1To George Washington from William Woodford, 18 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Woodford, 18 Sept. 1775. On 10 Nov. GW wrote to Woodford : “Your favor of the 18th of September came to my hands on Wednesday last.”
2To George Washington from Colonel William Woodford, 6 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was favored with yours of the 10th of November and should long ago have thanked you for your kind advice therein contained, together with your polite assurance, of your thorough approbation of my appointment, but supposing you too much engaged in your important office, I feared I might be troublesome; this, and not want of respect alone occasioned my silence. Have ever since made the subject...
3To George Washington from Brig. Gen. William Woodford, 25 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. William Woodford, 25 Sept. 1777. GW wrote Woodford on 26 Sept. : “I have the pleasure of yours of the 25th.”
4To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 2 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I recd your favour by Capt. Du plesis & have endeavour’d to execute the orders you gave. I had every Man paraded the Day before Yesterday that could be found in & about this place, & the number (includeing Boys that are Drums & Fifes) did not amount to 200. 15 of the best of those went to camp yesterday & 10 others this morning. this I did upon the expectation I had of supplying their places...
5To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 3 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote you Yesterday I forgot to mention several Complaints from the Moravians in this Neighbourhood, which is the reason of my troubling your Excellency again. I am inform’d that a Mr Dun and some others who are Collecting the Militia in this County, have taken several of them from their Houses bound, others they have taken all their most valuable Affects under pretence of hireing A...
6To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 16 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was at Allen Town when I recd your Excellencys letter of the 13th, when I went to see what could be done with the Number of Idle Melitia Assembled at that place, as well as to assist Colo. Flowers in forwarding the Amunition to the Army, & enlarging his conveniencys for carrying on the Business of the Labrotary. I have expressly order’d them all to camp, except two prudent officers & 40 Men...
7To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 25 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I cannot help viewing the purposed Attack upon the Enemys Lines as attended with many Hazards & Dificuties. But these are over ballanced by the following considerations Vizt first the necessity that something should be attempted by this Army before it retires into Winter Quarters, both for its own Cr. & the support of our paper currency. Secondly, that from my knowledge of the State of the...
8To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 1 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
Upon considering the several places purposed for the winter Cantoonments of the army, I think the Villages from Reading to Lancaster with the addition of some Hutts, the most Eligable position for the Troops in their present situation. Were the Men warmly clad, I should give it as my Opinion that Willmington, or some post nigher the Enemy should be taken in preference to the above, where we...
9To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 4 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
I did not recieve your Excellency’s Letter till my return from Head quarters last Evening, or I should have comply’d with your requisition sooner. I have before given my reasons for being against exposeing this army to a Winters Campaign in their present condition. I would add to them the present Temper of the Soldiery, who I am convinced are very generly against it. The practicability of an...
10To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 19 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
It is with the greatest reluctance that I think myself obliged to add to the many things that I know perplex your Excellency at this time. But the claim I made of being reinstated in my Rank in the line of my own State, appears to be as far from being settled as ever —I have waited with patience these three Months, & done duty in the Line under Genls Muhlenberg & Weedon, contrary to my...