1From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 25 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with the receipt of your Letter of the 15th inst. concerning the reduction of your Regiment—I have conversed with the secretary at War on the subject: that Gentleman (on whose determination will defend the particular modes to be adopted in the reformation of the Lines not serving immediately under my Orders) gone to the Eastward without deciding anything positively as to...
2From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 1 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of this date, containing the state and distribution of your regiment—and expressing your desire to return to philadelphia with a view of engaging the executive of pennsilvania to exert themselves in favor of this part of their quota. I cannot conceal from you sir, that it is with pain I see my instructions answered by applications of this kind—the journey to...
3From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 31 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
In addition to my orders of the 26th I have to desire that you will prepare as large a body of Horse as you possibly can, and join (at such time and place, as Major General St Clair shall appoint) the detachment which he is marching to the Southward. In this I do not mean to include Colo. Armands Corps, as it will have a particular place of Rendezvous appointed it—but the Infantry of the...
4From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 26 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
Out of the Captured Horses and Accoutrements, and such others as belong to the Public, and are to be obtained; you are to equip the first third & fourth Regiments of Cavalry, & Colo. Armands Corps; & prepare the whole with as much Expedition as possible for a March to reinforce the Army under the Command of Majr General Greene. Such Men, Horses and Accoutrements as belong to either of the...
5From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 8 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
There being an absolute necessity of reinforcing General Greene with Cavalry as expeditiously as possible you will immediately collect all the Men and Horses of the 4th Regiment and report to me the Articles of Cloathing of which you stand in need that I may endeavour to furnish you out of a few things (tho’ not of the proper kind for Dragoons) which are coming from the Head of Elk—As soon as...
6From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 4 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favr of the 22d ulto from Lancaster—As the reasons for which I directed Majr Fauntleroy to make an exchange of Corps with Major Bull no longer exist I have now ordered him to remain with you and Bull to join the 1st. I have written both to the Congress and to the Board of War and used every Argument to induce a speedy completion of the Regiments of Cavalry—They will be more...
7From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 27 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
You will immediately send off all your infirm and reduced Horses to Lancaster in Pennsylvania at or near which place your Regiment will be cantonned for the Winter —You will give the Officer, who goes with the party, directions to deliver over, to the Deputy Qr Master Genl in Lancaster County, all the Horses that you are of opinion will not be fit for Dragoon service another Campaign, the...
8George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 21 November 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Totowa, New Jersey ] November 21, 1780 . Sends instructions for patrolling certain areas in New Jersey. Df , in writings of Tench Tilghman and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
9VI. George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 21 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
At nine OClock in the morning of 24th Friday you will parade with your regiment at Totawa bridge, furnished with two days provisions; and you will detail parties towards the New Bridge and thence upwards to the bridge near Demeries and downwards as far as you think necessary to answer the purpose, to secure all the crossing places on the Hackensack and prevent any person going with...
10From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 28 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
There is a necessity for moving the Army from this Ground tomorrow Morning, and as we have not a sufficiency of Waggons for the purpose, you will be pleased to divide the whole of your Horse into small parties and send them five or six Miles each way to make an impress—Sixty Waggons at least will be wanted, which are to be sent as they are collected to the Grand parade—They must if possible be...
11From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 20 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 18th. Should the whole of your regiment have left Kings ferry you will be pleased to order back a Commissioned Officer & Six Men, with directions to the Officer to remain on this side, and dispatch a Dragoon every morning with a written report of any appearances upon the Water. Should any Vessels heave in sight, he will endeavour to ascertain their number and...
12From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 18 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
Major Bull, who succeeds to the Majority of the 1st Regt Dragoons vice Jameson, having represented to me the peculiar situation of his family, which would render his proceeding to south Carolina at this time extremely inconvenient, I have directed him to join and do duty in your Regiment till further orders. Being informed that there is a quantity of Arms and Accoutrements proper for the...
13From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 5 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd yours of the 28th March. As the Court Martial on Docr shippen will be under the necessity of adjourning for a few Weeks, it is lucky that you did not set out. You shall have notice of the time of their meeting again, which I imagine will suit that of your attendance upon Mrs Moylan to Jersey—In my letter of the 27th March, I informed you of what preparations were making for...
14From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 8 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favs. of the 23d and 24th Feby with the several inclosures to which they refer—I am exceedingly concerned to see by the letters which have passed between Governor Trumbull and you, and by the Returns, the ill condition of the 2d and 4th Regiments of Cavalry in respect to Cloathing—Arms and Accoutrements. I understood that application had been made for the former directly to...
15From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 21 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you on the 15th instant requiring a Return of your Regiment agreeable to the form then inclosed. Should any of the Men belong to the State of Connecticut, you will be pleased to transmit a Return of them immediately to Govr Trumbull. You will, notwithstanding this, include them in the Regimental Return which you make to me. I am Dear Sir Your most obt Servt LS , in the writing of...
16From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 16 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowlege your favors of the 1st and 8th of this month. With regard to the act of Assemb[l]y of the State of Connecticut, it appears to me founded on a principle which if extended or carried into a precedent, would be productive of consequences most injurious to the service. In the present instance however there seemed a necessity for complying with it, for the greater ease of the...
17From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 3 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have been favd with yours of the 4th 17th and 22d ulto. Since I wrote to you to remove all the Cavalry to Colchester, I have seen a second representation from Mr Hubbard to the Quarter Master General, in which he seems to confess that they cannot be accommodated with conveniency at Colchester, and wishes Sheldons Regiment to be left at Weathersfeild —I shall therefore leave the Cantonment of...
18From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 14 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
His Excellency Govr Trumbull has written to me lately and informed me that the executive of the State of Connecticut are determined to take the most vigorous measures for stopping the intercourse between the inhabitants of that State and the Enemy in New York and upon Long Island, and has requested me to direct the assistance of the Cavalry should they be found necessary for the more effectual...
19From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 5 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Board of War are anxious to compleat an arrangement of the four Regiments of Cavalry, and have wrote to me on that account —You will therefore be pleased to forward that of your Regiment as speedily as possible. As this will be put upon Record in the War office and will be the scale by which all future promotions will take place, I must request you to be as particular as possible in...
20George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 25 December 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] December 25, 1779 . Instructs Moylan to move to Colchester. Asks for a return of Virginia men in his regiment. Df , in writings of Robert Hanson Harrison and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
21From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 25 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two letters of the 15th and 16th of december. I am extremely sorry that the question of quartering the cavalry stands upon so very disagreeable a footing between Mr Hubbard and yourself. But there are reasons which will not suffer me to retract the order contained in mine of the 20th. Though I doubt not the cavalry may be well provided and accomodated at the places you...
22From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 27 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
As soon as the division under the command of Major Gener⟨a⟩l Howe moves to its ground for winter quarters, you will proceed with your own and Sheldens Regiments of Dragoons to such place or places as the Quarter Master General may have assigned you for winter Quarters—These may be in Wallingford—Durham—or Hadham, as conveniencies and forage may best suit, or in case of necessity you may remove...
23From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 24 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 22d. The Return of Cloathing necessary for your Regiment should be made, by you without delay, to the Board of War, who will give you information where or to whom you are to apply. If any of your present Men, whose time of service will shortly expire, will reinlist for the War, they will be intitled to a Bounty of 200 dollars and ten dollars to the Officer...
24From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 12 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Moylans illness will readily obtain my consent to your being absent from the army a fortnight, provided a movement of the enemy should not require your presence sooner. General Howe should be made acquainted with your absence. The sum you speak of as having expended for secret Services surprizes me exceedingly, because I do not call to mind ever having empowered you to lay out money for...
25From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 6 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received Your favor of the 3d —and am persuaded you had made a good disposition of the Troops under your command. I believe there has been no embarkation of the Enemy except for Marines—on board the Ships said to be gone in pursuit of our Armed Vessels on the expedition to penobscot. I am pleased with the stroke to Emericks Corps—and the more so from the line of conduct they pursue. I am Dr...
26From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 1 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received Your favor of the 29th Ulto and thank you for the intelligence it contains. General Howe has gone to Ridgefield to take the command of Glovers Brigade and all the Troops in that quarter—and will make such dispositions of them as may appear best. I am sorry it is not in my power to send you any hard money. I have but little—and it is more particularly intended for persons within the...
27From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 24 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 21st came to hand yesterday—You have my thanks for the intelligence it contained. You will receive orders from Genl Heath to join Genl Glover at Ridgefield under whose command you will be for the present —I have only to request your utmost exertions to render the Cavalry as serviceable as possible. I am &c. Df , in Richard Kidder Meade’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript ,...
28George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 10 July 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] July 10, 1779 . Explains that the individual whose behavior was questioned by Moylan is an American spy. Df , in writings of George Washington and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
29From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 10 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two letters of the 5th and 8th, the last an hour ago. The person you mention in the former is employed by me—I place a good degree of confidence in him; though he is obliged in order to answer our purposes to appear friendly to the enemy. I thank you for the intelligence you communicate—The ravages of the enemy particularly at this season are distressing; but our situation...
30From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 28 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
When you have crossed the North River with your regiment you will proceed to the neighbourhood of Bedford where Col. Sheldons horse and a few Light Infantry are stationed—these you will take under your command. The purposes of this command are to protect the Country and inhabitants give countenance to the Militia, & as far as it lies in your power gain intelligence of the enemy’s force,...
31From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 30 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours of Yesterday by your Dragoon. I approve of the step you took to drive off the Stock from Bergen, but if it appears to you that the families will be distressed by keeping their milch Cattle, you have liberty to restore them to such persons and in such numbers as you think proper. I desire you will, upon the rect of this, come over with all the Cavalry except about twenty four, who...
32From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 25 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours of the 23d by Major Washington. I think the best position for the Cavalry, to answer the purposes of foraging and covering the Country, will be about Hackensaik New Bridge. You then have an oppertunity of drawing supplies from the Country between the North River and Hackensaik and Hackensaik and Pasaic as your Station will be central. You also hinder the inhabitants from carrying...
33From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 3 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Col. Stephen Moylan, 3 July 1778. The docket on Moylan’s letter to GW of 2 July reads in part, “Ansd 3d.”
34From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 1 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was favoured with yours of the 30th Ulto last night. I am not a little surprised that the arms of three Regiments should be reduced to 120. I would wish to have this matter enquired into, and that the officers of the Different corps send in a return, accounting for so considerable a defection. As it is probable the enemy will penetrate the Jersey I think you had better continue where you are...
35From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 28 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you upon the 24th and desired you to come forward with all the Horse of your own, Blands and Baylors Regiments that were fit for Service. But as every appearance now indicates a move of the Enemy thro’ Jersey, I would wish you to continue there untill their intentions are more clearly and fully known. If you can subsist the Men and Horses at and near Trenton, they will be more...
36From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 24 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Commissary General of Forage has informed me that he can now accommodate the Cavalry in the Neighbourhood of the Camp. I therefore desire that you will immediately come over with all the Horse of your own Bland’s and Baylors Regiments that are in good order, Sheldons is to remain at Chatham. Good officers are to be left with the Horses out of condition, who ought rather to attend to...
37From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 13 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have your favs. of the 5th and that of the 7th continued down to the 9th. If the Commissioners of the Navy could have been prevailed upon by me to have scutled and sunk the Frigates last fall, the Enemy would have had little inducement to have visited Bordentown. It would have taken so much labor and time to have raised them, that a force might have been sent to interrupt them. Upon the...
38From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 29 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours of the 21st instant. I am as much at a loss as you can possibly be how to procure Arms for the Cavalry; there are 107 Carbines in Camp, but no Swords or pistols of any consequence. Genl Knox informs me, that the 1100 Carbines, which came in to the Eastward, and were said to be fit for Horsemen, were only a lighter kind of Musket. I beleive Colo. Baylor and Bland have procured...
39From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 11 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr of the 6th Yours to Colo. Hamilton a few days before came also to hand. Your Return of the Cavalry is really vexatious, but what can be expected when Officers prefer their own ease and emolument to the good of their Country or to the care and attention which they are in duty bound to pay to the particular Corps they command. In every service but ours, the Winter is spent in...
40George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 25 March 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Valley Forge, March 25, 1778 . Orders transfer of horses to Iveham and Springfield if this will improve their quarters and forage. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Moylan was a colonel of the Fourth Continental Dragoons.
41From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 25 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am informed that Evesham and Springfield back of Mount Holly, particularly the latter, are very commodious places for the accommadition of horse, as they abound in forage. I wish you to consult the Governor, whether such of the cavalry as are not in good Quarters, where they now are, may not be more advantageously situated at those places, and if it shall appear they may, to have them...
42From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 20 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
As Count Pulaski has left the Command of the Horse never, I believe, to return to any general command in it again, I have to desire that you will repair to Trenton, and take upon yourself the comd of that Corps till Congress shall determine further on this head. You will use your utmost endeavours to have the Cavalry belonging to the four Regiments (now in N. Jersey) put in the best order...
43From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 13 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
You will perceive by the Inclosed Letter fr⟨om⟩ Colo. Flowers to Mr Rittenhouse, that the removal of our Military Stores from French Creek is an Obje⟨ct⟩ of great importance. For the purpose a number of Waggons must be collected a⟨s⟩ soon as possible; I therefore desire that you will immediately detach Twenty Light Drag[oons] under an Active Officer without a moments loss of time to assist Mr...
44From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Enemy’s Fleet having left the Hook and gone to Sea, I am to request, that you will immediately repair with your Regiment to the City of Philadelphia and put yourself under the direction of the Commanding Officer there—You will not lose a Moments Time, and will order your Baggage to follow under a proper Guard. I am Sir Yr Humble servant LS , in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DSoC ; Df ,...
45From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 23 July 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 23 July 1777. The dealer’s catalog says that a letter written by GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman and signed by GW “sends thanks for, ‘... the intelligence from your Spye. When you were sent down to line the Sound from Raway [sic] to Amboy, I never expected that you could make any opposition, as your force was so much divided. Your people were meant...
46From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 22 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr of Yesterday. The enclosed for Genl Forman is to desire him to send me word whether the Fleet have really gone out to Sea; he will send his despatches to you, and you are to forward them to me by Express. I am Sir Yr most obt Servt LS , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, NNGL . See GW to David Forman, this date .
47From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 21 July 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 21 July 1777. In his letter to GW of 22 July , Moylan writes that “I received your favor of yesterday a little after midnight.”
48From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
A party of your Regiment arrived here Yesterday with an escort of money. Their appearance has convinced me fully of the danger which I always apprehended from the similiarity of their Uniform to that of the British Horse, and the officer who commands the party, tells me, that the people were exceedingly alarmed upon the Road, and had they been travelling thro’ a part of the Country, where it...
49From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 8 April 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 8 April 1777. Moylan referred in his letter to GW of 14 April to the “receipt of your Kind favour of the 8th instant.”
50From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 31 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 31 Jan. 1777. In his letter to GW of 3 Feb. , Moylan informs GW that “your favor of the 31st is this moment come to hand.”