121To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 21 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to the Orders of the Commissioners appointed by Congress to settle the terms of Inlistments of the Pennsa Line, we have already Discharged, the Chief part of the Artillery, first, Second, third, fourth & fifth Regiments, I could wish that the Commissioners had given time for the Officers to produce the Attestations before they made the Oath so common, the papers were collected the...
122To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 18 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have Deliberately Considered the State of facts which your Excellency was pleased to lay before the Council of General Officers, together with the Questions Arising therefrom. The first of which has already been Decided upon by Determining that a Detatchment shall March towards Boston. The Season being now far Advanced—and the troops begining to Suffer from the Keeness of the Weather & want...
123To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 3 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
In Obedience to your Excellencies Orders I have Reconnoitre the Situation of the Enemy at Stony point & the approaches to them in the best manner that Circumstances would admit & Returned late last evening to this place. The sketch herewith transmitted (which differs but little from that made the Other day by Colo. Butler) will give you a General Idea of the Strength of their Works on the West...
124To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 18 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have nothing new from the Enemy but hourly expect my Mercury, Was I to hazard an Opinion it would be that no Embarkation takes place until the Sun has paid his visit to, & on his return from the tropic of Capricorn, for Seamen Always dread the tropical, more than the Equinoctial storms, and shou’d Sr Harry Clinton possess those talents necessary to Constitute a Genl of so powerful an Army as...
125To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 21 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I took the Liberty (some time since) to Suggest to your Excellency the Idea of making an Offensive Campaign against such place as afforded the Greatest prospect of Success to us & Injury to the Enemy—but the Object will depend upon your force—the first and most Desireable would be Mr Howe’s Army—the next New York. The Question will then arrise how is our Army to be supplied and the Stores...
126To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 14 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
No part of the Enemies fleet had sail’d yesterday morning—nor do I think had any Considerable Embarkation taken place altho’ everything is undoubtedly ready for the purpose. the Inclosed written Intelligence is to be depended up[on] —the person is again gone in & has it in his power to procure the most authentick Information. You’l find a few very artful Insidious pieces in some of the...
127To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 26 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Inhabitants from being acquainted with me are perpetually lodging their Complaints against the proceedings of the Deputy Commissaries Quarter Masters & Soldiery—they say that all the provision & Provender which they had laid up for their family use and Stock during the Winter, has been taken and Carried off by force—that money will not Replace it, and that they must either Starve or remove...
128To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 15 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Being informed that a Considerable number of fat Cattle were Collected on Secokus Island or neck of land (say 300 head) for the use of the Enemy, Colonel Putnam & myself formed a plan for bringing them off, he was accordingly Detatched with three Hundred men for that purpose yesterday Evening, at 10 OClock last night & Six this morning he sent me the Inclosed Notes, in answer to the first I...
129To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 11 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
In mine of the 9th I had the Honor of giving you a particular account of our proceedings & Situation, yesterday Our Sergts or Commanders agreed as a preliminary to give us up the two Spies & that all such Soldiers as were entitled to their Discharges (which are but few) should Immediately give up their Arms & retire these were Articles which they took the Voice of the Soldiers on—who agreed to...
130IV. Brigadier General Anthony Wayne’s Opinion, 7 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Genl Wayne’s Opinion of the Defences necessary for the River and Land in case the Enemy should Attempt the Reduction of Phila. The Works, as Contracted by Agent De Coudre to be Compleated and Supplied with Six or Eight pieces of Artillery and men Sufficient to fight them with about 500 Troops—One Redoubt on the High Ground at Darby Creek Sufficient to Contain 200 men. the fleet fire ships &...