1From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 18 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to enclose a Pamphlet which contains four additional papers that were not printed at the time when I forwarded my Circular Letter to you;these will now make the collection compleat, and shew the distressed state of the Army at the period of its approaching dissolution.I have the honor to be Sir Youre Most Obedt Servant. Sent also to Governors John Hancock, Meshech Weare and...
2George Washington to Meshech Weare, 3 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 3, 1777. Transmits congressional resolve concerning defense of Ticonderoga. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Photostats, Library of Congress. Weare was president of New Hampshire.
3George Washington to Meshech Weare, 30 June 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Ramapo [ New Jersey ] June 30, 1780 . Is sending Brigadier General John Stark to “collect and forward the drafts for your battalions.” Explains importance of completing these requisitions. Suspends date for assembling of militia until French fleet arrives. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Weare was president of New Hampshire.
4From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 27 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I think it proper to transmit your Excellency an Extract of a Letter I have this day receivd from Colo. Tupper who Commands at Albany—and am with great respect & esteem Sir Your Excellency’s Most Obedt & very humble Servt Nh-Ar : Weare Papers.
5From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 12 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
Having lately been obliged to make a very considerable detachment from the troops in the vicinity of West point, I have been under the necessity of calling upon the neighbouring States to send forward the new Levies which have been raised, and of urging them to compleat their Quotas as expeditiously as possible. The same reasons urge me to make the same requests of your State, and to desire...
6From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 5 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your favor of the 25th Ulto by Lt Colonel Johnson—I have no doubt, but there has been a great deal of illicit Intercourse between some of the Inhabitants of Vermont, and the Enemy in Canada—but as the Gentleman you referred to, could not state the transactions in so explicit a manner, as to fix the charge on Individuals so that they may be proceeded against; I have desired...
7From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 2 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I regret being obliged to inform you that I find myself at this late period very little stronger than I was when the Army first moved out of their Quarters. Of the Militia which were required of the State of New Hampshire & which were to have joined me by the 15th of last Month, none have come in, and of the Levies for the Continental Battalions only thirteen in the course of the last Month....
8To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 25 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer Col. Thomas Johnson of whose Conduct with Respect to procuring Intelligence from the Enemy your Excellency has been informd, Now waits on you to communicate some things which Appear to be of importance. From every information I have been Able to Obtain, I have no Reason to Suspect his honesty or fidelity. His Situation at this time is very Difficult As he will fully inform you, and...
9From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 5 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
The operations of next Campaign being contingent, depending in a great degree upon measures which are not within my controul, and very much upon the plans of the Enemy & their efforts to carry them into execution—it is impossible for me, at this time, to say whether any, or how many Militia the States in this part of the Continent may be called upon to furnish, for the purposes of the ensuing...
10From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 15 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received the Letter which you did me the honor to write on the 2nd Instant; and also the Act for raising the quota of Troops assigned to your State. As every thing depends upon having our Regiments compleated to the Establishment; I hope this mode will be efficacious, and that the exertions of the State will not be remitted untill the full complement of Men is raised, and...
11To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 2 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am honord with the Receipt of Your Excellencys favor of the 12th Ulto, Respecting sending forward the Recruits, Raisd in this State. Our General Assembly being Siting, I immediately laid your Letter before them, whereupon they gave immediate Orders, to the Officers Appointed to Receive the new Recruits, at the Several places of Rendezvous in this State, to forward them to the Army as...
12From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 30 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I send Brigadier General Starke to your state, to collect and forward the drafts for your batalions, and the levies for three months to the appointed place of rendezvous. The zeal, which the state of New Hampshire has always manifested gives me the fullest confidence, that they have complied with the requisitions of The Committee of Congress in all their extent; though we have not yet heard...
13From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 28 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
By repeated Information from N. York, the Enemy have in contemplation an Attack either upon the ships of his most Christian Majesty at Boston, or those at Portsmouth—or perhaps both—Those at Portsmouth being in the most defenceless situation, may perhaps ingage their attention. These reports may be groundless, but it nevertheless behoves us to be ready to give our generous Ally every...
14To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 2 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am this day honor’d with the Rect of your favor of 22d Ulto, by Express. The important intelligence it contains is truly Alarming but I hope may be a means of Awakening People in general to a thorough Sense of the Absolute necessity of the most Vigerous Exertions for furnishing the Army with proper Supplies, I shall immediately lay your Letter before the Comtee who transact business in the...
15To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 31 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
In my Letter to your Excellency of the 20th Inst ., I informed you, that the General Assembly of this State, had come to a Resolution immediately to collect a Sum of money, to be exchanged for hard money, to send forward twenty four Dollars for each non-commissioned Officer & Private in our Line, as a Gratuity for their good Services. The money was not collected quite so soon as I then...
16To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 23 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with the receipt of your Excellency’s Favour of the 24th of March, wherein you desire to be informed, what Force of well Arm’d Militia, Rank and File, may be drawn from this State by the first of June, for three or four Months, if the measure should be found expedient. I am Sir scarce able to give an Answer that may be depended on—The People in this State have with great Spirit...
17From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 5 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored by your Favor of 23d ulto—Upon your Representation of the Danger of Water Transportation, I have written to Mr Morris the Financier Genl, & desired him to dispose of the 311 Barrels of salted Beef lying in Portsmouth—& to vest the Amount of Sales in the like kind of Provisions in Philadelphia—which I trust may be done to Advantage of the Public—The 40 Barrels or whatever...
18From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 15 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Favor of the 4th instant. In the Calculation which I made at Wethersfield, of the Aid of Militia which would be necessary to support the Operation which we have in View, I included sixteen hundred from Pennsylvania, but that State having been since called upon to embody and march two thousand four hundred Men immediately to the Assistance of Virginia, I am obliged...
19To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 25 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honord with the Receipt of your favor of the 23d Ulto Recommending to Compleat our Qota of Recruits, so as to make up at least two Regiments of 500 men each. I laid your Excellencys letter before the Assembly as Soon as they met, which was on the 12th Instant, who taking the Same under Consideration, Desired me to Inform you, that it is the Sense of the Assembly to comply with your...
20From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 8 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been informed by Colonel Dearborn & some others, that the State of New Hampshire has procured & put up the greater part of the salted Provisions required by Congress of that State for the use of the army—altho I have been so unfortunate as not to have received any exact account or official Return of the quantity that may be expected from thence, yet I will presume upon a considerable...
21From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 31 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was not till last Evening honored with your Letter of the 3d of this Month, accompanied by one from Genl Bailey, & another from Captn Johnson. I am exceedingly pained at the reiterated Accounts of the Distress which subsists in the Territory of Vermont, the more so as I feel myself incompetent to giving any Relief. These Troubles, my dear Sir, appear to me to take their Rise from the Dispute...
22To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 4 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am honord with the Receipt of your Circular Letter of the 24th of May. The things therein Recommended by your Excellency Appear to be of the greatest Importance, at this Crisis of Affairs—Our General Assembly are to Convene on the 13th Instant, when I shall without Loss of time lay your Letter before them, together with the Information of the Situation of the Army Receivd by Majr Genl Heath,...
23From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 14 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 12 Instant I just now received and beg leave to assure you that the approbation which your Honorable Council are pleased to express of my conduct respecting the operations against the Town of Boston affords me the highest satisfaction. I am exceedingly sorry that It is not in my power at this time to comply with your requisition for powder and to make a return of what was...
24From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 23 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
By a resolution of Congress of the 7th of August last, a reform of the Regiments now in the Army, is to take place on the 1st of Janry next, and a reduction of their Number to be made, so as to form compleat Battalions of 500 or 612 rank & file, as the Secty at War, considerg their Circumstances, shall judge most conducive to the good of the general Service. On Comparing the Number of Men in...
25To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 5 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
From various Reports and Concuring Circumstances there has long been a Suspicion that a traiterous Correspondence was carried on between some persons in Vermont so Called, and some Brittish Officers in Canada—By information I have just Receiv’d by Capt. Bailey, this matter seems to be put beyond Doubt, And it Appear’d to me highly proper that your Excellency should be immediately inform’d, of...
26To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 11 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am honor’d with the Receipt of your favor of the 27th Ulto, informing the Situation of the Army in Regard to Supplies, which is truely Alarming, And gives me very great Anxiety. Sensible that very large Supplies would be necessary as soon as the Army was collected together, we gave direction to the person Appointed to collect the cattle for this State, to proceed in collecting, And sending...
27From George Washington to Jeremiah Dummer Powell and Meshech Weare, 3 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of advices, received by Congress of the preparations making by General Carleton to pass the lake and attack Ticonderoga, before our force is drawn together at that post, they have come to the following resolution, which I transmit to you by their direction. “Resolved, That General Washington be directed to write to the Eastern States, from whence the troops to be employed at...
28To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 15 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving yours of the 4th Instt Yesterday. I Believe, that you may have from this State, five Tons of Powder, which is near half of the whole Stock, and that the same will wait your Order. As early as I was able to give any precise Information of the Succours that might be depended on from this State, which was on the first day of this Instt July, I fully stated the same in...
29To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 20 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am honord with the Receipt of your favor of the 5th Instant by Brigadier General Knox, your Excellencys Exertions and early Communications of the Alarming Situation of Our Army, Demand Our most gratefull Acknowledgments, at the same time that the late Revolt, and present Critical Situation of Our Army, give us the most Anxious Concern. Our General Assembly was Siting, when General Knox...
30To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 3 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Since my letter of the 5th of June, which I had the honor to address to your Excellency by Capt Bailey, I have Receivd some further information respecting the Correspondence and Schemes carrying on between Vermont and Canada, by a letter from Moses Dow Esqr. who lives at Haverhill on Connecticutt River, which I take the liberty to inclose to your Excellency, By which it Appears I think beyond...
31To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 13 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am honord with the Receipt of your Excellency’s favor of the 2d Instant informing me of the deficiency of the Levies for the Continental Army, And that none of the Militia had come in from this State; And the critical Situation you are now in, which most Sensibly Affects me. I have the fullest conviction of the necessity of the Army’s being filld up to their full Compliment at this critical...
32To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 23 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
On the 20th Instant I Receivd your Excellencys favor of the 8th, Relative to Sending forward to Providence by water, the Salted Provisions And Rum procur’d by this State for the use of the Army (Except those on Connecticutt River), I immediately laid your letter before the Committee of the State who have the managment of Executive matters in the Recess of the General Court for their...
33From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 21 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I feel myself unhappy in being obliged to inform you, that the Circumstances in which I find myself at this late Period, have induced me to make an Alteration of the main Object which was at first adopted, & has hitherto been held in View, for the Operations of this Campaign. It gives me pain to say that the Delay in the several States to comply with my Requisitions of the 24th of May last, on...