391George Washington to Major General William Heath, 18 July 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Stony Point [ New York ] July 18, 1779 . Sends directions for arrangement of Heath’s troops in vicinity of West Point. LS , in writing of H, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.
392From George Washington to William Heath, 23 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Powers of equal date herewith Authorize you to proceed to Tappan in Orange County in the State of New York and there meet Commissioners from the British for the purposes mentiond in your powers. You are to pay the most pointed attention to the nature of your Powers which are founded upon Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United States bearing date the 16th instant a Copy of which...
393From George Washington to William Heath, 26 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Yours of yesterday reached me at this place. The Report to which you allude is with my Baggage; but as I imagine you have a Copy of it, you will be pleased to direct a Board to settle the Ranks of the subalterns who are interested, upon the principles established by the Board at Phillipsburg Camp. With great Regard I am Dear Sir Yr most obt sert MHi : Heath Papers.
394From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 3 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your two favs. of the 30th last month reached me last Night. I cannot say, but I was a good deal surp[r]ized and disappointed at the contents. I never was very sanguine as to any thing more being effected than to oblige the Garrison of Fort Independance either to surrender or evacuate, and retire within the Island, as neither has been done, I wish your summons had never been sent, as I am...
395From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 13 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
In my Letter of the 5th in Answer to your’s of the 22d Ulto, I mentioned, that it was not our interest to expedite the passage of the prisoners to England. Upon a review of the matter, I am more & more convinced of the propriety of the observation. The most scrupulous adherence on the part of the Enemy to the Convention of Saratoga, will justify their placing the prisoners in Garrisons, as...
396From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 10 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have just now received your two favors of this date, inclosing General Parson’s letter on the detention of Leach. The propriety of the proposed attempt on Lloyds neck, can be best determined by those who are nearer the ground than I am, and whose inquiries may have been more particular, as to the exact situation and strength of the enemy, in its vicinity. If you find a favorable report, I...
397From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 30 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of this day—Capt. Hopkins conduct really deserves applause and shows a spirit of enterprise that does him honour—I beg you, in your next, to present my thanks to him. In what, I said to Col. Harrison respecting a work to be erected in the gorge of the mountains I did not mean to confine you to any particular spot; but to leave it to you to choose the most...
398From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 26 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
As it is an object of importance to have ascertained as soon as possible the account which is said to have been brought by a vessel arrived at New-London, out of which a Capn Johnson was taken on board Count D’Estaigns fleet in the lattitude of Bermudas, I would therefore wish you to dispatch without loss of time an officer intelligent in marine affairs to New-London to learn the particulars...
399From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 22 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you yesterday inclosing the resolve of Congress for the removal of the Troops of the Convention to Virginia. I find, upon perusing the resolve more attentively, that Sir Henry Clinton by the resolve of the 11th of Septemr—recited in that of the 15th Inst.—had the choice of either granting passports to transport Flour by Water, or to supply the Troops himself by the 1st Inst. If...
400From George Washington to William Heath, 15 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to take the inclosed Memorial of Udney Hay Esqr into consideration and report to me the opinion of the Board of General Officers of which you are President, thereon. I am Yr most obt and very hble servt MHi : Heath Papers.
401George Washington to Major General William Heath, 30 July 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
[ West Point ] July 30, 1779 . Sends instructions for a road fortification. LS , in writing of H, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.
402From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 18 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favor of yesterday. As the detachment, now in formation, may be absent five or six Weeks or more, (which I mention in confidence) the security of West point will become our principal object, and you will, for that purpose, as soon as the detachment marches, order the remaining troops on the East side into the Garrison, and such part of Hazens Regt as is not absolutely...
403From George Washington to William Heath, 9 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
The numerous congratulations which I have received from Public Bodies & respectable individuals since my appointment to my present station, are truly grateful, as they hold forth the strongest assurances of support to the Government as well as a warm attachment to myself. It is from the good dispositions of the people at large—from the influence of respectable characters—and from the patriotic...
404From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 9 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of yesterday is before me with the list Inclosed; but this is doing the matter by halves only, and the delay must inevitably defeat the end; as it is impossible from the nature of things that the different Governments can withhold the nomination of Officers much longer—I therefore entreat you to delay not a moments time in summoning the Officers (under Sanction from me) to consider...
405From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 1 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favr of the 28th ulto —From the circumstances which you mention, the command on the lines may be continued at one hundred Men, with strict orders to the Officer to fall back upon the posts, on the first serious move up the River. I shall set out for New port tomorrow morning. My notice is so short, that I am obliged to deprive myself of the pleasure of seeing you before I go,...
406From George Washington to William Heath, 1 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two favors of the 9th and 12th of Septr. I am perfectly satisfied with the propriety of the measures you have taken in consequence of the Enemy’s Movements, and the intelligence you had received. Directions have already been given to the Quarter Master General for relanding the Provisions, which were shipped with design to be put under the protection of the Count de...
407From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 13–17 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your Letter of the 7th Instant, with Copies of the papers to which you allude. As the appointment or promotion of Officers does not in the least depend on me, I can not undertake to give you directions, in either of the cases, in which you request it; however since they are before me, I shall offer my sentiments with respect to them. As to the case of Majors Maxwell & Ballard,...
408From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 29 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Situation of our Affairs again compells me to call upon you in express and positive Terms to hasten the Troops of your State (those inlisted for the continent I mean) to Peekskill and Ticonderoga, in such proportions as I have before directed, without one Moments loss of time. The Enemy have lately, taking advantage of our weakness at Peekskill, made a descent there, burnt the lower...
409George Washington to Major General William Heath, 29 October 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Preakness [ New Jersey ] October 29, 1780 . Is sending Joshua Hett Smith to West Point to be confined until further orders. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
410From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 15 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favor of yesterday —Brigr Genl Warner waited upon me this day with a letter from Governor Hancock informing me that that Gentleman had been sent on with part of the hard Money Gratuity, allowed by the State to their Soldiers who had been inlisted for the War, previous to the 2d day of Decemr last. You will therefore be pleased to cause the most accurate Returns to be made out...
411From George Washington to William Heath, 13 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to You on the 8th instant urging the Necessity of having the Supplies of Provision, Rum, and Cloathing immediately forwarded from the States. These things are of such immense Importance to all our Plans, that they cannot be repeated too often, or pressed with too much Importunity. And I know there is Nothing so likely to succeed as incessant Representations on the Spot. In Addition to...
412From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 25 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
If the two Connecticut Brigades have crossed, be pleased [to] direct Colo. Hazen to follow as expeditiously as possible, if he is not already over. He may be directed to march without loss of time if the Virginia Division has moved, to Sufferans (by the new Road lately repaired by General Woodford which leaves Kakeate on his left) thence to Pompton and by Rockaway Bridge towards Morris town....
413From George Washington to William Heath, 11 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of Yesterday, and shall cause attention to be paid to the several matters contained therein. I am dear Sir With sentiments of esteem Your Most Hble Servt MHi : Heath Papers.
414From George Washington to William Heath, 26 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I recollect there was a Gun Boat employed on the River, which was withdrawn at the setting in of Winter, and which is again necessary for the same service, I wish therefore you would have it refitted, & stationed as formerly, for the same purposes. In answer to your Letter of the 25th respecting inoculation, you will be pleased to observe; it was under the idea of the New Hampshire Troops...
415From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 3 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of the 22d Ultimo by the hands of Captain Horton. It is a melancholly consideration that in the execution of our duty an officer of the convention should suffer so unfortunate a fate. However your conduct in the affair will meet general approbation. I have attended to Ensign Ponds memorial and accept of his resignation. In my last of the 24 Ulto I gave you the course of...
416From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 18 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your Letter of this date. The intercourse which you mention to be carrying on by Women, with Verplank’s point, may be attended with many bad consequences—or at least great inconveniences and must be suppressed. Those now detained, may be released under strict injunctions never to do the like again, and at the peril of being closely confined and otherwise severely punished—if...
417From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 13 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have your favors of the 21st and 26th April, the last inclosing the Resolve of the General Assembly of Massachusets for compleating the Battalions and for raising 1300 Men to serve upon the North River. I hope that clause, prohibiting the receiving Prisoners or deserters either as Draughts or Substitutes, will be particularly attended to, for reasons given at large in my last. If Lieut....
418From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 27 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have successively received your several favors of the 12th 16th and two of the 21st. What you have done with respect to the deserters from Col. Green’s Regt is conformable to my views. A pardon may be extended to all other deserters in your quarter, and to give it the more efficacy, I shall as soon as I have time, send you a proclamation to this purpose. I have taken measures, as to the...
419George Washington to Major General William Heath, 10 July 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] July 10, 1779 . States that the “light companies of the two brigades should be left behind for a few days.” LS , in writings of George Washington and H, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.
420From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 16 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your forage will be made to subserve a project I have in view, the success of which depending upon a concurrence of things, and upon causes that are unalterable, I have to request that matters may be so ordered by you, as that the detachment employed on this occasion may be at the white plains, or as low down as you mean they should go, by two Oclock on thursday the 23d Instt: They will remain...