1From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 20 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have been honoured with your favour of the 15th Instant. The Reasons for your being overlooked in the appointments of this State, you are, no doubt, as well or better acquainted with, than I am, Some I have heard assigned. It was my wish to serve you: It is still my wish to do so; but I have been told, that your manner of leaving the Northern Army, was inconsistent with the Character of an...
2From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
A Letter just received from Brigadier General Maxwell informs me of the desertion of one of your light horse —this disagreeable Circumstance will naturally put you upon your guard; but I desire that you will farther make very particular Scrutiny into the Characters of your men and if you shall find any more suspicious ones among them—that you will immediately dismount them and order them to...
3From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 1 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
A Letter just received from Brigadier Genl Maxwell informs me of the desertion of one of your light horse —this disagreeable Circumstance will naturally put you upon your guard—but I desire that you will farther make very particular Scrutiny into the Characters of your Men and if you shall find any more suspicious ones among them that you will immediately dismount them and order them to Head...
4From Alexander Hamilton to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, [23 September 1777] (Hamilton Papers)
In consequence of orders received from His Excellency General Washington, I desire you will press all the horses in this city & neighbourhood in order to be conveyed thence to some place more remote from the present seat of the war, except such as come under the following description: Those which are the property of poor needy persons, whose livelihood depends upon them, and those which belong...
5From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 6 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just recd intelligence that the enemy have gone down the River again. You may therefore proceed with the Regiment to the place of destination for the Winter. I am Sir Your most obt Servt LS , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, PWacD : Sol Feinstone Collection, on deposit at PPAmP . A draft of another letter from GW to White, in James McHenry’s writing and dated 7 Dec., reads: “As the enemies...
Philadelphia, February 1, 1779. Orders White to send two troops of his regiment (one being that of Captain David Hopkins) to Baltimore. LS , in writing of H, George Washington Photostats, Library of Congress.
7From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 1 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
A quantity of forage having been provided at Baltimore for the reception of a small body of cavalry; You will, on receipt of this, detach two troops of the Regiment under your command to that place, one of which for particular reasons, I desire to be Capt. Hopkin’s —This will contribute to the more easy accommodation and subsistence of the Regiment. I am Sir Your most Obedt. ser. LS , in...
8From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 10 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter of the 5th Inst. It is my wish to avoid every measure, which has the appearance of distressing the farmer, or of forcing from him that forage which may be necessary for his own stock, in all cases, not strictly justified by the urgency of the occasion. If subsistence for the whole regiment can be procured, thro’ the forage master in the regular mode without distress or...
9From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 17 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
This will be forwarded to you by Richard Peters Esq: of the Board of War with an order for the delivery of a Box of my private papers which are at York Town —As these papers are of very great consequence I must desire you to send an Officer and three or four Men to receive and bring them over by the shortest Route from York Town to this place. The Deputy Quarter Masters must furnish Waggons at...
10From Alexander Hamilton to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 4 March 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] March 4, 1779 . Requests White to explain to Washington circumstances under which a horse, belonging to one Robert Brown, was impressed. ADfS , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. White was a lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Continental Dragoons.