21To George Washington from George Clinton, 15 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I this Day received a Letter from Samuel Drake Esquire complaining of an Act of Violence committed upon a Constable of West Chester County in the Execution of his Office, a Copy whereof with the Affidavit which accompanied it I now take the Liberty of transmitting to your Excellency—I am persuaded I need not offer any Argument to induce your Excellency to give your Order that the Offender who...
22To George Washington from George Clinton, 20 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
Mr Chief Justice Morris who will have the honor of delivering this to your Excellency is now on his way to Westchester County. His principal Business thither is to establish the civil Authority of the State in that part of the County which has lately been relinquished by the British and to concert with the civil and military Officers and other principal Inhabitants of the County the most...
23To George Washington from George Clinton, 1 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have recd Your Excellency’s Letter of the 28st Ulto —I have already given Colo. Pawling Directions to make every necessary Preparati on and be in perfect Readiness to march with the Troops under his Command on the shortest Notice and that his Men might be properly provided[.] I have barely intimated to him in Confidence that he was to form a Junction and continue with the Troops destined for...
24To George Washington from George Clinton, 31 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Letters of the 26th & 28th Inst. I mean to set for Kingston tomorrow where the Legislature is convened and I will take the earliest Opportunity of laying before them your Excellency’s Letter & Inclosures on the Subject of obtaining Supplies for the army and urge their immediate attention to this important Business. With respect to the Officers belonging to...
25To George Washington from George Clinton, 28 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I this Moment received by the bearer Colo. Nicoll Information of the appearance of a Party of the Enemy at the Minisink on the frontier of Orange and Sussex Counties as mentioned in the enclosed Copy of a Letter from Henry Wisner Esqr. of Goshen & an intercepted Letter certified by Saml Westbroeck Esqr. a Magistrate of New Jersey The Levies raised in the Northern Part of Orange County for the...
26To George Washington from George Clinton, 24 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowlege the Receipt of your Excellency’s favors of the 26th Ulto & 12th Instant. Two Days before the former came to hand I received the Act of Congress respecting the Troops proposed to be raised for the Defence of our frontiers. Some considerable Time will necessarily elapse before they can be embodied and as the Enemy have already appeared at different Times and Places on the...
27To George Washington from George Clinton, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just recd a Letter from Genl Hand accompanying one to your Excellency and am happy to learn by the Accounts it contains that the situation of Affairs on the Western Frontier is not so bad as we had Reason to expect. The General requested me to write to your Excellency respecting the Disposition of the Troops in that Quarter but as my Brother’s Brigade is ordered there any thing I can...
28To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I this Moment received your Excelllency’s Order of the Day for sending 30,000 Wt of Hard-Bread from this Post to King’s Ferry to be transported from thence to Head Quarters. The Hard Bread was sent here in Bulk and by the Time it was Stored so much broken as to render it almost unfit to be used as I have no empty Casks at this Place to put it in I fear it would be impossible to convey it to...
29To George Washington from George Clinton, 8 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s Letters of the 24th & 30th of April last. In consequence of the first I have given Colo. Cooper, who lives in the Neighbourhood of Capt. Lieut. Crane, directions to use every Means in his Power to recover the Box, alluded to, with it’s Contents. I shall be happy if my apprehension of Danger from the Enemy on the Northern & Western frontiers of this State...
30To George Washington from George Clinton, 5 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting your Excellency a Copy of a Letter which I received yesterday from John Hanson Esqr. of St Croix, how far the Intelligence it communicates may be depended upon your Excellency by comparing it with that you have received through other Channels, will be better able to determine than I am. I had accounts in the course of last Winter from New York informing that...
31To George Washington from George Clinton, 15 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Letter of Yesterday—I some Time since recommended to the particular Attention of the Courts of Justice: The Outrage said to have been committed by a Party headed by Mr Honeywell in the lower Part of West Chester County and I have not a Doubt but—proper Measures will be taken for the Punishment of the Offenders—I am happy at the same Time to inform your...
32To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 14 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I begg Leave to recomend Capt. Black & Lieut. Santford both of Colo. Malcom’s Regiment for Captains of the two remaining Companies for which your Excellency Directed me to appoint Officers. Their Charecters Well in private life as Officers are good & I believe they will [be] able to raise their Companies as the Men of that Regiment are strongly attached to their Officers; many of them have not...
33To George Washington from George Clinton, 1 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the Honor of writing to your Excellency on the 31st ulto. Lieut. Colo. Pawling with his Detachm’t has returned, not hav’g been able to form a Junction with my Brother at the Time & Place appointed, owing to the Reasons suggested in my last Letter, and the State of his Provision and other Causes, which he will personally explain to your Excellency, rendered it imprudent to proced...
34To George Washington from George Clinton, 8 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s favor of the 6th Instant. The last accounts from the Northwd are of the 3d which have been transmitted. If from farther Intelligence it should appear unnecessary for the Troops, ordered up, to proceed, I will immediately inform Genl Heath of it. This will be handed to your Excellency by Capt. Molton of Warner’s Regt. As he is an intelligent Man, has been...
35To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 26 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
When I had the Pleasure of seeing your Excellency at Ramapogh I mentioned that the Terms for which the two Militia Regiments stationed at this Post were engaged in Service expired the last of this Month at which Time unless a Reinforcement is sent here by General Putnam the whole Strength we shall have at this important Station will be Colo: Dubois’s Regimt two Companies of Artillery and a...
36To George Washington from George Clinton, February 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer Dr. Anthony, a Refugee from L. Island, and, I have Reason to believe, well attached to the American Cause, waits upon your Excellency in Consequence of an Order from the maritime Court of Connecticut refering to your Excellency a Controversy between Dr. Anthony & Capt. Scudder, Commander of a small Privateer, relative to a seizure made on L Island by Capt. Scudder, of a Quantity of...
37To George Washington from George Clinton, 1 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I this Day accidentally received the Information which your Excellency will find inclosed—It is imperfect as to some Points; but as it may be depended upon as far as it mentions Matters positively I thought it might not be improper to transmit it specially as the Persons whom I have sent to the Island may possibly be prevented from returning as early as could be wished ’tho by the last...
38To George Washington from George Clinton, 29 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am this moment honored with the Receipt of your Excellency’s Letter of Yesterday; In consequence of which it shall be my first Business to order out a Detachment of the Militia to strengthen the Garrisons in the Highlands; tho’ I much doubt (considering the large proportion which are constantly kept out on the frontiers) whether I shall be able to march and keep out at those Posts for any...
39To George Washington from George Clinton, 24 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I now transmit for your Excellency’s Information the Copy of a Letter which I received yesterday from Colo. Willet. From this Communication your Excellency will perceive that since the Enemy have taken Post at Oswego, our Western Frontiers are invaded by very formidable Parties and I am apprehensive unless the Force in that Quarter is augmented the whole of the Settlements on the Mohawk River...
40To George Washington from George Clinton, 30 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer of this Letter Mrs McClaughry—Wife of Colo. Mc-Claughry taken at Fort Montgomery—is desirous of visiting her Husband at Newyork who is in a very low state of Health—The Enemy have ungenerously determined to suffer no Lady in her Situation after being permitted to come into the City to return again into the Country but tho’ this Practice will oblige her to leave her Family Affairs...
41To George Washington from George Clinton, 9 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I intended to have done myself the Pleasure of waiting upon your Excellency To Morrow but am now prevented by unexpected Business. The Necessity of attending to Agriculture will render it not only difficult but, extremely injurious to the Country to detain the Militia at this Season much longer in the Field unless the public Service shod render it indispensably necessary Colo. Malcolm who was...
42To George Washington from George Clinton, 4 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
4 July 1775. Recommends the bearer, “Mr. White, the Son of Anthony White Esq’r of New Jersey. . . . Inspired with Love for our much injured Country he now vissits your Camp to offer his Service as a Vollenteer in the Army under your Command.” Hugh Hastings and J. A. Holden, eds., Public Papers of George Clinton , 10 vols. (1899–1914; reprint, New York, 1973), 1:208–9. This letter may be...
43To George Washington from George Clinton, 22 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received a Letter, by Mr Muirson, from His Excellency Governor Trumball (Copies of which and Mr Muirson’s Parole I take the Liberty of enclosing. ) His Character is justly described in the Letter; but as he came out under the sanction of a Flag and was received by the Authority at Fairfield I did not conceive it proper to order him into confinement. I have however paroled him to...
44To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of a Complaint made to me by James Hallett an Inhabitant of this State against Lieut. Colo. Holdridge I inclose your Excellency Copies of two Affidavits taken on the Subject not doubting that your Excellency will (if you can with Propriety interfere) give such Orders respecting the Matter as will insure to the Party complaining the Justice to which he is entitled. I am With the...
45To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 19 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
The weak State of the Post near Sydnam’s Bridge where my Brother commands he not having Men Sufficient to mount the necessary Guards or on the most urgent Occasion to send out a Party has induced me to take the Liberty of ordering there from this Post the other Two Companies raising under my Direction for one of the sixteen Additional Regiments and as they will now consist of about one hundred...
46To George Washington from George Clinton, 27 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Previous to the Receipt of your Excellcys favor of Yeste⟨rday⟩ which came to my hand abt 2 O’Clock this Morning, We had the Report of Arnolds Treason in such a Way as to leave little Room to doubt of its’ truth. As ’tis more than probable there may be many more concerned, besides Smith, I could wish therefore the strictest Search may be made & that you will without hisitation take all such...
47To George Washington from George Clinton, 28 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
On the removal of the regular Troops from the frontiers Colo. Willet who commands the Levies stationed in Tryon and Albany Counties wrote to Genl Fellows to be informed when the Levies from the State of Massachusets Bay intended for the frontier Service, might be expected—This Morning I received, from Colo. Willet, Genl Fellows Answer on that Subject which I have the honor of enclosing—By Genl...
48To George Washington from George Clinton, 8 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Letter of yesterday inclosing an extract of one from Genl Heath respecting Capt. Simmons When Simmons was brought before me at Albany I consigned him over to the Commissioners for Conspiracies at this Place to be dealt with at their Discretion: but before this Order was carried into execution I was induced by the Representation of some of the most...
49To George Washington from George Clinton, 26 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
It gives me Pain to trouble your Excellency with the inclosed Complaint against some Gentlemen in the Military Line and agreable to the Law of this State for regulating Impresses of Forage &ca to request that the Offender be delivered over to the Civil Magistrate. I am Dear Sir with the greatest < mutilated > & Regard Your most Obedt servt LS , DLC:GW . The enclosed letter from Joseph Strang...
50To George Washington from George Clinton, 6 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I enclose your Excellency a Copy of Information delivered by Mr Fish (some Time since at Head Quarters) to Brigr Genl Clinton who writes me that from a variety of concurring Circumstances he has Reason to believe it may be depended upon and adds that no less than four Packets from the Enemy passed through Albany last winter but does not inform me of the Evidence he has of this fact. Genl...
51To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am favor’d with Your letter of the 3d Instant—I believe that one Hallet, who came well recommended to me by General McDougall, & other Gentlemen of Character, is Commissioned to Cruize against the Common Enemy with an Armed Boat on the Sound; But his Instructions Strictly prohibits Landing on Long Island unless oblidged by Stress of weather, & in that case he is not to Mollest, or plunder...
52To George Washington from George Clinton, 19 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Letter of yesterday. I have not received any new advices from General Hand since I wrote to your Excellency. The Substance of the last accounts I have forwarded to Count Pulaski and Colo. Cortlandt —but I doubt their being able to attempt any thing against the Enemy on their Return to Tioga if that should be their Rout the Delaware and other Rivers between...
53To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 21 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Fort Montgomery, New York, 21 March 1777. Writes on behalf of a John Griffiths who wants to travel to England to attend to his wife’s estate. “Some Time since a Relative of Mrs Griffiths (I think a Brother) died in England & by his Will devised to her or her Son a considerable Estate in Lands on Condition the Devissee shoud return to England within a limitted Time & possess it—Mr Griffiths for...
54To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
About two Weeks hence the Commissioners will be ready (as they have informed me) to send off the last Cargo of Persons who have refused to take the Oath of Allegiance, as prescribed by Law, to this State and are sentenced to be banished within the Enemy’s Lines. I have therefore to request that your Excellency will be pleased to direct the Commanding Officer at West Point to furnish an Officer...
55To George Washington from George Clinton, 6 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
A considerable part of the Lands on which our Army is cantoned, and from which they are furnished with Fuel and Timber, is the Property of Mrs Jones (Step Mother to Doctor Jones) & her Children. At the commencement of the War they were in easy Circumstances but, having since received very considerable Sums which they had out at Interest in depreciated Paper Currency, they are now reduced to...
56To George Washington from George Clinton, 14 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am favored with your Excellency’s Letter of the 8th Inst. and should have immediately acknowledged the Rect of it but was at Marble Town when the Express arrived at this Place & did not see him. I am to thank Your Excellency for forwardg the Dispatches from my Brother they contain the same Accounts as those from Genl Sullivan. I Inclosed your Exy a Copy of a Letter from Lt Colo. van Dyck...
57To George Washington from George Clinton, 13 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
Supposing all possible expedition, it will be a very considerable length of Time before the Dispatches forwarded by Sir Guy Carlton to Genl Haldiman, & which passed through this Place yesterday Evening, announcing Peace and directing Hostilities to cease can arrive at Quebec and be communicated from thence to the British western Posts and much Mischief may be committed in the interim. I would...
58To George Washington from George Clinton, 20 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
By the enclosed Copies of Letters which were forwarded to me by Genl Ten Broeck and came to hand this forenoon, your Excellency will receive the disagreable Intelligence of the destruction of the valuable Settlements of the German Flatts by the Enemy and the Loss of 100 head of Cattle which were destined for Fort Schuyler. As I have not received any Account of this Affair or of the Disposition...
59To George Washington from George Clinton, 4 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
At the earnest Importunity of Coll Brinckerhoff I have consented that his Wife and Mrs Adrianse, with Major Wykoff to accompany them, visit their Relations in Queens County on Long Island; and I shall be happy in their obtaining a Flag from your Excellency for the Purpose. I can recommend Major Wykoff as a Gentleman of indisputable attachment to the Cause of his Country; and meriting the...
60To George Washington from George Clinton, 20 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
On the 14th Instant I had the Honor of addressing a Letter to your Excellency by Order of the Legislature, representing the distressed Situation of our Frontiers and the Danger that the Inhabitants would abandon their Habitations. Since my Arrival here yesterday I find their Fears increased in consequence of Your Orders for six Companies to march immediately to Head Quarters, and of Reports...
61To George Washington from George Clinton, 29 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am this moment Honourd with your letter of this date, & thank you for the agreeable intelligence it contains. I wrote to General Scuyler this morning, & requested him to Communicate to your Excellency the measures I have taken in consequence of the information from Colonel Van Schaack. I am of opinion that there is no immediate necessity to put Public arms into the hands of the militia. I...
62To George Washington from George Clinton, 21 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Last Saturday I received a Letter from Colo. Willet covering the Papers of which the enclosed are Copies. It was my Intention to have waited on your Excellency the next Day which induced me to omit making this Communication immediately and every Day since has produced some new—Business to prevent my leaving home—This I beg may be accepted as an Apology for the Omission. It was my Opinion that...
63To George Washington from George Clinton, 17 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am this Moment favoured with your Excellencys Dispatches of the 15th Instant, accompanied by a Letter from Major Genl Howe, in consequence of which I have Ordered a detachment of 800 of the Militia of this State most contiguous to the posts in the Highlands to March and join him with the utmost expedition —I have also Issued a General Impress Warrant to Collo. Hay for all the Teams in...
64To George Washington from George Clinton, 20 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was this Morning honored with your Excellency’s Letter of the 19th Inst. When I transmitted the Affidavits &c. inclosed in my last, I was sensible of the Delacacy entertained by your Excellency respecting your interference with the internal Police of the french Army: but as the Persons concerned in the Dispute were Americans I should have had great reluctance in making the Application to...
65To George Washington from George Clinton, 16 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
On my Return from Kingston Yesterday I was honored with your Excellency’s Letter of the 14th Instant accompanied by one from Major Talmage. You may be assured Sir of my chearful Concurrence in every Measure which may be necessary to prevent the dangerous Intercourse with the Enemy mentioned by Major Talmage—Six only of the Number of Cruizers in the Sound have received their Commissions from me...
66To George Washington from George Clinton, 17 August 1783 (Washington Papers)
If the Superintendent of Finance will transmit to Governor Clinton (or furnish the Quarter Master General) with his notes payable on sight; for a sum not exceeding £3,000 Currency The Governor will borrow to the ammount for the Purpose of defraying the Contingent Expences of Garrissioning the Western Posts—The Money will be advanced in this Case immediately so as to prevent any Delay that...
67To George Washington from George Clinton, 3 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s Letter of the 2d Instant by Capt. Machin. I am entirely unacquainted with the Allowances that have been made to Officers for extra Duty and am therefore an improper Judge of the Allowance—which ought to be made to Capt. Machin for this Service. While I had the Command at the Works when Capt. Machin was employed as Engineer, he was in that Capacity exposed to...
68To George Washington from George Clinton, 29 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am this Moment favoured with your Excellency’s Letter of the 27th Instant; shoud the Event which your Excellency has pleased to intimate take Place, you may rely on every aid in the Power of this State to afford for a vigorous Cooperation with our Allies. In the Mean Time I woud wish to be informed of the Number of Men your Excellency may think it necessary for this State to furnish as by...
69To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Immediately on the Rec’t of your first Letter intimating that it might be necessary to reinforce your Excellency by a formidable Body of the State Militia, I recommended to the Legislature the enact’g such Laws as sho’d appear adequate to this Purpose as well as for draw’g forth new Supplies of Provision on this extraordinary occasion. Since which I have been favored with a Copy of the act of...
70To George Washington from George Clinton, 20 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
By the enclosed Copy of a Petition & Letter which I received on my arrival here; Your Excellency will observe that the usurped Government of Vermont have sentenced sundry of the Inhabitants of this State to Banishment; which Sentence General Starke has contrary to his Duty undertaken to carry into execution, by forwarding the Petitioners down the River to Genl Gates to be sent to the Enemy....