351General Instructions for Recruiting, 9 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
General Instructions for the Recruiting Officers of the Virginia Regiment. First: That no Officer...
352From George Washington to Robert Stewart, 9 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are hereby ordered to remain in this town until further Orders: when you are to receive and...
353Orders, 10 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
Winchester. Saturday, January 10th 1756. Yesterdays Orders for Lieutenant Colonel Stephens’...
354From George Washington to Thomas Walker, 10 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
Instructions for Mr Commissary Walker. You are to lay in at Cockes and Ashby’s Forts, three...
355From George Washington to David Bell, 10 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are to proceed to Fort Dinwiddie, to settle your Recruiting Accompt with Ensign Fleming. You...
356From George Washington to Peter Hog, 10 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
Since writing you by Major Lewis, I have received yours; enclosing Returns of the eighth and...
357From George Washington to Alexander Boyd, 10 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are, out of the public money in your hands, to pay off all the Troops of the Virginia...
358From George Washington to Robert Rutherford, 10 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are to have regard to such order and Orders as you shall receive from Captain Stewart,...
359Memorandum, 11–14 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
Jacob Funckhouser received his discharge at William West’s, January 11th as Ensign Buckner had...
360From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 13 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
Majr Lewis being at Winchester when your Letter came to hand was immediately dispatchd to Augusta...
361Orders, 14 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
All the Recruits in Town are to be completed to six days provision; and are to-morrow to march to...
362After Orders, 14 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
After Orders The Soldiers in town are not to march until further Orders—They are to remain here...
363From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 14 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
When I was down the Committee among other things resolved that the Maryland and Carolina...
364From George Washington to Charles Lewis, 27 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
The first of march I appointed for the general Rendezvous; as I conceived a plan of operations...
365From George Washington to George Fraser, 27 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are really appointed to Captain Hoggs Company as Captain Peachy told you; and I am sorry to...
366Memorandum, 30 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
Ensign James Roy appointed to Captain John Mercers Company: and a copy of the above Letter sent...
367From George Washington to Adam Stephen, 1 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
If you find that a good road by Ross’s Mill can be so easily cut; the sooner it is set about the...
368From George Washington to Thomas Walker, 1 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
As the contention about the command is risen to the disagreeable height it now is; and would...
369Memorandum, 2–3 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
John Sellers, Enlisted by Ensign Deane, was this day discharged; as not being legally Enlisted....
370From George Washington to John Blagg, 2 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are Hereby ordered to proceed with the utmost dispatch to Winchester; there to take upon you...
371From George Washington to John Dean, 2 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are to take under your command all the men now quartered in this town; and proceed with the...
372From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 2 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
I can but return my very hearty thanks for your kind condescension in suffering me to wait upon...
373From George Washington to John Kirkpatrick, 3 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are to remain at this place until my return; unless you receive orders to the contrary from...
374From George Washington to Adam Stephen, 25 March 1756 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Adam Stephen, 25 Mar. 1756. On 19 May 1756 Stephen wrote to GW : “I am sorry...
375From George Washington to William Shirley, 4 April 1756 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Shirley, 4 April 1756. On 16 May 1756 Shirley wrote to Horatio...
376Orders, 7 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
Colonel Washington orders a Return to be given in immediately of the number of Recruits in Town;...
377From George Washington to John Blagg, 7 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are Hereby ordered to proceed with the party under your command, with the utmost expedition...
378From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 7 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here yesterday and think it advisable to dispatch an Express (notwithstanding I hear...
379From George Washington to John Robinson, 7 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here yesterday and though not a little fatigued, and incessantly hurried by the...
380From George Washington to Adam Stephen, 7 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
I am very much surprized to hear that the Officers with the Detachments from Fort Cumberland, are...
381Orders, 8 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
The Officers now in Town, to give in a Return immediately of the Recruits they brought to...
382From George Washington to David Bell, 8 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
To Captain David Bell. of the Virginia Regiment. You are Hereby Ordered to proceed immediately to...
383Orders, 9 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
A Regimental Court Martial to sit immediately to enquire whether John Hogan, and William Bond,...
384From George Washington to Robert Hunter Morris, 9 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
I had scarce reachd Williamsburg, before an express was after me with news of the French &...
385Orders, 10 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
The Sentence of the Court-Martial, whereof Captain Peachy was President, is approved: and Richard...
386From George Washington to David Bell, 10 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
As the Inhabitants of the place seem much alarmed, and under continued apprehensions of being...
387Orders, 11–12 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
The Officers are to examine the arms, ammunition, &c. of the men, immediately. They are to have...
388From George Washington to David Bell, 12 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
If you find it impossible to procure a sufficient number of canoes to transport the Stores at...
389From George Washington to John Fenton Mercer, 12 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
If this overtakes you on cape-capon, or any of its waters, you are immediately to return to...
390From George Washington to David Bell, 14–15 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
It is my Orders that you send out Scouting Parties of the Light Horse as often as it can possibly...
391Orders, 14 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
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392Orders, 15 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
A trusty Sergeant, and ten private men to parade immediately, and escort the Waggon with...
393From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 16 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
All my Ideal hopes, of raising a Number of Men, to scour the adjacent Mountains, have vanished...
394Enclosure I, 16 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
Scheme for forming the Quota of Virga Troops 2000 into two Battalions of ten Companies each as...
395Enclosure II, 16 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
Present Establishment of the Virginia Regiment with the pay of each Officer &c.— Pay per Day 1...
396From George Washington to John Robinson, 16 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote you last, I was in high hopes of being by this time at the head a large party...
397Orders, 16 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
A Court martial to sit immediately for trial of John Garland and Thomas Hope, confined for...
398Orders, 17 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
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399From George Washington to John Fenton Mercer, 17 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
As the great rains have prevented your march on the expedition Ordered: You are to halt at the...
400Orders, 18 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
A Court Martial to sit immediately for Trial of Sergeant Waters, and John Garland. LB , DLC:GW ....