11General Orders, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officer] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Huntington One of the Drafts acquainted with the management of Hides and Tallow from each Wing to be sent to the Commissary of Hides at the Magazine—These men are to join their regiments when they are ordered to march. The Brigade Commissaries are to send their hides and Tallow to the Commissary of Hides every Saturday. An Orderly Serjeant...
12From George Washington to Major General Benedict Arnold, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday recd your favor of the 8th: The Commy General of Issues must be supposed to have the best knowledge of the Affairs of his department, and therefore any directions given by him to draw from one post to supply Troops at another ought to be complied with. In the present instance our dependence is upon part of the stock of Rum at West point, and you will for that reason permit the...
13From George Washington to John Haring, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am pained at the contents of your letter of this date. It has always been my endeavour as much as in my power to prevent the troops from committing depradations of any kind whatso[e]ver on the inhabitants. That there should be cause of complaint from the well-affected is an additional aggravation. You may be assured, that the most pointed orders have been issued to the army on this subject...
14From George Washington to La Luzerne, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit Your Excellency a Letter from the Chevalier Ternay, which came under cover to me last night, with One addressed to myself. I also enclose an Extract of the Letter from the Admiral to myself and of one of the same date, from the Count de Rochambeau. Your Excellency will perceive by these, tho I presume the Admiral has written to You fully on the subject, the...
15To George Washington from La Luzerne, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
J’ai reçu les lettres que Votre Excellence m’a fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 4 le 5. et le 6. de ce mois et les pieces dont elles étoient ac compagnées. Je me Suis conformé à votre opinion dans les avis que j’ai Fait parvenir à la Seconde division de notre Escadre et comme je les ai envoyés par des batimens stationnés dans des latitudes très variées, il est vraisemblable qu’elle les...
16To George Washington from Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday honored with your Excellencys favor of the 26th ulto covering a letter from Sir Henry Clinton to me I cannot but hope you have a little misapprehended him and that it was not his intention to make my exchange depend absolutely on the exchange of the southern Army—did I fully believe this to be his meaning I should suppose no advantages would result from my meeting Major General...
17To George Washington from Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
Hingham, Mass, 11 August 1780. “Could a consciousness of having the fullest intentions to serve my country and a sincere attempt to have executed such intentions have so availed me as to have discharged the debt of responsibility to the public for my conduct while their servant, and especially to you my dear General, as my commanding officer, I should have saved you the trouble of this long...
18From George Washington to Colonel William Malcom, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
From some advices recd from New York —I think it necessary that the Militia under your command should Halt in a convenient position in the neighbourhood of Haverstraw untill further orders. Should the Enemy go up the River in such force as may seem sufficient to threaten the Highland posts and pass above Kings Ferry, you will without loss of time throw yourself by the nearest Route into West...
19To George Washington from Colonel Timothy Pickering, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
You will doubtless ere this reaches you, have been informed that Congress have been pleased to appoint me quarter master general. This was so totally unexpected, that it will take me some days yet before I can get ready to proceed to camp. In the mean time I shall make some necessary arrange⟨m⟩ents for conducting the business of the de⟨pa⟩rtment in this state and the other states s⟨ou⟩thward...
20From George Washington to Brigadier Generals Anthony Wayne and William Irvine, 11 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I cannot but premise my answer to your letter of yesterday, by observing that the refusal of the Colonels & Lt Colonels of your line to comply with my request for stating in writing their motives to the part they have taken in the affair of Majr McPherson, is to me as extraordinary as unexpected—I assure you I had not the least idea there could have been any difficulty in the matter and had no...