1To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 10 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
This day fortnight I wrote to Your Excellency in obedience to the Orders Recd by Col: Baylor, Since which I have been Constantly employd in the Purchase of Horses for the Cavalry; I have myself Purchased ten, as yet I have not exceeded £100 this Curr[enc]y & have only given that in one Instance; the generality of my Purchase has been from 60 to 85. From the dispersed Situation of the officers...
2To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 25 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I intercepted a deserter this evening from Elizth Town in his way to Chester County Pensylvania. He is one of the greens as they are called, & belonged to Allens Battalion in Skinners Brigade his name John Watts or Watson formerly belonged to the Delaware Blues; He says he left Staten Island on wednesday about noon. that on Sunday last the fleet consisting as was Said of 500, but as he thinks,...
3To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 22 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
That I have not availd myself of the liberty of writing to you, which your Excellency’s request when you left this place would have Authorized me to take, has been owing in a great measure to the State of things, which offer’d no subject sufficiently interesting to engage your attention; the Indulgence of Speculative opinions in Politics, concerning events that might take place, was in my view...
4To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 22 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Theodorick Bland, 22 Sept. 1779. On 13 Oct., GW wrote Bland: “I have been favored with your letters of the 22d & 23 of last month.”
5To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 19 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I was honord with your Excellencys favor enclosing a letter for the Govr of Virginia which was immediately put into the hands of the President to be forwarded by an express that was to be dispatched the next day. We have not had any very late official accounts from the Army or the Executive of our State; but from private intelligence we are informed that the British Cavalry has under the...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, 3 June 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The letter from the delegation to your Excellency will apprize you of the Situation of Public affairs at this time, and of our endeavors to promote every thing that can give energy to the operations of the Army in defense of our distressed Country. I should not therefore have troubled your Excellency with the perusal of this which relates to myself did not my own peculiar Situation render it...
7To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 24 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am happy to Inform your Excy that the Continental Escort Arrived and proceeded on yesterday with the 1st division to Sways, the second, arrived at this Place, but too late, to preceed the others yesterday at Mabbets; Some Hints that have been drop’d, and some open declarations of the Soldiers of the Conventn troops that they expected to be rescued, & intended to make some effort themselves;...
8To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 1 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Theodorick Bland, c.1 Nov. 1778. On 3 Nov., Bland informed GW that “I wrote to you a few days ago by Capt. Call relative to the officers.”
9To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 23 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Theodorick Bland, 23 Sept. 1779. On 13 Oct., GW wrote Bland: “I have been favored with your letters of the 22d & 23 of last month.”
10To George Washington from Col. Theodorick Bland, 19 April 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Theodorick Bland, 19 April 1778. On 3 May, Bland wrote GW , “This day fort’night I did myself the Pleasure to Inform Yr Excy of my situation and prospects at this place.”