21To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 18 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment recd the inclosed Letter from Capt. Brewster—By His Letter Your Excellency will perceive that Col. Thompson’s Corps has not proceeded for Eastward on the Island, & if they remove to Smith Town, as mentioned in his Letter, the Position will be favorable for a Stroke—The moment the Storm abates, I hope to hear further particulars, when I shall immediately report to Your...
22To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 14 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment recd Your Excellency’s Letter of this Date. The four Prisoners refered to in the Letter shall be disposed of agreeable to Your Excellency’s orders. I have enclosed the purport of intelligence which I yesterday recd from a Man who left N.Y. on friday last. This morning I was informed that the packet arrived on the Day he left N. York. If Col. Thompson should proceed to the...
23To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 13 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
Col. Sheldon, I presume, has informed Your Excellency of the Capture of four Men who say they belong to Delancy’s Corps, by a Party of our Dragoons. As an Exchange of those Men only gives them a Licence to pursue their Predatory Practices, & serves rather to encourage than Deter them from similar pursuits, at the Request of the Authority and many of the Inhabitants, I wrote to His Excellency...
24To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 6 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have just recd Dispatches from Jno. Cork , the purport of which are as follows viz. "The six thousand Troops which were said to have imbarked, to be Convoyed by fifteen Sail of the Line, & which were said to have sailed, you may depend on it have not gone. My friend at Head Qts informed me that they are apprehensive of an attack upon N.Y. if their Post should be much weakened before the...
25To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 19 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
This morning I recd Col. Trumbull’s Letter of yesterday, while I was in Company with Jno. Corke who came over, incog , from L.I. to see me on the business of which I wrote Your Excellency in my last—His answer to the particular Question which your Excellency wishes to have resolved, as well as other matters of Intelligence which he has communicated, are enclosed. I have the Honor to be, with...
26To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly honored with Your Excellency’s favor of the 3d inst. & in Consequence thereof have been over to Long Island on the business mentioned in my last Letter, & have just returned from thence to this place. I have had an Interview with several Characters who have been serviceable in the way of Intelligence, particularly S.C. & have enclosed the Substance of the Intelligence they...
27To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 2 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
In my last I informed Your Excellency that I had made Proposals to a certain Person (formerly an Officer in one of the Refugee Corps, & who is exceedingly intimate at Head Qrs) that he should assist in Communicating Intelligence from New York. I have just recd the enclosed papers from him, with his request Communicated thro’ Capt. Brewster, to have an Interview with me on the business which I...
28To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 1 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to the Genl Orders of the 7th Ulto I beg leave to recommend Serjt Elijah Churchil of the 1st Company of Lt. Infantry, 2d Regt Lt Dragoons to be enrolled in the Book of Merit & to receive the honorary Badge to be conferred for Singularly meritorious Conduct, for the following Reasons—viz. 1st In the surprisse of Fort St George on Long Island on the morning of the 23d of Novr ‘80,...
29To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 18 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honor to receive Your Excellency’s Letter of the 10th inst., in Consequence of which I immediately repaired to Fairfield, & effected an Interview with S.G. to whom I communicated the purport of Your Excellency’s Letter. At the same time I forwarded, by him, similar Instructions to S.C. Senior & Junr—The absence of Capt. Brewster on a short Cruise to the Eastward, may perhaps...
30To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 9 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have just received a Letter from Mr Silas Deane, which at the request of its Author, I beg leave to present to Your Excellency for perusal, after which I shall thank Your Excellency to return it. I have the honor to be, With every Sentiment of Esteem & Regard, Your Excellency’s most Obedt Servt DLC : Papers of George Washington.