1To George Washington from Udny Hay, 16 December 1784 (Washington Papers)
In the fullest confidence that your Excellencys love of Justice will induce you to forgive the trouble of this Letter, I shall without further hesitation enter at once on the subject thereof. My Brother Charles Hay was, with some circumstances of extreme rigour, confined in Canada in a common Jail upwards of three years on suspicion of treasonable Practices; When Governour Haldeman was by the...
2To George Washington from Udny Hay, 5 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency I hope will forgive my troubling you with the enclosed narrative, which I was inducd to take the liberty of transmitting from the opinion of the Narrators Honesty & Candour, having known him several years previous to the commencement of the present war, and am convinced whatever Errors he has committed in the Narration m ay ha ve the effect of ignorance not design, I imagined...
3To George Washington from Udny Hay, 3 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honour to enclose for your Excellency’s perusal No. 1 my General Return of Provisions up to 1st of May, for which regular Vouchers have been obtain’d, and are either in the Possession of me, or one of my Assistants. No. 2 a Return of Provisions, which I have every Reason to suppose delivered, but of which I have not yet regular Returns—No. 3 a Return of short Forage, for which...
4To George Washington from Udny Hay, 29 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment recd the inclosed letter for Your Excellency respecting the exchange of salt for Fish, and shall immedeately apply for an express to carry it on, a constant expectation of the Arrival of the Commissary General in Town has been the reason why the board has so long delayd ariving to any resolution. If your Excellency should think proper to order the execution of this business...
5To George Washington from Udny Hay, 10 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
On my return from Albany I was honored with your Excellency’s letter, relative to the supply of the Indians; I imagine the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, previous to their commencing Business, would wish to have a letter from you on the subject. In the absence of the Commissary General, I must request your Excellency’s determinations on some Questions, respecting which, I shall, in Person,...
6To George Washington from Udny Hay, 25 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have enclosed an extract of a Letter from me to Mr Jelles Fonda, on the Subject of supplying the Oneida Indians, about which I some time agoe wrote your Excellency, and should not have taken the liberty of again troubling you, had not some disputes arose, between Mr Fonda and me, respecting the value of the small species therein mentioned. I have spoke to General Schuyler, who agrees with me...
7To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 20 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
The resolve of Congress, requiring Supplies from each State, is worded in such a manner as makes it appear they did not intend any allowance should be made for the Transportation thereof; but that they should be furnished by each State (the expence of Transportation included) at an average Price. As therefore I have now a Quantity of Flour & Forage at different Landings on the River, from...
8To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 12 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty to acquaint your Excellency that should the weather continue moderate till you receive this it is altogether probable that boats will be able to go to two of the Landings where there is at least two hundred barrells of flour lying, and beg you will be pleased to give orders that they be dispatched, and desired to call upon me at this place. I have the honour to be with the...
9To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 6 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
Of the five boats which arrived here last night in consequence of your Excellencys orders, I have sent four to a mill where there are eighty five barrells of flour about twelve miles above this, the other have sent back with a vessell which I have procured at this place and is now loading with about a hundred barrells, this boats even assists in towing the vessell down should it prove calm,...
10To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 2 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
Anxious about the supplies of the Army, and certain they must be nearly if not altogether destitute of flour, and seeing the river this morning nearly clear of ice, I have sent up the river to hurry to the landings all the flour or even wheat that the different assistants possibly can, and have taken the liberty to desire them if possible to hire vessells and even insure them against damages...