3951To George Washington from William Barber, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
Agreeably to your Excellencys Orders to us directed, We have inspected the Horses of Colonel Sheldons Legion, and have discriminated as accurately as in our Power, between those, which in our opinion may be recruited and fitted for the Service by the Spring, and such as are broken down which we judged could not be raised at a less Expence than their Value—Those of the former Character, we have...
3952To George Washington from Joshua Benson, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am to inform your Excellency that in the evening of the 21st of Decr last a number of sailors went to a house in this place where a fatigue party of four or five soldiers was billeted and had been there but a short time before a quarrel arose between them and the soldiers: One of the soldiers informed an officer, Lt Wales, who was left at this post with me, that they had been ill used by a...
3953From George Washington to Victor-François, 2d duc de Broglie, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I embrace, with very singular pleasure, an opportunity of testifying my sense of the Gallant Behaviour of the Chevalier de la Meth at the Seige of York in Virginia—It having been determined to carry two of the enemys works by assault on the night of the 14th of October—the Chevalier sollicited and obtained leave of His Excellency the Count de Rochambeau to act as a Volunteer upon the...
3954To George Washington from Henry Clinton, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
As it has been always my earnest wish to pay every attention to the situation of Prisoners, and to facilitate their Exchange; I have only to repeat the Assurances I have already made You in my Correspondence on this Subject—that I am ready to send Commissioners properly Authorised by me to treat with those you shall Appoint for the accomplishment of so desireable a Purpose. And as I think no...
3955To George Washington from Bellamy Crawford, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
The great uneasiness I had for Mrs Crawford when in Williamsburg, pressed so hard upon me that I then troubled Your Excelly with a letter in her behalf, signifying her distrissed situation and inclination to proceed to this City—which has been effected with great difficulty; expecting on our arrival to meet some of our Carolina friends, or some person to aliviate our distress and repeated...
3956From George Washington to David Forman, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
Yours of yesterdays date I have rec’d, and am much Obliged by the Intelligence it conveys. The Letter you refer to advising of the fleet’s preparing to sail, must have miscarried, for I do not recollect any such comeing to hand. I have presented your account to Mr Morris and have the pleasure to inform you that a warrant will pass the Office for a Settlement of it in the course of ten days,...
3957From George Washington to John Hanson, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform Congress that the detachments, supposed to be destined for Charles–Town left Sandy Hook on Thursday, last. From the best intelligence I have been Able to Obtain, it amounted to about twelve or 1500 Men—the fleet consisted of fifteen square riged Vessels and four Sloops and Schooners, Convoyed by two Frigates and two Sloops of War. With the greatest respect I have the...
3958From George Washington to Charles-Malo-François, comte de Lameth, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
Impressed with a lively sense of your Merits and wishing to give a proof of my favorable opinion of your conduct, particularly at the Seige of York, I thought I could not take a method more acceptable, than that of communicating my sentiments to your Noble Relation the Marshal Duke de Broglis, which I have taken the liberty of doing in the inclosed. I shall be happy in hearing that you have...
3959To George Washington from Alexander McDougall, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I sincerely congratulate your Excellency, on the signal sucess of the Campaign. If America can be induced, to make a proper use of it; the war in this country, will be but of short duration, otherwise it may continue much longer, than sanquine men imagine. The Infantry at this Post, were very uneasy for three weeks past; and there was two much ground to fear, a mutiny would take place...
3960From George Washington to Francis Mentges, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 29th of November did not reach me ’till within these few days, when I immediately laid it before the Director General of the Hospitals, who has written to Docr Tilton who succeeded Doctor Treat and has required of him an account of the application of the Money put into his hands, and has also called for an explanation of such other parts of the conduct of the Surgeons as appear...