41521General Orders, 9 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
By a General Court Martial held at the Park of Artillery January 22nd 1780—Lieut. Colonel Stephens Presidt—Daniel Thorn, Joseph Fabro and David Slater were tried for “Striking, abusing and threatning the lives of Lieutenant Weissenfels of the 4th New-York regiment and Ensign Denston” and acquitted. The General disapproves the acquittal—The evidence against the Prisoners, in his opinion,...
41522To George Washington from William Fitzhugh, 9 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Distress of your Army, Communicated by a Letter Laid before Our General Assembly in December last Gave me Infinite Concern, & ’tho I am Since Advis’d by Colo. Plater, that Supplys are Gone Forward to Camp, I Still Entertain Fears, That Ample Provission will not be made to Carry through the next Campaign, without a Risque of similar Distress: when Our Assembly Pass’d an Act for The...
41523From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 9 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed was transmitted me by the board of war, through the Baron Steuben, and returns requested agreeably thereto. You will be pleased to have them made out as soon as convenient, including the forage masters department on the same form. I am Sir Your obt hble sert LS , in James McHenry’s writing, PPAmP : Nathanael Greene Papers. A note in Greene’s writing underneath the docket reads:...
41524To George Washington from Colonel Charles Harrison, 9 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Excellency’s instructions, have made known to the Governour & Councel the weak state of my Battalion, & in most pressing terms requestd their assistance to have it recruited, who with advise of the board of War, have thought proper to order out on recruiting Service such of my Officers as are in the State on furlough; want of money is at present the only apparent obstacle we...
41525To George Washington from Colonel Henry Jackson, 9 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
At a late Brigade General Court Martial of which Lt Colo: Huntington was President, Joseph Waterhouse, William Straw, & Amos Rounds, Soldiers in my Regiment were Sentence’d to suffer Death for the Crime of Desertion—Christian Myers, Phillip Wild, Jese Peirce, Nathan Barney, John Mathews, James Whitney William Harman, Peletiah Harman Nathaniel Milliken, & Joel Milliken also Soldiers in the...
41526From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Huntington, 9 February 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Excellencys letter inclosing that of Mr. Scott to President Reed, and the President’s to the Delegates of Pennsylvania in Congress, together with the resolutions of your honorable body recommending to both States to forbear granting lands within their disputed territory came safely to hand. I immediately availed myself of an opportunity, which occurred at that time, to Pittsburg, of...
41527To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 10–11 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
In the following I shall give your Excellency a State of facts relative to the late capture of Lt Colo. Thompson and part of his detachment on the lines of this post, on the 3d Instant. Lt Colonel Thompson was at that time at young’s near the white plains his detachment consisted of five companies. Cap. Watson of the 3d Regt with his Company was at Young’s house with the Lieutenant Colonel....
41528To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Digges, 10 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I wrote you on a matter of business by Capn. B——t [Belt] the 28th. ulo. & hope as the interest of himself & five or six other Countrymen is nearly concernd, the prayer of his petition has been complyd with. I have many applications of a similar nature; & I rather encourage them, from seeing the advantages that must arrise to the Country for which they...
41529To Benjamin Franklin from Th.M. Laënnec, 10 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Le corsaire des états unis le prince noir a conduit au port d’audierne sous le département de l’amirauté de quimper un Brigantin anglais dont il S’etait emparé. M. Diot Dèpositaire du corsaire a du prevenir Votre excellence de cet èvenement. Mais les officiers de nôtre Siege qui ont Scellé la prise et interrogé les prisoniers aïant omis de vous adresser une...
41530To Benjamin Franklin from Landais, 10 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have been ever Since, January 15th, waiting for the favour of your answer, to the letter I had the Honour to Send you the Same day; and for the Copy of the letter from Monsieur de Sartine to you, in Consequence of which, you Ordered me to come to Paris, which you was so obliging to tell me you would Sent me, as I do want it for to write my justification...
41531[Diary entry: 10 February 1780] (Washington Papers)
10th. Wind Southerly—Weather moderate but somewhat lowering.
41532General Orders, 10 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
The names of the field officers agreeable to the orders of the 2nd instant are to be inserted in the returns of this week. The Sub-Inspectors will please to collect returns of regulations, company books, and soldiers books wanting in the respective divisions, that there may be a distribution of those on hand. The Commander in Chief at the intercession of the officers of the 3rd Pennsylvania...
41533From George Washington to the Board of War, 10 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have, agreeable to the Resolve of Congres⟨s⟩ of the 12th Novemr, formed a regimental arrangement of the eleven Companies of Artificers at pres[ent] acting in a detached manner under the direction of the Quarter Master General —who I have consulted on the occasion, as being better acquainted with the merits of the Officers, and the nature of the service, than I could possibly be. —I have...
41534To George Washington from Major James Valentine Gardner, 10 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
Being informed that a negociation is about to take place upon the subject of an exchange of prisoners and that the preliminaries on both sides are so far setled as to give great hopes that it will be accomplished in a short time. I therefore take the liberty of requesting Your Excellencys permission to remain here (with that part of my Family who are prisoners of War) untill such time as it...
41535To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 10 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
your Excellency will receive herewith enclosed the Copy of an act of Congress of the 9th Instant requiring that for the ensuing Campaign the States furnish by drafts or otherwise on or before the first day of april next the deficiencies of their several Quotas so as to make the number of men exclusive of Commissioned Officers for the Continental Service 35,211 for the present year, the...
41536To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 10 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
It is possible you may have heard that in the course of the last summer an expedition was mediated by our Colonel Clarke against Detroit; that he had proceeded so far as to rendezvous a very large body of Indians (I beleive four or five thousand) at Saint-Vincennes; but being disappointed in the number of whites he expected, and not chusing to rely principally on the Indians, was obliged to...
41537To George Washington from Major General Arthur St. Clair, 10 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Author of the enclosed Letter to yourr Excellency has been waiting at Elizabeth Town for some time past in Expectation of receiving Permission from New York to go in —He is tired out, and wishes to run all hazards rather than be longer detained—His Permission from Governour Reed I have seen. My Messenger that went in to New York is not yet returned —The easterly Storm that happened two...
41538To John Jay from Robert R. Livingston, 10 February 1780 (Jay Papers)
I have just steped out of Congress to let you hear by this opportunity that your freinds in this part of the world are well & not unmindful of you & to acknowledge the rec t of yours from Reedy Island which after long & weary-some peregrinations reached ^ me ^ three days ago at this place— The Cypher it contains is not sufficiently intricate to be in any wise relyed on if the conveyance by...
41539To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Huntington, 10 February 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Excellency will receive herewith enclosed an Act of Congress of the 9th. Instant ascertaining the number of men exclusive of Commissioned Officers for the Continental Army the next Campaign to be 35. 211. which Congress deem necessary for the service of the present Year the Quota of each State being specified in the Act. You will observe that all the Men belonging to each State...
41540To Thomas Jefferson from Riedesel, 10 February 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
For your very polite recollection and kind Compliments as well, as those from Your Lady, to whom please to present my best respects, myself and Madame de Riedesel return you our most perfect thanks, requesting you will be persuaded that nothing can ever efface from our Memory the Esteem we have for so respectable a Family from whom we received so many instances of Friendship. Madme: de...
41541From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 10 February 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
It is possible you may have heard that in the course of the last summer an expedition was meditated by our Colo. Clarke against Detroit; that he had proceeded so far as to rendezvous a very large body of Indians (I beleive four or five thousand) at Saint-Vincennes; but being disappointed in the number of whites he expected, and not chusing to rely principally on the Indians, was obliged to...
41542To Benjamin Franklin from John Adams and Francis Dana, [on or after 11 February 1780] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Adams & Mr. Dana present their most respectful Complaments to his Excellency Dr. Franklin and wou’d acquaint him that as Mr. Adams had invited Company to dine with him on Sunday next, previous to his Excellency’s invitation, to dine with him on that Day, they cannot do themselves the honor of waiting upon him. Addressed: His Excellency Dr: Franklin /...
41543To George Washington from Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 11–12 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received information that on the 3rd instant the enemy landed about 8000 troops commanded by Sir Hy Clinton—if this is true, we may soon expect them before this town—for they probably know that we soon expect reinforcements. 2 o’clock P.M. I have just received information that a large fleet is off—matters are fast ripening, and will, I think, soon become very serious. 8 o’clock, I am...
41544From George Washington to Charles Pettit, 11–12 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
General Greene has been pleased to promise me, that he would write to you on a matter which I consulted him on the other day, but lest he should forget, or delay it, I give you the trouble of a letter myself. The thing is this I have Bills on the Commissioners, at Paris for 1392 Dollrs for interest of money lent the United States—They are made payable to me, or order in the usual form & I...
41545To Benjamin Franklin from Cradock Taylor, 11 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I beg leave to inform your Excellency of my unhappy situation; the Vessel I expected a passage in to Martinico is now Stop’d as they are inform’d of the English fleet being at Gibraltar & for me to go to Bordeaux without money is a thing impossable. I hope your Excellency will be so kind as to take my case into consideration & afford me some small...
41546To Benjamin Franklin from Wilhelm Augustine von Steuben: résumé, 11 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Cüstrin, February 11, 1780, in German: I have received and thank you for your letter of November 21. I am sad to announce that my dear wife has been taken by God at age 73. Please forward the enclosed letter to my son.> Or Küstrin, on the Oder. For BF ’s letter, actually Nov. 27, see XXX , 617–18n. Mary Dorothea von Jagow (1706–80) married the senior von...
41547[Diary entry: 11 February 1780] (Washington Papers)
11th. Wind at So. West and pretty fresh—forepart of the day very lowering & dropping rain—Snow much softened & beginning to dissolve. Afternoon clear & pleasant.
41548General Orders, 11 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
Charles McClean of the 3rd Pennsylvania regiment; Thomas Herrindeen and William Potter of Colonel Angell’s regiment; John Lewis of Colonel Jackson’s regiment, and John McLane & William Hooper of the 4th New-York, are to suffer agreeable to the sentences decreed against them. Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes the following...
41549To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 11 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you on the 10th & 22nd of November and on the 13th of December last and not having been Honored with a line in answer to either of them Letters begin to fear you have not duly received them wherefore I take the liberty to inclose Duplicates. I likewise inclose the proceedings of a Genl Court Martial on the trial of Lieutt Arthur Gordon adjt of the 9th V. Regt and a return of the...
41550To George Washington from Major General Arthur St. Clair, 11 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Enemy made an incursion into this State this Morning about an hour before Day, in three different places from Staten Island, and one from Paulas Hook—A par⟨ty of a⟩bout three hundred commanded by Colonel Simcoe ⟨lan⟩ded at Woodbridge—A small party in Raway Neck, & the most considerable Body at DeHarts Point, and marched to Elizabeth Town—The Guards at Elizabeth Town and Woodbridge were...