1Orders to John Cochran, 20 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
you are to proceed from hence to New Town, to morrow & there inquire into the state of the smallpox & use every possible Means in your Power to prevent that Disease from spreading in the Army & among the Inhabitants, which may otherwise prove fatal to the service; To that End you are to take such Houses, as will be convenient in the most retired parts of the Country & best calculated to answer...
2To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., and John Cochran, 31 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honord with your two Letters, and shall pay a strick obedience to their contents, particularly with regard to the small pox; from which no danger will be dreaded after two or three weeks—The houses where they are kept, are out of the Town strictly guarded and no patient is suffered to remain a minute in the City with the small pox. For the future or after the persons now inoculated...
3To George Washington from John Cochran, 25 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I should not trouble your Excellency at this time, but am under Apprehensions that, my Absence may be attributed more to a Neglect of Duty, than any real Cause. When I came to this Place, on my Way from Boston to Head Quarters, I found Mrs Cochran so dangerously ill that I could not possibly leave her, but at the utmost risk of her Life, and am sorry to say that, her Circumstances are such...
4From George Washington to John Cochran, 16 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have asked Mrs Cockran & Mrs Livingston to dine with me to morrow; but ought I not to apprize them of their fare? As I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned—I will. It is needless to premise that my table is large enough to hold the ladies—of this they had occular proof yesterday—To say how it is usually covered is rather more essential, & this, shall be the purport of...
5To George Washington from John Cochran, 13 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
By the enclosed Report of the State of our Stores, for the regimental sick, which I transmited, yesterday, to the medical Committee, your Excellency, will be acquainted with our situation, of which I thought it my Duty to give you Information. I am with the Utmost respect & Esteem Your Excellencys most Obedient and very humble servant ALS , DLC:GW . Cochran’s enclosed report was written at...
6George Washington to John Cochran, 12 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 12, 1781 . Orders Cochran to collect all hospital stores that were purchased for public use. LS , in writing of H, George Washington Photostats, Library of Congress.
7From George Washington to John Cochran, 12 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will call upon all persons having hospital stores in their possession purchased for public use, and they are hereby required to deliver them to your order. I am Sir Yr most humble servt LS , in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, MdAN . For issues that arose in the execution of this order, see GW to Moses Hazen or the Officer Commanding His Regiment, 25 Feb. , and n.1.
8From Edward Hand to John Cochran, 30 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
His Excellency apprehensive that many of the men returned Sick Absent and in the service of the Hospitals are not now in being or cannot be particularly accounted for, has desired me to request you would furnish him as soon as possible with accurate returns from all the Hospitals under your direction on this side Susquehannah River. specifying the men’s names the Corps they belong to and time...
9To George Washington from John Cochran, 18 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
In conformity to your Excellency’s Request, we have perused the Letter, which was submitted to us, from the secretary at War, respecting the Treatment of the regimental sick, & the manner in which they are to be accommodated before they become Objects for the General Hospital—We perfectly agree with the secretary at War, in his observations on the subject. The mode recommended has been...
10From George Washington to John Cochran, 18 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
It appears to me that Keeping up an Hospital at Boston is a very needless expence to the Public —the only pretext that could be offered for it was the Corps of Invalids being there, that Corps being now removed and no Continental Troops remaining or likely to be there I see nothing to prevent the Hospitals being broke up immediately and I desire you to take measures accordingly. DLC : Papers...