211From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 31 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 24th Instant. As the characters and circumstances of the Prisoners at West Point are much better known to you on the spot, than they can possibly be to me, I have only to request that you will use your discretion with respect to them. The Proceedings of the Court on Burtiss have never been in my hands. There is I am informed by Gen. Irvine, a Chest belonging...
212From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 27 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your several favors of the 17th—18th 21st and 23d of this month. As it will be less expensive to Major Painter, and to the public, to have his tryal held in your quarter, you will be pleased to order a court martial for the purpose. I return you Col. Scammels letter on the subject. Bostwicks letter which came in yours of the 18th is very ambiguous. At first view one would...
213From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 10–11 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday favd with yours of the 1st and 2d instants. I am convinced if any Ships appeared off your Coast at the time you mention, that they could not have been the Fleet that sailed from the Hook, because they were off the Capes of Delaware just at that time. But I think it more than probable, that you will have heard something of the Enemy before this reaches you. We have not recd the...
214From George Washington to William Heath, 8 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Distressed beyond expression, at the present situation & future prospect of the Army, with regard to provisions; and convinced with you, that, unless an immediate and regular supply can be obtained, the most dangerous consequences are to be apprehended, I have determined to make one great effort more on the subject—And must request that you will second & enforce my representations to, and...
215From George Washington to William Heath, 12 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 8th came to hand this morning. The Director General is not in town; but that the business of innoculation may not be unnecessarily delayed, I have desired Docr Bond to give directions to Docr Ledyard to take out the Medicine proper for the occasion. I have no directions to give respecting the remainder. I suppose there were good reasons for ordering the whole here: indeed I...
216From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 28 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 22d. The late European intelligence has so altered the immediate prospects of the Campaign, that I think it adviseable to dismiss the Militia now in service and prevent any other coming out for the present. You will therefore let those now with you return home as soon as their services are no longer thought necessary by the Count de Rochambeau, for as the...
217From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 18 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 9th instant by Capt: Mullen is this day handed me. I am happy to hear, that the assembly have resolved to complete the Regiments by drafts, and have adopted the three recommended to them in addition to the 15th. The drafts must come on to Peeks Kill as fast as possible. Those who have not had the small pox will be inoculated there, which will put them in the way of being...
218From George Washington to William Heath, 24 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favors of the 12th and 18th Instants—Doctor Cochran is of opinion that the season is favorable for the innoculation of all those who have not had the small pox. The new Contractors have agreed to furnish Stores necessary for the Patients, and the moment things are in readiness, you will be pleased to have the work begun. The Cloathing for the Rhode Island Regiment which...
219From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 8 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received in order of their dates your several Letters of the 31st & 31st Ulto & of the 2d & 4th Instant. I am exceedingly happy in the conduct of the Militia, in turning out with so much spirit & alacrity. It does them great honor, at the same time it is very interesting to the Common cause. The Count de Rochambeau has expressed himself highly pleased with them, and in such terms as has...
220From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 27 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I last evening received your favor of the 24th. By a return of the 15th instant There were then at Westpoint—Fishkill and Ringwood 151 Teirces and 454 Barrels of salt meat and 400 Barrels on the communication from Deleware, which will be coming forward —I have directed the meat from the nearest deposits of Connecticut and Massechusetts to be brought to the River—A very considerable quantity of...
221From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 26 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have now before me your letters of the 23rd & 24th of this Inst.; with respect to the detachment I directed on the 23rd, I concieve it to be highly expedient that they be kept in the most perfect readiness to act as the circumstances of affairs may render necessary; the present appearance of things seems to indicate an intention in the enemy to make their capital impression on the side of...
222From George Washington to William Heath, 6 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of yesterday has been handed to me—You will be persuaded, that, at the same time, I sympathise sincerely with you, in your illness—I am by no means pleased with the unreasonable long absence of the General Officers, which has rendered your presence with the Army hitherto indispensably necessary. I have read the Proceedings of the Court Martial, and would have the sentences approved,...
223From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 3 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have been favoured with your several Letters of the 23d—26th & 28th Ulto—the first and last of which came to hand last night and this morning. On the 29th, I wrote you of the difficulties that attend the procuring of flour. The Commissary I am persuaded, does not leave a step untried to obtain supplies; but it will be, at least, immensely difficult to do it. The loss of the Biscuit was an...
224From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 25 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am extremely anxious to obtain accurate information of the Garrison & Works on Verplanks point; I therefore request that you will have the post as particularly and critically examined as you can. The Officers sent on the duty will endeavour to ascertain, whether there are New Works constructed or raising—their number and their nature—whether inclosed or otherwise—and in what part. They will...
225From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 31 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here last night having met your favors of the 25th and 26th at Paramus where the Army then lay. Immediately upon hearing that the transports with the troops which had been some days on board, had sailed Eastward, I put the Army in motion again—they will cross the ferry to day, and will be joined by the troops from hence. I propose moving as rapidly as possible down towards...
226Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman to Major General William Heath, 6–10 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the receipt of your favs. of the 13th and 20th August. I should have answered the former before this time, but as I recd it upon my march to this place I had not an opportunity of doing it sooner. As the Expedition to St Johns was set on foot by order of Congress, you should apply to them for directions about the payment of the Officers for the time they were engaged in...
227From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 14 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed are a memorial to and a letter from the Board of War, on the subject of Mr Daniel Heister, a gentleman, who, some time since, obtained a flag from you, under the sanction of which, he went to Halifax , and was there unwarrantably seized and detained as a spy. You will be pleased, agreeable to the request of the Board, by the first flag, to remonstrate against this procedure, in a...
228From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 19 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favors of the 17th and 18th. Major Reids sentence was published in the orders of yesterday. The reason of my not including Colo. Sprout or Major John Porter was—that the first was up here himself, and mentioned the obligation he was under of going immediately to the Eastward—the last, I understood, was employed in executing the duty of Dy Adjt General to the Garrison. General...
229From George Washington to William Heath, 22 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received yesterday your two favours of the 10th Instant; also the Letter of the 14th, inclosing the Returns of the Massachusetts & Connecticut Regiments—I must repeat again, that I am extremely anxious that the state of the Troops, should be collected & transmitted to the several Legislatures, as early as possible, in order to their taking effectual Measures to complete the...
230From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 26 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
In the present situation of things I think it necessary that You should Join the Army and request that You will do it. You will come to Head qrs yourself. The rout through Litchfield will be the most eligible for You, on account of security, and You may direct your baggage to halt at Fish Kills for your further Orders. I write to the Count de Rochambeau by this conveyance, & I trust that your...
231From George Washington to Major General William Health, 27 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 16th instant, informing me of an application from the Board of War, of your state for a sufficiency of arms and other necessaries to accommodate a body of men to be employed in a secret expedition to St John’s River, and desiring my instructions upon the occasion. As I am not acquainted by Congress with what steps they have taken in the affair, nor with their...
232From George Washington to William Heath, 6 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have recd yours of Yesterday—I am sorry to hear that Desertion still prevails—To render this Practice less frequent, I wish you would order the Officers commanding at the different Rendezvous in Massachusetts, to give Directions to those Officers, who are charged with the Conducting of the Recruits to Camp, in case of Desertion on the March, to return to them immediately descriptive Lists of...
233From George Washington to William Heath, 28 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your several Favrs of Yesterday. I beg you to close the Matter of damaged provisions with Msrs Sanders—they will doubtless take them at what they may be worth—& pass them to the Credit of the United States. I am very sorry the recruiting Service in your State wears no better an Aspect—Liut. Robinson may remain at present as an Assistt to the Minister of Service—If any Number of...
234From George Washington to William Heath, 15 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 1st instant. Congress have been pleased to promote Colonels Greaton, Dayton & Putnam to the rank of Brigadiers, by their Act of the 7th of this Month. Altho’ we have no official Accounts of the Evacuation of Charles Town, yet the certainty of that event is placed beyond dispute by the publications in New York; at which place General Leslie...
235From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 19 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I wrote You on the 15th and requested You to send me as soon as possible, a Return of the number of Non Commissioned Officers and privates in the Fifteen Massachusetts Regiments, distinguishing particularly what proportion of them are inlisted for the War and the different terms of service of the Residue, digested in Monthly columns. To this I intended to have added, as I informed You, All the...
236From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 2 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
It is expected that the fleet of our Ally will in the first instance touch at Rhode Island for the purpose of landing their sick and supernumerary Stores and to meet the intelligence necessary to direct their operations. I have already sent forward Doctor Craik to take up proper Houses for Hospitals and to make some previous arrangements in that department: But as I apprehend the French...
237From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 31 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I just now received your favor of the 26th, and am sorry Genl Wadsworth’s Brigade should have left the Stores in such a situation. I hope you have secured ’em all. I had flattered myself that many of the Eastern Troops, if not the Whole, had got to Pecks Kills before the date of your Letter. I refer you to my last for what I would have done with ’em, & only shall add on that Subject, That I...
238From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 9 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favors of the 4th and 7th. Upon hearing of the destruction committed upon the western Frontier, and that we should thereby be deprived of the Magazines of Bread which we expected from that quarter, I immediately wrote to Congress and pointed out to them the absolute necessity of having a supply of Flour, equal to the winter consumption of the Garrison of West Point, and...
239From George Washington to William Heath, 31 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favour of the 22d Instant, and have consulted the Secretary at War upon the manner of disposing of the remainder of the British Cloathing—He is of opinion with me that your proposal of delivering it to the 10th Massts. Regiment, which will remain Brigaded with the New Hampshire line, and to the Jersey and York lines, will be the only way of preserving a compleat uniformity...
240From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 29 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
That the long expected Fleet is arrived admits of no doubt, though the strength of the re-inforcement is matter of uncertainty. If it is so powerful as to enable the Kings Troops to take the field with a view of meeting this army, Generl clinton will not, it is to be presumed, delay the commencement of his operations a moment; because a knowledge of the event must have produced preparatory...