151To George Washington from Brigadier General David Wooster, 29 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have with me at this place, four hundred and fifty of my Regiment: I should before this time have returned to my Station at Harlem, but General Scuyler having ordered the three Companies raised upon this End of Long Island for the Continental Service to join their Regiment at Ticonderoga; The County Committee requested me to remain here till the return of an express, which they sent to New...
152To George Washington from Burwell Bassett, 30 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
The Convention broke up on Saterday last after a siting of six weeks, they have agreed to raise fourteen Hundred & forty five Men & Appointed Patrick Henry to the Command of the first Regment & William Woodford to the second, Wm Christian & Charles Scoot are Lieut. Cols. & Frans Epps & Alexr Spotswood are Majr. Fore hundred of the Men are to be Stationed on the frontiars and the others about...
153To George Washington from Nicholas Cooke, 30 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the 14th instant is now before me; the Contents of which I have duly considered. When it came to Hand our small Sloop of War was out upon the Cruize which I mentioned to your Excellency in a former Letter. She hath since returned. The sending her on the Enterprize you propose could not be done without some new & further Powers from the General Assembly which sat...
154To George Washington from Captain Richard Dodge, 31 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
I am Vary Sorey that thare was aney Misunder Standing in the mesage that your Eadeyeon Braught me Respecting the Signal that I was to mack on Powder Horn Hill[.] I under Stood By him that when Aney movemen⟨t⟩ By See or Land By the Regular trupes was mad that was Lickley that thay ware a Bout to Land I was to give the Signal on Said hill[.] I have in Closed the Remarckes. I am your Exelencey...
155To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 31 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here last night and Immediately renewed my orders for Sending you the lead (my former ones having not come to hand) It will leave Crown point this Afternoon and be forwarded without Loss of Time to you. Gen: Montgomery leaves Crown point to day with twelve hundred Men, and four twelve pounders, I follow him this Evening and have ordered the whole Strength I can Spare to Join me at...
156To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 31 August 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Major General Artemas Ward, 31 Aug. 1775. On 31 Aug. Horatio Gates wrote on behalf of GW to Ward: “In Answer to your Favor of This Day to His Excellency General Washington, I have His Commands to say, that He approves of The Person being Appointed to the Command of the Boatmen being Declared in Publick Orders, before the Inlistment takes place.” MHi : Ward Papers.
157To George Washington from Colonel James Mitchell Varnum, September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Prospect Hill September 1775 . Requests that Christopher Greene be brevetted as lieutenant colonel of his regiment, Thomas Holden as major, and John Singer Dexter as adjutant. “There are several other Vacancies, which I’ll not trouble your Excellency about, but wait, at present, & make Application to the Committee of Safety in the Colony of Rhode Island.” ALS , DLC:GW . The context of this...
158To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Loammi Baldwin, 1 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday morning I sent to the Select men of Chelsea desiring them to meet at my Quarters in the Evening of the Same day & they met accordingly I then laid before them the necessity of making some further provision for winter Quarters for the troops Stationed in this Town. They consulted freely with me and desired me to lay before your Excellency a brief account of the troops being Station’d...
159To George Washington from Captain Abiathar Angel, 2 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
“Being in a Very Poor State of Health and Some Misunderstandings happening Between Me & Some of My Company, which I did Not Expect, which Renders it difficult for me to Serve With Pleasure—I therefor Move to Your Excelly for Leave to Resign My Command in Favor of Capt. Henry Work.” ALS , DLC:GW . Abiathar Angel (1744–1830) of Lanesboro was a captain in Col. David Brewer’s Massachusetts...
160To George Washington from Clark & Nightingale, 2 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your request by Captn George Baylor your Excellency’s Aid De Camp we have deliver’d him all the Gun Powder & Lead with what arms his Honr Govr Cooke thought would be expedient to spare, the remainder of the Powder & Arms which are but few & not yet come to Town, he thinks will be best to continue here in order to supply the Inhabitants in case of an Attack upon these parts. As our...