131To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 30 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
As soon as General Huntingtons Command Arived, I Wrote to Governor Trumbull a letter of which the inclos’d is a Copy and soon after the Express set out I was so happy as to receive Your Excellencys favour by which I found I had Acted with propriety. Your letters to both Governors and to General Fellors were in a moment Forwarded. I made an Instant demand of the Returns Sir you requ[e]sted,...
132To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 29 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I unluckily missed of a letter from Col. Barber Sent me express. the purport of it however I fancy Can be pretty well ascertained, as it was brought by an intelligent officer acquainted with the occasion of it who met with Col. Sprout. The enemy had taken post at Staten Island with intention to Support the Jersey insurgents. they Sent out a Spy with a proclamation offering the Same terms to...
133To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 1 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
Since writing my other letter, I have been Honour’d with your Excellency’s favour of the 29th of April —All the Fascines between West Point, and Kings ferry have long since been remov’d to a place of safety, as would those below it, had I known they had been there, but Colo. Kosceozcko inform’d there were none lower down—I have remov’d a good many of the Gabions, but they tumble to pieces in...
134To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 31 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am very sensible of the Embarrassments & perplexities you mention in your private letter, they would I am certain have depress’d, and perhaps subdued almost any mind but yours, and I have often thought, and frequently said, that the difficulties you Encounter and surmount give you more intrinsic Merit than the Victories others have obtain’d; and this I doubt not History will hereafter...
135To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 16 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have by every Means in my power endeavoured to find how far the fears entertained of the disaffection of the Massachuset troops to the purposed Service was well or ill founded, and not content with my own personal efforts, I have desired officers of address and abilities to exert themselves also. It appears to be the opinion of Putnam, Vose, Sprout, Brooks, Porter, Trescot and many others...
136To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 2 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have long my Dear General intended to address you upon a Subject respecting myself: but considering the glorious Scene, in which you are so Capital an Actor, and in which, you have So nobly supported your part, I was loth to trespass upon your time even for a moment, while I had the least hope, by any other means of obtaining the ends I aimed at: but finding that neither my Zeal in the Cause...
137To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 2 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Armand writes me that in his progress towards the Enemies lines yesterday he took two Waggons loaded with Hay and one Soldier of Robisons Corps He Burnt the Hay and Brought off the waggons He Solicits hard to return the latter to the People who own them as he thinks they are not inimical to our cause this I have my Doubts of, but beside this his Party may think they have a claim to the...
138To George Washington from Robert Howe, 2 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose your Excellency a Copy of my Letter to the President of Congress from which you will see the Measures I have pursued upon an Occasion perplexing & intricate—& if in the Course of it I have so conducted Matters as not to merit your Excellency’s Disapprobation it will make me happy. I conceived that your Excellency would not wish to be Troubled with the Proceedings of...
139To George Washington from Robert Howe, 8 Aug. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Robert Howe, 8 Aug. 1779. On 9 Aug., GW wrote Howe: “your letter of the 8th with its inclosure came to hand.”
140To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 17 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I left Morris Town on Friday, and arrived at this place on Sunday. A Detail of Military Matters, I perswade myself Your Excellency duly receive’s from Genl Heath, who is still here, which renders a descant on that Subject from me, at present unnecessary. I have the Honour to be, with the greatest respect Sir Yr Excellency’s Most Obt Hume Sert LS , DLC:GW . The previous Sunday was 13 February....