1To George Washington from Major General Alexander McDougall, 11–15 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I was honored in due time, with your favor of the 16th Ultimo from Paramus. The pressing duties of the Post, obliged me to defer an answer to the Several important Questions on which you were pleased to ask my opinion. I was the rather induced to this, as I presume, they were Stated on a Supposition that the Enemy would soon evacuate the united States, but there is no appearance now or Since I...
2General Orders, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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3From George Washington to John Beatty, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 3rd instant—The refusal of passports by General Maxwell was founded upon my instructions —The intercourse between New York and Elizabeth Town had become so common and easy—that I thought it necessary to put a stop to it by permitting no flags to pass without my permission previously obtained—Whenever you have prisoners or any thing for the use of prisoners to...
4From George Washington to James Duane, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Mr Thomas Reed Deputy Pay Masr Genl for the Troops in the Northern department has made application for 100,000 dollars for the use of that department. As the Sum remaining in the Chest at Middle brook will not be more than sufficient to discharge the pay now due the Army there, and that upon the other side of Hudsons River I am under the necessity of referring Mr Reed to the Board of Treasury...
5To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received Your Excellency’s Favour of the 21st of April in a reasonable Time after the date of it, and think Your Sentiments and Advice therein very just & proper; but that I have not before this accounted for my Conduct in that Matter was altogether owing to an Unwillingness to interrupt You about unnecessary Business till a more leisure Season. The day before the date of mine of the 29th of...
6From George Washington to Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Col. Sherman, who will deliver you this, informs me that his regiment has not received a supply of cloathing of any kind—I have not my papers by me and therefore cannot refer to what I wrote you from Fredericksburgh on the subject of cloathing for your Brigade—But if I recollect right, it was that it might be furnished out of the imported cloathing; provided you would engage to have all the...
7From George Washington to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I duly received your favor of the 30th Ulto inclosing one of the same date representing the State of the Ordnance Department. The latter I submitted to the consideration of the Committee appointed by Congress to confer with me on the affairs of the Army. The Committee agrees that the Department is at present on a very improper footing—and that its defects will be most effectually remedied in a...
8From George Washington to George Measam, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have authorised General Huntington, to draw—either as much of the new imported Cloathing as will supply his present deficiency—or the full quantity for his whole brigade—on condition in the latter case of his returning into store such partial distribution as he may already have received—You will therefore upon his producing proper Returns furnish him agreeably thereto—and in case of his...
9From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr of the 9th. I am still of opinion that no good can possibly result from any Negociation entered into with General Phillips on the subject of the Exchange of the Convention Troops, more especially as I find by a letter from Mr McHenry that Capt. Bibby had dropt some of the terms which he had in charge from Genl Phillips to propose, particularly that of exchanging whole Corps of...
10To George Washington from Captain Josiah Stoddard, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
It was my fortune by the Severity of the Service in the fall of 76 to contract a disorder of the Lungs, by which means, have been since troubled with an Obstinate hoarsness, and frequently a Slow fever, which, tho’ it has seldom prevented my doing duty, has still marr’d half the pleasure of Life & by regress sapped the vitals of my health. I therefore beg leave to inform Your Excellency that a...
11To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the Receipt of your Excellency’s esteem’d Favor of the 20th of December, and in answer to it, beg leave, to inform your Excellency, that Colo. Jackson’s Band is by no means compleat. He has four Musicians & but two Instruments of Music which were procur’d by his officers without any expence to the Public. His principal Musician does the duty of Fife Major, and...
12General Orders, 13 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
A subaltern from the Pennsylvania line and one from Muhlenberg’s Brigade to be sent immediately to Brunswick to superintend the sick in the hospitals at that place. They will receive orders from Coll Beauford who is now there. Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
13To George Washington from Brigadier General James Clinton, 13 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your’s of the 20th December came to hand after an Interval of twenty days. Immediately on the receipt of it I dispatched a Messenger to Major Posey, with your Excellency’s Letter, requesting him to repair to Head Quarters without Loss of time. As to his Corps, tho’ I am equally desirous with you that they shoud join their Corps as they are composed of different Regiments & very ill...
14From George Washington to the Continental Congress Committee of Conference, 13 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Minutes I had the honor of transmitting to the consideration of the Committee, were intended as a Basis of conference on the several points therein contained, in order after an interchange of Ideas and information, to be the better able to form a just judgment of the System of conduct and measures, which it will be proper for us to pursue—It is essential to consider the subject in several...
15To George Washington from John Parke Custis, 13 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
On my Arrival here from Maryland, I found your Letters by Favour of Colo. Meade and Harrison, had been left by the Former Gentleman, who pass’d by in my Absence. I return you many Thanks for you[r] kind Advice, and will pay a proper Attention, I inform’d you in a Letter I wrote a few Days ago that I had at length got Deeds and Possession of the Alexanders Lands. You were not much mistaken in...
16To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 13 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honour of receiveing your Excellency’s letter of the 8th Inst. I had before the receipt of it directed the Clothier to make out a Return of every article he has on hand which I expect in a day or two. I had also directed Returns to be made out of the defeciencies of every Corps that the whole wants may be seen at one Veiw, these last I have got all excepting one Regiment in...
17From George Washington to James Duane, 11–12 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have perused the letter which you did me the honor to write—containing several subjects of consideration refered by Congress to the Committee of conference—and on which you desire my opinion. As I am not yet furnished with sufficient data relative to the first head—it will be necessary to defer touching it—until I can by means of the board of war inform myself more fully of the object of the...
18General Orders, 12 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Deputy Clothier is immediately to make return into the Orderly-Office of all the blankets, of every species of clothing and of any other articles he has on hand. Captain Thomas Marsh Forman is appointed Aide-De-Camp to Major General Lord-Stirling in the room of Major Monro, resigned the 20th of December last, and is to be regarded and obeyed as such. Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
19From George Washington to John Jay, 12 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The day I left Middle Brook I recd the two inclosed letters of the 8th Decemr from Major General Phillips to which I returned an answer dated the 25th which you have also inclosed. I imagined this would have put an end to any further applications of the same nature. But I yesterday recd the inclosed letters from Lord Stirling and Mr McHenry one of my Secretarys by which you will perceive that...
20To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 12 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys Favour of the 8th Inst. came safe to hand last night, accompany’d with the News papers. I like the scheme of Sending in the Flags once every month with the Inhabitants, provided that if the Enemy will not receive them on that day, or the next day, or two, as the Boats and weather m[a]y sute, in such case I might inform them, or order that they quit the town, and return to...
21General Orders, 11 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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22To George Washington from James Duane, 11 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed papers have this day been referred to the Committee of Conference with your Excellency: Not with any View to the immediate Contents of those papers: but to introduce a general Enquiry whether Humanity & policy demand from Congress a further proposition for the Exchange of Prisoners? Upon this great Point we wish in a free Conference to consider the State of the Prisoners on both...
23To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 11 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Sails are just going to be hoisted, My dear General, and I have But the time of taking my last leave from you—I may now be Certain that Congréss did not intend to Send Any thing more By me—The Navy Board, and Mister Nevill write me this very morning from Boston that the North River is passable, that a gentleman from Camp Says he di’nt hear of any thing like an express for me—all agree to...
24To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 5–10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
in my dificult situation, at Such a distance from you, I am oblig’d to take a determination by Myself and this I hope will meet with your approbation—you Remember that in making full allowances for deliberations, the answer from Congress was to Reach me before the 15th of last month, and I have long waïted Since without ever hearing from them —Nay, many gentlemen from philadelphia, where,...
25General Orders, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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26To George Washington from Joseph Barrell, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The privateer Brig Vengeance, having had the good fortune to capture the Eagle Packet from N. York for England with several officers of high rank in the British service on board; the Captain has deliverd his prisoners to the British Consel in the Bay of Biscay, and taken his receipt & Obligation that there shall be deliver’d to your Excellency in America, as many officers of equal rank; this...
27To George Washington from James Duane, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I intended to have done myself the Honour of seeing your Excellency yesterday Evning but was so long detaind in Congress that I coud not collect some Information which was necessary to be laid before you. I expect Mr Peters has furnished you with such papers as will give you a State of the Post At Fort Pitt & the plan of Operations suggested by General McInTosh. I gave a Verbal direction to...
28To George Washington from Edward Hand, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Edward Hand, 10 Jan. 1779. In a letter to GW dated 15 Jan. , Hand referred to “my letter to your Excellency of the 10th”; GW acknowledged receipt of the 10 Jan. letter on 7 February.
29To George Washington from Richard Peters, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
At the Desire of Mr Duane I send your Excellency sundry Papers relative to the Western Expedition under Genl McIntosh. Should it be in our Power to give any further Information it will be immediately communicated on Request. No authentic Intelligence has been received at this Office from Genl McIntosh since his March from Beaver Creek but we hear after leaving a Garrison at that Post where he...
30General Orders, 9 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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