1To George Washington from Major General Horatio Gates, 12 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
As nothing Material has happened in this Department since General Glover wrote last to Your Excellency. I have not thought it necessary to dispatch an Express to Head Quarters. this, now returning thither, gives me an Opportunity of acquainting Your Excellency, that The Troops are uneasy for want of Their pay, being upwards five Months in Arrear; The paymaster Generals Deputy has been gone to...
2To George Washington from Major General Horatio Gates, 12 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the Honour to write Your Excellency my Letter of this morning I have received the inclosed intelligence from Canada and Rhode-Island. By a Letter the Issuing Commissary has this moment received from Mr Colt, There is hopes the Supply of Flour will be continued; Though we have only Twenty Barrells in Store at present I cannot persuade myself there has been any Natural Scarcity of...
3To George Washington from John Jay, 12 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency herewith enclosed Copies of the following Acts of Congress—vizt: Of the third Instant, for trying Major General Arnold by a Court Martial on the charges specified in the Papers therein referred to, & which are herewith sent—Of the 9th Instant, appointing four second Lieutenants in the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel Harrison—Of the...
4To George Washington from William Livingston, 12 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour of your Excellency’s Letter of this day inclosing Collo. Adams’s state of the Case between Skinner & Dickerson—As far as this representation relates to Collo. Adams himself, I doubt not it is a full State of the matter; but respecting Mr Skinners behaviour, I suspect the Collo. was not present at what passed between him & Dickerson, since compared with the affidavit of the...
5To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 12 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the pleasure of writing to Your Excellency yesterday I have had some intiligence cannot yet pronounce it certain Viz: that about 200 men from long Island had landed on Statten Island last friday, and that a company of Artillery men with some Field pieces was to be on the Island today. Some day last week they had laid a plan to go up the River as far as Fort Lee or further with...