1To George Washington from Brigadier General John Thomas, 10 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
A Maister of a vesel that Came out of Boston Saturday Night in order to Take Charge of a vesel at S[t]oneington in Coniticut Loaded with malases to Purseed to New york as he Saith his aquaintance in the Country Infor[m] that he has bin a Suspected Person & I Think it my Duty to forward him to your Exelency for you[r] Exemi[n]ation[.] I am Sir with Respect you[r] mest obeduet Humble Servt ALS ,...
2To George Washington from Brigadier General John Thomas, 25 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
There was Information forwarded to Head Quarters yesterday P.M. of the Sailing of 13 Ships from Boston, I Sent one Capt. Davis Down the Harbour to watch their Motion, and he reports on his return that they put to Sea & Stood their Course about E.S.E. which appears as if they were bound to the Southward: that Course would Lead them out by Cape Cod, & to the Chops of the South Chanel —I am Sir...
3To George Washington from Brigadier General John Thomas, 11 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your may Remember I Mentioned to your Excellency the Discharge of Some Subalterns that were Making Applycation for it, & agreable to your Answer I have Directed King Lapham, Joshua Baisto & Lieut. Cole, to wait on your Excellency who I think may be Spared from the Army —I am with the Greatest respect your most Obedt & very Humble servt L , DLC:GW . King Lapham was a lieutenant and Joshua...
4To George Washington from Brigadier General John Thomas, 13 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Roxbury 13 October 1775 . Informs GW that the discharge of Capt. Joshua Benson “will be no Detriment to the Army.” L , DLC:GW . Joshua Benson (1752–1805), a captain in Col. Theophilus Cotton’s Massachusetts regiment, was discharged on this date. Benson rejoined the Continental army on 1 Jan. 1776 and served as a captain until September 1783 when he was brevetted a major.
5To George Washington from John Thomas, 23 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Thomas, 23 Oct. 1775. On this date Thomas wrote to GW: “Since I wrote this Morning, one Lt Blake . . . has Applyed.”
6To George Washington from Brigadier General John Thomas, 23 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
You will Excuse me when I Trouble your Excellency so Often with the Application of Officers for Discharges Since I wrote this Morning, one Lt Blake of Colo. Fellow’s Regt has Applyed, & it is recommended that he have his request Granted, as he is a Person that will be no Loss to the Army —I am, Sir, Your very Humb. servt L , DLC:GW . George Blake, lieutenant of Capt. Simeon Hazleton’s company...
7To George Washington from Brigadier General John Thomas, 8 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Capt. Chapin is one that was Arrang’d as a Captain in Colo. Wards Regt But does not fin’d himself Successful in Recruiting, & for Some other Reason brought me his Resignation, which I herewith inclose, Capt. Hazleton who Served as a Capt. in the Same Regt with Said Chapin the Last Summer Return’d to Stay & was Arrang’d with Colo. Jonathan Brewer, But by Some Means after the Arrangment was...
8To George Washington from Brigadier General John Thomas, 18 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Roxbury 18 December 1775 . Recommends discharge of Lt. Matthew Gray. LS , PHi : Etting Collection, Generals of the Revolution. Matthew Gray, a lieutenant in Capt. John Granger’s company in Col. Ebenezer Learned’s Massachusetts regiment, was discharged on this date.
9To George Washington from Major General John Thomas, 7 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
I arrived at albany in five Day after I Left the Camp at Roxbury at which place I have bin Detained to this Time by Reason of the Lakes being Impassable the Troops here & at Lake George are about Eleven Hundred & I hear Sum few are at Ticonderoga & Crown Point Prevented going forwerd as the Lakes are partly Brook up what number are in Canada I Cant assertain but am Sensible from the best...
10To George Washington from Major General John Thomas, 27 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have been so unfortunate by reason of the lakes being blocked with Ice, as not to be able to reach this City untill last evening, and the troops which were at Albany and Fort-George, waiting for the opening of the lakes, have not yet arrived on this side; but as they are on their way, hope to see them in a few days. I have endeavored to inform myself from General Arnold, and other Gentlemen...
11To George Washington from Major General John Thomas, 8 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Immediately on my arrival at the camp before Quebec, which was on the first instant, I examined into the state of the army, and found by the returns there were 1900 men. Of this number only a 1000 were fit for duty, Officers included; the remainder were Invalids, chiefly confined with the small pox. Three hundred of the effective were Soldiers whose inlistments expired the 15th Ultimo, many of...