691From George Washington to John Hancock, 26 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday a letter, of which the inclosed is a copy, came to my hands. The account is confirmed by a Countryman who is since come in—but nothing distinct has yet been received. The aid required of me in Colo. Hay’s Letter cannot be given. I have no men to oppose the Enemy’s designs in any one quarter, altho’ called upon from every Quarter. All that was possible for me to do towards collecting...
692To George Washington from John Hancock, 26 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honour of transmitting such Resolves of Congress as have passed since my last, which are either relative to your Department, or necessary for your Information. The Congress have authorized you to proceed in the Exchange of Prisoners agreeably to the Cartel at present existing, or such other Regulations as you may think proper to make in the Matter, provided the Enemy will relax in...
693To George Washington from Ebenezer Hazard, 26 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Mr Hazard presents most respectful Compliments to his Excellency General Washington, and begs Leave to inform him that he has received a Letter from Boston this Evening, dated the 20th Inst. from which the following is extracted. On the 18th Inst. arrived at Portsmouth an armed Vessel, of 14 Guns, from France. Her Cargo consists of Twelve Thousand Stands of Arms, one thousand Barrels of...
694To George Washington from Charles Hoff, Jr., 26 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I thought it my duty to inform your Excellency that one of our Men came just now to me and informed that several of our hands had last Night fled to the Regulars, and one of them informed him they were to be joined by three hundred more from Minisink, Goshen and other places. If there were Guards sent to the several Ferries and by places towards Hackinsack and Aquaquenunk I think they might be...
695To George Washington from William Livingston, 26 March 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Livingston, 26 Mar. 1777. GW writes to Livingston on 1 April that “I have been honoured with yours of the 17th and 26th.”
696From George Washington to William Shippen, Jr., 26 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the greatest reason to believe that soldiers, when they are dismissed the Hospitals, in which they have been, instead of joining the Corps they belong to, go strolling about the country at their own option, to the great detriment of the service. It is absolutely necessary, that a remedy should be provided against this evil in future, which can only be found in making it an invariable...
697From George Washington to Col. Israel Shreve, 26 March 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Israel Shreve, 26 Mar. 1777. Shreve’s letter to GW of 22 Mar. contains a docket that reads in part “Ansd 26th 1777” and a memorandum in the writing of GW’s aide-de-camp Robert Hanson Harrison: “Ansd 26th Returns so essential—so necessary that they can no longer be dispensed with. The Officers must be called on who are recruitg and they must be made.”
698To George Washington from Major General Joseph Spencer, 26 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I Receiv’d your Excellency letter of 11th Instt and have carefully Observ’d the Contents Shall Endeavor faithfully to attend your Excellency’s advice therein given. We are but poorly prepar’d to defend the country here with the present Army, But I imagine that there is Great Reason to believe that the Enemy are about to leave Rhode island soon—Sundry people have lately made their escape from...
699General Orders, 27 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
The General having directed, that all Surgeons, who have the superintendency of Military Hospitals, should send all Soldiers whom they discharge, under the care of proper officers, to join their respective regiments, making report to the Commanding Officer of each regiment of the number of men so discharged, belonging to his Corps; desires that the commanding officer of the department, nearest...
700From George Washington to Brigadier General George Weedon, 27 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 10th Instt from Philadelphia came duly to hand; in answer to that part of it which respects Captns Thornton & Washington I have to observe, that upon looking over the list of Virga Officers, and finding that neither of these Gentlemen in the common course of promotion (notwithstanding the number of vacancies which had lately happend in those Regiments) would, by several,...