421From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 6 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr of the 4th[.] Shoes for the Massachusetts Line must be drawn by the State Cloathier or his Assistant for the Line at large and distributed according to their wants. If he will apply, he may have an order upon the Cloathier General for a proportion of the public Stock, which is at present scanty. I have no power to give Colo. Hazen authority to inlist the troops of any State...
422From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 11 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
The new arrangements of all the Masssachusetts Regiments have been delivered in, agreeable to General Orders; but they are not accompanied by the Returns of the names and Ranks of the retiring Officers. As these are equally essential—you will be pleased to call for them immediately, and send them up to me as soon as they come in, that I may transmit them to the Board of War, at the same time...
423From George Washington to William Heath, 11 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Resolve of Congress relative to the Forage belonging to this State, which was used by the Army during the last Campaign, was perticularly addressed to you; and is that matter hitherto been wholly under your direction, I return you the Report of the Arbitrators, and request you to bring this matter to a conclusion agreeably to the Instructions that have been given. I also return the report...
424From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 12 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
Upon a full view of what (from the returns) must be the state of our Army when the Levies leave it the first of January —and of the little prospect there is of getting the places of many, if any of them supplied by that time —and when the importance of West point and the Southern communication with it is taken into consideration I can think of no better disposition of the Army for Winter...
425From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 2 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
When yours of this morning came to Head Quarters, I was from home. The direction of the Board of War to apprehend Deserters from the Convention Troops was clearly meant only to extend to those who should attempt to desert from CharlotteVille. Inclosed you have the order itself. You will therefore be pleased to order the two persons at present in confinement to be sent safely back to the...
426From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 2 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have been favd with yours of the 19th ulto with the several papers to which it refers—You will be pleased to grant Capt. Flowers of the 3d Massachusetts Regt a dismission from the service, the Certificates transmitted being sufficient, and inform me of the time whe⟨n⟩ his resignation took place, that I may register it—If the number of Feild Officers with the first Brigade and the state of...
427From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 27 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am just now informed that the Enemy landed yesterday Morning at Amboy (said to be 5000) and were advancing towards Brunswic. Their design is not yet known, but a forage or an attempt to interrupt the communication from the southward, is most probable. The Virginia division and the Light Infantry have in consequence, moved from the Neighbourhood of Kackeat, lower down. Till we are assured of...
428From George Washington to Maj. Gen. William Heath, 15 December 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Maj. Gen. William Heath, 15 Dec. 1777. Heath’s letters to GW of 23 , 26 , and 27 Nov. are each docketed in part “Ansd 15th Decemr.”
429From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 29 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
Major Blacckden of Colo. Sheldons Light Dragoons goes to Boston to procure Cloathing and Accoutrements for the Regiment against the ensuing Campaign. As the prices of many articles have risen from there being too great a number of Bidders, I have directed the Major, if there are any persons purchasing for the Continent, not to interfere with them, but to apply to them for such Articles as he...
430From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 3 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of Yesterday; And as I conceive it will be necessary for the security of the Posts below, & to prevent the Enemy from attempting a surprize, to have a Capts. Command for the Water Guard—I would have Capt. Welles continued on that service with his Detachment. In consequence of Colo. Hays information that there are considerable quantities of Flour on the River, which...