1From George Washington to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 17 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have long been convinced that one great cause of the backwardness of the people to supply us with Articles in the Qr Masters and Commissary’s departments, has been owing to the imprudent choice of deputies in those departments, who have not only personally abused the inhabitants, but have defrauded them of great part of their dues. So glaring an instance, of one of these improper...
2To George Washington from Thomas Wharton, Jr., 12 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
Council have Strong apprehentions that General Howe may take the Shortest rohad to cross over the Schuylkill, call’d the Sweedes Ford; below this pass which is about 17 miles to the Northwest of this City, there is no ford equally good, or tollerably practicable. Some Cannon 12 pounders will be Sent thither, and orders were issued yesterday for great part of Militia of Philada & Bucks Counties...
3From George Washington to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 6 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Jones, Mrs Pleasants and two other Ladies connected with the Quakers confined at Winchester in Virginia waited upon me this day for permission to pass to York Town to endeavour to obtain the release of their Friends. As they were admitted by the Officer at the advanced picket to come within the Camp, I thought it safer to suffer them to proceed, than to oblige them to return immediately to...
4From George Washington to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 22 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have recd a Letter from Monsr Rouville, in behalf of himself and other French Officers taken at St Johns, desiring that they may be sent to New York for Exchange. As the Rank of these Gentlemen is acknowledged by Genl Howe, they will procure the release of as many of our Officers of equal Rank, as are in the hands of the Enemy. I therefore desire, you will be pleased to order them all to be...
5From George Washington to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 13 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I must request you would immediately give some publick notice to the inhabitants of the City not to entertain or harbour the soldiers in their houses. And in order to oblige those, who have straggled into town, to join their respective corps, they are to deliver them up to the patroles, which will pass thro’ the town, in order to collect all stragglers & in case of refusal, to turn out, the...
6To George Washington from Thomas Wharton, Jr., 23 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
A controversy having arisen, in this borough, between a tavern-keeper and one of the officers which your Excellency permitted to come out of philadelphia with cloathing for the British and Hessian prisoners, about the price to be paid for the provisions with which the officer had been supplied—Lieutenant Patterson laid the bill, together with his own, before the Council, who sent for the...
7To George Washington from Thomas Wharton, Jr., 3 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Council of Safety understanding that our Army is in want of Liquor have sent forward twenty Hogsheads of Rum as a present Supply. It is to be forwarded to Bristol and delivered to the Commanding Officer at Burlington, if there be any at that place—Your Excellency will take the proper measures to have it brought to your Camp. It goes by Captain Watkins of our Armed Boats who is directed to...
8To George Washington from Thomas Wharton, Jr., 3 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I had the Honor of receiving your Letter of the 1st Inst. which I communicated to Council, and it is with pleasure I can assure your Excellency that Council is perfectly convinced of the strict attention which you have always paid to the safety and ease of the inhabitants of this state. the proposal which Genl Armstrong has made and to which your Excelly has acquiesced in keeping up...
9From George Washington to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 12 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of yours of the 7th instant, which is fully answered by mine of the 10th. When the Winter Quarters of the Army were arranged, it was agreed between Genl Armstrong and myself, that the Militia of this State should cover the Country between the Schuylkill and Delaware, in order to prevent the incursions of small parties of the Enemy, and to cut off the intercourse between the...
10From George Washington to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 30 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am this day honor’d with your Letter of 26th Instant previous to which I had given some orders respecting the subject of it, upon a Complaint made to me by one of the Commissaries, of the Enormous price to which Liquors had been rais’d in the Country occasion’d principally by the Suttlers who resort our Camp. I shall now have this matter more fully enquir’d into, & adopt such measures as I...