1To George Washington from Major Richard Campbell, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
On the 23d June, I was ordered by General Scott, to return from Camp Middle Brook, to the commonwealth of Virginia, & there to Superintend, & Inspect into the Conduct & proceedings of the Officers of the 8th Regimt & to Transmit an account of their Conduct & success in recruiting to Head Quarters, once a Month, Agreeable to those orders, I have proceeded, & on my arrival to Virginia, I have...
2To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I this Moment received your Excelllency’s Order of the Day for sending 30,000 Wt of Hard-Bread from this Post to King’s Ferry to be transported from thence to Head Quarters. The Hard Bread was sent here in Bulk and by the Time it was Stored so much broken as to render it almost unfit to be used as I have no empty Casks at this Place to put it in I fear it would be impossible to convey it to...
3To John Adams from Samuel Cooper, 24 July 1777 (Adams Papers)
No Event since the Commencement of the War has excited such Indignation and Astonishment as the Evacuation of Tyconderoga in so disgraceful a Manner! General Washington’s Idea of the State of that Garrison answers to all the Accounts we have receiv’d here. There were 4000 Troops in the Place well arm’d, and well supplied with ev’ry Thing. Two of the fullest Regiments of this State were at...
4To George Washington from Brigadier General John Fellows, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
Am in duty bound to accquaint your honr that I am well informed from a person of real Dependence, that he has for a long time put himself off for a Tory—and that he has entertained the Enemies Expresses from one Army to the other, one of which passed his house 7 Days since from Genl How to Gen⟨l⟩ Burgoyne who informed him that Genl How meant to make a Diversion somewhere in Connecticutt in...
5To Benjamin Franklin from J. Lafargue, 24 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ay receu ces jours Derniers Lettre d’un amy avec un sertificat cy-inclus de Monsr. de Torinne. J’ausse me flater Monsr. que L’amy ne s’intereseroit pas pour Luy sy sa [ce], n’étoit pas un Bon Sujet. Pourais je me flater D’un Mot De reponce sur La demande qu’il vous fait? Mon adresse et a l’hotel Saint Thomas rue St. Thomas du Louvre et suis Tres...
6To George Washington from James Lovell, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
So long ago as Decr 2d 1775, direction was given by Congress to the committee of secret correspondence to procure from Europe four good Engineers. This was not however accomplished till the 13th of last Febry When the bearer the Chevalier du Portail, with Mr La Radiere Mr Gouvion and one other Officer, who is left sick in the West indies, was engaged by Doctor Franklin & Mr Deane to come over...
7To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Morgan, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I recd your instructions this morning by express, shall strictly observe them, I have detached three scouting parties this morning over the river, one to fort Lee and thare abouts to reconoitre, the other two, to cover them—have sent other parties to Colect all the boats, I have taken a man whome I believe to be a Great Vilion, but it appears to me through him some inteligence may be had, as...
8Thomas Morris to the American Commissioners, 24 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Connecticut Historical Society I wrote Mr. Deane a short letter the 15th. Instant, and have since received yours of the 19th. If you desire an entire copy of the letter I have had the honour to receive from the Secret Committee of Congress dated at Philadelphia the 25th. of October, you shall have it, but as I have already communicated that part of it to Mr. Deane by which I am...
9To George Washington from Colonel Stephen Moylan, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
the Letter from General Forman & the other from my Correspondant are just come to hand, I send them to your Excellency, who can form a juster opinion of their Contents than I can pretend to do, the Letter for General Forman was immediatly forwarded to him. I have the honor to be Dr Sir Your ob. H. St ALS , DLC:GW . Moylan enclosed Brig. Gen. David Forman’s letter to GW of 23 July 1777 and an...
10To George Washington from Colonel Matthias Ogden, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
This morning three OClock I had a person from the Island—This information is, that the whole of the Fleet sailed in the forenoon of yesterday, that they were joined by the shipping from New-York before they sailed, that he was on board the Centurion & saw them standing to sea as far as he could see them —there were upwards of 200 Sail, there are no shipping behind nor have any gone up either...