301To George Washington from the Board of War, 11 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Board have been honoured with your Excellency’s several Favors accompanied with Estimates from General Knox respecting the Quantity & Species of ordnance Stores to be provided for the intended offensive Operation —It was with the utmost Difficulty that we could procure, when called upon the last Campaign on the same Subject any considerable Quantities of the Articles principally required....
302To George Washington from the Board of War, 5 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from the Board of War, 5 Sept. 1778. On 14 Sept., GW wrote the board : “On sunday night I had the honor to receive your favors of the 5th & 7th Instant.”
303To George Washington from the Board of War, 10 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Officers of Col. Proctor’s Regiment have express’d great Uneasiness on Acct of the unsettled Situation of their Rank. They even threaten not to march without their Commissions. The Papers relative to this Regiment were a considerable Time ago sent to General Knox. We beg Leave to suggest to your Excellency the Necessity of arranging this Regiment if it be possible as great Dissatisfaction...
304To George Washington from the Board of War, 24 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
We have been honoured with your Excellency’s letters of the 22d & 23d instant. In answer to the latter, we have to inform you, that Colo. Hooper has received by our orders 1600 pairs of shoes of Mr Oliphant director of the factory at Allentown, out of which he has supplied Colo. Spencers corps, and the residue he is to send to Wyoming. 1600 pairs now lie here in the clothier’s store packed in...
305To George Washington from the Board of War, 29 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from the Board of War, 29 Sept. 1778. In his letter to the Board of War of 5 Oct. , GW refers to: “the letter which you did me the honor to write on the 29th Ulto.”
306To George Washington from the Board of War, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of the Requisitions made by General Knox of Military Stores we had ordered all those under our Direction to be put in Motion towards Philadelphia where many have arrived & more are accumulated than can be guarded or conveniently kept from Injury. We have obtained Loans of Powder & Shells from Virginia & Maryland some whereof have arrived but the most considerable Part we believe...
307To George Washington from the Board of War, 28 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
From the want of regularity in issuing the commissions for the Army, previous to the resolve of Congress vesting that business in the board —There is no register, nor any thing else sufficiently authentic to refer to, without reading over all the Journals of Congress—to find out the Officers whose names are to be reported agreeably to the inclosed resolution. The board therefore take the...
308To George Washington from the Board of War, 10 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from the Board of War, 10 July 1779. GW wrote the Board of War on 22 July: “I have now to acknowledge the Honor of Your Several Letters of the 28 Ulto and of the 10th 11th 14th & 15th Instant with the several papers & Commissions to which they refer.”
309To George Washington from the Board of War, 11 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from the Board of War, 11 July 1779. GW wrote the Board of War on 22 July: “I have now to acknowledge the Honor of Your Several Letters of the 28 Ulto and of the 10th 11th 14th & 15th Instant with the several papers & Commissions to which they refer.”
310To George Washington from the Board of War, 25 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
Congress having entered into the Inclosed Resolution of the 21st of April; The Board have been considering of such Methods of carrying it into execution as would be most advantageous to the Public, and at the same time be most likely to procure an immediate Supply to the Prisoners: They have attempted to get the Bills negociated in New York, but the demands of the persons they applied to, were...