1From George Washington to Colonel George Gibson, 11 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 8th Mr Boudinot has wrote to Mr Atlee and has given him directions respecting the British Officers. If the Commissary at Lancaster does not exert himself to procure meat for the troops, write to the Commy General at York and make complaint to him and inform him that there are people who are willing to supply you. Certainly it is as easy for the Commissary to procure...
2From George Washington to Colonel George Gibson, 22 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am favor’d with yours of the 19th I desire that the British Serjeants, their Horses, arms & accoutrements may be sent down by the first party that marches after the receipt of this. The Party that took them have no right to any thing belonging to them. Plunder taken from the Enemy where any risk is run is given to the captors, but that could not have been the case when there were only two...
3From George Washington to Colonel George Gibson, 7 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 2d instant, inclosing Copy of your requisition to the Deputy Qr Masr General for Waggons with his answer thereon. I have had so many complaints of the difficulty of procuring Waggons under the late law, either thro’ the deficiency of it, or the inactivity of the officers in the execution of it, that I have wrote fully to the president upon the occasion and have...
4From George Washington to Col. George Gibson, 12 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. George Gibson, c.12 Sept. 1777. GW wrote Gibson on 22 Sept. : “I wrote to you about ten days ago.”
5From George Washington to Colonel George Gibson, 21 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I last night received your Favor of the 17th Instant. The same reasons which prevented me determining on the sentences of the Court Martial, ordered by Major General the Marquiss de la Fayette, apply against the proceedings of the Court directed by General Wayne in the case of Lts McMichael & Dickinson. I make no doubt Colonel Hubley will have shewn you my Letter of the 14th on that subject....
6From George Washington to Colonel George Gibson, 22 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you about ten days ago, directing you to join this Army with the utmost expedition. But our Situation has been so much changed by a variety of circumstances since that time that I think it proper to inform you that we are at present here and are moving up the Country towards Reading as the Enemy are moving that way upon the West Side of Schuylkill. I would recommend it to you to...
7To George Washington from Colonel George Gibson, 23 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Assembly of Virginia in their late Act passed for the reinlistment of their Troops have not taken any notice of the Two state regiments anex’d to the Continental Army. from what cause I Know not unless it may be that they conceived the regimts to have been Continental Troops from the time they were taken into the Service, Indeed His Excelly the Governor & many Gentn of the House of...
8To George Washington from Colonel George Gibson, 10 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
A Gang of Villians employed by Mr Howe for the purpose of Stealing & otherways procuring horses, made their appearance in the vicinity of this Town, Apart of the Gang were apprehended by order of the Civil Majestrate, as I conceived they came within the Cognizance of Martial Law. I waited on the Marquis de la fayette Majr Genl, who was of the same oppinion. He immediately Issued the Inclosed...
9To George Washington from Colonel George Gibson, 19 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to receive Your Excellys favor of the 10th current, The Blanks in the Warrant for the execution of Mansin & Myers were filled up & the execution took place on, Monday 16th Inst. in the presence of Some thousands of the Inhabitants of this County no discoverys were made by either of the prisoners of their accomplices who they Said were numerous & very able Farmers. as they were...
10To George Washington from Colonel George Gibson, 22 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
My last which I had the Honor of writing Your Excelly was of the 19th Current by Colo. Stewart, I find myself obliged to trouble Your Excelly once more on the Subject of Cloathing the Convalescents & the men discharged from the Hospitals—I have made frequent though ineffectual applications to the Clothier Generl nor can I tell what reason to assign for his not complying with my requisitions...