1To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 10 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I Received Your Excellencys Letter of the 7th of October & note the Contents, & shall give Your Officer every assistance in my power & furnish him with every kind of Ammunition & other Stores he may want—We are now carrying over the Cannon & Stores for him, & you may depend nothing shall be wanting that’s in my power to do for him, & I make no doubt but we shall be able to hold this pass...
2To George Washington from William Bradford, Sr., and Commodore John Hazelwood, 11 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Two days ago the Enemy erected a Battery at the mouth of Schuylkill to secure the passage at Webbs Ferry. The Commodore ordered several Galleys to attack it for a considerable time, and after very little firing the Enemy ceas’d having lost several men as we are since inform’d. Last night the Enemy crossed Webb Ferry and erected a redoubt opposite the Fort within two Muskets shots of the Block...
3To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 12 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellencys just now, but to comply with your desire at present is impossible, as the Enimy have one Battery at the Mouth of Schuylkill and another at or near Hollenders Creek, and large parties of Men station’d in different parts above and below Webbs Ferry. Also one redoubt opposite to Fort Mifflin, which was attack’d this Morning by landing a number of Men, and the Galleys...
4To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 15 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellencys just now. The Enimy have now opened three Batteries on us One from the Mouth of Schuylkill, One just before the Hospital and another opposite Fort Mifflin. That opposite the Fort has thrown several shells but has done no damage as yet. I have apply’d to Colonel Green who is willing to grant me some Men, but must return them as soon as any attack is done. The...
5To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 23 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
This will acquaint Your Excellency that early this morning we carried all our Galleys to Action, & after a long & heavy firing we drove the enemys Ships down the River except a 64 Gun Ship & a small Frigate, which we obliged them to quit as they got on Shore & by accidence the 64 Gun Ship blew up & the Frigate they set on fire themselves, took the people all out & quitted them. Our Action...
6To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 26 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
By your Excellency’s pressing in your last letter, so much for me keeping up harmony with the Fleet & Army, I apprehended some letters ⟨ha⟩d been wrote as tho’ a difference subsisted here—As to my own part ⟨I c⟩an lay my hand on my heart & declare I have taken every step in my power ⟨to⟩ keep from the least shadow of a difference, & did not know that any one had the least complaint to make...
7To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Excellencys request by letter to me of 13 Novr, I have inclosed you the opinion of myself & Officers in Council of War held of Red bank the 14th Inst., a copy of which you have inclosed, where your Excellency will see we are all unanimously of opinion in regard to our holding this Station with the Fleet. While we were on this business their Fleet came up & attacked the Fort....
8To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 4 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received a Letter from the Adjt General, wherein he informs me it’s Your Excellencys express orders, that I shou’d send forward to Camp those few Troops Your Excellency was so kind to spare me for the use of our Fleet. I shall comply with the request assoon as possible—I expect our Pay Master in a few days, & assoon as we can pay them for the time they have been with us, they shall be...
9To George Washington from John Hazelwood, 22 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Memorial & Petition of John Hazelwood respectfully Sheweth That your Memorialist was early appointed to Command a Vessell of force in the Pennsy[lvani]a State Fleet when he was sent by the Council of Safty to New-York to Form some fire Rafts & Ships which he performed, was ordred by your Excellency to pokepsy to construct a Boom & Chain a cross the North river which was effected, that on...
10To George Washington from John Hazelwood, 21 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
Sir in the Year 1776 By order of your Excellency I fitted four fire ships In the City of New York, for which I never had Any Compensation. as I was sent by your self to Poughkepsie to fitt a Boom & Chain to be put a Cross the North River &c., it being too late when I returnd to Apply as our Army were retreating from Long Island & there being so much to Attend to That I thought it improper. I...