1George Washington to Major General William Heath, 23 February 1781 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] February 23, 1781 . Sends instructions for improving defenses of West Point. LS , in writings of Tench Tilghman and H, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.
2General Orders, 23 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
3From George Washington to Captain Lieutenant Caleb Brewster, 23 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received yours of the 14th—Your return mentions the names of Eight prisoners sent to the provost Guard —Genl Parsons says only six were committed —You should enquire of the Corporal who had them in charge, how this happened. It is not in my power, at present, to spare any further number of Men for your detachment, as I am obliged to call in many guards, and weaken other necessary ones...
4From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 23 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
In a letter of the 18th I hinted to you that the detachment which was then forming might be five or six Weeks absent from this post —possibly it may be longer, and advance us into a season when the enemy, if they are in force and circumstances at New York, may endeavour to avail themselves of our weakness. To provide against this, I have as you are already informed, wrote pressingly for the...
5From George Washington to John Moylan, 23 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with your Letter of the 18th —I have never recd any intimation of Mr Wilkinsons intention to resign his present Office, but from your letter, and from a hint which he himself sometime ago dropped in one to Mr Tilghman. I cannot therefore with propriety go into the recommendation of a new Officer, untill I am officially informed of the resignation or removal of the old one, or indeed...
6From George Washington to Captain Stephen Olney, 23 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd yours of the 11th inst. and a letter from you to Colo. Angell, dated at Morris town the 15th May last, was about that time laid before me —Capt. Allen, with whom you say you have a dispute of Rank, has never put in any claim, and as I find you are set down the 4th and he the 5th Captain in the new arrangement lately made out by Colo. Greene and transmitted to the Board of War —I...
7From George Washington to Captain Job Sumner, 23 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I was duly favd with yours of the 24th ulto, but I was at the time so much engaged with the affairs of the Army in Jersey that I could not attend to it —I cannot undertake to say whether the kind of exchange you wish to accomplish will be ratified by the State to which you belong, but if it should, I conceive the concurrence of all the Captains of the line (and not those of your own Regt...