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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 6 … | 1777-08-06 | Camp near Germantown [ Pennsylvania ] August 6, 1777. Notifies Gates that De Malmady has been... |
| 122 | Washington, George | Gates, Horatio | George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 7 … | 1777-08-07 | Camp near Germantown [ Pennsylvania ] August 7, 1777. Notifies Gates that Du Bouchet has been... |
| 123 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 10 August 1777 | 1777-08-10 | Camp near Germantown [ Pennsylvania ] August 10, 1777. Reports that Army has been moved to... |
| 124 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 12 August 1777 | 1777-08-12 | Camp at Cross Roads [ Pennsylvania ] August 12, 1777. Has instructed Brigadier General Silas... |
| 125 | Washington, George | Dayton, Elias | George Washington to Colonel Elias Dayton, 14 August … | 1777-08-14 | Camp at Cross Roads [ Pennsylvania ] August 14, 1777. Instructs Dayton to send information on... |
| 126 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 15 August 1777 | 1777-08-15 | Camp at Cross Roads [ Pennsylvania ] August 15, 1777. Suggests plan of defence for Fort Island... |
| 127 | Washington, George | Clinton, George | George Washington to George Clinton, 16 August 1777 | 1777-08-16 | Camp at Cross Roads [ Pennsylvania ] August 16, 1777. Discusses importance of the two actions... |
| 128 | Washington, George | Franklin, Benjamin | George Washington to Benjamin Franklin, 17 August 1777 | 1777-08-17 | [ Camp at Cross Roads, Pennsylvania ] August 17, 1777. Acknowledges receipt of Turgot’s... |
| 129 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 17 August 1777 | 1777-08-17 | Camp at Cross Roads [ Pennsylvania ] August 17, 1777. Seeks information concerning Du Portail’s... |
| 130 | Washington, George | Holtzendorff, Louis-Casimir, baron de | George Washington to Baron de Holtzendorff, 18 August … | 1777-08-18 | Camp at the Cross Roads [ Pennsylvania ] August 18, 1777. Acknowledges receipt of the Baron’s... |
| 131 | Washington, George | Preudhomme de Borre, Philippe-Hubert, chevalier de | George Washington to Brigadier General Preudhomme de … | 1777-08-19 | Camp at Cross Roads [ Pennsylvania ] August 19, 1777. Abides by Brigadier General de Borre’s... |
| 132 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 22 August 1777 | 1777-08-22 | Camp at Cross Roads [ Pennsylvania ] August 22, 1777. Acknowledges receipt of news that enemy is... |
| 133 | Washington, George | Sullivan, John | George Washington to Major General John Sullivan, 27 … | 1777-08-27 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] August 27, 1777. Discusses failure of Staten Island expedition. Advises... |
| 134 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 28 August 1777 | 1777-08-28 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] August 28, 1777. Recommends Count Casimir Pulaski to command cavalry. LS... |
| 135 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 29 August 1777 | 1777-08-29 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] August 29, 1777. Discusses movements of enemy. Asks Hancock to send... |
| 136 | Washington, George | Hughes, Hugh | George Washington to Colonel Hugh Hughes, 1 September … | 1777-09-01 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] September 1, 1777. Orders Hughes to forward salt to Major General Horatio... |
| 137 | Washington, George | Livingston, William | George Washington to William Livingston, 1 September … | 1777-09-01 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] September 1, 1777. Discusses Lieutenant John Troup’s arrest. Has ordered... |
| 138 | Washington, George | Nelson, Thomas, Jr. | George Washington to Brigadier General Thomas Nelson … | 1777-09-02 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] September 2, 1777. Discusses danger of stationing large forces at... |
| 139 | Washington, George | Maxwell, William | George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell … | 1777-09-03 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] September 3, 1777. Discusses possibility of British attack on Maxwell by... |
| 140 | Washington, George | Hand, Edward | George Washington to Brigadier General Edward Hand, 4 … | 1777-09-04 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] September 4, 1777. Orders Hand to send forward officers of Colonel Daniel... |
| 141 | Washington, George | Ludowick, Christopher | George Washington to Christopher Ludowick, 5 September … | 1777-09-05 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] September 5, 1777. Orders Ludowick to Camp by way of Pittstown and... |
| 142 | Washington, George | Maxwell, William | George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell … | 1777-09-05 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] September 5, 1777. Encloses two letters for Lord Richard Howe and General... |
| 143 | Washington, George | Maxwell, William | George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell … | 1777-09-05 | Wilmington [ Delaware ] September 5, 1777. Asks if Maxwell is prepared to make a secret foray... |
| 144 | Washington, George | Dickinson, Philemon | George Washington to Major General Philemon Dickinson … | 1777-09-14 | Near Germantown [ Pennsylvania ] September 14, 1777. Forwards to Dickinson steps taken to... |
| 145 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 14 September 1777 | 1777-09-14 | Near Germantown [ Pennsylvania ] September 14, 1777. Is directing Major General Israel Putnam to... |
| 146 | Washington, George | Heath, William | George Washington to Major General William Heath, 14 … | 1777-09-14 | Near Germantown [ Pennsylvania ] September 14, 1777. Orders Heath to send all Continental troops... |
| 147 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 17 September 1777 | 1777-09-17 | Yellow Springs [ Pennsylvania ] September 17, 1777. Discusses situation of enemy and American... |
| 148 | Washington, George | McDougall, Alexander | George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander … | 1777-09-19 | [ Reading Furnace, Pennsylvania ] September 19, 1777. Orders McDougall to join main Army. LS , in... |
| 149 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, [21 … | 1777-09-21 | The distressed situation of the army for want of blankets and many necessary articles of... |
| 150 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 22 … | 1777-09-22 | I have order’d eight or Ten light Horse more to your assistance, and if you should find a further... |
| 151 | Washington, George | Board of War | George Washington to the Board of War, 28 September … | 1777-09-28 | Pennypackers Mill [ Pennsylvania ] September 28, 1777. Asks Board of War to order the militia... |
| 152 | Washington, George | Heath, William | George Washington to Major General William Heath, 30 … | 1777-09-30 | Skippack [ Pennsylvania ] September 30, 1777. Approves of Heath’s action in supplying Continental... |
| 153 | Washington, George | Mifflin, Jonathan | George Washington to Colonel Jonathan Mifflin, 1 … | 1777-10-01 | [ Skippack , Pennsylvania ] October 1, 1777. Orders Mifflin to remove stores from Trenton. Df ,... |
| 154 | Washington, George | Trumbull, Jonathan | George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 1 October 1777 | 1777-10-01 | [ Skippack, Pennsylvania ] October 1, 1777. Discusses promotion of Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs... |
| 155 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 5 October 1777 | 1777-10-05 | Near Pennypackers Mill [ Pennsylvania ] October 5, 1777. Describes the “unfortunate” attack on... |
| 156 | Washington, George | Howe, William | George Washington to Sir William Howe, 6 October 1777 | 1777-10-06 | [ Near Pennypackers Mill, Pennsylvania ] October 6, 1777 . Returns a lost dog belonging to... |
| 157 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | George Washington to John Hancock, 7 October 1777 | 1777-10-07 | Near Pennypackers Mill [ Pennsylvania ] October 7, 1777 . Reports American losses at Germantown... |
| 158 | Washington, George | Varnum, James Mitchell | George Washington to Brigadier General James Mitchell … | 1777-10-07 | Pawlins Mill [ Pennsylvania ] October 7, 1777 . Orders Varnum to “the Baptist meeting House in... |
| 159 | Washington, George | Armstrong, John | George Washington to Major General John Armstrong, 8 … | 1777-10-08 | [ Pawlins Mill, Pennsylvania ] October 8, 1777 . Instructs Armstrong to send Brigadier General... |
| 160 | Washington, George | Greene, Christopher | George Washington to Colonel Christopher Greene, 8 … | 1777-10-08 | [ Pawlins Mill, Pennsylvania ] October 8, 1777 . Orders Greene’s regiment and that of Colonel... |
| 161 | Washington, George | Livingston, William | George Washington to William Livingston, 8 October 1777 | 1777-10-08 | [ Pawlins Mill, Pennsylvania ] October 8, 1777 . Asks Livingston to send a large portion of New... |
| 162 | Washington, George | Jameson, John | George Washington to Major John Jameson, 11 October … | 1777-10-11 | [ Skippack Camp, Pennsylvania ] October 11, 1777 . Orders Jameson to collect horses, clothing,... |
| 163 | Washington, George | Hand, Edward | George Washington to Brigadier General Edward Hand, 12 … | 1777-10-12 | [ Towamencin, Pennsylvania ] October 12, 1777 . Discusses conditions at Fort Pitt and orders... |
| 164 | Washington, George | Greene, Christopher | George Washington to Colonel Christopher Greene, 14 … | 1777-10-14 | [ Towamencin, Pennsylvania ] October 14, 1777 . Orders Greene to send sufficient men to replace... |
| 165 | Washington, George | Smith, Samuel | George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith … | 1777-10-14 | [ Towamencin, Pennsylvania ] October 14, 1777 . Hopes that Smith will be more successful in the... |
| 166 | Washington, George | Greene, Christopher | George Washington to Colonel Christopher Greene, 18 … | 1777-10-18 | [ Worcester, Pennsylvania ] October 18, 1777 . Informs Greene that Baron d’Arendt will assume... |
| 167 | Washington, George | Smith, Samuel | George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith … | 1777-10-18 | [ Worcester, Pennsylvania ] October 18, 1777 . Informs Smith that Baron d’Arendt will assume... |
| 168 | Washington, George | Forman, David | George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 21 … | 1777-10-21 | [ Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania ] October 21, 1777 . Believes that British will attack Red... |
| 169 | Washington, George | Hazelwood, John | George Washington to Commodore John Hazelwood, 21 … | 1777-10-21 | [ Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania ] October 21, 1777 . Announces that Baron d’Arendt will assume... |
| 170 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | [To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington], [21 … | 1777-10-21 | The Magazine of History , VI (November, 1907), 294. This letter is listed here because it is... |