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.
11From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 31 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
General Washington presents his compliments to Colo. White and thanks him for the Bridle, Stirrups & Spurs which he obligingly presented him with. The workmanship does great credit to the artisan. and is a demonstrable proof of the perfection to which this manufactory is brought. ADf , DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
12From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Walton White, 28 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have the Certificate requested in yours of the 18th: You will, upon obtaining your Commission, proceed without delay to south Carolina and take the command of the 1st Regt of Dragoons. By the Regulations of the Army, there will be only one more Feild Officer, (a Major,) to the Regiment, as it will be commanded by a Leiut. Colo. Commandant; Lieut. Colo. Temple must therefore take...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Anthony Walton White, 14 May 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the pleasure of transmitting to you the inclosed advice of Council and order, in answer to your application to us. The board of trade inform me they have and shall immediately forward to the Southward such stores as will amount to about half the annual allowance. I am Sir Your most obedt. Servt., RC (A. Philippe von Hemert, New York City, 1947). Addressed by TJ: “Colo. White of the...
14From Thomas Jefferson to Anthony Walton White, 24 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Information was sent to me by Colo. Buford of some malversations by Epaphroditus Rudder a Cornet in your Regiment as to a Horse of public Property which called for public notice. As he was said to be at that time at Manchester, I communicated it to Colo. Davies and desired him to institute proper Proceedings to bring him to Justice. Since this I learn that you are in this neighbourhood. I...
15From George Washington to Anthony Walton White, 17 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will please to send to this place for the use of the Genl & field officers expected from the head of Elk twelve good Horses—they will be wanted till their own come by land, only—let a Commisioned Officer come with them that he may regularly account for their delivery—He will report himself, & these Instructions to the Marquis de la Fayette upon his arrival. Besides these, I shall want two...
16From George Washington to Anthony Walton White, 8 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
There being an absolute necessity of reinforcing General Greene with Cavalry as expeditiously as possible, you will immediately cause every Man of your Regiment who is equipped and mounted, to march to Richmond by the way of New Castle and there wait untill they are joined by a detachment of the 4th Regt which is preparing here: When the detachments join, they will move forward under the...
17From George Washington to Anthony Walton White, 6 October 1794 (Washington Papers)
The President of the U. States requests the pleasure of Genl Whites and Aids company to dine tomorrow at Mr Pollock’s tavern at 3 o’Clock. D , NjP : Von Hemert Autograph Collection. Anthony Walton White of New Jersey was serving as a brigadier general of cavalry during the Whiskey Insurrection campaign. James Pollock (d. 1800) kept a tavern at the southwest corner of High and Pitt streets in...