1From George Washington to the Continental Congress Executive Committee, 7 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have understood that the Foundery for casting brass Cannon which was begun at Philadelphia with good prospect of success has for sometime past been neglected—The importance of having a large number of feild peices against the Spring Campaign is so very evident that I most earnestly beg every spring may be set in motion to procure them. If the Founder is unskilful in his business I will send...
2From George Washington to the Continental Congress Executive Committee, 12 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have your several Favors of the 7th and 9th instant. Complaints of the usage of the prisoners both in the land and Sea Service have been the subjects of many of my Letters to Lord and General Howe, but all the Satisfaction or Answer, that I could ever obtain, was, that the Reports were groundless. However upon the Authority of Capt. Gambles relation, and the miserable emaciated Countenances...
3From George Washington to the Continental Congress Executive Committee, 13 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Morristown, 13 February 1777 . Requests the executive committee to give $4,000 to Lt. Col. David Brearley of the 4th New Jersey Regiment so that Brearley can “pay off the Bounty & Subsistance of a Number of Recruits in the lower part of Jersey.” Df , in George Johnston’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
4From George Washington to the Continental Congress Executive Committee, 27 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with yours of the 20th 21st and 22d Insts. The French Gentlemen having been demanded by General Howe as Officers belonging to the British Army, I gave directions to the Council of Safety of pennsylvania, on the 22d Inst. to send them to Easton, from whence, they might go to Brunswic or Amboy. It will probably be some Months before they reach Canada, for if we deny them the...
5From George Washington to the Continental Congress Executive Committee, 2 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was last Night honored with yours of the 26th last Month, inclosing the late Resolves of Congress. My opinions upon the parts that relate to Genl Lee, you will find at Length in mine to the Congress of this date, which after perusing, you will please to forward by Colo. Walker, who goes immediately to Baltimore if the Congress should not have adjourned from thence. If they have, I agree with...
6From George Washington to the Continental Congress Executive Committee, 3 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was honoured to day with your Letter of the 29th Ulto with the dispatches from Congress which you were pleased to transmit. Very opportunely, a Return Express was just setting out for the Eastward when they came, by whom I forwarded the Letter for the Convention of New York to the care of Genl McDougal. I think it probable, that the Ships of War, which were in Chesepeak Bay, are coming to...