1From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 4 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
With much surprize, I have been informed, that Objections have been made to receiveing Monsr Colerus into a Majority in the Regiment under your command, and that he was treated with indifference & disrespect on his arrival at princetown with my Letter. This Gentleman was appointed to the rank of Major, & commissioned in the Army of the States last fall by the Congress, and I have strong hopes,...
2From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 7 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received yestrday evening your favor of the 3d Inst. In a letter lately written to Gen. Bayley I mentioned some of those reasons, which made it inexpedient to enter on a winter expedition —I could wish that our supplies and other circumstances were favourable to its execution, but as this is not the case it is necessary to suspend the enterprise for the present. I am &c. Df , in James...
3From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 6 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Immediately upon receipt hereof you are to proceed with your Regiment to Co’os—You are to March in three divisions for the benefit of covering your Men, at Night—You will see the whole put in motion before you leave your present Incampment, and will appoint one or more Officers, as the case may require, to collect your straglers & bring up your rear. Let your Rout be properly marked & allow a...
4From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 14 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have your favs. of the 7th and 8th instants with a Copy of a letter of the 24th Decemr last by Major Reid, which I recd in Philada and to which I gave him an answer—I imagined he had communicated it to you. The distribution of Blankets last fall was made exactly in proportion to the Return sent in, and therefore if some Corps obtained more in proportion to their numbers than others, it must...
5From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 21 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 13th I do not know that there is any provision made for procuring Hunting Shirts for the Army or that the Stock of linen will allow of it. I cannot therefore give an order in favor of any particular Regt If the States undertake to furnish these to their own troops, it is done without my knowledge or interference. The inclosed Copy of a Resolve of Congress, will I...
6From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 5 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly favored with your letter of the 26th ultimo. It was handed me by Col. Hunts son who will take charge of this. While I wish to have every thing in the utmost readiness to act according to our circumstances yet till my further directions you will confine yourself strictly to the objects of my instructions. Increasing the number of boats may be deferred—but you will ascertain how...
7From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 20 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received Your favors of the 10th Ult. & 10 Inst. I am obliged to you for the Intelligence from Canada and should be happy if circumstances would authorize an implicit credit to be given to the whole of it. The persons who gave it to Major Whitcomb and Captain paulant, I fear, have taken it up in several parts upon slender grounds. The pressing situation of Affairs will not permit...
8From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 28 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
On receipt of this you will be pleased to put your regiment under marching orders, and proceed without delay by the best and shortest route to rejoin this army. I find this measure necessary as the reinforcement which the enemy have been expecting—has I am advised, arrived at New-York. This makes it expedient to draw together as much of our force as possible on the occasion. I am sir Your &c....
9From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 17 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowlege the receipt of your favor dated the 5th Instant. My last letter contains my order for your return to this army to which I refer —I have only further to observe on this subject—that you would move slowly this way nor precipitate your march. The prisoners which you speak of you will bring with you. Should you be apprehensive that the magazine at Coos will be rather insecure...
10From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 3 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have to request that you will immediately upon the Receipt hereof march as expeditiously as possible with your Regiment, by the way of Litchfeild, and join the division under the command of Major General Howe. He is at present at Bedford and will be found there or in that neighbourhood. You had better send an Officer forward when you come near that place, who may enquire and inform you with...
11From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 6 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr without date —I have written to Congress and inclosed your Memorial respecting Capt. Joseph Louis Gill to them. Untill I obtain their answer, I have, by the inclosed, given Genl Bailey directions to supply the Indians with provision. Inclosed you have a Warrant for 100 Dollars in your favr which sum your paymaster may give to Capt. Louis and receive from the Military Chest...
12From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 20 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Major Van Stein has permission to pass to Staten Island. Colo. Magaw who is returning to New York will take advantage of the same Flag. Be pleased to give orders to the Officer commanding at Elizabeth town to suffer all letters indorsed officially with the names of the Commy General of prisoners or his Asst Mr Skinner to be sent over to Staten Island without waiting for a particular order from...
13George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 21 January 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] January 21, 1780 . Discusses value of a second attempt on Staten Island. Cautions that if it is undertaken it must prove successful. Df , in writings of George Washington and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Moses Hazen was appointed colonel of The Second Canadian Regiment on January 22, 1776.
14From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 21 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of yesterday. I do not object to the excursion you propose upon Staten Island; if upon full enquiry you think it promises success—and advantage equal to the risk. You are sensible that if we make a second attempt and fail it will add much to the disagreeable effect of what has already happened. This I say not to discourage you, but as a motive to caution. You ought...
15From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 21 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Mr Caldwell has represented to me, that it may be necessary to have some parties from your detachment the better to recover the plunder of Staten Island, from such persons as are known to have it in possession, but who will not deliver it up. To avoid as much as possible an appearance of military interposition—on our part—you will only grant parties on the application of a majestrate—and...
16George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 24 January 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] January 24, 1780 . Again discusses possible attack on Staten Island. Stresses need for success. Warns against putting confidence in Major Moses Hatfield. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
17From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 24 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of yesterday came duly to hand. I am aware of the difficulties there would be in the way of surprising the enemy, and I approve the caution you discover. Nothing (as I before intimated ) will at present warrant the attempt, but a moral certainty that they are much off their guard, whic⟨h⟩ by your information does not appear to be the case. If there is only a subalterns party at...
18From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 25 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have before me your letter of this date. The doubling of the garrison on Staten-Island, besides the giving a greater security to the place may have something further in view I am informed by Major Thayer (who commands a detatchment at Paramus) that the enemy have also doubled their numbers at Pawlus Hook. These circumstances would point to some offensive operation on their part; and I would...
19From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 27 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your four favs. of yesterday, the last of which did not reach me untill this morning. Before the last came to hand, I had given directions to Genl St Clair to prepare himself to go down to you—to make enquiry into the situation of matters below, and in conjunction with you, to endeavour to find out whether it will be possible to retaliate upon the enemy, and if not, whether some...
20From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 20 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Upon the receipt of your letter of the 17th I called upon General Hand for the Brigade order to which you allude, who laid it before me, with the several letters which had passed between you and him on the subject and a Copy of the sentence of the Division Court Martial upon Mr Norcross—the issuing Commy. That the Men were without provision on the parade the 5th does not admit of a doubt—Genl...
21From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen or the Officer Commanding His Regiment, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to direct a discreet Subaltern of your Regt with a proper party to proceed to Danbury and execute the within order—You will fill up the Blank with the name of the Officer. I am &. Df , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . The order, addressed “To [ ] of Colo. Hazens Regt,” reads: “You will proceed with the party under your command to Danbury,...
22From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 2 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will proceed immediately to Christiana Bridge at which place I expect you will meet the Boats laden with Ordnance and other stores—You will make the proper general arrangements for the speediest transportation of them across to the Head of Elk—Colonel Lamb or Lieut. Coll Stevens will attend particularly to the assorting and forwarding the Ordnance Stores, which ought to be first carried...
23From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 6 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
The destination of your Regiment for the Winter will be Lancaster in this State. You will therefore order it to march thither by the shortest Route from the place where this may reach you. If it should be from Christiana Bridge or Wilmington you will probably find Flour Waggons returning which will transport your Baggage upon easy terms unless you have a sufficiency of public Waggons with you....
24From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 12 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your favor of the 6th of Janry by Judge Atlee. As the Secry at War has given you directions respecting Captain Barclay & Lt Hall who solicited leave to go into New York; I have nothing farther to observe on the subject except that business of this kind will in future go regularly thro the Channel of the War Office; but at the same time, I entirely approve of your precaution in...
25From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 18 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
As the Season for Opening the Campaign now approaches, it becomes necessary that you collect and keep together the Officers and Men of the Regiment under your Command & hold them in readiness to march on the Shortest warning—I must also request that you will embrace every Opportunity the Weather affords to perfect the Regiment in its Discipline & Exercise. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
26From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 10 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 26th of March from Lancaster came very safe, and I thank you for the sentiments contained in it; which appear to me to be well digested, & the result of close thinking—I can only repeat what I observed to you at Philadelphia, that the end of all these enquiries is to obtain a perfect knowledge of the vulnerable parts of the enemy; that when the means of attack are unfolded...
27From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 3 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Enemy, persisting in that barbarous line of Conduct they have pursued during the course of this war, have lately most inhumanly Executed Capt. Joshua Huddy of the Jersey State Troops taken Prisoner by them at a Post on Toms River—and in consequence, I have written to the British Commander in Chief, that unless the perpetrators of that horrid deed were delivered up, I should be under the...
28From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 18 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
It was much my Wish to have taken for the purpose of Retaliation, an Offi c er who was an unconditional prisoner of War—I am just informed by the Secty at War, that no one of that Description is in our power—I am therefore under the disagreeable necessity to Direct, that you imediately select, in the Manner before presented, from among all the British Captains who are prisoners either under...
29From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 4 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favr of the 27th May—and am much concerned to find that Capt. Asgill has been sent on notwithstandg the Information which you had received of there being two unconditional Prisoners of War in our possession—I much fear that the Enemy, knowg our Delicacy respectg the propriety of Retaliating upon a Capitulation Officer in any Case, and being acquainted that unconditional...
30From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 1 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to halt the Regiment under your Command at Pompton, as near the House called the Yellow House (Curtis’s) as may be convenient. You will detach a Captain with 50 Men to the Block House in the Clove, a little beyond Sufferans, & give him Orders to releive the Party now there—who are to join their Regt as soon as possible—The releiving Officer will take Directions for his Duty...
31From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 18 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
When Capt. Prye arrived at this place with your letter of the 15th I was absent—Your quartering this Winter in the neighbourhood of Morris Town would interfere with my general arrangements, you will therefore canton the bulk of your Regiment as compactly as possible for the present in the neighbourhood of Pompton—You may increase the command near Sufferans to one hundred—The Men that cannot be...
32From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 27 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favor of the 24th with Copy of Capt. Duncans letter to you and your answer. I approve much of your directing him to remain with his Men—I hope a very little time may render the Quarters of the Officer who commands at the Block House more comfortable than they are at present—I directed the fifty additional Men to be sent to the neighbourhood of Sufferans upon a supposition that...
33From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 4 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favor of the 29 t h ulto. It will be some time before Major Barber, the only Assistant Inspector at present with the Army, can attend upon you—perhaps not till toward the latter end of the Month. By a letter from Colo. Stewart, he may be expected the beginning of this, and will, I dare say, call upon you agreeable to his promise. If his health should not permit him to come...
34From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 9 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Captain Duncan of your Regiment has preferred a Complaint of Injustice done him by an Arrangement made in Regimental Orders of the 1st of Jany last wherein Captains Goslain, Lee and Selin are appointed to the Command of Companies, though younger Officers than himself I shall be glad you will inform me of the principles on which this Arrangement was made that I may be able to Judge of the...
35From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 25 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have sent orders to Colonel Humpton in Philadelphia, to send on immediately all the recruits who have been inlisted from among the Prisoners of War—Colonel Humpton is to send them as far as Princeton and I must desire to send a sufficient number of Officers to meet them there and conduct them to this place—their numbers I believe amount to about 120 or 130. Provision is to be furnished them...
36From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 31 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 26th. The matter respecting Capt. Duncan may remain as at present, until further directions. I am Sir Your Most Obed. &c. P.S. All Deserters who come to your Cantonment are to be sent to Head Quarters—they may draw provisions sufficient to bring them there. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
37From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 25 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday favored with your Letter of the 20th. There appears to be so much force in the reasons you give for extending the furloughs in your Regt beyond the limitation of Genl Orders, that I shall not hesitate to grant you that authority, only desiring; you will use it with the utmost discretion, & confine the indulgence to characters which are absolutely to be relied upon & to cases of...
38From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 1 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have recieved your Letter of the 29th Ulto. You will have proper Notice, & permission for attending whenever your presence shall be necessary for the purposes you have mentioned. I am Sir Your Most Obedt Servt. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
39From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 18 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am to acquaint you that in consequence of your Letter to me of the 12 of this Month I have directed Colo. Sheldon to Arrest Lt Kinney immediately on his Joining his Regiment & to send him here to Answer for his Conduct. You will therefore be pleased to furnish the Judge Advocate with the Charges Against him & the Evidence necessary to support them. I am &c. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
40From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 5 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your several favors of the 28 feby and 1st March have been received and I am happy to hear that your detachments are so fortunate in their exertions to prevent the illicit Trade carrying on between the Inhabitants and the Enemy. The Judge Advocate shall have orders to prosecute Mr Kinney and to call for the Evidence in support of the prosecution. If the business you mention is such as requires...
41From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 3 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
The Adjt General transmits you by this conveyance the Order of this date for a Court of Inquiry &c. I shall expect you will forward the Letter addressed to Major Reid with the greatest rapidity it also contains a transcript of the Order. I consent you should go to Philadelphia for a few days, but desire your absence may not be protracted beyond what is absolutely necessary. I am Sir &c. P.S. I...
42From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 1 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
In the dispute which subsists between you & Majr Reed I have pursued the advice of a Board of General Officers—and have done every thing in my power to give satisfaction to you, & the complaining Officers of your Regimt and can only lament that the measures which have been adopted have failed of the wished for effect—especially as the Court have reported "they cannot find reason to justify the...
43From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 9 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have received yours of the 7th instant—accompanied with a Letter from the Officers of your Regiment. The Return you mention, was omitted to be inclosed. I have to request that you will immediately forward me a Return of all the Men who Incline to take the Benefit of the furlough offered them by the Resolution of Congress of 26th May—Transmit this Return by a trusty Hand; & the Discharges...
44From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 24 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
Altho I was fully satisfied that every possible measure had been pursued in order to give satisfaction to yourself and some of the Officers of your Corps in the affair respecting Major Reid, and Altho’ the new subjects of complaint against that Officer as stated in their Letter of the 6 June, appeared to me to arise rather from a spirit of persecution than a desire to promote Service, I...
45From George Washington to Moses Hazen, 30 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to arrange the Remains of your Corps into two Companies upon the principles of the several Orders which have been issued in consequence of the Resolution of Congress of the 26th of May last—after Officering two Companies, the remainder of the Officers will be in the same predicament with those of the different Lines not attached to any particular Corps, and may avail...