1To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 29 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
We remain nearly in the same situation here as when I had the honor last to write you. The militia have been coming in, but few are yet collected. I was in hopes that they might have been Stoped this morning, to which General Counte de Rochambeau had just consented, when I received a Letter from Governor Trumbull of the 27th in which he observes, “The following intelligence, I have in a Letter...
2To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 29 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 22d Came to hand last evening and I hasten to answer At least to a part of its Contents —I Shall Begin By the disagreable disappointement I met with on account of our cloathing —inclos’d, my dear General, you Will find the Return of what has been put on Board of the fleet which I have sent By a vessel to providence, and which will be forwarded to head quarters as soon as...
3To George Washington from Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 29 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Before & since the receipt of your Excellencies favour of the 20th Ulto I have caused a reinforcement of provisions to be thrown into Fort Schuyler sufficient for that Garrison to the 30th August, but having yesterday been informed that the whole of the Oneida Nation consisting of four hundred souls totally destitute of provisions have been oblidged to fly to the Fort for protection The...
4To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 29 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have just received the Intelligence which the following Extracts both dated the 28th Instant will give your Excellency—“A British Fleet is now in the Sound—The Fleet consists of fifty Sail of Transports, & has on Board eight thousand Land Forces—they are bound for Rhode Island—They are just come to an Anchor off Huntington Bay—it is said they have left above five thousand Troops in New York”...
5To George Washington from Francisco Rendon, 29 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
By the Schooner Page Captn Palmer the first Vessel Sent by me to Havannah with the Dispatches for the Governor of that Place acquainting him of the Loss of my Chief Dn Juan de Miralles, which Vessel came back yesterday from Said Place, I have received Packets from Said Governor inclosing in them two Letters with orders to Sent them to your Excy one of them being from Said Govor & the other...
6To George Washington from Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 29 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
This morning I did myself the Honor to Transmit your Excellency an account of the situation the Garrison of Fort Schuyler is in—It being now Six A:M: I have received a Letter from Major Graham at present the Commanding Officer of which the enclosed is Copy —I am sorry to inform your Excellency that the Garrison is Short of provisions. & that the Convoy with provisions has been Stop’d between...