1From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 4 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just received information, that the enemy have sent fifty two sail of vessels up the North River. What may be the design is not easy to determine; but if any thing serious is intended it must be one of three things—to make a stroke upon the forts—to rescue the Convention troops, or to intercept our line of march. To prevent their succeeding in the first, I am to desire, you will...
2From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 23 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Quarter Master General has an immediate occasion for 250 Men with a proper number of Officers to assist in getting forage down the North River while the Navigation is open. You are to furnish that number from the two Maryland Brigades and put them under the direction of Colo. Hay Deputy Qr Mr Genl who will assign them to their posts and duties. The fatigue will be extraordinary and the Qr...
3From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 11 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of yesterdays date —Capt. Selman shall be appointed to do the duty of Brigade Major; & as his, continuance in that Office will be only temporary; I enclose you an order on the Qr Mr Genl to furnish him with a horse. I am Sr Yrs &c. Df , in Richard Kidder Meade’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . No letter from Kalb to GW of 10 July has been found. For Capt....
4From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 25 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
Be pleased to march early tomorrow morning to the Ground where you were before incamped, near Fishkill. My reason for this is, that I have certain intelligence that the large fleet which sailed the 20th had no troops on board but the Invalids—the officers of the drafted Regiments, and the families of private Persons. The transports, on board which the troops are embarked, yet remain in the Bay...
5From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 21 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favr of yesterday, inclosing a letter for General Greene, which I shall not deliver to him, as I know he has not at present the means of building the Boats you mention. I would therefore recommend to you, to put out the best of those which you may find in the several Rivers for the purpose of Guard Boats. Upon referring to and reconsidering your former letter upon this...
6From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 22 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Lest you should not thoroughly have conceived my intention, as communicated by Lt Colo. Hamilton, I give you the trouble of this Letter. After advancing on the Fish-kill road (by a Colo. Luddingtons) till you have crossed the Mountain, & descended into the Flat land, you will take the first good position on acct of Water—Wood—& Forage to Incamp at, having respect at the sametime to the road...
7From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 15 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
You are to march tomorrow morning precisely at the hour appointed, with your division, in conjunction with the division under the immediate command of Major General Putnam, towards Croton’s bridge; While the divisions continue together, You will take your orders from General Putnam. At or near Croton’s Bridge the two divisions separate; and you take the road to Fredericksburgh, ’till you fall...
8From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 8 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with your letter of the 29th of June. I am much obliged to you for the state you have given me of your strength, and the other particulars relative to the command. We have little in this quarter, but what you will have seen in the public prints before this reaches you. Clinton is returned to New-York. Our Allies regret that he stopped short, and did not pay them a visit, as...
9From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 13 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am to request that you will cross the North or Hudson’s river, as soon as possible, with the Troops now under your command and take post on the other side on some good convenient grounds, where you will wait for further orders. Some advices I have received this minute require this movement to be made with every degree of dispatch. I am D. Sir with respect & esteem Df , in Robert Hanson...
10From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 24 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
In my last I directed that the escort for the Convention Troops should be composed of complete Regiments instead of detachments. I now desire that the German Battalion may be one of those Regiments and that they may take their Baggage with them, because I am not yet certain but they may be ordered upon a detached duty. They are to send their Baggage to Easton, and after they have escorted the...