101To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 26 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to Your Excellency’s orders, contained in a Letter of the 15th inst., I have made out a Return of the Regiment —Some of our recruiting Officers are at such a Distance that we have not recd accurate Returns of their Recruits, tho’ I am confident there is a number engaged for the War, in addition to that specified in the enclosed Return. I have the Honor to be, Your most obedt Servt...
102To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 3 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
By the Bearer of this I have the Honour to forward to your Excellency Dispatches from C—— Senior & C—— Junr —Possibly the Situation of the British Army is such at present that your Excellency would think it unnecessary, thro’ the severe part of the Winter, to have C—— attempt a regular Continuation of intelligence thro’ the former Channel. Crossing the Sound in the Winter is often precarious &...
103To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 4 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
This morning Early I had the Honor to receive Your Excellency’s favor of the 3d inst. in Consequence of which I immediately repaired to this place, & while here have this moment recd Your subsequent Letter of the same date—The necessary Orders are already given to perform the Duty agreeable to the first Instructions, & if the two Companies of Lt Infantry from Col. Webb’s Command should arrive...
104To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 3 Oct. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Benjamin Tallmadge, 3 Oct. 1779. On 6 Oct., GW wrote Tallmadge: “I received last evening your letter of the 3d.”
105To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am informed by the Gentleman who has heretofore been charged with C——’s Dispatches to deliver to me, that one of his Boat’s Crew will soon leave him, his Term of Enlistment having expired—If your Excellency thinks proper, Genl Poor can order a Man from his Brigade on this Service—Let him be sent to Lieut. Brewster, at Fairfield, who is notified of my having wrote to your Excellency on the...
106To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 26 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Being informed of a direct opportunity to convey a letter to Hd Qrs, I have the Honour of inclosing to your Excellency a Return of the British Lt Infantry, previous to their leaving the E. End of Long Island. Possibly it may be of some service to compare with other Returns. The Letter which was expected from C—— by the middle of this month did not come to hand. The Reason of its failure, I am...
107To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 3 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have inclosed for Your Excellency a Letter which I have this day recd from J.C.—I have had almost daily Intelligince from N.Y. via Kingsbridge, for near a fortnight past—All Accounts agree that there has been no material alteration in the Cantonments of the Enemy for some time—The Shipping are all ready for Sea, & the most of the Shipping have hauled off from their Stations near the City, &...