21To George Washington from George Clinton, 15 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am unhappy in being again obliged to trouble your Excellency with the further disagreable Intelligence from our Western Frontier contained in the inclosed Copies of Letters which I have just now received from Colo. Cantine and Colo. Thusten. I find it impossible to secure the Frontier Settlements against the Depredations of the Enemy by the utmost Exertions I am able to make with the Militia...
22To George Washington from George Clinton, 31 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here the 21st Inst.—My Brother will deliver you this—it will be therefore unnecessary to particularize the Situation of the Military—The Spirit of Discontent, which had reached the Troops here and discovered itself by a Mutiny not of a very aggravated Nature, has subsided and I am in Hopes a Repetition is not to be apprehended. There are in the Troops of this State a Number of...
23To George Washington from George Clinton, 17 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I transmit your Excellency some Depositions which were taken on an Inquiry, I directed to be made relative to a Controversy between Mr Archer and Capt. Pyatt—This Inquiry was had in consequence of your Excellencys referring to me an Application from the Deputy Sherif of West Chester County who suggested that Captain Pyatt had escaped from him, And I had intended if it had appeared...
24To George Washington from George Clinton, 18 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have had the Honor of receiving your Excellency’s Letters of the 4th & 6th Instant, and am happy in being thereby enabled to give such general Assurances of Protection to the frontier Inhabitants, as I have Reason to hope will prevent their deserting their Settlements. This your Excellency may be assured will be done with the utmost regard to that Secrecy which is necessary to ensure Success...
25To George Washington from George Clinton, 22 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
Robert Morris Esqr. late Chief Justice of the State of New Jersey has requested my Consent for him to have an Interview on the Lines with Laurence Kortright, John DeLancey and John Zobricski for the Purpose of receiving Information respecting the Title of some Lands in this State—the two former are Subjects of this, the latter of the State of New Jersey—If your Excellency can consistently...
26To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s Letters of the 27th of last Month & 1st Instant. I am greatly concerned for the Unhappy Fate of Van Tassel, who I am informed always maintained a good Charecter & his Familly have afforded many Proofs of their Attachment to the Cause of their Country in which some of them have been great Sufferers. At the same Time as Capt. Colson has already Quit the Army...
27To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 18 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
Being from Home when your Excellency’s Letter of the 31st Ultimo was left at my House prevented my Answering it by the Return of the Express & till now I have not had any other Opportunity —Before the Receipt of it I had (in Consequence of Powers given me by the Convention of this State) ordered out about 1200 of the Militia of this & Orange County 500 of them to releive Colo. Pawling at the...
28To George Washington from George Clinton, 3 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
Capt. Sacket informs me that a certain Lownsburry who was taken Prisoner last Winter by a Party of our’s and is now confined at Fishkill, was employed by him as an Emissary during the course of last Summer & Fall in obtaining Intelligence of the movements of Delancey’s Corps and other Parties by which the Country was harrassed—that he was useful & faithful in the Business and that he had...
29To George Washington from George Clinton, 10 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowlege the Receipt of your Excellency’s Letters of the 5th & 20th Ulto —The Legislature had under their Consideration last Fall a more suitable Provision for the Officers and Privates forming the Quota of this State in the Continental Army—they were interrupted in this Business by their rising sooner than was intended, occasioned by the Expectation of the Arrival of the French...
30To George Washington from George Clinton, 17 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just now received the inclosed very disagreable Accounts of the Desolation of Cherry Valley by the Enemy and of their having taken Fort Alden by Storm on the 14th Instant which at the Request of General Hand I now forward your Excellency by Express. I mean if I do not hear that the Enemy have left the Frontiers to set out for Schenectady on Thursday to assist General Hand. I shall not...