1General Orders, 14 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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2From 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...
3From 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...
4From 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...
5From 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...
6From 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...
7From 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...
8General 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 .
9From 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...
10From 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...
11General 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 .
12From 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...
13General Orders, 11 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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14General Orders, 10 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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15General Orders, 9 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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16From George Washington to Richard Peters, 9 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of yours of the 7th instant—As there is not probably a sufficiency of Mittens for the whole Army, a partial distribution would occasion uneasiness among those who were not supplied. Instead therefore of a general delivery, I should think it better to have them lodged with the Cloathiers attending the Army to be delivered out occasionally to detachments going upon a duty that...
17General Orders, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
At a General Court-Martial held near Fish-Kill November 9th 1778. Colonel John Neville President. Colonel Thomas Price commanding the 2nd Maryland Regiment, was tried on the following charges (viz.) 1stly—Cowardice on York-Island in the face of the Enemy. 2ndly—Disgraceful behaviour in refusing to take command, at Hackinsack of the regiment late Smallwoods when ordered to Fort-Lee....
18From George Washington to the Continental Congress Committee of Conference, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
As the Resolve of Congress appointing you a Committee to confer with me extends the object of the conference to the general operations of the next Campaign, I have taken the liberty to throw together a few imperfect Minutes of those Heads which will require your attention—These Minutes only comprehend general Ideas upon which the several points may be taken up; but in the course of the...
19From George Washington to Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
On Rect of yours of the 23d Decemr I laid it before the Board of War for their direction. As the purchase of any kind of Cloathing out of the regular line occasions a deal of confusion, they will take the matter into consideration, and if they do not see a probability of supplying you in any other manner, they will direct Major Bigelow to procure Hats for the two Connecticut Brigades, which...
20From George Washington to George Measam, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
It has been represented to me that the troops of Connecticut are in great want of Shirts Stockings and Shoes—This leads me to inquire of you whether they have not received their proportion of these Articles in common with the rest of the Army—The troops in general have obtained orders for a Shirt and pair of Stockings per man—and a pair of Shoes to each that wanted—If the Connecticut Troops...
21From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am duly favoured with your letter of the 23d of december—accompanied by one from General Parsons, which I cannot but consider as containing some insinuations not of the most delicate nature—I am the more surprised at them, as his knowlege of circumstances and the agency he had in bringing about the measure, which is now made a subject of complaint gave me reason to expect he would have...
22From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
When a distribution of Cloathing was made in the Fall, it was found that there would be a considerable deficiency of Blankets in particular; I was therefore under the necessity of only delivering a certain proportion to each Corps at that time, intending after all the troops had been served in the first instance, to collect an exact Return of all the remaining Blankets and to distribute them...
23General Orders, 7 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Clothier General is immediately to deliver out to the respective regiments any deficiencies of the proportion of clothing allowed at Frederick’s burgh: When that is completed, the commanding officers of Brigades are to make returns in to the Orderly-Office of whatever then will be deficient. Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
24From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 7 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 31st Decemr inclosing two letters from Major Howell. To prevent a too frequent intercourse by Flag Boats I lately wrote to the Governors of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and pointed out the inconveniences of people’s coming almost daily with permissions from them to go into New York, which occasioned the Officer commanding at Elizabeth Town to send a Flag with each...
25General Orders, 6 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Sarah Bache wrote to Benjamin Franklin from Philadelphia on 17 Jan. 1779 that she had “lately been several times invited abroad with the General and Mrs Washinton, he allways enquires after you in the most afectionate manner and speaks of you highly we danced at Mr. Powels [Samuel Powel, mayor of Philadelphia] your Birth day or night I should say in company...
26From George Washington to the Marquis de Brétigney, 6 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 1st Inst. and perused Your summary of a plan for raising a french Regiment. The matter not being officially before me I can only give as my opinion that the precautions which you have there proposed—such as the limiting the number of officers to the proportion of men enlisted—the choice of Soldiers united by the ties of Country similar manners and ways of...
27From George Washington to John Morgan, 6 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
So much time hath elapsed since the several transactions, upon which you require my opinion, happened, and having none of my papers of that day to refer to, I am obliged to trust to my memory alone, which I fear will enable me to give but very imperfect answers to the queries contained in your letter of the instant. The Hospitals at Cambridge being stationary, and in a Country full of every...
28General Orders, 5 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
As passing over Rye and Wheat Fields will prove very prejudicial to the inhabitants and ruin their crops, all officers are called upon to prevent as far as possible such pernicious practices and bring to condign punishment such as transgress. Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Congressman Samuel Holten wrote in his diary on this date that “Genl. Washington invited congress to dine with him at the...
29General Orders, 4 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The commanding Officers of Brigades are to make report of their huts and how far completed as soon as possible. Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
30General Orders, 3 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
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