1731General Orders, 23 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
The Colonels and commanding Officers of the new established Regiments, will each of them receive on Monday next from the Adjt Genl a Warrant for Eight hundred Dollars, to pay their men for their Blankets; an exact Account of the distribution of this money is to be kept, and render’d when called for, particularizing the mens names, the Companies they belong to, and the towns they come from. The...
1732Circular to the New England Governments, 23 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding the great pains taken by the Quarter Master General, to procure Blanketts for the Army, he finds it impossible to procure a Number Sufficient—he has tryed the different places to the Southward without Success, as what were there are engaged to Supply the wants of the Troops in each place. Our Soldiers are in great distress & I know of no way to remedy the evil than applying to...
1733To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 23 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
[Watertown, Mass.] 23 December 1775 . Recommends for commissions several officers named in an enclosed letter from Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge. LS signed by William Sever, DLC:GW . Woodbridge’s undated letter to the council requests commissions for four officers whose names were omitted from the council’s letter of 24 Oct. to GW ( DLC:GW ).
1734To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 23 December 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, 23 Dec. 1775. On 4 Jan. 1776 GW wrote to Reed : “I have recd your obliging favours of the 19th & 23d Ulto.”
1735To George Washington from Lund Washington, 23 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 26th Novmbr I have recceve’d—in it you Express a desire to have your mill swamp cleard up for meadow in Consequence of a former letter (which you think may be a missg one) I was determine’d to have all the spare hands imploy’d in it this fall & winter, but we have had such repeated Rains that it is really impossible to worck in it—I have endeavour[ed] to keep the Coopers in...
1736To George Washington from William Watson, 23 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
The bearer Capt. Samuel Jackson comes with six prosoners, a Midshipman & five Sailors put by Capt. Talbot of the Nigar Frigate on board the Brigantne Peter, which Brigtn. was taken by sd Frigate about 18 days ago, near the Island of Barmudas, and orderd into Boston—This Brigantine was Retaken last Wednesday by our people, and was bra’t into this Port—Capt. Jackson the Bearer of this will...
1737From John Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 23 December 1775 (Jay Papers)
I have now the Pleasure of informing you that the New York Convention has at Length made some Provision for their Delegates viz t . 4 Dollars p r . Day for their Attendance on the last, and this Congress, so that I shall not be so great a Sufferer as I once apprehended. The Allowance indeed does by no Means equal the Loss I have sustained by the appointment, but the Convention I suppose...
1738From John Jay to Alexander McDougall, 23 December 1775 (Jay Papers)
Since writing my last to You, I find the Congress will not adjourn even for the Holy days, They have not indeed so determined but that seems to be the opinion of the majority of the members Where does M r . Alsop stay—should any Thing happen to one of us the Colony would be unrepresented. For my Part I wish some of the absent Gent. would return, we but just make a Quorum—Did not this...
1739Report of Committee to Ascertain Unfinished Business before Congress, 23 December 1775 (Jefferson Papers)
The Committee appointed to examine the journals and state what business remains still before Congress unfinished, have agreed to the following report. Dft ( DLC : PCC , No. 23). Endorsed by Charles Thomson: “No. 1. Report of the Comee appointed to examine the Journal. Decr. 23. 1775.” The paper underwent several stages of amendment, which could not be fully represented except by a facsimile....
1740General Orders, 24 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
By order of his Excellency General Washington, a Board of General Officers sat yesterday in Cambridge, and unanimously recommended the following Rations to be delivered in the manner hereby directed. Viz: Corn’d Beef and Pork, four days in a week. Salt Fish one day, and fresh Beef two days. As Milk cannot be procured during the Winter Season, the Men are to have one pound and a half of Beef,...