3451To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 16 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Joseph Reed, 16 Jan. 1777. On 19 Jan. GW wrote Reed : “Your Letters of the 16 & 17th Inst. are both before me.”
3452To George Washington from Lord Howe, 17 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Letter I received from You of the 13th Instant, is in Matter and Expression so different from the liberal turn of Sentiment I had been habituated to expect on every occasion of personal Intercourse or Correspondence with You, that I scarce know how to believe the Contents and the Name I read at the Bottom, are parts of the same Letter. It surprizes me much that the idle and unnatural...
3453To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 17 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
As We could not but feel the deepest concern for the difficulties Your Excellency has had to encounter, it is with the highest pleasure we now Congratulate you upon the happy turn of Affairs, and the signal Success which by the Blessing of Heaven has of late attended Your Arms; Which we think must greatly disconcert the Enemy, and give them an idea of American Bravery very different from what...
3454To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 17 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Joseph Reed, 17 Jan. 1777. On 19 Jan. GW wrote Reed that “your Letters of the 16 & 17th Inst. are both before me.”
3455To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Artemas Ward, 17 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Artemas Ward, 17 Jan. 1777. GW wrote to Ward on 20 Feb. to “acknowledge the receipt of yr two favours of the 23d Decr & 17th January.”
3456To George Washington from John Hancock, 18 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed Copy of a Letter from the Convention of New York, I am directed by Congress to transmit to you, and to request your Attention to i⟨t.⟩ The very great Distress of the Troops in that State for Want of Cloathing and Blankets, calls for the most speedy Relief; and the Congress in Order to afford them every Assistance in their Power, have ordered the Co⟨nti⟩nental Agents to furnish the...
3457To George Washington from Lt. Col. Robert Hanson Harrison, 18 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. Robert Hanson Harrison, 18 Jan. 1777. On 20 Jan. GW wrote Harrison that George Johnston “deliverd me your Letter of the 18th last night.”
3458To George Washington from Colonel Thomas Hartley, 18 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
For the more expeditiously raising my Regiment and having a proper Corps of Gentlemen for officers—I have fixed on the Officers of four Companies in Pennsylvania; three Captains in Maryland, and one William Kelley for a Captain in Virginia—I have seen the most of the Captains and wrote to the others inclosing Recruiting Orders and Instructions —I expect next week all my Captains will be...
3459To George Washington from James Wilson, 18 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Wilson, 18 Jan. 1777. In 1906 the American Book-Prices Current recorded the sale of Wilson’s autograph letter to GW with this description: “Carlisle, Jan. 18, 1777, to Gen. Washington. Recommending Col. [Ephraim] Blaine as a suitable person to prepare magazines of provisions in Pennsylvania” (ibid., vol. 12 [1906], 773). The letter was sold again in 1910 and 1941...
3460To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 19 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have just received the honor of yours of the 14th & 17th Inst. Yesterday morning about Sunrise our Troops in Three Divisions arrived in the Neighbourhood of Fort Independence—the Right Division by the Albany Road, the Centre by Stephen Ward’s, & the left by East Chester—Upon our Approach the Enemy fled to Fort Independence; leaving 15 Muskets at one place & Ten at another, besides Blankets...
3461To George Washington from Gunning Bedford, 20 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
As I promised your Excelly some fiew days ago; so I now take the liberty of transmitting to you, my sentiments on the subject of some Regulations to take place in my Department. The confusion that has attended the Office hitherto, & the difficulty of executing the duty of it, has given me much uneasiness; but those difficulties & that confusion, I hope your Excelly will see has been owing to...
3462To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 21 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am this Moment honored with your Excellency’s Commands of the 19th Instant and shall not fail in exerting myself to the utmost of my Power in raising and marching the New Levies ordered by this State which I hope soon to effect —I have already nominated the Officers for Ulster & Orange Counties & fixed the Proportion of Men that the different Militia Regiments therein are to furnish with...
3463To George Washington from James Mease, 21 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
since I had the pleasure of writing your Excellency I have been confined with a bad fever & Cold, wh. prevents my being able to set out for Camp for a few days In the mean time have thought proper to send the bearer Mr Young to take care of such business for me as may Occur in that department I have engaged him as assistant to me in the execution of the business not doubting but some will be...
3464To George Washington from the New York Committee of Safety, 22 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Mr Duer with several other Members of Convention is now attending the Army raised within this State on a Secret Expedition, projected by this Convention with a View to cooperate with your Excellency, or at least to create a Diversion in your favor. For this Reason your Excellency’s Letter of the 14th Instant to that Gentleman has been laid before the Committee of Safety. Anxious for the public...
3465To George Washington from George Walton, 22 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Mr Randolph, who came last night from some expedition towards black-point, informs me, that, at different times within these few days, he saw there several persons who were directly out of New-York; and who all agreed in this, That there were but very few troops in the city, and that patrol duty was performed by the inhabitants in rotation; That there have been many secret movements in the...
3466To George Washington from Colonel Samuel Blachley Webb, 22 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to inform your Excellcy that this State in their late Sessions have pass’d an Act giveing £10 (equal to 33⅓d Dollars) to each Soldier over & above what Congress have given, that shall enlist dureing the War or for three Years, this they say—they have done in order that their Eight Battallions might be full and ready to take the field very early, I wish no bad consequences might...
3467To George Washington from Samuel Chase, 23 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Committee appointed by the enclosed Resolution of Congress, request your Excellency to appoint some Gentlemen of the State of New-Jersey to enquire into, and take the Depositions of credible Witnesses on, the several Matters containd in the Resolve, and to direct them to transmit the Testimony, as taken, to the Committee that they may report to Congress as soon as possible. The Committee...
3468To George Washington from General William Howe, 23 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your several Letters of the 1st 6th 12th 17th and 29th December have been received: I have not troubled you with Answers to them as the Exchanges to which they relate so far as the military Line is concerned, have been regularly made. The Conditions respecting the Exchange of Prisoners not being complied with on your Part in the Manner I had a Right to expect from the Agreement subsisting...
3469To George Washington from Joseph Nourse, 23 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
As the Secretary is out of Town, I am directed by the Board of War, to transmit to your Excellency two Extracts of the Letter to them referr’d by Congress, from General Schyler dated Albany the 7th Inst., your Excellency being the best judge what measures shou’d be taken, and Orders issued on the occasion; which they leave entirely to you. I am, with the greatest respect Your Excellency’s most...
3470To George Washington from the Pennsylvania Council of Safety, 23 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favours of the 19th and 20th Instant are come to hand. It no doubt is Matter of great Concern that the Militia are returning home, more especially when your Excellency has been so very successfull with them, and has in a great Measure taught them their duty to fight and to Conquer. The Council have succeeded beyond their expectation in bringing out the Militia, and would...
3471To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 23 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I most sincerely congratulate you upon the happy Success which has lately attended your Arms, which I have the pleasure to be informed of by your favour of the 10th Instant which came to Hand by Colo. Stewart this Afternoon. I have not yet heard of any Money sent into this State by Congress to pay the Bounty to the new inlisted Troops, some small part of the 150,000 Dollars sent to Peeks Kill...
3472To George Washington from Major General Horatio Gates, 24 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was this morning prepared to Set Out to wait upon Your Excellency; but Mr Morris, Lord Stirling, & General Mifflin, have desired I would remain here to Expedite the March of the Militia daily arriving in this City. As These Gentlemen think I can render the best Service in doing this Duty, I shall continue to execute it until I receive Your Excellencys further Commands. Inclosed is a Letter...
3473To George Washington from John Hancock, 24 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since my last of the 18th, the Congress have come to the enclosed Resolves, which I do myself the Honour of transmitting for your Information and Direction. They are so explicit as to require no Comment or Illustration. I have wrote, in Obedience to the Order of Congress, to the Council of Safety of this State, to request them to call forth immediately the Militia of the Counties of Cecil,...
3474To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 24 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have received the honor of your’s of the 19th Instant. In my last I informed your Excellency of our Arrival in the Neighbourhood of Fort Independence, and of our taking a number of Arms —In stead of 15 at one place, we took upwards of 40, & about as many Blankets. I also mention’d in my last our Intention of Attacking the Hessians at the Bridge, the next day—Every praparation was made & the...
3475To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 24 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 24 Jan. 1777. In a letter to John Augustine Washington of 24 Feb. 1777 , GW informed his brother that “your Letter of the 24th Ulto from Mount Vernon came duly to hand.”
3476To George Washington from the New York Committee of Safety, 25 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Convention received great Pleasure from the Receipt of your Excellency’s Favor of the 5th of Jany Instt. In just Admiration of your Excellency’s wise and spirited Opperations they beg leave again to congratulate you on the Successes of the American Arms and to return you their Thanks for the Attention which you have uniformly exhibited to the Care and Defence of this State. The Convention...
3477To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 25 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to refer your Excellency to the inclosed Letter to Congress and the papers it contains, for Information from this Quarter. Colonel Wayne is very anxious to go down the Country—I wish him to be relieved by a General Officer; but as I have none to send there, your Excellency will be so good as to order one or more to this place. I percieve by the Resolution of Congress that three...
3478To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 25 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
That the sick of your army should be well taken care of is a point of the greatest consequence—The present establishment will not allow it, therefore I wrote to Congress on this subject some time agoe proposing an Arrangement which I flatter’d myself would answer all purposes —I am since inform’d your Excellency has full power to adopt any plan and appoint any officers you think proper, I...
3479To George Washington from Colonel Samuel Blachley Webb, 25 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I wrote your Excellency the 22d Instant from Fairfield in which I mentioned the additional Bounty of 33⅓d Dollars given by this State to the Soldiers for the Eight Battallions they are to raise, I arrived here last Eveng and find ’tis not in the Governors power to grant Me the same, but by consent of the Assembly which unluckily was adjourned two days before my arrival, I wish your Excellency...
3480To George Washington from Col. William Grayson, 26 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. William Grayson, 26 Jan. 1777. On 1 April 1777 Grayson wrote to GW : “I also put a letter in the Post office here, dated the 26th of January, acquainting you among things, that I had clos’d with Major Ross and had not spoke to Majr Frazer on the subject.”