21To George Washington from George Clinton, 15 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I this Day received a Letter from Samuel Drake Esquire complaining of an Act of Violence committed upon a Constable of West Chester County in the Execution of his Office, a Copy whereof with the Affidavit which accompanied it I now take the Liberty of transmitting to your Excellency—I am persuaded I need not offer any Argument to induce your Excellency to give your Order that the Offender who...
22To George Washington from George Clinton, 20 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
Mr Chief Justice Morris who will have the honor of delivering this to your Excellency is now on his way to Westchester County. His principal Business thither is to establish the civil Authority of the State in that part of the County which has lately been relinquished by the British and to concert with the civil and military Officers and other principal Inhabitants of the County the most...
23To George Washington from George Clinton, 1 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have recd Your Excellency’s Letter of the 28st Ulto —I have already given Colo. Pawling Directions to make every necessary Preparati on and be in perfect Readiness to march with the Troops under his Command on the shortest Notice and that his Men might be properly provided[.] I have barely intimated to him in Confidence that he was to form a Junction and continue with the Troops destined for...
24To George Washington from George Clinton, 31 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Letters of the 26th & 28th Inst. I mean to set for Kingston tomorrow where the Legislature is convened and I will take the earliest Opportunity of laying before them your Excellency’s Letter & Inclosures on the Subject of obtaining Supplies for the army and urge their immediate attention to this important Business. With respect to the Officers belonging to...
25To George Washington from George Clinton, 28 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I this Moment received by the bearer Colo. Nicoll Information of the appearance of a Party of the Enemy at the Minisink on the frontier of Orange and Sussex Counties as mentioned in the enclosed Copy of a Letter from Henry Wisner Esqr. of Goshen & an intercepted Letter certified by Saml Westbroeck Esqr. a Magistrate of New Jersey The Levies raised in the Northern Part of Orange County for the...
26To George Washington from George Clinton, 24 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowlege the Receipt of your Excellency’s favors of the 26th Ulto & 12th Instant. Two Days before the former came to hand I received the Act of Congress respecting the Troops proposed to be raised for the Defence of our frontiers. Some considerable Time will necessarily elapse before they can be embodied and as the Enemy have already appeared at different Times and Places on the...
27To George Washington from George Clinton, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just recd a Letter from Genl Hand accompanying one to your Excellency and am happy to learn by the Accounts it contains that the situation of Affairs on the Western Frontier is not so bad as we had Reason to expect. The General requested me to write to your Excellency respecting the Disposition of the Troops in that Quarter but as my Brother’s Brigade is ordered there any thing I can...
28To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I this Moment received your Excelllency’s Order of the Day for sending 30,000 Wt of Hard-Bread from this Post to King’s Ferry to be transported from thence to Head Quarters. The Hard Bread was sent here in Bulk and by the Time it was Stored so much broken as to render it almost unfit to be used as I have no empty Casks at this Place to put it in I fear it would be impossible to convey it to...
29To George Washington from George Clinton, 8 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s Letters of the 24th & 30th of April last. In consequence of the first I have given Colo. Cooper, who lives in the Neighbourhood of Capt. Lieut. Crane, directions to use every Means in his Power to recover the Box, alluded to, with it’s Contents. I shall be happy if my apprehension of Danger from the Enemy on the Northern & Western frontiers of this State...
30To George Washington from George Clinton, 5 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting your Excellency a Copy of a Letter which I received yesterday from John Hanson Esqr. of St Croix, how far the Intelligence it communicates may be depended upon your Excellency by comparing it with that you have received through other Channels, will be better able to determine than I am. I had accounts in the course of last Winter from New York informing that...