101From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to enclose to your Excellency, the Copy of a Letter of this date to Colonel Canfield, prohibiting the practice of sending Flags from, or receiving them at any place except the Post of Dobbs’ Ferry—This I thought essentially necessary for many reasons, which I doubt not will occur to your Excellency, and therefore request your aid in carrying the measure into effect; and that...
102From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 3 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
I was honored yesterday with your Excellency’s Letter of the 30th Ulto—and am much obliged for the information transmitted—altho I had received it several days before from Colo. Mead. I am happy to inform your Excellency, that I believe the intelligence obtained by Major Genl Wolcott with respect to the Enemy’s reinforcements, is highly exaggerated. None of my late accounts place the Troops...
103From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your several favors of the 12th and 14th instant by Lieut. Fellows, to whom I granted a Flag with a letter to General Howe, desiring that his brother Capt. Fellows might be one of the first officers exchanged. I have remonstrated very sharply with General Howe upon his treatment of our prisoners, and I hope it will be attended with good effects—I have repeatedly endeavoured to...
104From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 22 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
When I had the honor of seeing you at Norwich you gave me some encouragements to hope you would spare me a number of Arms, which you said were then repairing—The great deficiency of Arms in the Regiments raised in this Province and the Jerseys (some being totally unprovided) obliges me to request the favor of you to forward all that are finished to me by the first convenient opportunity—I am...
105From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 4 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowlege your Excellency’s favor of the 30th of last month relative to the case of Lt Sylvanus Meade. I am induced to beleive on considering the peculiarity of the circumstances attending Mr Meade’s coming out of New-York, that he acted without design of violating any engagement which the indulgence he received from the enemy implied. And I shall direct the commissary of prisoners...
106From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 1 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure of yours of the 23d Jany by Majr Wyllys and thank you for your congratulations upon our late successes, which have been attended with very happy consequences, as the Enemy have remained very quiet at Brunswic and Amboy since the affair at Princetown. I have wrote to Congress in a very pressing manner not only to send on a present supply of money, but to forward the Cheque...
107From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your favor[s] of the 7th and 12th of this inst. The first chiefly relates to your wishes, that the Troops of the State of Connecticut whose time expires on the first of January, may, by intreaties and promises of reward be induced to stay beyond their times. Past experience has repeatedly convinced us, that Troops at the most favorable season of the year, and well supplied...
108From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 13 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose you the extract of a letter, which I have lately received from His Excellency the Minister of France, on the subject of the amazing quantities of provisions which the enemy draw, from the States contiguous to New York. The evil complained of has been long growing, and has at length arisen to a height truly alarming. I persuade myself no arguments will be...
109From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 7 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit you an account of an Action between the American Army and that of the British laying at Germantown upon the morning of the 4th inst. Having obtained information of the situation of the Enemy we determined to endeavour to do something by way of surprize —We accordingly marched all night and reached the Town by break of day. We attacked upon two Quarters, upon both...
110From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 29 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the pleasure of addressing you last no material occurrence has happened in our Camp. Depy Governor Griswold was very desirous to take the minutes of the Conference with the Delegates of the Continental Congress, with him, but they were so lengthy the time did not admit of it—As soon as they can be copied fair they shall be transmitted. I was somewhat surprised to find, that in one...
111From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the inst. is safe to hand. Colo. Seymour arrived yesterday with a few of his men when I sent for and acquainted him it would be impossible for me to have his Horses remain here. Forrage is not to be procured, and if it could, it would only be a great expence without a single advantage arising from it. The men are absolutely necessary till the arrival of the new Levies—Coll Seymour is...
112From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 28 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed your Excellency will receive Copy of a Letter addressed to me from General Parsons, representg the Situation of the Troops of your Line of the Armey. I feel myself so distressed at this Representation, not only as it affects the Troops themselves, but from the Apprehension I have of the Consequences which may, from their feelings, be produced to the general Service; that, altho it is...
113From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 17 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
By the Letter from the Quarter Master General, transmitted herewith, Your Excellency will be pleased to observe the necessity of furnishing the Camp Equipage specified in the estimate for the Troops of Your State, as also the reason why this application was not made at an earlier period. Every other effort for a supply, having failed of success, this is the last resource now remaining—And I...
114From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 18 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
Allow me to return you my Sincerest thanks for the kind Wishes & favourable Sentiments exprss’d in yours of the 13th Instant: its the Cause of our Common Country calls us both to an Active & dangerous Duty, I trust that Divine Providence which wisely orders the Affairs of Men will enable us to discharge it with Fidelity & Success—The uncorrupted Choice of a brave & free People has raised you...
115From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 22 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to enclose to your Excellency a Resolution of Congress respecting mounting and equipping the Corps of Dragoons raised by this State of Connecticut. I am the more induced to wish this may be done, as Colonel Sheldon’s is now the only Regiment of Cavalry destined to act with the Army under my immediate command, and as the number of men in that Regiment now mounted are totally...
116From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Upon the Receipt of this you will please to give Directions that all the New raised Levies march Immediately for this Camp, By a Resolution of Congress the Troops on the Continental Establishment were not to be employed in the Defence of the Coasts or of any particular Province, the Militia being deemed competent for that Service: When I directed these Troops to remain in their own Province I...
117From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 16 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
In my letter of the 12th I mentioned to your Excellency that the operations to the Southward had taken up more time than was at first apprehended, and that this, with the advanced season of the year, made the expected co-operation a matter of the utmost uncertainty. I am sorry to inform you that by dispatches received last night, there has been an alteration of circumstances in that quarter,...
118From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 12 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was a few days ago favored with yours of the 30th last month, and this is the first opportunity that afforded me the pleasure of answering it. The Event has shewn, that my opinion of General Howe’s intention to make an excursion into Jersey was not ill founded. Immediately after the reduction of Fort Washington he threw a body of men consisting of about 6,000 over the North River, with an...
119From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 20 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honoured with Your Excellency’s Letter of the 16th. I assure you Sir, I should esteem myself happy if it were in my power to comply with your request, with respect to the Troops ordered from Rhode Island—but it is really not. I have no alternative in the matter; or at least I could not consent to their remaining with you, without departing from such an Arrangement, as a regard to...
120From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 22 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
In my letter to you of the 19th instant I mentioned to you that I was sorry to find there would come but 4217 pounds of powder instead of 6 or 8000 I had expectations of—I had taken my information from Governor Cooke’s letter which upon a reperusal I find mentions that weight including the Casks. I have since had it weighed by the Commissary, an exact return of which you have inclosed; by...
121From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday received the favor of your Honor’s letter of the 16th with its inclosures, for which and your attention to the publishing of my Proclamation, I am greatly obliged—I fear all the Militia intended for General Wolcotts Command have not arrived at Peeks kill yet, as not more than eight hundred were there by my last advices from that quarter, and which are of a later date than your...
122From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 15 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I flatter myself the proper Measures have been before this Time taken to procure the Number of Men for Continental and Militia service, required by my Letter of the 24th May from Weathersfield. In the Calculation which I then made of the Aid of Militia which would be necessary to support the Operations which we have in View, I included sixteen hundred from Pennsylvania, but that State having...
123From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was honored yesterday with your favor of the 17th instant and return you my thanks for your kind attention to and compliance with my request for the Row Galleys. They are not yet arrived that I know of. I wrote to Congress by the return Express that brought your’s, respecting Colo. Ward’s Regiment, and as the Post comes in every day, it is probable I shall soon have their answer. The result...
124From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 11 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Necessity Obliges me to trouble your Honour with some more suspected persons whose Characters are such as to make it unsafe for them to remain at their Usual Places of Abode on Long Island—& there is no Retreat in this Province where they may not do some Mischeif or be less secure than our Safety requires, As they are apprehended meerly on Suspicion arrising from a General Line of Conduct,...
125From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 4 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday honored with your Excellencys Letter of the 31st of January by General Knox. The exertions the Eastern States are making afford me great satisfaction. I am sorry there should be so much justice in Your Excellency’s observation respecting the irregularity of supply, and consequent waste of the live Cattle sometimes sent to the Army. It is easy to trace this Misfortune to its...
126From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 23 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
By the inclosed Resolution you will find the determination of Congress to remove the Troops of the Convention from the State of Massachusetts to Charlottville in Virginia, should not the conditions therein required have been complied with. I have directed Genl Heath, should it be found necessary, to put those troops in motion as quick as possible, as the Season is already far advanced, and the...
127From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 2 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the Receipt of your Favour of the 21st Ult: with the Inclosures. By my last Letters from Ticonderoga, I expect a Quantity of Lead, will be forwarded soon to your Care from thence. In the mean Time, I am glad to hear there are such Prospects of a Supply of that Article, from the Mines in your Colony: I make no Doubt, they will receive such Encouragement both publick &...
128From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 1–3 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of your favor of the 27th ulto and note the contents. The Row Galleys belonging to your State together with those the property of the United States and all other vessels, on the approach of the Men of War, ran up the North River under cover of the Battery on Mount Washington, from whence tis now impossable to remove them. As they are now posted they are serviceable to us, by...
129From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 18 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly honored with your favor of the 13th inst. and at the same time that I think you and your Honble Council of Safety highly deserving of the thanks of the States for the measures you have adopted in order to give the most early and speedy succour to this Army, give me leave to return you mine in a particular manner. When the whole of the reinforcements do arrive, I flatter myself...
130From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
You will receive herewith sixty thousand Dollars for the use of the recruiting Service in Your State, which I desire you will distribute among the Officers in proportion to their wants. I desire you will not appropriate any part of this money to the reimbursement of the sum advanced to Colo. Sheldon, as I every day expect an order from Congress, which will enable me to give you a draught for...
131From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was this morning honored with your favor of the 2d instant and beg leave to return you my thanks for the measures you have adopted upon my request for obtaining an account of the prisoners in your State, and for your assurance that I shall be furnished with a return, as soon as it is procured, in order that I may give further directions about them. The proposition respecting the Prisoners...
132From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 26 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 20th instant is Duly received. The several Regiments of Militia from Connecticut lately commanded by General Wolcott being reduced to almost nothing, one having returned under twenty and another short of Thirty effective men—they were yesterday discharged. I am full in opinion with you that some severe examples ought to be made of the late deserters. For a return of their...
133From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 23 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 12th instant—Permit me to assure you Sir, that it would give me pleasure to comply with your request for Field Pieces, were it in my power—but it is not. We have not sufficient for the Army. General Schuyler applied for twelve, by a late Letter, for his Department, which cannot be furnished. Our number is so small that we do not think it...
134From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 1 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Congress having been pleased to empower me to order Colo. Ward’s regiment wherever I might think it necessary, I take the liberty of requesting you to direct him to march it immediately to this place, where, I am of opinion, the service requires it, & their aid may be extremely material, especially as the Levies come in but slowly. Since my last nothing of importance has occurred; or that is...
135From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 15 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 12th instant I received, and beg leave to inform you, that I should have most certainly contrived to, and have spared you some money for the Troops going to Canada, pressing as the demands against me were, had I not been advised of the supply sent you by Congress for that purpose. I shall be glad to know, whether, when I pay the Militia from your Government, I am to give...
136From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 20 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
General Howe has suddenly quitted his new Post between Somerset and Brunswic, and has returned to his old situation. The whole design of his making his late movement this way may possibly have been to induce us to draw off our Troops from Peekskill; though I think it most probable, that he was disappointed in his expectations of the manner in which we should act, and that finding the People...
137From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 17 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I submitted to the interference of the State of Connecticut last Year with respect to the Cantonment of the Horse, without any animadversion or remark, because I was hopeful that the impropriety of it would appear to them, and prevent the like in future. I shall, (as it is the request of the State, and because it is my wish to harmonize, as much as possible, with the Civil Authority, in the...
138From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
It gives me much concern to observe by yours of the 15th Instant that you should think it Necessary to distinguish between my personal & Publick Character & confine your Esteem to the former. Upon a Reperusal of Mine of the 8th Instant I cannot think the Construction you have made the Necessary one, & unless it was, I Should have hoped the Respect I really have, & which I Flattered myself I...
139From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 31 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday honored with your Excellency’s letter of the 27th instant. previous to the receipt of it I had granted a Repreive to Case, not from any thing that could possibly be urged in extenuation of his guilt, but out of compassion to his connections, who were represented to me as numerous and reputable. I am the more happy that the matter turned out as it has done, as your Excellency...
140From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
I find, upon recurring to my letter of the 7th to your Excellency, that I was not sufficiently explicit in answering that part of yours of the 2d instant, in which you desire to know, whether, in my opinion, the Militia at present on duty on the Coast may be safely withdrawn from thence in case of the expected operations, and be considered as part of the 4000 demanded of the State. They...
141From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 5 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
By a Person from Boston the Day before yesterday we learn that a small Fleet consisting of a 64 Gun Ship a 20, 2 Sloops of 18 Guns. 2 Transports & about 600 Men sailed as yesterday. They took on Board 2 Mortars, 4 Howitzers & other Artillery from which we suspect they intend to bombard some Town on the Coast. General Gage is recalled Genl How commands in his Place. We have some late Accounts...
142From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 13 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have this day forwarded a passport to New York for the Brig Jenny to proceed from thence to New London as a Flag of truce with Cloathing for the prisoners at Rutland, and to carry back such of them as have been lately exchanged. An officer has permission to go with the Cloathing to Rutland and return. The Vessel is directed to lay in such part of the port as the commanding Officer there...
143From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am this evening honored with yours of the 1st inst. and am to thank you for your promise of forwarding the New Levies, which I am sure you will perform to the utmost of your abilities. I have, as I wrote you in my last, pressed Congress to send you forward a supply of money and the proper Books to open your Loan Office. As Mr Mease the Clothier General is now here I shewed him that part of...
144From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 5 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am honored by your Excellency’s favor of the 31st ulto accompanied by a letter to the Committee of Cooperation, which I took the liberty of opening; as those Gentlemen had been, some little time before, recalled by Congress—Our situation, in respect to Meat, is, if possible, worse now than it was when I addressed my circular letter of the 27th ulto. The Country in the neighbourhood is daily...
145From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Before this I expect you have recieved the Resolve of Congress for augmenting our Army here and in Canada, with their requisition for the Quota of Men to be furnished by your Colony —I must beg leave to add, that from intelligence just recieved, and a variety of circumstances combining to confirm it, General Howe, with the Fleet from Halifax or some other Armament, is hourly expected at the...
146From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 26 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was honored a few days ago with your favor of the 14th for which and its enclosure, I return you my thanks. I am happy in congratulating you in turn, on the further success of our Arms at the Northward in the surrender of General Burgoyne—The particulars of this fortunate event will have reached you before this I expect, and therefore shall not add more upon the subject. I have also the...
147From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
On my arrival at this place, I met with your Excellency’s favor of the 27th November, and immediately gave Orders for the Returns which you request therein. They shall be transmitted to you, as soon as they are brought in. I have given directions to Colonel Sheldon to make the Return of his Regiment immediately to you —I very much regret that the requisition of Congress, for your quota of men,...
148From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 19 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to forward you by Express, Two packets which have just been transmitted to my care by His Excellency the Minister—& the Consul of France. according to the Letters which accompanied these dispatches, they will announce to your Excellency the very generous and affectionate resolution of His Most Christian Majesty to send a Land & Naval armament to cooperate with us—and that...
149From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 3 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Letter of the 21st of June. Captain Johnson, who was the Bearer of it, had permission granted to him to go to the Enemy’s Lines for the purpose of carrying Money to the prisoners. That your Excellency may be fully informed on what footing the Exchange of naval prisoners now stands, I have directed the Commissary of prisoners to report to you, what he has...
150From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
I received your favors of the 2d and 5th instant, and agreeable to your request have ordered payment of the ballance of the expences attending the journey of the two French Gentlemen to Philadelphia to be made William Bacon Post-Rider, for your use, which I hope will come safe to hand. I am happy to hear of your having received 12,500 Dollars from the Honble Congress for the Troops going upon...