91To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 8 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Enemy both with Horse and Infantry in all as Capt. Sackett Writes me, about One Hundred and Fifty of Delancys Corps were up the other day into our Settlements—a Party of this State Troops attach’d to this Command who were Posted on the lines under Captain Sackett, turn’d out to Oppose them, but the Captain finding them Double his number and the Ground he possess’d not very Defensible, he...
92To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 27 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to your Excellency’s Commands I arrived at this place yesterday evening and found that the Mutineers were returning to their huts. Col. Dayton had offered them pardon for their offences provided they immediatly would put themselves under the Command of their officers and would behave in future consistent with that Subordination So essential to Military discipline. To this they...
93To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 22 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
It is impossible to express to your Excellency the Difficulties I have met with to supply this Army with Provision, or the Anxiety of my Mind consequent thereto—the Recollection of it is as painful to myself as the Recital would be to you. The inclos’d Copies of Letters & Proceedings will give you Information ⟨on⟩ the Methods I have been compel’d to adopt—extraordinary perhaps in their Nature,...
94To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 11 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have this Day a Letter from —— He writes me that He was in New York on the 3d of this Instant—on that Day a Frigate of short Passage arrived from England Express, immediately upon which a Council of War was held—that a Frigate was ordered to prepare for sailing on the Instant to South Carolina, that she sail’d with Dispatches immediately after the Council rise—that the next Day another...
95To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 4 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment heard from —— an Extract of whose letter I send you, and also a Copy of one written to him sign’d as you will find by perusing it, the original of which I have receiv’d but must return to —— as he desires to have it again. I Earnestly wish the news respecting the British Fleet may be true, nor do I wholly discredit it, as I have had the Same intelligence from several hands....
96To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 28 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I received last Night a Letter from a faithful & intelligent Agent dated the 26th Inst:—of which the following is an Extract—“I think I can now give you a distinct Account of the Ships under Admiral Graves—one ninety, one Eighty, four seventy fours arrived with him—He has since been joined by two of sixty four two of fifty, three of forty Guns & three Frigates making in all sixteen Sail. With...
97To George Washington from Robert Howe, 8 Oct. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Robert Howe, 8 Oct. 1779. On 9 Oct., GW wrote Howe: “I have been favd with yours of yesterday.”
98To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 2 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I found when I came Home a Letter, of which the following is an Extract—the Agent is, in my Opinion confidential—the Letter is dated August the 1st—“The Enemy’s Maneuvres are strange and surprising—after embarking their Troops at white Stone, & coming up the Sound to Huntington Bay on Thursday last, they anchored, & sent two Ships Eastward, one of which returned on Sunday, & yesterday about 5...
99To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 22 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
The season for taking the Field my Dear General is now arriving, and as I have had my Tour of Duty at this Garrison in a situation as perplexing as anxious, may I venture to hope that when Field Operations do take place, I may not be kept at this Garrison unless Actual service at it should happen. If I know my self at all, and if as a soldier I have any merit, it lies rather in Field service...
100To George Washington from Robert Howe, 3 July 1783 (Washington Papers)
The troops halted at this place last night and are now crossing the river for Philadelphia. Though Congress in their Resolution seem to leave me the Judge of the numbers requisite to the purposes they have in view, yet the committee of Congress with whom I was directed to confer gave it as their opinion upon my report to them of the numbers I had with me, that they were not more than they...