701From George Washington to William Livingston, 5 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 30th March. As I shall be very soon under the necessity of removing the troops at present at and in the neighbourhood of the Minisink settlement, I thought it advisable to give this notice to your Excellency, that you may, if you judge proper, order some Militia to occupy their posts. I have wrote to Govr Clinton upon the same subject. Altho’ the move...
702From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 5 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I this morning received your Two favors of the 31st Ulto and 1st Instant. General Clinton and Admiral Gambier, as you will probably have heard before this, have returned from the Eastward—and, I believe, several of the Troops, which had gone towards the East end of Long Island. The expedition they had in view in that Quarter, whatever it was, seems to be at an end—or at least for the present....
703To George Washington from Major Joseph Prowell, 5 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to General McDougalls Instructions—I Herewith Transmit your Excellency A Return of Col: Malcoms and late Pattons Regiments—when Paraded to March —The General Requested I might Mention Tents as the Detachment—is Entirely without—and he Was Uncertain Whether the Service Required Any or Not—Lieut. Jackson will Wait Any Orders Your Excellency may please to give on this Subject. I have the...
704From George Washington to Joseph Reed, 5 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your favr of the 29th March reached me a day or two ago—I cannot conceive from whence can arise the antipathy of Colo. Proctor and His Officers to the Uniform adopted by all the other Regiments of Artillery. In every service, it is customary to distinguish Corps by particular Uniforms, and as Black and Red has been pitched upon for that of the American Continental Artille[r]y, it is...
705General Orders, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
At a General Court Martial of the line April 3rd 1779, Lieutt Colonel Harmar President—Captain Handy of the fifth Maryland regiment was tried for, “Refusing his tour of duty in not taking command of the Bound-Brook Picket.” The Court having considered the evidence and the reasons offered by Captain Handy for his refusal to do the tour of duty he is charged with, are of opinion that his reasons...
706To George Washington from Captain Donald Campbell, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
This day I had the honour of recieving your Excellencys much esteemed favour of the 28th Ultmo and in compliance with your Excellencys request, send inclosed the amount of the Articles seized by Mr Conway. Nothing but a Real Desire of putting it in your power, to shew that such Practices incurred your Excellencys displeasure, would have induced me to make a Report of it; at the same time, am...
707To George Washington from Brigadier General Duportail, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
i send to your excellency a Copy of the Resolved of the Council about me. in Council philad. march 31 1779 this board taking into Consideration general du portail’s letter and the instructions Received from general washington dated 30th of june 1778 do Resolve that from the Confidence they Repose in general duportail and their opinion of his skill and jugement he be fully authorised and...
708To George Washington from John Jay, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Mr Jay presents his Compliments to General Washington, and encloses an Extract from a Letter in a certain Degree interesting. AD , DLC:GW . Jay addressed the cover: “Private His Excellency General Washington Head Quarters.” Jay enclosed two extracts in his own writing from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates’s letter to him of 15 March, which read: “The enclosed Copy of my Letter to General Washington of...
709To George Washington from Brigadier General Henry Knox, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to deliver your Excellency a paper in Philadelphia, urging the necessity of recruiting the Corps of Artillery and completing its numbers to the establishment, which your Excellency gave to the Committee of Congress. I was in hopes the necessity was so apparent that the honorable Congress would have pointed out some effectual methods to supply the deficiencies before the opening...
710To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with Your Excellencys of the 4th Inst. with Sir Henry Clintons l[ette]r and one for the Commissioners, accompanying it. The two latter I sent off yesterday morning, but the Commissoners was not then arived on the Island. This accompanys a Letter from Sir Henry Clinton to your Excellency. I have got more fair promises about the boots, but I am informed that a little Rum to the...
711To George Washington from Major General Alexander McDougall, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s, of the 1st Instant was handed to Me the 3d at 8 P.M. The necessary Orders were instantly issued, to Malcoms and late Pattens Regiments, to march. The Weather, want of Boats, and some little arrangements, prevented their moving ’till Yesterday. They will be all, at New Windsor this Evening. Colo. Malcom absent on your leave , was furnished with a Copy of the Orders...
712To George Washington from Brigadier General James Potter, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I Receved your favour of the 2d of march a few days ago it Gives me plesure to see that my Ideas in any mesure Corresponds with yours—and mutch more to find that you have turned your thoughts to wards the Defence of our fronteers. Should any part of our apreations be carreid on from the Westren part of Pennsylvania you are pleased to Assk my opinion what Number of Volenteers Could be got. I...
713To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
The within is a State of the Officers present & Absent in the seven Regiments of our Line now on this Ground—It also specifies the Officers recommended as Persons best qualified for the Recruiting Service, by their Respective Commandants who they think can be spared, tho you will observe it will leave some of the Regiments very thin of Officers —I have endeavored in drawing out these Officers...
714To George Washington from Colonel Joseph Ward, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Having the happiness once more to join the Army under your Excellency’s Command, I beg leave to represent to your Excellency the treatment I received from the Enemy, while I was in their power. Mr James Bradford, Deputy Muster Master, and myself were captivated by a party of the Enemy on the 27th of November last; they being sensible of the danger to which they would be exposed on their...
715General Orders, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes the following general orders: “The Court of Enquiery which was to have set Yesterday, will sit next Saturday for the purpose mention’d in Orders of the 2nd Inst. “A Sub. 2 Serjts & 30 R[ank] & File from the 2nd Maryland Brigade for Fatigue Tomorrow.” (orderly book, 22 Dec. 1778–26 June 1779,...
716From George Washington to James Duane, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have taken the liberty, thro’ the Channel of the Committee appointed to confer with me, to lay before Congress the inclosed extract of a letter from General Knox, and the Return to which it refers. As the completion of the Corps of Artillery is a matter of great importance, I hope the earliest attention will be paid to that Business. There are but two ways of keeping up the Regiments of...
717From George Washington to Brigadier General James Hogun, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of the 3d instant. It will not possibly be in my power to make any augmentation of the garrison from this army. Should the daly guards, as you have stated them, be indispensably necessary at ⟨Phi⟩ladelphia—you must apply to the board of war; and represen⟨t⟩ the matter, that the militia may be called on for this purpose. As the drafts returning home, will leave a number of...
718To George Washington from Major Richard Howell, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Reasons assign’d to his Excy General Washington for resigning. 1st Necessity, an Epidemic Disease in the Army. 2d Engagements with my Connexions to retire. Expenditures in Consequence of them, prior to the Promises of Legislation to provide for the Army, which if certain, will appear to be too late, as the Fate of Tantalus has been too long mine. ⟨3d A⟩ sure resentment of Parents (who have & I...
719To George Washington from Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
The affairs of the 2nd Connecticut Battalion, by I know not what Fatality, seem to be in more Confusion than any other. just after General Putnam left Camp the three inclosed Arrangements were brought me from his Aid de Camp to forward to Head Quarters, I have numbered them 1, 2, 3; in N. 1, Lieut. Woolcot obtains his Rank which crowds Capt. Ten Eyck down to a Capt. Lieut. upon which Col....
720To George Washington from John Jay, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s Favors of the 29th Ulto, & 2nd Inst., And have now the pleasure of transmitting an Act of Congress of the 5th Inst., providing for the pay of the Officers in the Cloathing Department; Copies of which will, this day, be sent to the different States, And also an Act of the 3rd Inst., for sending Blank Commissions to the Commissioners of Indian Affairs...
721From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with your letter of yesterday, and its inclosures. You will be pleased to have the circumstances of the loss of the water-guard, as well ascertained as possible—Should the officer have exceeded his orders; or imprudently left his post—altho’ we cannot punish him at present, yet it is necessary that the matter should be known —Could any thing make an impression on some of...
722To George Washington from Peter Scull, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Commissions for the Virginia line, are now forwarded to your Excellency. Lt Col. Ball of the first Regiment, having called at the Office & receiv’d the one intended for him, that will account for it’s not being in the bundle mark’d for that Corps. With the utmost respect I have the honor to be Your Excellency’s most hbl. Servant ALS , DLC:GW . For the distribution of these commissions, see...