1General Orders, 27 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
A Court of enquiry to sit to morrow Morning, to examine into the Conduct of Lieut. Col. Enos, who appears to have left Col. Arnold his commanding Officer without leave. Major Genl Lee President Brigadier Genl Green. Brigadier Genl Heath. Col. Stark. Col. Nixon. Major Durkee. Major Sherburne Members Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Artemas Ward’s orderly book gives the parole as “Brookline” and the...
2From George Washington to Richard Henry Lee, 27 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 13th with the Inclosures (for which I thank you) came to this place on Wednesday Evening; part of which—that is the Night—I was engaged with a party of Men throwing up a Work upon A Hill called Cobble Hill; which, in case we should ever be supplied with such things as we want, may proove useful to us, & could not be delayed, as the Earth here is getting as hard as a Rock...
3From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 27 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 16th by Post now lyes before me, & I thank you for the attention paid to my Memorandums; the arrival of Money will be an agreeable Circumstance. I recollect no occurrance of moment since my last, except the taking possession of Cobble Hill on Wednesday night[.] this to my great surprize we did, & have worked on ever since, without receiving a single Shott from Bunkers...