genl Howe, went to New York, 10 Days ago, the Troops much in the same Situation they were, no Boats building; the Hessians very sickly, & die fast; many English Troops begin to sicken, Skinners...
7To George Washington from Col. William Grayson, 13 March 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. William Grayson, 13 Mar. 1777. In his letter to GW of 1 April , Grayson says that “I also wrote the 13th of March from Winchester by General Muhlenburgh, inclosing a list of the officers, whom we had appointed.”
8From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 13 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
By my former directions, the fifteen Regiments, belonging to your State, were all ordered to march to Ticonderoga, as soon as they were raised armed and equipped. But upon a reconsideration of the matter, founded upon several peices of Intelligence, there is a probability that the Enemy will draw part of their force from Canada by water as soon as the St Lawrence is navigable, in order to...
9From George Washington to Joshua Loring, 13 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have a List of Seventeen French Gentlemen taken at St Johns and Six Servants. I always understood that these Gentlemen all bore Commissions in the British Service, but by their own return, of which the inclosed is a Copy, only four of them appear to be Officers. If any more are so, I trust to your honour, to send out an equal number of ours of equal Rank. Since I last heard from...
10From George Washington to the Massachusetts General Court, 13 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
The prospect of a vigorous attack upon Ticonderogo some time past, founded on a supposition that the Enemy might pass the Lakes on the Ice, induced me to order all the Continental Battalion of your State to march as fast as they were raised to that Post. A reconsideration of their Views, and the well grounded probability that they will draw the greater part of their force from Canada by Water...
11From George Washington to Major General Thomas Mifflin, 13 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Matters, that could not admit the least delay, have so much engaged my Attention since I had the pleasure of receiving your favour of the 13th Ulto That I could not pay a proper regard to its important Contents ’till within these few days. Your plan deserves my hearty Approbation, and, when improved by the following Hints, will throw the business of your Department into such a Channell, as...
12From George Washington to the Officer Commanding at Raritan, New Jersey, 13 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I discover from a general return made to me, of the number and state of the Troops at Rariton by Brigadier General Dickinson, that the proportion of officers, vastly exceeds the number of Men at your post; whereby the Public is burdened with the unnecessary expence of useless Officers—I by no means condemn the good spirit that urges these Gentlemen to take the Field, but cannot help observing...
13To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 13 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the Honour of writing to you from Philada I have seen Mr Cox & made the Proposal to him mentioned in your last Favour —I took no Notice of Rank as if he did not wish for the Office of Commissary it would not be worth while to touch that String. He expressd many Thanks for your polite Attention to him but declined the Office as being unconnectd with any Corps & out of all Line of...