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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 30 … | 1780-08-30 | As it appears by some recent intelligence, that the Enemy are removing from Long Island to York... |
| 2 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | VII. From George Washington to Major General Stirling … | 1780-06-08 | I am just making a detachment of three batalions under General Hand—which are to be employed to... |
| 3 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | X. From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 8 … | 1780-06-08 | I am now at the Connecticut farms meeting House, where the Head of our Column is advanced. The... |
| 4 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | III. From George Washington to Major General Stirling … | 1780-06-07 | The enemy landed at De Harts Point last night in considerable force—and are advancing rapidly... |
| 5 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 19 … | 1780-05-19 | You will perceive by the inclosed letter from General Maxwell that there is a great diversity of... |
| 6 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 18 … | 1780-05-18 | Colonel Craig of the 3d Penna Regiment has laid before me the Copy of a division Court Martial... |
| 7 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 22 … | 1780-03-22 | Inclosed you will find an extract of a letter which I received yesterday from Governor... |
| 8 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 13 … | 1780-03-13 | Letter not found : to Major General Stirling, 13 March 1780 . Stirling wrote GW on 19 March: “I... |
| 9 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 5 … | 1780-03-05 | I have read the orders wch you had framed for your division —they are certainly good, but in... |
| 10 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 29 … | 1780-01-29 | The present condition of the ice, opening an easy communication to all parts of the enemy, and... |
| 11 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 14 … | 1780-01-14 | I have directed Lt Colo. De Haart with a detachment of 250 Men to move from paramus to Newark and... |
| 12 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 14 … | 1780-01-14 | I am this moment favored with your Lordships letter of this date. The detatchment under Col.... |
| 13 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 13 … | 1780-01-13 | Herewith Inclosed are your Lordships discretionary Instructions —In addition to what you read in... |
| 14 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 13 … | 1780-01-13 | I have recd yours by Colo. Steward. Upon your letter and his representation, I shall direct the... |
| 15 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 10 … | 1780-01-10 | I should be glad, on receipt of this, to see your Lordship on some matters of business as soon as... |
| 16 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 9 … | 1779-12-09 | From the unlucky failure of the expedition against Savannah and the apprehension of the Enemy’s... |
| 17 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 29 … | 1779-10-29 | I have to acknowlege your Lordships favor of the 26th. As your Lordship was not with the division... |
| 18 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 26 … | 1779-10-26 | I have been favored with your letter of the 22d and am much obliged to you for the intelligence... |
| 19 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 7 … | 1779-10-07 | I have been duly honored with your Lordships letter of the 5th; and the observations that were... |
| 20 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | VIII. From George Washington to Major General Stirling … | 1779-10-04 | By advices which I have just received from Congress, I have no doubt of the French fleet (under... |
| 21 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 30 … | 1779-09-30 | I have received your lordships favour of the 28th with the enclosed letter from Governor... |
| 22 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 29 … | 1779-09-29 | General Wayne the better to cover the country in the vicinity of Stoney point and to confine the... |
| 23 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 28 … | 1779-09-28 | I have your favr of the 27th —Supposing the Continental Cloathing delivered to the Virginia line... |
| 24 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 25 … | 1779-09-25 | I was yesterday favd with yours of the 23d inclosing Major Lees and Major Hays letters and a few... |
| 25 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 19 … | 1779-09-19 | I have been favored with your Lordships letter of the 18th and that of Col. Taylors. Very... |
| 26 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 14 … | 1779-09-14 | Your removal from Ramapough to your present position was on account of the Arrival of the enemy’s... |
| 27 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 13 … | 1779-09-13 | Some circumstances having made it necessary to station Major Lee’s corps at Monmouth, your... |
| 28 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 1 … | 1779-09-01 | I was last Night favd with yours of the 30th Ulto with Colo. Taylors intelligence, and Rivingtons... |
| 29 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 1 … | 1779-09-01 | Genl Greene has represented to me the bad state of the road leading from new Windsor to Easton... |
| 30 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 28–29 … | ≈1779-08-28 | The arrival of Arburthnot which comes to me, through different channels, makes it prudent to draw... |
| 31 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 28 … | 1779-08-28 | I have successively received your two favours of the 23d and 26 with their respective inclosures.... |
| 32 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 23 … | 1779-08-23 | An Officer of the Marichause Dragoons has charge of a large sum of the Money called out of... |
| 33 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 22 … | 1779-08-22 | I have to request your Lordship to order the boats from new-Ark to their former stations as I do... |
| 34 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 21 … | 1779-08-21 | I have been duly favored with your letter of the 19th written at 9 O’clock A.M. and that of the... |
| 35 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 16 … | 1779-08-16 | I have to acknowlege the favor of your Lordships two letters of the 13th and 15th inst. Mr... |
| 36 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 12 … | 1779-08-12 | I have had in contemplation an attempt to surprise the enemys post at Powlus Hook and have... |
| 37 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 12 … | 1779-08-12 | I shall be much obliged by your informing me of the date of Colo. Smith’s resignation of the 2d... |
| 38 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 3 … | 1779-08-03 | I have received your favour of the 2d and shall be obliged to you to continue your examination of... |
| 39 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 28 … | 1779-07-28 | I have been deceived I beleive, in the information of a considerable Embarkation of Troops in the... |
| 40 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 24 … | 1779-07-24 | Having received intelligence (though not in so precise a manner as I could wish) of a pretty... |
| 41 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 8 … | 1779-07-08 | I just now received your Lordships letter requesting absence for one week —to this I shall not... |
| 42 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 4 … | 1779-07-04 | I received yesterday Your Letter of the 2d with an Extract from your Orders and the proceedings... |
| 43 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 21 … | 1779-06-21 | I inclose you a Memorial from Mr Drew and request that you will direct a Board of Field Officers... |
| 44 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 3 … | 1779-06-03 | The enemy have landed at Kings-ferry—are in such force—and seem to have such capitol objects in... |
| 45 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 2 … | 1779-06-02 | You will be pleased to march immediately with the division under your command towards Pompton by... |
| 46 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 1 … | 1779-06-01 | For some time past my intelligence from the enemy pointed to a considerable movement. By My last... |
| 47 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 25 … | 1779-05-25 | Your letter of yesterday inclosing a plan of operations for the ensuing campaign came to my hands... |
| 48 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 2 … | 1779-04-02 | As there are some other disputes of relative Rank subsisting among the Feild Officers of the... |
| 49 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 23 … | 1779-03-23 | I should have issued orders for the fatigue parties intended to erect the Signals to assemble... |
| 50 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 26 … | 1779-01-26 | I have been favd with yours of the 13th and 18th instt with the several letters and papers they... |