1To Alexander Hamilton from David Henley, 22 September 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Yesterday I delivered your letter to Doctor ******, and hope you will receive such satisfaction as is due to you, either in wounding him in his honour, or by treating the man with contempt that has endeavoured to injure your reputation. You have, enclosed, a little anecdote of the Doctor’s conduct, in an affair that happened not long since, handed me by a gentleman. The bearer of this is Mr....
2To Alexander Hamilton from David Henley, 1 September 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
The enclosed is Mr. Dana’s letter in answer to your last. The long detention of this, is occasioned for this gentleman to procure and support any evidence in favour of himself, to confute some part of Colonel Brooks’ charge. I do think, upon examination, you will find Doctor ****** the cause of this mischievous and false report. The other day he was proved a liar in the public street; and had...
3To George Washington from Colonel David Henley, 23 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I receivd your Letter of the 20 Inst. and one Inclosed for Sir Harry Clinton, which I forwarded by a flag—I now inclose to your Excellency the Information from some Deserters, which accounts seem to agree, that part of the British Fleet under Admiral Byron has return’d to York, and that they have sufferd greatly in a Storm: that they have relanded part of their troops again on Long Island, and...
4To George Washington from Colonel David Henley, 19 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just receivd Capt. Levingsworth Letter from Horse Neck of the 18. His particular information is—he met a person from New York, agreeable to an appointment—who told him Admiral Byron, that sometime since saild with the second Division had returnd to the Hook—Admiral Byron met a french Fleet, the heaviness of a gail of wind, parted the two Fleets without Exchanging a Shott. The Norfolk a...
5To George Washington from Colonel David Henley, 19 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have forwarded to your Excellency the intelligence of Capt. Walls and Lieut. Williams, and what they observd of the Enemys movements, could wish it more particular and satisfactory, I will endeavour to gain the best information and take proper pains in this important Business. General Huntington has wrote to Col. Sherman, informing him as the arrangement is now taking place in the...
6To George Washington from Colonel David Henley, 16 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Gist being dissatisfyed by my late appointment to the Command of the light Corps, as he is of Opinion that by seniority it of Course belongs to him, and being determined to See your Excellency before he consents to my superiority to him: I have thought proper to write and inform your Excellency that I am totally unacquainted when the Day Of my Appointment was, as I have not received the...
7To George Washington from Colonel David Henley, 16 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I receivd a Letter last Evening from Capt. Wales (of Col. Guist Corps[)], dated Bergin the 13 Inst., in which he says the Fleet at Staten Island consisting of Thirty seven Transports (with troops on board[)], and two Men of War got under way, and he saw them sail through the Narrows at sun set that Evening: that he will continue to watch the farther motions of the rest of the fleet, and that I...