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I wrote you a few days ago from Albany of my intentions to send a party to attack the enemy at Unadilla, last night I sent off my advanced party & am just marching the body consisting of above 200 men—I take the command of the party myself, & hope on my return to be able to give your Excellency a satisfactory account of the expedition. This will be delivered your Excellency by Capt. Long, an...
Letter not found : from Lt. Col. William Butler, 13 Aug. 1778. On 24 Aug., GW wrote Butler : “I recd yours of the 13th instant dated at Schohary.” Butler wrote New York governor George Clinton on 13 Aug.: “I have wrote to his Excellency Genl. Washington informing him of my situation &c. of the same date” (Hastings, Clinton Papers , 3:632).
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. William Butler, 28 Oct. 1778. GW wrote Butler on 12 Nov. : “your letter of the 28th Ulto was duly communicated by Doctor Jones.”
Letter not found: from William Butler, 9 Dec. 1778. On 16 Dec., GW wrote Butler : “I have received your Letter of the 9th Instant.”
Your letter of the 13th Instant I received Yesterday, my most Grateful Acknowledgment is due your Excellency for the good Opinion you are pleased to mention of me & it shall ever be my Study to Merit the Honor your Excellency has done me. Matters is Quiet here at present—Since my last I have had three Scouts out consisting of about 150 Men they continued out six days & have been on the Heads...
Your letter of the 11th Instant came to hand the 20th; the Contents of which I shall punctually observe. Inclosed I send your Excellency Copies of some depositions concerning one of my parties under the Command of Major Posey Killing one Demon who Attempted making his escape after the party had made him Prisoner of which I wrote your Excellency in my last —Complaint having been made to Govr...
I beg leave to trouble your Excellency upon a subject that greatly concerns me: from the honor done me in commands, very respectable and somewhat singular from any Officer of my Rank in the Army, and having sufficient reason to believe that every part of my conduct, whilst then acting met with your excellency’s approbation, I am induced at this time to inform you a true state of my feelings....
I arived at this post the 22d Ult. after Tedious Journey and Obliged to Travil about Forty miles of the last of it on Foot the snow Being so Deep, and is yet too Deep to get A Horse Through the woods, Am Making Preparation to Joine as soon as Possible—I think it my duty to Inform your Excellency with the late Transaction of the Enemy near this Post on the 27th March as three men were at work...
This Waits on you with a return of the Garrision we have lately had a Visit from the Enemy. a Party of twenty five men one of Whom Disarted to us, his Account I have Inclos’d, the[y] have took seven men Prisioners, that had Moved four miles from the Garrision, with their families, they Left the Women and Children unhurt. took the Men and Provisions and some Clothing with them, and Pushed of[f]...
When I was first Ordered to the Command of this Post it was from the Board of war and Soon After recd Acct from Colo. Hartley that he Command’d at Sunsbury and Wyoming I Made my Returns to him as Belonging to his Command Repeatedly Representing the Necessity of more Men at this Post—A Part of Colo. Hartleys Regt as Youll Se by Inclosd Return are at this post, I Conclude Colo. Hartley has Made...
Persuent to Orders reced from your Exelency by the Hand of Majr Genl Lincoln I have Marched with the three detachments from Connecticut Regiments; Part of the Westmoreland Independant Companies have Joined me as was Ordered and more will be in this day. I am Now Encamped upon the Heights between Chatham and Springfield—Genl Stevens had Left this Place before my Arival & I am destitute of any...
this waits on you with three Prisoners two of Which one of my Scouting Parties took about Seventy Miles above the Garrison up the River on their way from N. York to Niagara there Were four in Company one Made his Escape one Badly Wounded his Life is yet in Danger from his Wounds one of those two was wounded in the Leg or I Should have Sent them Sooner tho they dont appear to have Much...
Your order of the 7th April Came safe to hand I shall wait your excellencys further Orders, Nothing Matirael has happend since my last, only the men Mentioned in my last Being taken at fishing Creek &c. Came in with The Indian guns Tomhocks &c. as the first party Did, and Actually Brought in Two Indian Scalps, I have Heared of Late Mischiefs being done one the West brance of Susqh. and on...
I Left the army the 21st Inst. with A Design; to Return by the fifteenth of April but find matters in such A Situation respecting my own Interest—I would wish to stay about fifteen Days Longer as Some Commissioners from Philadelphia will be Hear on the Fifteenth of April I should wish to see them on the Land matters, if your Excellency should Indulge me their is A man at West point that is...
Agreeabel to your Request I Send Inclosed A Return of the men of Capt. Spauldings Company Left at Wyoming with the number of Weomen and Children belonging to their Families as to their Circumstances I can only Say they Live in Hutts nigh the Fort and no Dependance for Subsistance only the Mans Labour the men have ben in Service near five years and would Wish to be Discharged. I am your...
The officers of the first and second Connecticut brigades beg leave, as a part of the army, to express the great joy and felicity we feel on the auspicious birth of the Dauphin of France. Permit us to request of your excellency to address his excellency the minister of France with our hearty congratulations upon this important event, and to express for us in the warmest terms the very sincere...
Your Orders of the 29th Decr 1780 I received ⅌ Capn Mitchell, on the 22d of Jany 1781 Imidately Sent to Philadelphia for Clothing for the soldiers Urging the Nessessity of their being Supplied Quick as it was Impossible for them to March without[.] those whom I Sent were Detained in Philaa 17 Days and and were Absent 25 Days so that it was not in my Power to have them March sooner and now—they...
I came to this Place Last Night before Last, On my way to Camp I met your Excellencies Orders of the 19th Ult. I had all the men with me Excepting two that were so Lame that they were not Abel to March Out but on Reicet of your Excellencies orders Respecting those that had Families that their Circumstances were Dystressing I Sent back Eight men whose Particular Circumstances I Shall make A...
LS : American Philosophical Society The distressed Situation I now find myself in, makes me bold to claim some Protection from your Excellency, as an American Subject born at Marque’s hook & living in Philadelphia, my Case being as follows. I sailed from Cape Français, about 5 Months ago in a Schooner called the Three Brothers, under Command of Captain Harris, & belonging to William Morris...
ALS : American Philosophical Society Zêlé pour la liberté j’apprends avec satisfaction les progrès que fonts les braves Ameriquains pour la leur et pour ÿ cöoporé autant qu’il m’est possible je prends la respectueuse liberté d’envoÿer à votre Excellence le memoire inclús. Daignez le parcourir, et le trouvant utile m’honorer de vos hautes ordres. Etant prêt d’en donner le secret a votre...
LS : University of Pennsylvania Library Je prends la Respectueuse liberté de Vous envoier cÿ inclus une lettre que Je Vous prie de faire Remettre à Monsieur Laurens qui Je Suppose Sera encore à Paris au Cas qu’il Soit deja parti ne doutant nullement que Vous ne Sachiez ou il est Je Vous supplie d’avoir La Complaisance de L’enveloper & La lui faire parvenir. Si en Pareille ou toute autre...
LS : American Philosophical Society J’ai L’honneur de Vous Confirmer ma dernre. du 17. feve. Sur la quelle Je me flattois de me Voir favorisé de Votre reponse, mais a mon deplaisir Je m’en trouve frustré Jusqu’a ce moment. Puisque Je trouve que Le plus long terme, que m’a fixé monsr. Wm. Bell de Recevoir de Son Excellence La Remise des f. 6888..10..8 de change, est Échu aux environs d’un mois,...
ALS : American Philosophical Society N’ayant Jamais eu L’honneur de Vous Ecrire, Je prends la Liberté de le faire dans ce moment pour Vous envoier cy inclus une lettre de Votre ami Monsr. Thomas White d’amsterdam avec qui Je fais des affaires & qui me mende d’avoir des fonds chez vous, Daignez me dire Par le retour du courier S:V:P: Si Je pourrois disposer Sur votre Excellence pour compte...
It is with much Reluctance That I trouble your Excellency, with any thing of Complaint against any Officer under your Command; A Regard to my Future welfare however obliges me to lay before you, The inclosed Papers touching the Conduct of Col. Weltner, who has had, and still continues in Command of the German Battalion in this County. Col: Weltner may perhaps acquit himself well in a...
Having heard from Major Turberville, that he had sent to inform you of the arrival of Mr. Hare, and the business on which he came; and that the answer he received was, you left that matter to the commanding officer, I thought it unnecessary for me to give you the trouble, at that time, of writing to you on the subject of his business, for two reasons; it was my determination not to keep the...
ALS or L : American Philosophical Society Yor Humble peticeenors begs lave to acquaint your Excelency of the misfortune of becomeing preseners, and being Americans which we Can justly justify, but unhaply was takeing by an English Ship And brought to England, and went passengers to Ireland to Get in the Letteramarque We were takeing in bound for Jamaca thinking To get home once more to our...
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Writt you of my misfortins Sir in which it lys in your powr to Send mee hom to wher I blong to Feladealfea Sir, I was takn by the Winchilsey frigat wee was bownd to martninq and Kiped one Board of hir Six months and I run away from hir in Jemeaky and Cam to Liverpool and then gat meet of a brigg bownd to Limerick in Irland and from Limerick to London and...
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your Letter of the 17 April gave me infinite Pleasure & I am more exceedingly obliged to you for the very kind reception you gave my Son, as well as your warm commendations of him. I wish this detestable war was at an End, that Friends who love each other might cordially meet & embrace, & I am sure you wish you could put an End to it. All your Friends here...
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mon pere qui me parle bien souvent de vous, Monsieur, ne Connait qu’une très petite partie de vos ouvrages, et voudrait avoir des Détails sur La Construction des Conducteurs pour garantir Les maisons de La foudre, et sur celle des para-tonnerre dont Les personnes se servent en Amérique. Je prends la Liberté de m’adresser à vous pour cela. Il m’est égal que...
L : American Philosophical Society Made. helvetius demande de la part de mr. hebert à mr. franklin si le Diné projetté avec mr. le maréchal de Duras peut avoir Lieu samedy prochain ou mercredy de la semaine suivante. Mr. hébert chez qui doit s’exécuter ce diné, préférerait le samedy, mais toutes fois dans le cas où mr. franklin n’aurait aucun engagement pour ce jour là. Mde. helvétius sera de...