1From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 25 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 15th. According to my present Ideas and expectations my Quarters for the Winter will be at or near Middle Brook, at which place the Pennsylvania, Maryld and Virginia troops will be hutted. Should Mrs St Clairs ill state of health require your attention, after your Affair before Congress is determined, I shall have no objection to your remaining with her, while the...
2From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 29 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to march immediately with the division under your command, by way of Quibble Town and Scotch plains, and take posts on the heights, between Springfield and Chatham, ”till further orders, or ”till some enterprise of the enemy shall make a sudden movement necessary. If you should receive authentic advice of the enemy’s operating up the North River, against our posts in that...
3From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 27 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
The letter you inclosed me in yours of this date contains some matters of information from a Mr Mercereau of Deane’s character, the person whom you sent up some time since —As I have nothing particular for your attention I have ordered the horsemans return—and am Dr Sir &. Df , in James McHenry’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . See St. Clair to GW, 22 February .
4From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 27 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to repair to our lines and investigate the causes of the late misfortune & disgrace at Elizabeth Town &ca —& report your opinion there upon as soon as enquiry is made. You will also examine into the state of our Guards—their situation &ca & see if any change can be made in their position for the bettr havg respect as far as present circumstances will allow to the objects in...
5From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 19 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
It is a considerable time since I received the Letter in which you informed me, it would be impossible for you to return to the Army at the period appointed, on account of your pecuniary & domestic affairs. Sympathizing deeply in your private distresses, I have delayed to recall your attention and presence to your Command as long as the circumstances of Service, my own personal feelings, and...
6George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 6 June 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Ringwood, New Jersey ] June 6, 1779 . Orders St. Clair to reconnoiter road from Kings Ferry to Zebert June’s in Smiths Clove. LS , in writing of H, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
7From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 23 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment received yours of seven oClock this morning. I am apprehensive with you that the circumstances you mention will prevent the execution of your project; for which reason and the badness of the weather I delay the march of the covering party ’till I hear further from you. If the intelligence you expect proves favourable to your design I shall be obliged to you to dispatch a...
8Orders to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 9 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
I—You will repair immediately to Philadelphia, and use your utmost endeavours to hasten the Troops on to this place —nothing but vigorous exertions—strict attention—and even rigour towards the Officers, will enable you to accomplish this purpose in proper Season, for I have too good reasons to believe, that the whole time of many of them, is spent in dissipation and extravigance—examples must...
9George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 23 February 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] February 23, 1780 . Agrees to delay of project against Powles Hook. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
10From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 8 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
The dispersed and broken situation of the remaining Troops of the Pennsylvania Line, after the unhappy affair of the 1st of January, rendered the unwearied attention, and greatest exertion of the Officers of every rank indispensably necessary, to reassemble the scattered remains, and restore discipline among them; for on this, and the success of the recruiting Service, depended all our hopes...
11From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 3 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of yesterday at 10 OClock last night and have written to Genl Knox to supply the Ammunition &c. which you want. As the Enemy notwithstanding their demonstrations of an Attack upon the Highland posts, may have it in contemplation to strike this Army (comprehending your division) in its divided & separted state, It will be expedient for you to act with the greatest...
12From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 10 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been favour’d with yours of the 24th ultmo & 4th inst. I am pleas’d to find by the first that the Assembly of Pennsylvania have at length passed a Law which seems likely to procure the number of Men voted. You certainly misunderstood me when you was at New Windsor, if you conceiv’d it was my intention that you should serve this Campaign with the Army in this quarter; I at that time...
13From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have considered the several objects of the two letters from Major Genl Phillips of the 22 and 29 of last month, which you put into my hand; and would summarily observe for your gover[n]ment so far as my opinion is concerned. General Phillips may be informed that the American Commissary of Prisoners will be instructed to signify my permission for Major Harnage and Capn Hawker of the 62d B....
14From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am this moment favored with your letter of this date. The detatchment which I mentioned as to march this morning, owing to some causes that have unavoidably intervened, does not leave camp till to-morrow. With regard to the enterprise you have in view—should circumstances make it eligible in your opinion, I have no objection to your trying the experiment. I am Dr Sir Your obt & hble servt LS...
15From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 22 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will, by the time this reaches you, be acquainted with the destination of the detachment under the command of the Marquis de la Fayette, which, tho’ as large as could be afforded from the troops in this quarter, is not so competent to the certain completion of the object in view, as I could wish. By some accounts from Philada I am led to hope that further assistance may be derived from the...
16George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 3 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 3, 1781 . Sends instructions for recruiting the Pennsylvania line. Requests opinion on the treatment of fraudulent discharges. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
17From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
The two Connecticut Brigades march this morning. I think you had best detain all the Men of that line, who are already down, who are cloathed and in other respects fit for duty—The others may be sent up under Officers to do Camp duty. I am &c. Df , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . See GW to St. Clair, 1 February .
18George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 June 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] June 2, 1779 . Discusses appointment of Majors Michael Ryan and Henry McCormick as inspectors and Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmar as subinspector. Warns that enemy may try to prevent junction of American troops. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
19From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your 2d Letter of this date. As I wrote You this forenoon I leave the Enterprize in view entirely with You—and the execution to be attempted or not as You may judge proper from a full consideration of all circumstances—the intelligence you have received—and the characters of the persons who gave it. If it should appear to You that there is a strong probability of it’s...
20From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 20 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to examine critically the long hill in front of Fort Putnam, at the extremities of which The Engineer is commencing some works. Colo. Gouvion or Mr Rochefontaine will be able more particularly to designate the Hill I mean. The possession of this Hill appears to me essential to the preservation of the whole post and our main effort ought to be directed to keeping the enemy...
21George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 20 July 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] July 20, 1779 . Discusses defense of “ long Hill in front of Fort Putnam.” Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
22From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 22 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have to request you immediately to assemble all the Recruits in the State of Pennsilvania at their respective places of Rendesvous, where they may be properly equiped to march on the shortest notice to the Southward; and those Recruits that are raised in the State of Delaware, I wish you to inform whoever has the Direction of them, that they assemble at Wilmington, and be in the utmost...
23George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair and Lieutenant Colonels Edward Carrington and Alexander Hamilton, [7 … (Hamilton Papers)
By His Excellency George Washington Esquire General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America. To Major General Arthur St: Clair and Lieutenant Colonels Edward Carrington and Alexander Hamilton— Whereas a proposition hath been made and acceded to for a meeting of Commissioners at Amboy on Thursday the 9th: instant for the purpose of settling a General Cartel— In...
24From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 6 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
There is a road leading from King’s ferry to Junes through the Mountains, by which it is possible the enemy may intercept our line of march—You will be pleased to send a good subaltern and a party down that road to find his patroles as near the enemy as he can with safety and communicate the earliest intelligence of any movement— You will for this purpose furnish him with a few horse. If some...
25From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 21 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have the several papers respecting the claims of Captains Becker and Steddiford which were referred to me by Congress —It appears to me that there is no way of providing for these Gentlemen, but introducing them into the 4th Pennsylvania Regt under the Resolve of Congress of the 24th Novemr 1778. You will therefore be pleased to enquire what dates their Commissions are to bear in...
26From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 26 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Congress, by a resolve of the 20th instant, have determined that the Pennsylvania line except Moylans Dragoons and the troops upon command to the Westward shall compose part of the southern Army, and have directed me to order it to join the Army in Virginia by detachments, as they may be in readiness to march —You, will therefore, in obedience to the above resolve, put matters in proper train...
27George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 1 August 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Peekskill [ New York ] August 1, 1780 . Writes that Lafayette is to be given command of the Corps of Light Infantry. Asks St. Clair to assume command until Lafayette returns. Df , in writings of George Washington to H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
28From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 29 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Detachment of which you will have the command, for the Southward, is to consist of the Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia Continental Troops. You will march them by the most convenient route, and in the most expeditious manner (without fatiguing the Troops) towards Wilmington in North Carolina; of which, or other Posts in that State, you will endeavour to dispossess the Enemy, if their...
29From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
Not having had an Answer to my Letter of the 16th of Sepr—inclosing a Copy of One to you of the 8th of Augst respectg your Joing the Army—I am induced to think the last has failed as well as the first. I therefore commit one more Letter to the Care of the Secretary at War—I have to request, that immediately on the Receipt of this, you will proceed to, & assume the Command assigned to you in my...
30From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 10 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your favors of the 7th and 8th from Morris Town both reached me in the course of this day. I cannot conceive how Major Fishbourne could have misunderstood me as to my intention of going down. The postscript of my letter of the 3d to General Wayne, which was added after I had consulted Governor Clinton and the General Officers was to the contrary. Upon receiving your letter of the 7th I sent...
31From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 26 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
My intelligence from new York renders it indispensibly necessary for me to look towards the Posts in the highlands. As your division has been inspected, I wish you to hold it in the most perfect readiness for marching and encamping at an hours wa[r]ning —for these purposes you will settle matters with the Qr ⟨M⟩r Genl. ⟨As⟩ it is much my wish to have ⟨a light active Army this campaign, I shall...
32From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 16 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
In reply to your Letter of the 10th instant, which I received Yesterday by post, I send you inclosed, a Copy of my Letter to you of the 8th of last Month—which went to Phila under Cover to the Secretary at War—who was desired to see it forwarded to you,By what misfortune it has failed, I cannot say—but rather suppose it must have been sent into the Country, while you have been absent from...
33From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 2 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
(Private) Dear Sir, Philadelphia Jany 2d 1791. In the Journals of the Proceedings of the Executive in the North Western Territory, there appears to be certain regulations made by the Executive under the Articles of the 25th of April—6th 28th & 29th of June last, which can, with propriety, only be established by Laws. In noticing these, my mind naturally recurred to your letter to me dated at...
34From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 22 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 29th of Jany in answer to my circular Letter of the 28th of Dec. is at hand. I am sorry to find by it, that so many Delegates from your State Society are likely to be Nonattendants at the General meeting in May. It would have an odd appearance (whatever may be the causes) for the Society of the State, in which the General meeting is held, to be unrepresented upon such an...
35From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I duly received your two letters of yesterday —I approve your reasons for taking the upper route. By the present institution of the Inspectorship neither Major Ryan nor Mr McCormick can in my opinion be appointed Inspectors. It is to be feared however we may be reduced to the necessity of altering it, from the reluctance with which the Majors undertake the office. But I could wish it might...
36From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 8 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Army under my Immediate Command, is on the point of takg the field—Your Services will be necssary—You will therefore be pleased to repair to this Department as soon as possible where a Command will be allotted to you.I am &c. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
37From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 1 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
You will perceive by the orders of this day that the corps of light infantry is im⟩med⟨iately to b⟩e formed⟨. The⟩ command of it for the Campaign is promised to the Marqs De la Fayette for reasons which I dare say will be to you obvious & satisfactory. If we attack New York the part this Corp will act will make it a most desirable command. Should it be agreeable to you to take it till the...
38From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 31 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received information that the enemy were at White Plains on the 29th. You will therefore be pleased to proceed immediately with your Division towards Pompton, acting afterwards agreable to the instructions you have already received. It is probable you will be joined there by Colo. Clark with the Carolina Troops—I have sent him Orders to meet you at that Place subject to this condition,...
39From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 8 July 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with your Letter of the 2d instant, respecting the unhappy Irregularities of the Troops in Philadelphia. Your proposition for sending on the Judge Advocate appeared so just, that I have directed him to proceed immediately to Philadelphia & give all the Assistance in his power—I wish a happy Termination of this unlucky affair. The Pay Master General had left this before the...
40From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 3 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
The unexpected reduction of the Pensylvania line from the late unfortunate affair adds to the necessity of the greatest attention to improve the measures adopted for recruiting it. I do not know precisely what these are; but I am informed in general that money is raising for the purpose and that the recriuting service goes on with success. In orde⟨r to ha⟩ve it conducted with regularity and...
41From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 25 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you a line yesterday on the subject of Lieutenant Broadheads claim, since which I received the inclosed letter and arrangement of the 11th Pennsylvania regiment from the Board of war. You will perceive that Captain Keene is not included in it & probably for the reason suggested by the Board—His original appointment as Captain according to the memorial he preferred and the answer I...
42From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 31 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 21st ulto inclosing a letter written in behalf of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Pennsylvania on the 9th of July in the preceding year, came to this place in my absence on a tour up the river potomac with the Directors, to examine the obstructions & to point out a mode for the improvement and extension of its navigation. I am perfectly convinced that if the...
43George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 29 May 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] May 29, 1779 . Orders St. Clair’s division to the heights between Springfield and Chatham. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
44George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 31 May 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] May 31, 1779 . Orders St. Clair to Pompton. Df , in writings of George Washington and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
45From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 1 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of yesterday. As the horse are so very essential during the continuance of the ⟨ice—I⟩ think you had better ⟨engage them at al⟩l ev⟨ents, a⟩nd, ⟨at such a pay as they can be obtained. The militia horse, that were employed as patroles &c. last winter—had (if I do not mistake) the same allowance as express riders. You however, will make your agreement on the best terms...
46From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 15 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received your favor of the 11th together with one from the Committee of Congress of the 9th Inst. as I had just dispatched an Express to you, with my Letter of the 12th—I have detained your Messenger untill this time, in expectation that something so decisive would have turned up, as might have fixed the line of conduct which we ought to pursue. But nothing new having come to my...
47From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 13 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I observe by the recruiting instructions annexed to the printed arrangement of the Pennsylvania line, that the Regimental places of rendezvous are fixed, but that the general Rendezvous is to be at such place as shall be judged proper by me, or the commanding Officer of the line. In my opinion, Bristol and that neighbourhood will be, upon many accounts, most suitable and convenient for this...
48From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 10 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
Majr Schull leaving Camp without giving me a second oppertunity of speaking to him, prevented another offer which I had in contemplation, and which I am still disposed to make him, if it can be done without carrying with it the appearance of importunity, and consequently embarrassment, if his inclination leads to a different pursuit. The place I had in view for him was in my family—assistant...
49From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 15 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have to request you in the most earnest Manner to send forward all the Recruits that are furnished by the State of Pensylvania for their Line—Let it not be said that those Troops are kept from Service for Want of a few Articles which they could wish to be furnished with, when other Troops doing Duty in the Field are combatting almost every Distress imaginable, in the Want of almost every...
50From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 4 January 1798 (Washington Papers)
Mr Edward Tiffin solicits an appointment in the Territory North West of the Ohio, The fairness of His Charactor in private and publick life, together with a knowledge of Law resulting from close application for a considerable time, will I hope, justify the liberty I now take in recommending Him to Your attention; regarding with due attention the delicacy, as well as importance of the character...