1From George Washington to William Smallwood, 6 October 1787 (Washington Papers)
When I had the pleasure of being at your house last fall, you gave me reason to believe that you would become the purchaser of my land adjoining yours, in Charles County—And if I recollect rightly, was to have written me on that subject from Annapolis. I am still disposed to part with this tract; and wish you could make it convenient to be the purchaser thereof. I told you in the conversation...
2From George Washington to William Smallwood, 19 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
In ansr to Your favor of the 2nd Ulto I need only inform you, that Congress having taken measures in their Resolution of the 26th of May, for the eventual reduction of our force, & the Honble Secry at War having undertaken to carry that Resolution into execution so far as relates to the Troops South of the Delaware; it is probable you will have received his Orders on the subject, before this...
3From George Washington to William Smallwood, 1 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
By accounts which I have just received by the way of New York, I have no doubt, but Charlestown has been before this time evacuated. You will therefore, immediately upon the receipt of this, put all the Recruits for the Maryland Line under march for the Army under my Command. Your own presence, I conceive, will be necessary in Maryland to superintend the Recruiting Service. I am sir with great...
4From George Washington to William Smallwood, 12 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favr of the 30th ulto covering extracts of the several laws passed by your Legislature for compleating their line and Rolls of the Men recruited in consequence. I entertain not the least doubt of your exertions or of those of the Gentlemen who have been employed under you. It is only to be lamented that the circumstances of the times neither enable us to make prompt and proper...
5From George Washington to William Smallwood, 8 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Altho’ the Levies of Maryland are considered as part of the Southern Army, & you an Officer under the immediate orders of Majr General Greene It is my wish, nevertheless, to receive regular Reports of the Progress you make in the Recruiting Service—and every other matter & thing relative to your Command—without these Reports I am unacquainted with my own strength, and how to make that...
6From George Washington to William Smallwood, 15 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor of the 29th ulto came to Hand as I was on the Road from Phila to this place. Immediately on my Arrival here, in a Letter I had occasion to write to the Secty of War, I took the Liberty to mention your Request for Cloathing & Equipment for the Recruits of your Line—and desired him to send on such Supplies as our Circumstances will admit—you may expect to hear from him on that...
7From George Washington to William Smallwood, 25 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Favor of the 18th—The One Hundred & fifty-Nine Months Men, which you mention, will be of very little Use in the future Service Assigned to the Maryland Line, unless they can be immediately sent forward—I should rather think they had better (unless but little part of their Terms is elapsed) be retained in the State, for such Purposes as the State may have Occasion for—than...
8From George Washington to William Smallwood, 6 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Favor of 26th of Septemr—I should have esteemed it a fortunate Circumstance to have had the Pleasure to have fell in with you on my Rout to Virginia. The 50 Men, engaged for three Years & the War, of the Maryland Line which you mention, I could wish should be moved on as soon as may be; equipped in the best manner you are able to effect—The Nine Months Men are not so...
9From George Washington to William Smallwood, 24 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received your favor of the 9th Inst. together with the enclosure from the Marquis de la Fayette of the 6th. Long before this time, I flatter myself the 3d Regt and all the Levies & Recruits which have been raised for the Maryland Line have marched to join the Army—If by any accident they have been detained beyond your expectations, I must urge in the most pressing Manner, that they...
10From George Washington to Brigadier General William Smallwood, 20 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have reconsidered the point, with respect to placing General Gist on the Court Martial for the trial of Genl Arnold, in your room—and as there are reasons to induce me to wish, that the Court first appointd should suffer no change but such as very pressing circumstances require—it is my desire that you should continue, if it can be done without an essential injury to You. The Trial I hope...