1General Orders, 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] Of the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Maxwell[,] Major Thayer[,] Brigade Major McGowan Two Battalions of Eighty Files each to manœuvre tomorrow morning at the usual hour and Place from Maxwell’s and Stark’s Brigades—Each of those brigades to give two Field officers for this duty—General Hand to Command. Some inconveniencies having been represented in adhering to the order of...
2From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have been informed by a Letter, with which His Excellency Governor Jefferson has just honoured me, that the Legislature of Virginia had a Bill depending before them, for raising Five Thousand Men to serve Eighteen months, for supplying their Battallions; and I have been requested by him to make some provision for Officering them. No mode has occurred to me more proper for the present, than...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Franklin Bache, 18 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçu vôtre lettre avec beaucoup de plaisir parcequ’il y avoit long temps que je n’avois eu de vos nouvelles et De celles de mon Papa et de ma maman. J’ai donné le gouter que vous m’avés acordé et je vous en remercie beaucoup j’en fus très content ainsi que tous mes amis je ne vous envoie pas une pièce de dessin parce qu’elle n’est pas tout à fait finie...
4From George Washington to the Committee at Headquarters, 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to Your consideration the inclosed Copies of Two Acts of the States of Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay, which passed respectively on the 2d & 4th of May. The first, by the State of Connecticut, You will be pleased to observe, is for adopting the Regiment (one of the Additional sixteen) commanded by Colo. Samuel B. Webb, and declaring it One of their Battallions, in...
5To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Johnson, 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s favor of the 13th Inst., and (in answer) beg leave to observe, that the forcible reasons suggested by your Excellency on the subject of Capt. Lacey & Lt Palmer’s Resignations, have been repeatedly urged upon them since their intentions of leaving the service have been known. As to the former, I should do injustice to my own...
6To George Washington from Major Henry Lee, Jr., 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I addressed your Excellency yesterday advising of Admiral Greaves arrival. I omitted mentioning a report prevalent here from the enemy, viz. that Monsieur Ternay had fallen in with the British squadron, had sunk one seventy four & had taken one sixty four—This is said to have happened off Cape Henrey. I transmit a very exact list of the British fleet. They have received 3000 marines from N....
7From George Washington to Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg, 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your favor of the 4th Instant, with a Return of the Officers belonging to the Virginia line, who are in the State. With the aid of the latter, and in consequence of a Letter from His Excellency the Governor upon the subject, I have made an Arrangement of the Officers for the 5000 Levies drafted or intended to be drafted by the Legislature. This I have inclosed in a Letter of...
8To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
When I acknowledged your Excellency’s favour of the 11th inst. I informed that I should immediately ride Eastward on the business therein contained —I have accordingly given Directions for a Boat to cross as heretofore, & wrote to the C——s on the Subject. I expect to hear from them in a few days. I am informed (via L. Island) that an Express-Boat arrived at N.Y. on the 13th inst. from the W....
9From George Washington to Major General Steuben, 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 14th and approve the measures you are taking. With regard to the light infantry you will see by the late General order, that I have ordered each regiment to furnish a company consisting of twenty rank and file —This is to be increased afterwards in proportion to the strength of the regiments—This appears to me to be the best plan to begin with. I think of...
10To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 18 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to your Excellency’s Orders I proceeded with Mr Erskine to reconnoitre the Landing places from Closter to Dobbs’s Ferry, & found the following viz. Closter landing situate about Six or seven miles above Fort Lee—& a little south of Phillips’s was formerly made use of by the Inhabitants in its vicinity, and rendered practicable for two horse Sleds , from the Declivity of the...