1To George Washington from George Clinton, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just recd a Letter from Genl Hand accompanying one to your Excellency and am happy to learn by the Accounts it contains that the situation of Affairs on the Western Frontier is not so bad as we had Reason to expect. The General requested me to write to your Excellency respecting the Disposition of the Troops in that Quarter but as my Brother’s Brigade is ordered there any thing I can...
2To George Washington from Jeremiah Powell, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
By reports, it appears that, there is a great prospect that the Enemy are about to evacuate N. York—should that event take place it would be no damage to the United States, and a great gratification to the Army as well as to particular States, to have the troops cantooned out in the several States in which they were raised. And it being indispensibly necessary to have troops posted in and near...
3To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorry to Inform Yr Excelly that a Total stop is put to the March of the Convention troops owing to some misconception which has arose between Yr Excelly and the State of Connecticut; Yr Excelly’s Orders are that the Connecticutt Escort shall go as far as the North River, the Orders of this state that they shall proceed to sharon or the Line between Connecticut & N. York & there be...
4To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I only this afternoon was honord with your Excelly’s letter of the 17th Instt relating to Brigadr Genl Poore, immediately on the Rect of which I dispatched an express to him with a Copy of my Instructions; Since which Col: Meade has arrived, and Inform’d me of the arrangement Yr Excy has made in consequence of my letter to you yesterdays date from Canaan. I can assure yr excelly I am...