1To George Washington from Colonel Arendt, 20 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
At my Arriving in Burlington I had the pleasure of meeting with Lieut. Coll Green whose orders I have seen and find his directions are for Fort Mifflin instead of red Bank, as Expressed in mine, And as the date of my order was neglected, beg you will please to fix it on Acct of my Command, which Coll Green thinks Necessary—having had the misfortune to loose my Commission, beg you will please...
2To George Washington from George Clinton, 20 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor of receiving your Excellency’s Letter of the 15th Instant last Evening and am happy to hear that the Enemy have been repulsed in their Attempts upon the Cheveau de Frize since it would seem that their Quarters at Philadelphia may be rendered rather inconvenient unless they can gain Possession of the River. Two Days after the Loss of Fort Montgomery—2 Row Gallies & an Armed...
3To George Washington from Richard Henry Lee, 20 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 16th I received yesterday, and was a good deal surprised to find you had been told that Congress had appointed Gen. Conway a Major General. No such appointment has been made, nor do I believe it will, whilst it is likely to produce the evil consequences you suggest. It is very true, that both within and without doors, their have been Advocates for the measure, and it has been...
4To George Washington from Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 20 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the unhappiness to acquaint your Excellency, that on the morning of the 8th inst. I had the misfortune, to r[e]ceive a shott from the enemy in my right leg, by which it was broke, and the bones very much fractured; altho’ The appearance of the wound was, at first, so bad as left not the least probability of saving the leg—Yet such are the favourable symptoms at present that my surgeons...
5To George Washington from William Livingston, 20 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Livingston, 20 Oct. 1777. GW wrote Livingston on 22 Oct. : “I have the honor of yours of the 20th.”
6To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, 20 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, 20 Oct. 1777. GW wrote Putnam on 26 Oct. : “I have your favr of the 20th.”
7To George Washington from Capt. Isaiah Robinson, 20 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Capt. Isaiah Robinson, 20 Oct. 1777. GW wrote Robinson on 25 Oct. : “Your favor of the 20th I duly receiv’d.”
8To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith, 20 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellencys favor of the 19th in which I observe you have thought proper to send the Baron d’Aranot to take the command of this Garrison. There will, therefore, be no further occasion for me here, as the party of Infantry left, of what I brought here, does not now exceed 80 men, which will scarce be a command for Maj. Ballard, and farther draft must be made for the artillery. I...