41451From George Washington to John Pray, 28 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
Yours of this day has been received. You will be pleased to send me immediately a State of the Detachment under your Comman d specifying particularly the num ber of Officers & Men in the Garrison & on the Water Guard. I am Sir Your Most Obed. Servt NjP : DeCoppet Collection.
41452From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 12 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your Letter of the 9th Inst. respecting the Case of the Young Men of Eliza. Town who refuse to take the Oath of Allegiance to the States, or to withdraw within the Enemy’s lines & discourage all the Militia round about them—I would observe that tho’ it is my Desire to have the Terms & Conditions of my Proclamation religiously complied with, Yet I do not intend that it shall be...
41453From George Washington to Colonel Oliver Spencer, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Col. Malcom’s regiment has been ordered to join your’s at Minisinck and is now on its march for that purpose. When it arrives, agreeable to the intention of Congress the two regiments are to be incorporated into one. Inclosed is the arrangement of the Captains and subalterns who are to compose it. After these have been selected, the remainder are to be considered as supernumeraries. The field...
41454From George Washington to Joseph Reed, 11 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 4th was given to me by Jos. Arrowsmith just as Mr Peters inform’d me, he was about to set out for Phila.—I could not resist the Inclination however of detaining him long enough to write you a short Letter to thank you, as I do most sincerely, for the friendly and Affectionate Sentiments containd in yours of the above date towards me, and to assure you, that I am perfectly...
41455To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 15 May 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform your Excellency confidentially that a French Fleet may in the course of a few Weeks be expected upon this Coast, and as it is uncertain what part of the land they may first make, Gentlemen are to be stationed at different points to give them Signals and to make them some necessary communications immediately upon their arrival. Major Galvan who will have the honor...
41456General Orders, 25 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
Captain Benjamin Walker of the 2d New York Regiment is appointed Aid de Camp to the Commander in Chief and is to be respected and Obeyed accordingly. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
41457From George Washington to Thomas Forrest, 8 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
It is some time since I received yours of the 4th Augt inclosing your Commission and desiring a discharge from the service for the reasons therein set forth—I expected to have seen you in Philada and to have informed you that before I could grant such discharge, it was necessary that you should produce Certificates from the Paymaster General and Auditor of the Army and from the Auditor or...
41458From George Washington to Brigadier General James Potter, 7 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have not been favor’d with any Letter from you since I last wrote you. Upon revolving your Situation & the Nature of the Command you are upon, I begin to be of opinion the Number of Men you have may be rather prejudicial than serviceable to you, as they are a more attractive Object for the Enemy, & more inconvenient for you to move off upon any sudden occasion—I therefore think you had...
41459From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 22 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
I purpose going down to Stoney and Verplanks points tomorrow Morning. Be pleased therefore to order a covering party of about 100 Men to be upon Verplanks tomorrow morning by eight OClock. I am Dear Sir Your most obt Ser[v]ant LS , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, MHi : Heath Papers; Df , DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . GW requested a similar covering party for his inspection of Stony Point,...
41460From George Washington to General William Howe, 3 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
On the 1st Instt I received the favor of your Letter of the 27th Ulto. I had heard the day before of Lt Colo. Campbell’s confinement and wrote him and the president of the Council of the Massachussets State respecting it, and I trust his situation will be made more agreeable, it being my wish that every reasonable indulgence and act of Humanity should be done to those whom the fortune of War...