1To George Washington from William Palfrey, 1 December 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Palfrey, 1 Dec. 1775. On 4 Dec. Robert Hanson Harrison wrote to Palfrey: “I am commanded by his Excellency to inform you that he received your favors of the 1 & 3 Instant” ( DLC:GW ).
2To George Washington from William Palfrey, 3 December 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Palfrey, 3 Dec. 1775. On this date Palfrey informed GW: “I wrote this Morning to acquaint you of the Capture of the Ship from Glasgow.”
3To George Washington from Captain William Palfrey, 3 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
I wrote this Morning to acquaint you of the Capture of the Ship from Glasgow, since which we have been busily employ’d in getting her Cargo into small Craft, in order to get her off the Ground where she stuck in coming in, & hope to be able to hawl her to the Wharf to-morrow morning—This afternoon I have been procuring a number of Horses to carry the Baggage Waggons & Gun Carriages to...
4To George Washington from Captain William Palfrey, 5 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
I wrote Mr Moylan Yesterday to acquaint your Excellency (through him) of the progress we had made in forwarding the Ordnance Stores &c. I have since got all the Baggage Waggons & Gun Carriages put together & should have sent them off this Morning, but unfortunately could not procure Harness for the Horses, & the Harness that came with them is not arriv’d from Cape Ann. I have desir’d Capt....
5To George Washington from Captain William Palfrey, 29 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
General Lee being unfortunately visited with the Gout or Rheumatism, has directed me to inclose to your Excellency the Copy of a Letter he has just receiv’d by Express from the President of the Continental Congress. General Lee would have wrote you, but the position of writing is so very painful that he hopes you will excuse him. Notwithstanding his illness he is determin’d to go forward...
6To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Palfrey, 16 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Mr Palfrey presents his most respectful Compliments to his Excellency General Washington with the inclosed Return of the State of his Office —The Commissary General has inform’d Mr Palfrey he shall have a further demand in the course of ten days for 100,000 dollars, which, with the payment of the Connecticutt Militia, and the remainder of the Abstracts for April, will nearly, if not quite...
7To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Palfrey, 17 November 1776 (Washington Papers)
I would beg leave to acquaint you that agreeable to your Orders I have fix’d my Office at this place, and should be extremely glad to be inform’d whether I am to pay any Warrants but what I receive from your Excellency[.] General Lee has sent me several, which I have paid, but am afraid the business is not conducted with the regularity it us’d to be, under the inspection of your Secretary[.]...
8To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Palfrey, 29 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of your Excellency’s pleasure signified by Colo. Tilghman I have Order’d Mr Reed to proceed immediately to Head Quarters with the Military Chest —My own ill State of Health is such that I am not able to follow it immediately—A violent Cold which has settled on my Lungs has Confin’d me for ten days past—I am something better, but the Disorder seems very obstinate—As soon as I can...
9To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Palfrey, 5 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just receiv’d a Letter from Boston which contains a Paragraph that may not be worth your Excellency’s attention, but which I think it my Duty to Communicate. “The British Officers will lay any Betts whatever that before this Day (the Letter is dated Decr 15th) General Washington is no more. What they mean by their Talk we know not, but suppose some infernal Scheme at the Bottom. It...
10To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Palfrey, 14 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Committee of Congress who are appointed to attend at the Camp on Business will acquaint your Excellency with the Reason of my Detention here —Give me leave to assure you I have not been idle— I have the pleasure to acquaint you two Auditors are now appointed, and I flatter myself the Accounts of the Army will soon be properly adjusted. Mr Clarkson is a Gentleman well acquainted with...
11To George Washington from Lt. Col. William Palfrey, 8 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. William Palfrey, 8 Mar. 1778. On 10 Mar., Tench Tilghman wrote Palfrey, “His Excellency commands me to acknowledge yours of the 8th and this day” (MH).
12To George Washington from Lt. Col. William Palfrey, 10 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. William Palfrey, 10 Mar. 1778. On 10 Mar., Tench Tilghman wrote Palfrey, “His Excellency commands me to acknowledge yours of the 8th and this day” ( MH ).
13To George Washington from William Palfrey, 11 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Palfrey, 11 Aug. 1778. On 17 Aug., Congress read GW’s letter of 11 Aug., “enclosing one, of the same date, to him from William Palfrey, Esq. pay master general” ( JCC , 11:802).
14To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Palfrey, 16 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have examin’d the Abstract of pay due the Corps of Horse Commanded by Colo. Seymour. So far as it relates to the pay of the Officers & men while in actual Service, the Charges are just and proper, but it is accompanied with such a Load of abominable and Unprecedented Expences that in Justice to the public I could by no means think myself authorized to allow—The whole time of Service was only...
15To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Palfrey, 13 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 8th Instt with several Letters inclosed, which I sent to the Post Office agreeable to your Excellency’s Request. On the 10th of June last I sent to Mr Harrison Dy Paymaster General in Williamsburg, 100,000 dollars for the purpose of paying the Troops in that department, and doubt not that before this time, General Scott’s demands have been satisfied. If...