1To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 15 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
Upon my arrival in this Province in Company with Ensn Rotton of His Majesty’s 47th Regiment, & Mr McDermot a Volunteer in order to join our Regiments we were (unknowing of Hostilities having been commenc’d) made Prisoners of War of which I make no doubt you have been inform’d. As we are naturaly desirous to give our Friends the earliest notice of our Scituation we have, by permission of the...
2To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 3 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
I am just now favor’d with a Letter from Mr Reed, enclosing me a Letter from you which informs me of your having been so kind as to forward the Letters I had the Honor to enclose you from Philadelphia, for which please to accept my Thanks. In that from Mr Reed, who I presume is your Secretary, ’though not so sign’d, he tells me I am to return to Hartford with the Gentlemen who are Prisoners of...
3To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 18 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
When I first return’d to this Place in compliance with your Directions I found the Gentlemen of the Committee (Messrs Seymoure & Pain) who came to us on our arrival seem’d satisfied with our having already given our Parole to the united Provinces, and I consequently supposed all matters were adjusted between them and us, but upon their meeting on Tuesday last they put in a new Clause to which...
4To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 9 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
I was favor’d, last Night, with your Letter which, I must acknowledge, was very different from what I expected; First—Because you ground your reasoning upon the Treatment your Officers meet with, Secondly because you say: you cannot help expressing some Surprise that I should contest Points of mere Punctilio, Thirdly, Sir you are pleas’d to term me: a voluntary Instrument of an Avaricious and...
5To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 13 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
I hope you will excuse my begining this Letter in answer to your two Favors of the 19th & 25th October by noticing the last Paragraph of the former as it furnishes me with an Apology for intruding on your Time which I am sensible must be much more materialy employ’d. I flatter’d myself from the Tenor of that Letter, and the Conversation I had with Doctr Franklin here (who avow’d the Liberty of...
6To George Washington from Major Christopher French, April 1776 (Washington Papers)
Major French of His Majesty’s Twenty second Regiment begs to inform His Excellency Genl Washington That Capt. Delaplace of His Majesty’s 26th Regiment has acquainted him as Senior Officer of His Majesty’s Forces here that many Men of said Regiment have applied to him for their Cloathing, and to be supplied with the other Necessaries requisite to their Health & cleanly Appearance, such as...
7To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 22 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
A Letter which I saw to Captain Delaplace, directing His Majesty’s Officers, Prisoners here to send their Letters under Cover to you, occasions my troubling you with the enclos’d which I request you will direct to be sent to His Excelly Genl Howe by the first Flag of Truce, & as I am certain there must be many Letters for me & the other Gentn here, we shall esteem it a favor if you will direct...
8To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 5 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding I claim’d my release, in a Letter I did myself the honor to write you a fortnight past, as consonant with the tennor of my Parole, yet I shall wave the pretensions arising from that Circumstance, in favor of Major Meggs, who I am inform’d is desirous to be exchang’d for me, as it will mutually serve us, I hope you will have no objection should Genl Howe, on his part agree,...
9To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 11 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was Yesterday honor’d with your Letter agreeing to my being exchang’d for Col. Allen or Major Meigs, in consequence of which I take the Liberty to trouble you with a Letter to Genl Howe on that Subject, and though, from my long having been honor’d with his Acquaintance, having frequently serv’d under his Command during the last War; I have not the least Reason to apprehend a negative from...