1To George Washington from Samuel Osgood and Oliver Phelps, 15 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
We are constrain’d from the present Situation of our Business, to trouble your Excellency with a Representation of our Prospects with Regard to forwarding future Supplies to the Army; & also the Plan this Commonwealth has laid for filling the Magazines with salt Provisions. The General Assembly upon receiving the Requisitions of Congress for Supplies for 1781 immidiately determined to comply...
2To George Washington from Oliver Phelps, 31 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am happy that I have it in my power to express my respect for your Excellency, by forwarding a very beautiful Ox to camp; which I have desired the Commissary General to deliver for your Excellencys use. I have the honor to be your Excellency’s most obedient humble servant DLC : Papers of George Washington.
3To George Washington from Oliver Phelps, 2 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to receive the day before yesterday your Excellency’s favour of the 16th Ulto I am sorry that Mr Blaine should have made any possitive assurances, that the State of Massachusetts would furnish a regular supply of beef Cattle, which have turned out so greatly to your disappointment. On my appointment I informed the Commissary-General, that I could not engage him more than sixty...
4To George Washington from Oliver Phelps, 20 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
We take the liberty to inform your Excellency, that we are now urged by Governor Trumbull, to give him a definitive answer relative to our purchasing the salted Provisions, the property of the State of Connecticut—We cannot oeconimically give such answer until the place : of deposit shall be fixed, for the one Thousand Barrels which we, (as Contractors for Flesh for the moving Army) are...
5To George Washington from Oliver Phelps, 4 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favour of Jany 20th directed to the late superintending Committee —As this Committee is now no more, I have the honor to answer you: and full gladly do I wish it were in my power effectual⟨l⟩y to supply your wants—Our Assembly, in their present session, have dissolved the late Committee, and by an act of Court (of which I have the honor to enclose you a Copy) have been...
6To George Washington from Oliver Phelps, 19 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
We have appointed William Bacon Esquire our principal agent to receive and deliver such flesh as may be necessary for the consumption of the army under your Excellencys immediate command He will be on the ground in sufficient season, to receive and execute such orders as your Excellency may be pleased to give respecting our business. There are now in the county of Berkshire about 550 barrels...