1From George Washington to James Mease, 30 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to James Mease, 30 Oct. 1777. Mease says in his letter to GW of 4 Nov. that “I have the honor of your Excellencies favor of the 30th October.”
2From Alexander Hamilton to James Mease, [26 April 1778] (Hamilton Papers)
By command of His Excellency, I inclose you a letter to him from the officers of the German batalion. There appears, by the representation, to be something particular in the circumstances of that batalion, with respect to cloathing, which deserves attention. You will do whatever can be done with propriety to put them upon an equal footing with other Regiments. I am Sir Your most Obed Serv...
3From George Washington to James Mease, 10 January 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to James Mease, 10 Jan. 1778. Mease wrote GW on 18 Jan. 1778 : “I had the honor of your Excellency’s favor of the 10 Inst. respecting the materials sent by the state of Virginia for the use of the troops.”
4George Washington to James Mease, 18 June 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Valley Forge ] June 18, 1778 . Instructs Mease to send agent to purchase available articles from inhabitants of Philadelphia and to seize public stores left behind by enemy. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
5George Washington to James Mease, 27 February 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Valley Forge, February 27, 1778 . Instructs Mease to supply Major General Israel Putnam with clothing. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Mease was clothier general of the Continental Army.
6George Washington to James Mease, 16 May 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Valley Forge, May 16, 1778 . Orders Mease to Camp. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
7From George Washington to James Mease, 23 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday received your favor of the 21st. I am happy to hear you have so good a prospect of Cloathing the Troops—the distress of those from the Massachusets now at peeks Kill is great indeed & requires every exertion to releive it. The inteference of a particular State or body of Men with Cloaths imported on Continental account is certainly wrong, and confusion & Inconvenience will be the...
8From George Washington to James Mease, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Being more and more convinced, of the impolicy of any part of our Troops being Clothed in Red and that many injurious and fatal consequences are to be apprehended from it, I think it necessary to repeat my request, mentioned in my last, that you will have all the Clothes in your hands, of that Colour, dyed of some other, as soon as you can. Yesterday an Escort to money from Colo. Moylan’s...
9From George Washington to James Mease, 16 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you the 17th of last month, desiring your immediate attendance at Head Quarters, duplicate of which I now inclose. I cannot conceive how that letter could have miscarried; neither can I conceive, if it got to hand, what can have prevented my receiving, some answer to it. I am now to inform you that the complaints against your department have become so loud and universal, that I can...
10From George Washington to James Mease, 3 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
The officer who will deliver you this is sent by Colo. Grayson for the purpose of getting cloaths for his Regiment—by him you will recieve a Copy of a Genl order, in which my desire of furnishing all those Corps not appertaining to any particular State is expressed. you will readily conceive the justice of this, when you consider that the Troops from particular States are, or shortly will be...