The Committee appointed to take into consideration the Letter from his excellency General Washington of the Tenth Instant, have attended that service and beg leave to report. That a Committee of both Houses be appointed to wait on the General and to assure him that this Court are zealously disposed to do everything in their power, to promote the Recruiting of the American Army and to acquaint...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Catharine Greene, 13 January 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Some times feel quite Bashfull Scribling a way to you So much but when troublesom a hint will do. But now I think of it it will Relax you for a moment from hard Study. How do you do Methinks Rather low Spirited. I have every letter Sayd or inquerd after Ray but Never of you of My Dear good Friend your Sister. Is She not extreem low Spirited for her? Dear...
3General Orders, 13 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
To prevent any misconception of the Order of Yesterday, it is declared, that the Commanding Officers of Regiments, are not restrained from sending out as many recruiting Officers, as can be spared from the duties of their respective regiments; but that those Officers, together with such as are now out with their Recruits, be possitively order’d to be in Camp by the last of this month, that our...
4From George Washington to Colonel Alexander McDougall, 13 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of the 2d inst. Last evening, & note what you mention of the Cannon I am in daily expectation of Colonel Knox’s arrivall & untill he comes I cannot with Certainty inform you whether I shall want the Iron Cannon or not. Upon examination of the Stores that were on board the Brigte I find, we Stand in great need of Shells & Shall esteem it a particular favour if you will...
5From George Washington to the Massachusetts General Court, 13 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
It is exceedingly painful to me, to give you so much trouble as I have, and am like to do in the support of our Lines, and the Arrangement of the New Army—But my difficulties must, in their consequences, devolve trouble on you. To my very great Surprize I find, that the whole number of Arms which have been stopp’d from the discharg’d Soldiers, amt to no more than 1620, and of that number, no...
6To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 13 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
I wish I had no Occasion to send My Dear General this Melancholly Account. My Amiable Friend the Gallant Montgomery is no more. The Brave Arnold is wounded & we have met with a severe Check, in an unsuccessful Attempt on Quebec; May Heaven be graciously pleased that the Misfortune may terminate here; I tremble for our People in Canada, And Nothing my Dear Sir seems left, to prevent the most...
7From George Washington to Matthew Thornton, 13 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry that I should have so often troubled you respecting this Army, & that I am under the necessity of applying to you again. To my great Surprize Sir, I find, that nothwithstanding I have taken the Utmost pains to prevent the soldiers that would not reinlist in the New Army from carrying away their Arms or such of them as were good, that the whole number collected amounts only to 1620,...
8From George Washington to Lund Washington, 13 January 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Lund Washington, 13 Jan. 1776. On 8 Feb. 1776 Lund Washington wrote to GW : “your Letter of Janry 13th I have recieve’d.”