1To George Washington from Thomas Durie, 27 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform your Excellency, that on consulting with Lt Governor Jamieson for the removal of the sick Prisoners of War from Gloucester; the mode prescribed in your Letter to him was adopted. In consequence thereof 350 Privates marched from thence for Toddsbridge the 9th instant, and on the 10th & 14th about 300 embark’d in boats and proceeded up the River, for the same place....
2To George Washington from Thomas Durie, 5 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to communicate to your Excellency, that by accounts received last evening from New York, the Lord Mulgrave Flag Ship, is cast away on Squan beach near Sandy Hook, tho’ fortunately none of the Officers or Crew injured. another report since, "say’s from her not taking in a sufficient quantity of ballast she is drove by the extreme heavy winds, off the Coast, and will be obliged to...
3To George Washington from Thomas Durie, 2 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
Agreably to your Excellency’s directions, I have the honor to inform you that the persons named in Governor Lee’s Letter, are not on my list of Paroles, or any such characters reported to me by the Town Major. On making inquiry of some individuals respecting them, I was inform’d a Mr French was with the British Army at Portsmouth, but went from thence to Charles Town, Just before the...
4To George Washington from Thomas Durie, 18 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Papers of the Department having arrived; afford me an opportunity of transmitting to your Excellency, a State of the Enemies Sick at Gloucester mention’d in my Letter of the 27th ultimo; being reported to me by their Chief Surgeon on the 6th. I also enclose the name and burthen of the Vessel with the Commander, British Merchants, and other followers of the Army, cast away, passing from...
5To George Washington from Thomas Durie, 30 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Army being under orders to remove from their present position, and the impracticability of my proceeding with them, from an accident, (the loss of some money) induce me to represent to your Excellency the disagreable situation I am in, by not being enabled to discharge the Expences I have incurr’d here, for subsistence, and the far greater difficulty it would put me under by removing at...