51To George Washington from Lord Stirling, 2 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lord Stirling, 2 Oct. 1775. On this date Stirling informed GW: “I wrote you this Morning by Mr Scott.”
52To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 24 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Major General Stirling, 24 Oct. 1778. In his letter to Stirling of 25 Oct. , GW refers to “The intelligence communicated in yours of yesterday.”
53To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 10 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Major General Stirling, 10 May 1778. On 11 May , GW wrote Stirling: “I have received your Letter of yesterdays date.”
54To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 20 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
The foregoing is Copy [of] a letter I wrote your Excellency yesterday Afternoon from Amboy, I have Since received the two enclosed letters from Major Howell, he is Certainly Mistaken as to the Number of Ships which Sailed yesterday as they were Counted while at Anchor by several persons at Amboy who all Agreed they were between 120 & 130 15 Sail of the Line and 10 or 12 frigates, there Came...
55To George Washington from Stirling, 24 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Stirling, 24 Dec. 1778. On 1 Jan. 1779, GW wrote to Stirling that his letter “of the 24th came to hand on Wednesday night,” 30 December.
56To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 6 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am extremly unhappy to find by your Excellency’s letter of this date that any of my private Affairs should have taken up so much of your Attention; I could wish your Excellency had beleived the whole matter had been Misrepresented to you, Mrs Livingston was informed Six Weeks ago that I was in want of that part of the house which she possesses. she had then no less than four other houses...
57To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 14 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s letter of the 12th yesterday Evening, I deferred writeing ’till the Motions of the Enemy was reduced to a Certainty. I have two parties of horse following their Rear, who send me word they had been at fort Lee where the Enemy had been Embarking all Night, the light Infantry, Granadiers, & horse are gone to Powles hook, their Rear was near Bergen about two hours...
58To George Washington from Stirling, 9 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Stirling, 9 Jan. 1779. On 14 Jan., GW wrote Stirling : “I have your favr of the 9th.”
59To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 1 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
In Agitating the General Question which your Excellency put to the Council of General Officers Yesterday, there Arose three propositions as to the Stationing of this Army for the Winter, all attended with very great Inconveniencies. That of placeing it at Wilmington does not answer the purpose of Quartering the Army, as the buildings in & about that place are not Capable of receiveing above...
60To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 8 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wrote your Excellency Yesterday by Colonel Craig, General Maxwell now sends you the Intelligence he has Just received from Major Howell I hope to have something more explicit from thence tomorrow as two Messengers besides an Officer have been sent for every particular that has lately happened with regard to the Sailing of Ships. I am afraid the Major has not kept a good look out as he...
61To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 26 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have Just received your Excellencys letter of this date by Lt Col. Davidson, I have sent the three feild down to Col: Morgan to take Command of the three divisions of the 15 detachments according to An Arangement I made of them this Morning & according to their Several States. In answer to your Excellency’s Querie, I do not see, that any Attempt can be made with a proba[bi]lity of Success...
62To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 13 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wrote your Excellency the Evening before last; and have been impatiently watching the motions of the Enemy Since, they will not let me get any thing from Staten Island. But I have this Instant received the enclosed report from Amboy by which it appears their third Embarkation is begining to move, the thirty Eight Sail which fell down to the hook yesterday Afternoon I make no doubt will be...
63To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 29 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have to Acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency’s two letters of the 24th and one of the 25th. I would have wrote yesterday but was every Moment in expectation of hearing of some Movement of the Enemy, They Yesterday Afternoon began, In the Afternoon two Men of War and fourteen Transports Came to an Anchor at the Hook from New York, at the Same time two large Ships appeared in the Offing....
64To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 24 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I Was in hopes that my busyness before the Legislature of New Jersey would before this time have been in such a State as would have enabled [me] to return to Camp but I have had Sufficient experience to teach me that Whoever is to be attendant on their motions, need be possessed of a good Stock of patient phylosophy. however I have got my Bill ordered to be engrossed & hope to Morrow to get it...
65To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 10 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
As my busyness with the Legislature of New Jersey will require my being at Trentown on Wednesday Next, A Vissit to Camp this Week which I intended, would be inconvenient as it would keep me Constantly on the Roads, with horses not in the best order. My being at Trentown last week I belive was favourable to the Affairs of the Jersey Brigade, The Officers under orders of March sent up a very...
66To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 11 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wrote your Excellency at three oClock this day, I have Since received the enclosed letters and Intelligence from Colonel Dayton whom I on the 9th desired to go to Elizabeth Town for the purpose of getting Intelligence. Ad: Keppel Certainly makes the best of it, he does not pretend to say a Word of the loss of the french, it is Clear he had no Choice left but to return to Port [.] The Letter...
67To George Washington from Lord Stirling, 9 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Untill your Excellency has Leisure to determine on a further plan for the Security of the pass thro’ the Highlands, I would Advise, in order to give Fort Constitution some degree of Security against a Surprize to which it at present is liable in almost every part, that the Battery on the high Clift Marked B, in the plan No. 3 be Compleated so as to mount three Guns in front and one on Each...
68To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 28 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wrote your Excellency yesterday Evening that the fleet which had been so long between the Hook & the Watering place were at lenght gone to Sea. Capt. Burrow’s from the Highlands of Navesinks since informs me that at Sun set Yesterday they were twenty Miles from Sandy hook Standing South a little Easterly which was the only Course they Could Steer as the Wind hung, unless they were going to...
69To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 2 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
On Considering the Several Questions Stated by your Excellency Yesterday to your General Officers I am of Opinion, That any Attempt on the troops on New York Island must be futile and extremly dangerous . Futile because, if we could drive the troops from that Island, and they should retire either to their Ships or to Long Island, our acquisition would be Useless; especially while the Enemy...
70To George Washington from Lord Stirling, 1 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Request, I left New York on Sunday last, in order to view the Fortifications on Hudson’s River, in the Highlands. I took with me Colo. Putnam, Chief Engineer & Captain Sergeant of the Artillery, The Winds were so adverse that we did not reach Fort Montgom[e]ry untill Wednesday Evening; but with the help of our Boat, we employed our time in visiting several other parts of the...
71To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 3 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
As I was in the General Orders of Yesterday Nominated Major General of the Day, I thought it my Duty to Attend at head Quarters this Morning for orders & to be in the way to see them executed, but I found your Excellency & the Cheif of the Army moved off, on the Road I received the Order of March wt. Colonel Pickerings explanation of them; as my I find it was your Excellency’s Intentions I...
72To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 4 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor of writing to you Yesterday by Express, I have since received a Letter from Captn Burrowes by which he informs me of the sailing of a Fleet on the 29th consisting he says of 27 Ships 13 Brigs and Snows, and 13 Sloops and Schooners, in all 53 Sail, but the Messenger who brought me that Letter says that after the writing that Letter, more Vessels of various Siezes came down so as...
73To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 24 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since I wrote you this Morning Nothing very Material has happened; I found Col: Morgan with His Corps & Six Companies of the 15, detached parties and the Militia have posted themselves in the front and on the left-flank of the Enemy, in Sight of them I therefore sent off Colonel Malcolm with the Lt Cols. Barber & Harmer with 300 Men to the Vicinity of Marshalls Mill, which will Cover our...
74To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 25 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellencys letter and Instructions of the 21st which you may be Assured will have my Strict Attention. Dr McHenry will forward to your Excellency a letter he received for you from Major General Reidesel. I have sent Capt. Tilton of the 9th Pensilvania Regiment to Accompany the General to the place of his destination in Virginia. and have ordered a Guard to Escort him from...
75To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 25 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
In Compliance with your Excellency’s request that each of the General Officers met in Council Yesterday Evening, should give you their Sentiments in Writeing on what Measure’s had best be pursued in the present Exegency of our Affairs; I must now beg leave to give it as my opinion That as all the reinforcements we had any reason to expect, have now Joined the Main Army, and as a Considerable...
76To George Washington from Lord Stirling, 12 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Intelligence which the two Granadiers [brought] is in many things Confirmed, first by the Extensive fires of their Incampment which appeared last Night to be about Penny Town, and other Intelligence from the other side, particularly by one person who has [passed] thro’ all their Incampments and Came out of Trentown about Eleven oClock Yesterday—who says that the flying Army is in and About...
77To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 20–21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s letter of the 16th I received the Night before last, and immediately sent orders for Colonel Spencers Regiment to March to Coles fort and there Join General Count Pulaski. at the same time I sent orders to Colonel Morgan to send a Regiment to replace Colonel Spencers at Hackinsack as it is Absolutely Necesary to keep a good look out towards Bergen Neck & the Banks of the...
78To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Stirling, 2 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Maj. Gen. Stirling, 2 July 1779. GW wrote to Stirling on 4 July: “I received yesterday Your Letter of the 2d with an Extract from your Orders and the proceedings of a Committee of Officers for fixing the prices of provision.”
79To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 30 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I thank you kindly for your letter of the 27th. My Bruises are so much better, that I can move Gently without much pain, & hope tomorrow or Next day to be able to Join the Army in a Chair or Sulky, at least I will make the Experiment. I have hitherto been obliged to lay Cheifly on my back. Considering the Abundance of Militia which are now turning out to Join the Army and the Unformed State...
80To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 9 April 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Major General Stirling, 9 April 1777. In a letter to Stirling of 10 April, Tench Tilghman acknowledges on behalf of GW “the Rect of your agreeable favr of last Night” (NN: U.S. Army, 1775–89).