31To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 3 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Boston, 3 June 1776 . Encloses “the Judgement of a Court of Enquiry upon the Complaint of Col. Varnum against Lieut. Merril. And a Return of this Division of the Army. Some of the Articles which General Putnam sent to me for are on the way to Norwich, and the most of them will set off tomorrow morning.” LS , DLC:GW ; LB , MHi : Ward Papers. This return has not been identified. The enclosed...
32To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 6 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed is the Invoice of the Ordnance Stores which I have forwarded to Norwich to the Care of Capt. Huntington to be forwarded from thence by him to New york, agreeable to General Putnam’s request in his letter to me of the twenty fourth of May. All those Articles were taken in the Ship Hope lately brought into this Harbor by Captain Mugford. I am Your Excellency’s Obedient Humble Servant LS...
33To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 9 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the twenty eighth of May, I received last evening, and shall give immediate attention to all your Directions. I sent forward the first of last week under the care of Genl Putnam’s Son to be forwarded to New york, five hundred Barrels of powder, five hundred Carbines, and all the other articles which were wrote for. The remaining three hundred Carbines to compleat the eight hundred I...
34To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 16–17 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Last evening I received Major Harrison’s Letter of the tenth Instant, and agreeable [to] your desire have directed Lieut. Machin to be ready as soon as possible to set out for New York. The thirteenth Instant at evening I order’d five hundred men with proper officers, a detachment of the Train with a thirteen inch Mortar, two eighteen pounders, and some small Cannon, under the command of Col....
35To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 20 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have to inform you that the Continental Privateers brought into this Port the eighteenth Instant another Scotch Transport with a Highland Company of Grenadiers on board consisting of upwards of an hundred with their Officers, with a few arms more than what belonged to the Company. Each Transport brings a considerable quantity of provisions for the Troops. The prisoners are going into the...
36To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 23 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour of your Letter of the sixteenth Instant. Agreeable to your Directions I have ordered the Court of Enquiry to set for a rehearing of the Complaint of Col. Varnum against Lieut. Merrill. The Letters to Major Small and Charles Proctor Esqr. I will forward if any opportunity offers. By desire of Col. Cambell I have inclosed his Letters which he desires may be forwarded if there...
37To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 30 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the twenty third instant I received last Evening, and shall carry your Orders into execution as soon as possible. The General Assembly of New Hampshire some time since applied to me for the powder which that Colony lent the Continent last Summer, I referred them to your Excellency for an Order, but since the retreat of General Sullivan they have urged the great necessity of...
38To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 4 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
By yesterdays post I have the honour of your letter of the twenty sixth June and have this morning forwarded the two hundred Carbines agreeable to your directions. I have inclosed a Return of this Division of the Army. Also a Return of the Scotch Prisoners. By the next post I hope to be able to make a Return of the Scotch Cargoes. The Small pox prevails to such a degree in Boston, and so many...
39To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 11 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Directions I have forwarded all the Arms and Accoutrements fit for use that were in the Hands of the Agents, lately taken from the Scotch Prisoners. The Agents, without my knowledge, parted with part of the Arms; part of them were taken by the Commander of a Connecticut Privateer who assisted in taking the Transports; and some I am told were thrown overboard by the Prisoners,...
40To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 11 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed are the Invoices of the Cargoes taken on board the Scotch Transports, which I received from the Agents. I am Your Excellency’s Obedient Humble Servant P.S. I have just received an account from Cape Ann that two Ships were the sixth instant sent into that Harbour by a Privateer lately fitted out from this Town; the prizes were from the West Indias, one had four hundred hogsheads of Rum...
41To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 15 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am this moment favoured with your Excellency’s Letter of the Eleventh Instant: I have also received yours of the seventh and ninth; I have paid and shall pay the utmost attention to all your Directions. Two Regiments will march Thursday morning, one on Friday; and the other two as soon as they are well, which I trust will be in ten days. As the small pox prevailed so much in Boston the...
42To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 22 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Company of Artificers in the Continental Service here, under the care of Capt. Eayrs, your Excellency did not mention in your directions respecting the Troops, and I must request your directions respecting said Company. It is a very good Company, and if such a Company be wanted in the Continental Service I believe a better cannot be had. Sargent’s and Hutchinson’s Regiments marched the...
43To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 25 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Herewith is inclosed Returns of the Stores in this Division of the Continental Army. I shall immediately send to the Agents to furnish those Articles mentioned in Mr Webb’s Letter of the eighteenth Instant, and shall comply as far as is in my power with all Your Directions therein. As soon as the Regiments are able to march I shall give orders therefor, and immediately retire. I am Your...
44To George Washington from Brigadier General Artemas Ward, 29 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday the armed Schooners Franklin and Hancock, commanded by Captains Skimmer and Tucker, sent into Marblehead a Ship from Hallifax bound to New York with refugee Tories and Tory Goods on board. The Invoices which Mr Glover the Agent sent me, I have inclosed. The same day Captain Burk in the armed Schooner Lee came into Marblehead to refit, having a few days since engaged a Ship and a...
45To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 4 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour of your Letter of the 29th of July. I am much surprised to hear that the Carbines are not all yet arrived at New york, I forwarded them all agreeable to Your directions, and the last two hundred went from this place the fourth of July for Norwich to the care of Mr Huntington, to whom I wrote every time I sent Arms, or other Articles which were ordered to New york, to forward...
46To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 12 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
This day I have forwarded one hundred Barrels of powder for Norwich, there to be deposited agreeable to your directions; I have also forwarded a Chest of Arms to the care of Messieurs Huntingtons to be by them sent to New York; an Invoice of them is here inclosed. Whetcombs Regiment march’d the eighth Instant and Phinney’s the ninth, for Ticonderoga. Last week Mr Glover, the Agent, was in Town...
47To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 19 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the twelfth Instant I received Saturday Evening; I gave immediate attention to your Orders, and as it was judged extremely difficult, if not impracticable, to convey the Mortars by land, I gave Orders to the proper persons to prepare every thing necessary for conveying them by water, and to work day and night until they were compleated. This day they will go on board of Lighters...
48To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 22 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s letter of the thirteenth Instant came to hand last Evening; and agreeable to your Directions I shall order Capt. Burbeck with his Company of Artillery, and the Company of Artificers, to march as soon as possible for Norwich and from thence to go by water to Norwalk, and New york. I am Your Excellency’s most Obedient Humble Servant Postscript: Major Wadsworth, was appointed...
49To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 26 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The State of New Hampshire applied to me to furnish a thousand men who are soon to march for Newyork from that State, with ammunition, and as they were likely to march without ammunition, unless furnished out of the Continental Store, and as the public Cause might suffer by their not being supplyed, I therefore supplied them with 500 lb. powder & 1000 lb. ball, hoping this quantity by might...
50To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 29 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Boston, 29 September 1776 . “Having been informed that the Army was in great want of cooking utensils, and there being fifty five Copper Camp kettles and twenty nine Iron Pots and Kettles in the Store here, I have this day sent them forward with directions to the Waggoner to make the utmost expedition in going to the Army and to deliver them to Your Order as soon as he arrives.” LS , DLC:GW ;...
51To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 3 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Several Persons who were employed to purchase Arms for the Continent, and received money for that purpose, have applied to me to settle their accounts, but as I was not possessed of the Receipts which they gave for the money they received I could not settle with them. If your Excellency inclines that I should settle those accounts you will be pleased to forward copies of those Receipts which...
52To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received from Mr Glover, Agent at Marblehead, a Box of broad Swords, which he lately found in the Scotch Ship Ann, that was taken some time since. Also received from Mr Bradford, Agent for Continental prizes, the inclosed Invoice, of articles which he has in his hands. The reason he gave for delaying it so long, was, the plaids were infected with the small pox, and he thought it...
53To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 6 November 1776 (Washington Papers)
The first instant I was favoured with your letter of the 13 Octr. Agreeable to your directi⟨ons⟩ I have forwarded those articles mentioned to th⟨e⟩ Q.M.G., and to make up two loads have se⟨nt⟩ a quantity of 10d. nails which were in store h⟨ere⟩ as I understood they were wanted. I am sorry that the Enemy have been a⟨ble⟩ to get any of their ships up the north River, a⟨nd⟩ interrupting our...
54To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 14 November 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday Captns Skimmer & Tucker in the Continental armed Schooners Franklin & Hancock arrived here after a cruise of eight weeks; four days after they sailed they took a large West India Ship laden with Rum & sugar, but as she is not arrived I fear she is retaken. About a fortnight since they took two Brigs near Newfoundland which they brought in with them, one is laden with four hundred &...
55To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Artemas Ward, 23 December 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Artemas Ward, 23 Dec. 1776. GW wrote Ward on 20 Feb. 1777 : “I acknowledge the receipt of yr two favours of the 23d Decr & 17th January.”
56To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Artemas Ward, 17 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Artemas Ward, 17 Jan. 1777. GW wrote to Ward on 20 Feb. to “acknowledge the receipt of yr two favours of the 23d Decr & 17th January.”
57To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 20 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your request I have settled those Accounts respecting the Arms that were purchased by your direction, which were not before settled. The money which I received I have paid into the hands of Mr Hancock, Deputy Paymaster General in this Department; his Receipts for the same, together, with Copies of the Accounts settled, I herewith inclose. Your Favour of the third of March came...