1From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received your several favors from the time you left me to that of the 12th inst: I approve intirely of all the Steps you have taken, and have only to wish that the exertions of those you have had to deal with, had kept pace with your Zeal and good intentions. I hope your health will, before this, have permitted you to push on the Rear of the whole reinforcement beyond New Windsor....
2From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 22 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have order’d eight or Ten light Horse more to your assistance, and if you should find a further force necessary to facilitate the business you are upon, there are fifty or sixty dismounted No. Carolinians attach’d at present to Colo. Nichaolas Corps. These must be subject to your order. I have been just now inform’d, that there are not less than three thousand pair of Shoes in the hands of...
3To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I arrived at this place last night and unfortunately find myself unable to proceed any further. Imagining I had gotten the better of my complaints while confined at Governor Clinton’s & anxious to be about, attending to the march of the troops, the day before yesterday I crossed the ferry in order to fall in with General Glover’s brigade which was on its march from Poughkepsie to Fish Kill. I...
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 12 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have been detained here these two days, by a fever and violent rheumatic pains throughout my body. This has prevented my being active in person for promoting the purposes of my errand, but I have taken every other method in my power, in which Governor Clinton has obligingly given me all the aid he could. In answer to my pressing application to General Poor for the immediate marching of his...
5To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 2 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I lodged last night in the neighbourhood of New Windsor. This morning early, I met Col: Morgan with his corps about a mile from it, in march for Head Quarters—I told him the necessity of making all the dispatch he could so as not to fatigue his men too much, which he has promised to do. I understood from Col: Morgan that all the Northern army were marching down on both sides the River, and...
6To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 10 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here last night from Albany. Having given General Gates a little time to recollect himself I renewed my remonstrances on the necessity and propriety of sending you more than one Brigade of the three he had detained with him, and finally prevailed upon him to give orders for Glover’s in addition to Patterson’s brigade to march this way. As it was thought conducive to expedition to...
7From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 30 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
It having been judged expedient by the Members of a Council of War held yesterday, that one of the Gentlemen of my family should be sent to Genl Gates in order to lay before him the State of this Army, and the Situation of the Enemy, and to point out to him the many happy Consequences that will accrue from an immediate reinforcement being sent from the Northern Army; I have thought it proper...
8To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 6 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here yesterday at Noon, and waited upon General Gates immediately on the business of my mission; but was sorry to find his ideas did not correspond with yours for drawing off the number of troops you directed. I used every argument in my power to convince him of the propriety of the measure, but he was inflexible in the opinion, that two Brigades at least of Continental troops should...
9Instructions to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 21 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
The distressed situation of the army for want of blankets and many necessary articles of Cloathing, is truly deplorable; and must inevitably be destructive to it, unless a speedy remedy be applied. Without a better supply than they at present have, it will be impossible for the men to support the fatigues of the campaign in the further progress of the approaching inclement season. This you...