1To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 16 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have been honord with your Excellencys two favors of the 31st Ultimo and the 4th Inst—the latter accompanied with your full and explicit answer on the Subject on which I addressed your Excellency in my last at the request of the Committe—it has been according to your desire communicated to Col: Hamilton and the other Members who compose the Committe confidentially and is now under...
2To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Many Events have lately occurrd which have occasioned me to trouble your Excelly with my Correspondence of Private nature—I now take the Liberty of Writing to you by desire of a Committe of which I have the Honor to be one, to whom your very Interesting dispatches to Congress of the 15th of this month were committed. You will without doubt have been informd Sr & have received with Pleasure the...
3To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 22 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have taken the liberty to enclose to your Excellency a letter addressd to Genl Carleton on acct of two Valuable Servts who iloped from me in the month of May 1781 who are both as I am informd in New York, and as I have been told in the Service of some officers of the British Army—shd Yr Excellency concieve the smallest impropriety in the application which I leave open for your perusal I...
4To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 22 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
That I have not availd myself of the liberty of writing to you, which your Excellency’s request when you left this place would have Authorized me to take, has been owing in a great measure to the State of things, which offer’d no subject sufficiently interesting to engage your attention; the Indulgence of Speculative opinions in Politics, concerning events that might take place, was in my view...
5To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 2 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
In my last I had the honor to inform yr Excelly that your letter which came enclosed to me directed to the Govr of Virginia was forwarded by express—the departure of the Chevr de La Luzerne for camp affords me this opportunity, of acquainting your Excellency that your request respecting the Rifflemen from this state has been this day enforced by a requisition of Congress, in the terms...
6To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 19 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I was honord with your Excellencys favor enclosing a letter for the Govr of Virginia which was immediately put into the hands of the President to be forwarded by an express that was to be dispatched the next day. We have not had any very late official accounts from the Army or the Executive of our State; but from private intelligence we are informed that the British Cavalry has under the...
7To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 4 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your favor with a letter enclosed for Govr Jefferson came to hand yesterday about 10 o Clock. I immediately deliverd it to his Excelly the Presidt of Congress, with a request that it might be forwarded without loss of time by the line of expresses establishd between this Place and Richmond—which he promised shd be done, and I hope by this means Yr letter to the Govr will reach him with an...
8To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 28 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Having been a few days ago honord with a Letter from the President of Congress, informing me of their Acceptance of my Resignation, I feel myself impelled by every vertuous consideration on Quiting the Military Line, to testify to Yr Excellency the gratefull Sense I have of the many favors and the Patronage with which you have honord me while I have served under your Command; And to assure yr...
9To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 25 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
My private affairs since I left the Post at Charlotteville (which I did, in consequence of yr Excellency’s permission, granted me in Yr letter of the 15th of Octr) have so engrossed my attention, since my arrival at home, that I hope your Excellency will admit it as an excuse for having so long delayed an answer thereto—In Addition to the gratitude I feel for the many obliging expressions of...
10To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 23 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Theodorick Bland, 23 Sept. 1779. On 13 Oct., GW wrote Bland: “I have been favored with your letters of the 22d & 23 of last month.”
11To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 22 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Theodorick Bland, 22 Sept. 1779. On 13 Oct., GW wrote Bland: “I have been favored with your letters of the 22d & 23 of last month.”
12To George Washington from Col. Theodorick Bland, 10 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Col. Theodorick Bland, 10 July 1779. GW wrote Bland on 27 July: “I received Your favor of the 10th by Yesterday’s post.”
13To George Washington from Col. Theodorick Bland, 26 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Col. Theodorick Bland, 26 June 1779. GW wrote Bland on 20 Aug.: “Your favr of the 26th June, which was handed to me by the Board of War, did not reach me till this day.”
14To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 31 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I was this day Honord with a Copy of an Extract from Yr Excellency’s letter of the 17th of May informing them of Some late Manœuvres of the Enemy and what Yr Excellency supposed might be the design of An expedition of theirs to this State. for Yr Excellencys Satisfaction, I now have the Honor to Inform yr Excy that on the first Intelligence of the fleets Arriving on this Coast, the Officers...
15To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 23 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Not untill now has it been in my power to Acquaint Your Excellency that I received your Commands to take Charge of this post on the 27th Ultimo, wherein as I was referred by Yr Excellency to the Governor and Council of this State, who were Authorized by Congress to take upon them the General Superintendancy of the Officer Commanding here & to grant him their Assistance if necessary, I...
16To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 22 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Col. Theodorick Bland, 22 Feb. 1779. GW wrote Bland on 21 March : “I received your favor of the 22d.”
17To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 17 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
The last Division of the troops of the Convention arrived here this day and were transferred by me, as have been the others, Successively as they arrived to Col: Harvie who was appointed by the Board of War to take Charge of them in Quality of Commissary of Prisoners, his Instructions for which, he shewd me soon after my arrival at this Place. Enclosed Yr Excellency will Receive a Genl Return...
18To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 19 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Having Sent off expresses on the 6th of the month to the officers Commandg the Militia of the Counties of York and Lancaster according to yr Excellencies Instructions to me; to have the Militia of those Counties in Readiness as well as that of Philidelphia & Bucks; I was not a little surprized, (after the Information I recd from the board of War, of the proceedgs of the President & Executive...
19To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 5 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Theodorick Bland, 6 Dec. 1778. On 9 Dec., GW wrote Bland : “Your favr of the 6th reached me at this place last evening.”
20To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 24 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am happy to Inform your Excy that the Continental Escort Arrived and proceeded on yesterday with the 1st division to Sways, the second, arrived at this Place, but too late, to preceed the others yesterday at Mabbets; Some Hints that have been drop’d, and some open declarations of the Soldiers of the Conventn troops that they expected to be rescued, & intended to make some effort themselves;...
21To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 24 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
This will serve to acknowledge the Rect of Yr Excellys Containg the Circular Letters, and two thousd Dolls. In the disbursments of which shall obey yr Excys Commands I shall implicitly follow yr Excys Instructions relative to the Route, and the Notice to be given to Baron Du Calb and the Militia officers, I arrived at this place a few minutes before the Express. the front Division Marchd from...
22To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I only this afternoon was honord with your Excelly’s letter of the 17th Instt relating to Brigadr Genl Poore, immediately on the Rect of which I dispatched an express to him with a Copy of my Instructions; Since which Col: Meade has arrived, and Inform’d me of the arrangement Yr Excy has made in consequence of my letter to you yesterdays date from Canaan. I can assure yr excelly I am...
23To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 21 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorry to Inform Yr Excelly that a Total stop is put to the March of the Convention troops owing to some misconception which has arose between Yr Excelly and the State of Connecticut; Yr Excelly’s Orders are that the Connecticutt Escort shall go as far as the North River, the Orders of this state that they shall proceed to sharon or the Line between Connecticut & N. York & there be...
24To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 20 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am now on my way to Sharon where I expect to arrive this Eveng & where the first division of the British are to halt to day; The Qur Mastr Informs me that no troops are yet arrived or assembled to receive them from the Militia of this State who will not march one Inch further, owing to thier being engaged by the state & promised not to proceed further; I much fear that my Letter written to...
25To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 13 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Being detaind by almost two days heavy Rain I did not arrive at this Place before to day, where I found the Convention troops just arrived Under the Command of Brigr Hamilton, the Escort from the Massachussetts being Commanded by Col. Gearish. they are Marched in Six divisions about Seven Hundred in each division. the last division, was to March from their Place of Cantonment on Wednesday...
26To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 3 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
By Leiut. Col: Temple (who goes to head Quarters, for the purpose of settling some accounts with the Auditors,) I have the Honor to inform yr Excelly that I have taken every step in my power, to induce the men of my Regt to reenlist, and altho there appears among them a great disposition to Continue in the Service during the war, yet only one man has yet enlisted, They seem unanimously to...
27To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 1 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Theodorick Bland, c.1 Nov. 1778. On 3 Nov., Bland informed GW that “I wrote to you a few days ago by Capt. Call relative to the officers.”
28To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 31 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
When yr order dated White Plains Augt 3d reached me, I was in Williamsburgh, whither I had gone to make application, to the Governor & Council for such horses Arms & accoutrements as had been furnished for Genl Nelsons Corps, which had now become useless to them by their being disbanded; An order for which I obtaind. Immediately on the receipt of yrs I repaird to this place to put every thing...
29To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 18 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday favord with yr Excellency’s letter of the 3d inst. dated from head Quarters Brunswic. With Respect to supplying Capt. Medici with money to proceed on his purchase and recruitg I am happy to have followed the mode you advise me to, but before the Rect of yours, I recd a letter from Govr Caswell informing me that it was impossible to advance a Shilling at present from that state,...
30To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, 27 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
By Cornet Fauntleroy, I have sent from this Place fifty one Horses all in Good order, besides which I have directed him to take along with him such as the officers which lye in his Route may have ready. They shd have been sent on sooner had not the Men (who are new recruits) been destitute of Cloaths and accoutrements. And indeed I am now under the necessity of delaying them longer or sending...