I wrote You on the 22nd & 23rd. I now set myself down to trouble You once More. As neither Cols. Meades or Harrison’s Depositions may ever reach me & if they do, As they will contain no Information respecting the Papers taken in Andre’s Hand I am to beg you, to be so Obliging, as to send me Your Deposition, by the first Conveyance; Of what my Conduct was, or appeared to be to You, from the...
[ Robinson’s House , Highlands, New York, October 22, 1780. On October 24, 1780, Varick wrote to Hamilton : “I wrote You on the 22nd.” Letter not found. ] Varick, a native of Hackensack, New Jersey, was admitted to the bar in New York City in 1774. On June 28, 1775, he enlisted as a captain in the New York Regiment and in June, 1776, became a military secretary to General Philip Schuyler, H’s...
[ Robinson’s House, Highlands, New York, October 24, 1780. “… I am to beg you, to be so obliging, as to send me your deposition, by the first conveyance, of what my conduct was, or appeared to be to you, from the morning of the 25th after you arrived here ’till that of the 28th Sept., when you left us. Whether any part of my conduct or language betrayed any privity of Arnold’s rascally designs...
[ Robinson’s House, Highlands, New York, October 23, 1780. On October 24, 1780, Varick wrote to Hamilton: “I wrote You on the … 23rd.” Letter not found. ] Printed in this volume.
5Enclosure: Lieutenant Colonel Richard Varick to Major General William Heath, 24 October 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
I think it my Duty as a Man of Candour & Generosity, to inform You, that for your Information in our Interview of yesterday, I had every reason to convince Me, That Mr. Tripp’s Information, so distressing to Me, & in which my warm & pointed letter of the 21st. to You, was founded; was communicated to me in a very disingenuous Manner & Air & that he mentioned to Me more, than was contained in...
6From Richard Varick to Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 18 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
The late Hour of the Night and the Necessity of my rising at the Dawn of Day to to proceed with Colo. Udny Hay to Fish Kill must be my Apology for this short Scroll I can now afford you in Answer to your Favor of the 10th of Oct. continued to the 12th for which I render You many Thanks. Some other Evening will soon be devoted to the Discharge of that Debt of Friendship. I have only to regret...
7From Richard Varick to Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 21 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to His Excellency’s Commands I have copied & added some Things to his Instructions to Me, to be compleated together with my Appointment & returned to Me. I accepted on the 25th May, as per my Letter & signed the 7th June. The Terms the Genl proposed were to be on an equal footing with Yourself with Respect to pay & subsistence Money. I wish this to specified, as also that the Pay to...
8Enclosure: Richard Varick to Joseph Ward, 5 July 1777 (Adams Papers)
I have the pleasure of Acknowledging the Receipt of your Favor of the 8th Ultimo Which was deliver’d me On my Return from Tyonderoga to this Place. I was fortunate Enough to finish my Musters the Day before the Enemy’s Shipping made their Appearance at Tyonderoga and should have sent You the Abstracts by this Conveyance had not one of my Deputies been too much Indisposed to Attend to...
9To George Washington from Richard Varick, 22 August 1783 (Washington Papers)
I take the Liberty of inclosing to Your Excellency, a Letter for Lieut. Colo. Humphrys containing a Letter to His Excellency the president of Congress, praying an Answer to my Memorial formerly presented to Congress, for the Depreciation of my pay while acting as a Mustering Officer & for the 12 Months pay allowed those Officers as a Gratuity on their discharge. I have comprised in my...
10To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Richard Varick, 12 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to inform Your Excellency, That I think my Health is so far restored, as to enable me to bear the Fatigue incident to an Attendance on a Court of Enquiry into my Conduct, which Your Excellency was so indulgent as to promise Me, as soon as I should be able to attend to It. It is Sir, a Wish, natural to a Young Man, whose rise & Happiness in Life depend on a fair & unblemished...
11To George Washington from Richard Varick, 3 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Necessities of the Writers employed under my Direction as well as my own, and the Poverty of the Q. Master Department had in great Measure anticipated the Relief afforded by the last Supply of Money transmitted to me by Mr Morris on the 3rd of June, on Account of pay. By that I was enabled to pay off the discharged Writers the Ballances of their respective Demands and to Messrs Sickels &...
12To George Washington from Richard Varick, 8 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have this Evening reviewed the Paper of the 29th ulto containing the Charges & the Specification thereof from B. Genl Hazen in behalf of himself and twenty four Officers of his Regiment against Lieutenant Thomas Edwards Judge Advocate of the Army; And find that the Complainants impeach Mr Edwards in three genl Charges, Vizt 1. “Want of Abilities and a regular judicious System in the Office...
13To George Washington from Richard Varick, 21 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Excellency’s Directions I do inclose Copy of the unsigned Instructions which I recd from you at New Windsor, with some Additions, perhaps yet incompleat. With Respect to my Pay & Subsistence Your Excellency was pleased to put me on the footing with the Secretary with You—I could wish to be allowed to draw forage for two Horses in Case I should find it convenient & necessary...
14To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Richard Varick, 12 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
I hope the Proceedings of the Court of Enquiry on my Conduct have e’er this reached your Excellency’s Hands. A Consciousness of the rectitude of my Intentions & Conduct, while in the Service of my Country, induces me to expect an honorary report from them. I now remain solicitous, only about properly publishing to my Countrymen & fellow Citizens & especially to my late Brother Officers, in...
15To George Washington from Captain Richard Varick, 5 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have Directions from General Schuyler, in Order to prevent Delays in forwarding the Stores & Other Necessaries for the Army, in his Absence, to open any Letters that shall be directed to him from the General Officers & Commanders of Posts in this Department & to Comply with their Requisitions in procuring & forwarding such Articles, as May be wanted and can be procured by Me, & to send for...
16To George Washington from Richard Varick, 19 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with Your Excellency’s agreeable Favour of the 13th instant, covering seven of Mr Morris’s Notes, amounting to five hundred Dollars, of which I shall make an equal Distribution—proportioned to the Times of Service of the respective Writers who have or now are serving. I am sorry to observe to Your Excellency, that my own Necessities will absolutely oblige me to appropriate a small...
17To George Washington from Richard Varick, 18 August 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am again under the Necessity of applying to Your Excellency for a further Provision of Pay to the Writers employed under my Direction. Above six Months have elapsed since they have received any Money from the Public for their Services on which alone they depend, as their duty with me would not admit of their devoting any of their Time to the Means of making Money for their immediate...
18To George Washington from Richard Varick, 7 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I was honored by the Receipt of Your Excellency’s Favor of the 28th ulto. Agreeable to your Directions, I do inclose Copies of the Powers and Instructions to Colo. Harrison, in Feby & March 1777; to Colo. Grayson, Lieut. Colos. Harrison & Hamilton & Mr Boudinot in March & April 1778; to Lieut. Colonels Harrison & Hamilton in November 1778; to Colos. Davies & Lt Colo. Harrison in...
19To George Washington from Richard Varick, 21 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
In Compliance with Your Excellency’s Directions I have examined the Volumes of General orders & find them recorded to the 30th April 1780. inclusive. Upon arranging the Proceedings of the Councils of War for Transcription I have Reason to suppose that some are deficient; especially in 1776; I therefore submit it to Your Excellency, whether it will not be expedient to apply to Mr Thomson the...
20To George Washington from Richard Varick, 6 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor of writing to Your Excellency a Letter of the 1st instant, Which (for want of proper Conveyance) remains yet in my Hands and will accompany this via M. Genl Heath. I hope it will not add much to the Trouble, which Your Excellency has to perplex You, to receive my Report, That Mr Myer one of the Writers has for some Days past, been troublesome to me, by his repeated and uncivil...
21To George Washington from Richard Varick, 3 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
The Adjutant General transmits You by this Conveyance the Order of this Date for a Court of Inquiry &c. —I shall expect you will forward the Letter addressed to Major Reid with the greatest Rapidity; it also contains a transcript of the Order. The above is a true Extract & the only part of the Letter of the 3rd April 1783 which re s pects Major Reid. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
22To George Washington from Richard Varick, 14 August 1783 (Washington Papers)
State of the Volumes remaining in the Hands of Mr Varick Recording Secy at Poughkeepsie Augt 14. 1783. Titles No. of pages of No. of each Volume No of Vols. Vols. contains .
23To George Washington from Richard Varick, 3 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
I esteem it my duty to inform Your Excellency, That Yesterday the XVth Volume of Military Letters was filled & contains the Letters to Novr 1782 included, which remains to be indexed & to receive its Marginal References to the Copies; So that some Time next Week I shall be ready to deliver the following Volumes. Vizt The Congress Letters A. to Decr 1782. 6 Volumes Military B. to Novr 1782. 15....
24To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Richard Varick, 26 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of acknowledging the Receipt of Your Excellency’s Favor of the 15th instant, conveying to me Your Orders for my Removal to Head Quarters. I am sorry to find That Lt Colo. Bradford has resolved to quit his Office, but shall in Obedience to Your Excellency’s Orders, repair to New Jersey as soon [as] possible, to releive him, in Confidence that the Honorable the Congress will be...
25To George Washington from Richard Varick, 25 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
When I had the Honor of conferring with Your Excellency last, on the Subject of the confidential & pleasingly arduous Office tendered to me & heard Your Excellency’s Answers to my Objections, I put my Acceptance of the honorable Charge, on the Condition of procuring proper Persons under me for executing the Business in such Manner as to do ample Justice to the Public & not to disappoint Your...
26To George Washington from Richard Varick, 14 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was honored with Your Excellency’s Favour of the 31st December on the 10th inst. As I mean to have an Index in each Volume, as well as a General one to each Set of A.B. & C., when completed, I shall commence the former when Paper arrives & hereafter draft them, as fast as the respective Volumes are filled; the latter, must be left undone till the whole Business is executed. It will be...
27To George Washington from Richard Varick, 12 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
In my Letter of the 10th I omitted to inform Your Excellency that the Congress Letters are recorded to the 31st Octr 1779. in 4 Volumes complete; The military Letters from 25th June 1775. to the 20th Jany 1778 in 4 Vols complete & from the 1st Jany to the 10th Septr 1779. in two other Volumes complete; And the Civil Letters to Augt 31st 1779. in two Volumes and Part of a third. The Letters to...
28To George Washington from Captain Richard Varick, 23 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to General Schuyler’s Directions to me, I send down (under Charge of Lieut. Van Waggenen) Lieut. Schalch & Dr Gill of the Royal Artillery made Prisoners at St Johns, to be disposed of as Your Excellency shall be pleased to direct. They are on their Parole. I also send down Mr John MacDonell one of the Scotch Gentlemen made Prisoner at Johns Town, Tryon County, in January last, He has...
29To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Richard Varick, 24 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I was honored with Your Excellency’s Favor of the 21st by Colo. Lamb. I am sorry to find that such cogent & just reasons render it improper, & have influenced Your Excellency to direct, that the Enquiry into my Conduct be extended no further back, than during my unhappy Connexion with the guilty Arnold. A friendly Opinion to that Effect from Colo: Harrison, had in some Measure...
30To George Washington from Richard Varick, 18 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
On the third of November I was favored with Colo. Trumbull’s Letter of the 10th & 12th Octr covering my Appointment & Your Excellency’s Instructions of the 25th May last to me, And on the 4th instant I was honored with Your Excellency’s favor of the 15th ulto from Mount Vernon. I am happy to find, that the general Tenor of my Conduct in the Discharge of the Duties of my Office, have hitherto...