1To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 11 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Having recd no particular directions from General Heath either respecting the route or quantity of Flour which would probably be wanted for the Troops under his command, I must beg leave to apply to your Excellency to know what route you think the Flour ought to go by, the nearest would be to unload it at Robisons and from there proceed by the continental Village Crompond and Bedford, but as I...
2To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 5 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Necessity I hope will plead my excuse for troubling you with the following narrative, and at same time for requesting your Excellencies order thereanent. In the Month of Septr—76 I was ordered by General Gates to purchase a quantity of Forage &c. &c. from the inhabitants on the borders of Lake Champlain, for the use of the Garrison at Tyconderoga which he then commanded; In consequence of...
3To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 11 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed for your Excellency I this moment recd by one of the Militia light Horse who was ordered to carry it on with all possible dispatch, he & Horse both being tired, he will wait here till the express who brings this returns, when he can take back the answer if any—I am wh the utmost respect Your Excellencies most obedt & humble Serv. I am just now favoured with yours of equal date,...
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 23 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
[The still distressed situation the Garrison at West Point is in, for want of Provisions, especially Flour, which it has become my Province to furnish, alarms me greatly: nor can I rest Satisfied ’till I relate to your Excellency, some of the many Causes, which I may venture to Affirm has prevented me from Collecting before this Time, the greatest part of the Quota of that Article, Demanded...
5To 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...
6To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 17 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
At the earnest desire of the ship Carpenters &c., who have been employed for a long time past at Wappons Creek, particularly such of them as have large Families to support, I am induced to assure your Excellency that their general Conduct in the different stations in which they served, while under my Direction, and the excessive Distress to which they are drove by not receiving but a very...
7To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 9 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
The late Derangement of every part of my business prevented my sending your Excellency before now the enclosed Copy of an order I gave Major Fonda, when in Albany, for victualling the Indians by Contract; though I look upon this as a profitable agreement, as it was not strictly in the line of my Duty I should not have adopted it, had not our then allmost total want of Provisions rendered such...
8To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 21 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Upon my arrival here last night ⟨I⟩ very unexpectedly found a number of the Militia from the State of Machutussetts who had orders to remain here from the General Court till your Excellencie’s Pleasure was known, which order would extend as their commanding Officers informd me to at least six thousand men; as no Provision of any sort has ever been directed to be made for them: that I can hear...
9To 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...
10To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 6 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
By a letter of your Excellency’s to Mr Dobbs I found you was anxious to know the depth of water from New York up to the Fort, I therefore examined Mr Marling who lives near this and is esteemd one of the best river Pilots within the State, he stands ready to enter into service as soon as your Excellency may desire it—His account of the river is that from New York to Verplanks point there is...