1To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Flower, 31 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Being denied the happiness of Waiting on you in person by an indisposition that confines me to my Chamber; beg You will excuse the liberty I am about to take—A liberty justified by no merit of my own—But from your known Benevolence and kind attention to every Officer who has the Honor of Serveing under You. It is to request that you will be good enough to favour me with a few lines, signifying...
2To George Washington from Benjamin Flower, 17 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to present you with a performance which my Countrymen have favourably received, and which I request your acceptance of, as a small, though sincere token of respect, for a gentleman whose talents and virtues have excited the admiration of the great and the good, in every quarter of the Globe. I should not have presumed in the liberty I have now taken, had I not been assured by my...
3To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Flower, 1 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I once more take the liberty of addressing your Excellancy on the subject of my private concerns which I am now sensible I have too long neglected. But your benevolent disposition will not suffer any distance of time to exclude from Justice, an Officer who has had the Honor of serveing under You. As a general arrangement of the Officers of the army is now on the Carpet, it appears to be the...
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Flower, 4 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency will please to put in Orders who the several Officers wanting Stores of any kind are to apply to for Orders on me or the Comissaries of Stores—Capt. Watkins is Commissary of Ordnance Stores—Capt. Gostelowe Comy of Arms & Accoutrement &c. &c. (Thos. Butler Esqr. Public Armourer under the immediate Direction of the Hon. the Board of War). Your Excellencys most Obed. Very Hum....
5To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Flower, 25 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s letter of the 15th Inst. Ordering a Return of the Regiment of Artilery Artificers specifying the particular State to which the non Commissioned Officers and Privates belong and the Terms for which they stand engaged. I have endeavourd to obey the directions with respect to the form of the return your Excellency wass pleased to inclose to me—but as all of my Regt of...
6To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Flower, 27 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your much esteemed favor of the 6th March I have received, have now the honor to enclose the return of the part of my Regiment station’d at springfield —in my next return shall insert as directed, particularly the number of Men engaged, and their term of services, by which you will perceive that I have none expressly enlisted for three years who belong to this State except four or five...
7To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Flower, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just receivd the inclos’d Letter from the Hone Board of War, with Orders & Instructions relative to procureing Leather—“Which Order’s I am directed to Communicate to your Excellancy and request your Concurance and Assistance therein.” I have sent a Coppy of the Orders with Instructions to Mr Gostelowe the Comy M[ilitar]y Stores at Lebanon, to the end that he might obtain Leather in that...