1To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 23 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday receiv’d intiligence from a party of militia which were sent down to Burgen, that lait in the afternoon a number of Transports came as near to Powles hook as they could and landed a considerable boddy of men. other parties have returnd and confirm this account. they (the Enemy) encamped last night in Burgen wood about five miles on this side of the Town—on the road to the liberty...
2To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 20 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Enclosd is the return of the Rigiment agreeable to the directions given me, by Colo. Banister. An officer will set out tomorrow for Boston, for the purpose of procuring c[l]oathing, I should of sent him off on my arrival here, but have waited for the making of a coat, which is to be the fashion of the Regiment. I neglected to mention to you when I was in your company, that Lieut. John Baylor...
3To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 17 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I receivd your favor of the 1st of March a few days ago, and attended particularly to your direction concerning the two officers in my Regiment, I have seen Mr Armistead and have informed him of what you directed me to do, and have appointed in his room, Mr Presly Thornton, Son to Colo. Anthony Thornton. I have writen to Mr Stith on the Subject, though I believe, he was never in the Army, he...
4To George Washington from Col. George Baylor, 19 July 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. George Baylor, 19 July 1777. In his letter to Baylor of 5 Aug. , GW writes that “I Received your favour of the 19th July.”
5To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 14 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
My indisposition for three weeks past has prevented my writing as you have directed, and I am inclind to do, by every post. Our situation is nearly the same now, as it was then; we have only forty men here, of Capt. Smiths, Lieut. Jones, Lieut. Pages and Cornet Baylor’s, and seventy eight Horses, which are pretty well traind. Most of the officers have got some men, and a few of them have...
6To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 4 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since my last letter to you I have been tolerably sucksesful in purchasing of Horses. I have at this place fifty three, which I should of sent to Camp ten day ago but could not get them shod, they will set out in two or three days. I have at Richmond twenty five and several others in the country which will remain there until those are sent from this place, owing to the great scarcity of...
7To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 13 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 25th of april came to hand by the last post, it’s not requireing an immediate answer, I defer’d it until the present opportunity, flattering myself that by this time, our Assembly would of done something towards filing up our Regiments, with which I should of been pleas’d to of informed you, They have done nothing towards it as yet. it is now the only method left to compleat...
8To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 31 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favors of the 9th and 17th of January are just come to hand, by Major Clough and by the Post. I am at a loss how to express my gratitude to you, for the honors done me, in my appointment, that of the Majors, and my Friend Lewis’s. I can only say that I am laid under all the obligations to you, that a man can be to another, and shall exert every nirve, and spair no pains to be adequate to...
9To George Washington from Col. George Baylor, 2 June 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. George Baylor, 2 June 1777. GW wrote Baylor on 19 June : “Yours of the 2d Instt I received by Yesterdays Post.”
10To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 26 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am a few days retur[ne]d from the Southward, where I have a prospect of geting my horses. As the Quarter Master of this department is unwilling to Let me have any thing for the use of the Regiment, I should be glad to know of you, and have your instructions to him, for what we are to be allowed; is it not reasonable that the Men should be firnished with a Sute of Clothes? that is a Coat,...
11To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 19 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
You have been informed of my unfortunate Surprize of the 28th ultimo, & I make no Doubt of the Circumstances, but I think it my Duty to make them known to you, & at the same Time, to justify my Conduct. On the 26 of Septr I was at Paramus with the Regt, where we had been four Days. I directed Major Clough the 26th to send the Quarter-Master out to provide Quarters for the Regiment within four...
12To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 13 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since my last letter to you I have made few or no purchases of Horses. having got all in this part of the country which wo’d answer as troopers, excepting the best kind; the price of which I think too extravigant, from two to three hundred pounds. I have repeatedly spoke to Mr Hunter and his maniger at his works about the armes which I had engaged, they as often tel me that they shall be done,...
13To George Washington from Lt. Col. George Baylor, 1 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. George Baylor, 1 Jan. 1777. On 9 Jan. GW wrote to Baylor : “Your Letter of the 1st from Baltimore came to my hands this day.
14To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 27 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I receivd your favor of the 15th instant by this weeks post and am happy to inform you, that we continue to be tolerably sucksesful in purchasing of Horses. I am apprehensive from a late act of our Assembly; voting General Nelson three hundred and fifty Horse, to be immedeately purchased, that they will continue to raise in their price and that the agreeable news from Europe will not have the...
15To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 24 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am renderd very unhappy by discovering this morning a very great mistake which I made yesterday, in sending the letter which was directed to the President of congress to you. it did not proceed from inattention but from a deception in the twi-lite of the morning. I receivd your favor of the 22nd last night and am sorry that it will not be in my power at present to communicate much...
16To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 22 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Capt. Smith whome I have pitchd on to go to Boston has been so much indispos’d that he was not able to set out sooner than this morning. I must beg leave to refer you to him for the relation of an affray that has happend here between the civil authority and Major Clough; my motives for troubling you with this dispute is, that complaints have been made to the Governer who will probebly make...
17To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 7 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
This is the fouth day of my being in this disagreeable place, making application to the Governor and Council, for the use of their Factories at Fredricksburg, which I have just obtain’d. I shall set out tomorrow for Petersburgh to get a part of my Saddles made there, and from thence I shall go to Ronoak in North Carolina, to perchase Horses; the price of them being so exorbitant here, that it...
18To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 18 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d by last post your favor of the 5th instant, and shoul[d] then of answerd it, but was prevented by my being very much indispos’d of an obstinate fever. enclosd I receiv’d your Warrant, for twenty thousand Dollars, and hope to render a satisfactory account of them. I am fearful you may think, from the small proposion of the Regiment which has join’d you, that it proceeds from...
19To George Washington from Col. George Baylor, 5 April 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. George Baylor, 5 April 1778. On 1 May, GW wrote Baylor , “I am favd with yours of the 5th of last month.”
20To George Washington from Colonel George Baylor, 11 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the third instant I receivd by Capt. Lewis and shall endeavour to merit your approbation, by dispaching the business in which I am engaged. I have not heard from Colo. Bland respecting your orders for sending the Recruits and Horses to Camp in Squads. but I have agreeable to your former directions sent off forty Men and fifty Horses. they left this two days since. On my arrival...