1To George Washington from Brigadier General Jacob Bayley, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will Receive this by Serjeant Temple of Majr Whitcombs Core who Desires me to write In thier Favour. I Can Say that the Soldiers of that Core are good Soldiers and have been very Servisable In the Common Cause and Since they have been here to us in Particular, and if it is Consistant with Your Excelencys Pleasure Could wish (and it is also the Desire of the Principle men in this Quarter)...
2To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Letters of the 29th of December & 10th Jany Last. that of the 10th came to hand on the 20th instant, and the other on the day following. As it is my Duty, so it is my highest pleasure, to execute every instruction I receive from your Excellency, to the utmost of my capacity. Captain Heth having retired to his farm I cannot at this time, send his rank, but have inclosed...
3To George Washington from Captain Destouches, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
La division de Lescadre du roi que j’avois expediée pour La baye de Chezapeak vient de rentrer aprés avoir causé un assez grand dommage aux ennemis, et Leur avoir enlevé Le vaisseau Le Romulus de 44 canons; mais elle n’a pu executer L’objet principal de sa mission parce que Les fregates de lescorte dArnold et La plus grande partie de ses transports ont remonté, comme L’avoit prevu votre...
4To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you on the sixteenth a letter on the business I was sent on but supposing you were gone from Camp I did not send it on till now, which will make my appology for the Delay —Cornwallis is advancing fast into our Country. a letter from Gen. Green tells us he was retiring before him not being strong enough to fight him tho’ he is only about 2500 Strong; Green has passed the Stanton where I...
5To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the 17th Instant with its Enclosures were received last Evening; and I have now the Honor of forwarding the enclosed Despatches from Genl Greene & Copy of a Letter from Governor Jefferson, which contain the latest Intelligence from the Southward. The Intelligence is interesting & Situation of Affairs critical. It is however to be hoped that the Spirit of the...
6To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
inclosed I Have the Honor to Send An intelligence that is just Now Come to Hand —Whatever May Be the Object of this Expedition, it Will Be Highly important for duke of Lauzun’s Legion to Hear of it As Soon As possible—Lauzun May Be at Rhode island—His Lieutenant Colonel is Also a Very Good officer. Mons. de Murnan Will Be the Bearer of this And Ride day and Night—Having No Men And Believing...
7To George Washington from New Hampshire Rangers, c.25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Memorial of the subscribers Humbly sheweth: That your Excellencies memorialists have at different past periods, voluntarrily inlisted themselves as Soldiers into the Independant Companies of Rangers raised for the particular defence of the Northern frontiers and hitherto commanded by Major Benjamin Whitcomb. That your memorialists in general being Inhabitants of aforsaid frontier, was the...
8To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Letters found on board the Vessels taken by Mr De Tilly, have decided Mr Destouches to follow at full the plan given by your Excellency, and to risk every thing to hinder Arnold from establishing himself at Portsmouth in Virginia. Your Excellency has been apprised by my yesternight’s Letter, that our ships could not go into Elizabeth river, there not being water enough for the 64. man of...
9To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favor of the 20th Instant evinces another instance of that friendship And attention which whilst I feel it flattering to me, affords me a satisfaction, which a heart impressed with affection and esteem can only truly experience but of which a description would be equally improper as impossible. The accession of Maryland to the confederation, and the cession of Virginia of its...
10To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Marquis set off this morning for Philidelphia since his departure I have received from below the enclosed letters which I have the Honour of transmitting to your Excellency, haveing first taken Copys & forwarded to the Marquis, we shall march early in the morning and arrive at trenton the 28th instant. I have the Honour to be Your Excellency’s Most devoted Servt ALS , DLC:GW . Smith wrote...