42091From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Tupper, 18 May 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Tupper, 18 May 1776. Tupper’s letter to GW of 16 May is endorsed in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing: “Ansd 18.”
42092George Washington to Duc de Biron, 3 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 3, 1781 . Commends and recommends Colonel Charles Armand to Biron. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Louis Antoine, Duc de Biron, was a colonel in the French Grenadier Guards.
42093General Orders, 25 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Major Genl Heath B.Q.M. Hampshire Brid. The Jersey Battalion gives the Guards & the Jersey regt the Fatigues tomorrow. Each Brigade in this Cantonment is to deliver at the Newbuilding tomorrow 12 o’clock, one piece of well hewn Timber thirty feet long—& 7 inches square. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
42094General Orders, 17 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Commanding Officers of Regiments & Corps are to make an exact return tomorrow morning ten ôClock at Head-Quarters of the Arms deficient in their respective Regiments and Corps. The Commissary of Military Stores is also to make a return the 21st instant of all the Arms received from and delivered to the Army from the first of November last specifying the particular Corps & the number...
42095George Washington to James Mease, 18 June 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Valley Forge ] June 18, 1778 . Instructs Mease to send agent to purchase available articles from inhabitants of Philadelphia and to seize public stores left behind by enemy. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
42096George Washington to Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 14 July 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] July 14, 1779 . Orders attack on Stony Point on following night unless Wayne wishes to defer it. LS , in writing of H, George Washington Photostats, Library of Congress.
42097From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 14 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your removal from Ramapough to your present position was on account of the Arrival of the enemy’s reinforcement —but that having been found from its numbers, and their situation in respect to health, inadequate to an attempt upon these posts, I think you may with safety return to your old ground near Sufferans. This you will do immediately afte the Receipt of this. I have another Reason for...
42098General Orders, 16 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Lieutenant Colonel Barber. For duty tomorrow the 5th Massachusetts regiment. Commanding officers of Lines from which there are soldiers absent attending as servants or officers who have retired in consequence of the late arrangement, or left the service in any other way; will direct in pointed terms all such soldiers to join their corps without delay—and in case they shall...
42099From George Washington to Brigadier General John Paterson, 20 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday wrote you a Letter with conditional directions relative to your march: Upon receipt of this, you will proceed by the way of Coryels Ferry and join this army as expeditiously as possible. I am Sir Your most obedt Servt. If in consequence of the order given yesterday you should have filed off towards Trenton—you may continue that Rout but in that case you will dispatch a Messenger to...
42100From George Washington to James Warren, 9 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
A Mr Lewis who left Boston yesterday afternoon Informs me, that on account of the Scarcity of Wood and provisions in that place, General Howe has Issued a proclamation, desiring such of the Inhabitants as are Inclined to leave the Town, to give in their names & a List of their effects before Twelve OClock this day. As the Caution necessary to be used with these people to prevent a...