11To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 27 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am Just returned from Visiting the Lower & Upper Closter Landings, I find there will be no manner of Occasion for the Regiment to remain at the lower one, If a Capt. & 40 go every other day to each of them, I belive they will be quite Secure, the Militia in their Vicinity will be a good Support to them in such ruff Craggy ground, but I would not trust them as a Constant Vigilant Guard. No...
12General Orders, 27 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Irvine[,] Lieutenant Colonels Gray[,] Murray[,] Brigade Major Woodbridge [Officer] For Guard[:] Major Leavensworth. Joseph King Esqr. is appointed Paymaster to the Corps of Artificers from the 6th of February last. The Brigade Quarter masters are to apply immediately at the Quarter master Generals Store for the number of Espontoons specified...
13Circular to the States from George Washington, 27 August 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Teaneck, New Jersey ] August 27, 1780 . Discusses lack of provisions in Army. Writes: “Either the Army must disband, or what is, if possible, worse, subsist upon the plunder of the people.” Asks the states to requisition enough food to set up winter magazines. Df , in writings of Tench Tilghman and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
14Sunday August 27th 1780. (Adams Papers)
This morning at about half after seven o clock Mr. Le Roi came to our lodgings and at about eight o clock he went with My Pappa, brother Charles, Stevens, and myself down to a boat where we found two Gentlemen and two ladies. We set away and went out of the port on board the South Carolina for Captn. Joyner we did not go on board. We then went to Surdam Zaandam which is a Village in North...
M r . Jay waited on the Count de Montmorin this Morning at nine OClock agreeable to appointment the Day before. The Former commenced the Conversation by observing that in his first Conferences with the Minister of Spain at Aranjuez, The Minister divided the Subject into two parts, and spoke largely on that of the Bills drawn on M r . Jay, and on the Treaty proposed to be entered into between...
16Circular to the States, 27 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Honble The Committee of Cooperation having returned to Congress —I am under the disagreeable necessity of informing Your Excellency that the Army is again reduced to an extremity of distress for want of provision. The greater part of it had been without meat from the 21st to the 26th: To endeavour to obtain some relief, I moved down to this place with a view of stripping the lower parts of...