1From Alexander Hamilton to Joseph Trumbull, 4 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
His Excellency has examined your Provision report; and finds every part of it very well, except that relating to the placing a quantity at Trenton. This is the most improper place in the world; for if the enemy should move towards Philadelphia the provisions at trentown in the hurry occasioned by such an event would inevitably fall into their hands. You will therefore without loss of time have...
2From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 9 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I herewith transmit you the Resolutions of Congress for several Augmentations of the Army —With Respect to Canada, I must inform you, that the last Accounts abound with Complaints of the deplorable Scarcity of Provisions, which our Men labour under; and mention the Impossibility of procuring Relief in that Colony—you will therefore, with all Expedition, forward a Supply of Meat and Flower;...
3From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 2 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
The news of your recovery, has given your friends a great deal of Joy. we had little hopes of seeing you again from some late accts of your health. I have given Captn Wadsworth a draft on the Treasury for 120,000 Dollars agreeable to your request, although the State of our Cash is by no means able to bear such a pull upon it. besides this, Mr Avery on the 20th Instt got a Warrt for 20, M...
4Henry Laurens, Richard Henry Lee, and John Adams to Joseph Trumbull, 5 September 1777 (Adams Papers)
The Resolve of Congress which you will receive under this Cover will shew you that we are appointed a Committee and for what purposes. We request you to transmit to us by the earliest good opportunity the fullest intelligence in your late department of Commissary General and you will further oblige us by adding any further information properly authenticated relative to the enquiries which we...
5From George Washington to Colonel Joseph Trumbull, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
General McDougall’s frequent complaints of the Mismanagement in your department, that fall within his notice, have induced me to address this to you on the Subject—As Consequences of the last Importance are involved in the fate of our Provisions, I hope that the following Extracts of his letters will immediately produce the desired and indispensably necessary reformation. Extracts. Peck’s kill...
6From George Washington to Colonel Joseph Trumbull, 28 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I cannot, upon any principle whatever, Accot for, your inattention to my repeated requests to come forward to the Army, and regulate the business of your department, in this Quarter; The expediency alone of the measure, would, I expected, have prompted a visit; this not happening, I desired Captain Wadsworth to inform you, in my name, of the necessity there was for your attendance—and since...
7From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 21 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you yesterday expressive of my apprehensions on Acct of Provision’s for this Army—I came to this place just now in order to enquire further into the state of this Article, and to look a little into the Situation, and nature of the Country—I have no reason either from Information, or observation, to alter my opinion of yesterday; & therefore, again & again entreat your every exertion to...
8From George Washington to Colonel Joseph Trumbull, 28 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Though your remaining at philadelphia longer, to compleat the Business, you are upon, may be a desireable circumstance, Yet, it is of infinitely more importance, that you should repair to Camp without a Moments delay. All our Troops in Jersey are nearly collected at a point. Every day, we are to hope, will bring in further Reinforcements. At this time, we are greatly distressed for provision,...
9From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 8 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have reciev’d your letter, requesting information, relative to the persons who are to draw the rations of the sick; ’Tis true, there was a general order, directing a payment of the rations, to the Director Genl, for those sick, who were lodg’d in the General hospital but the inconveniences, resulting to the sick, from this piece of duty being disputed and unsettled between the General and...
10From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 18 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding all my endeavours to keep the Commissary’s department in some kind of order, I find that there is the utmost necessity for your immediate presence and interposition to prevent every thing from running into a State of distraction. There are a number of deputy Commissaries (appointed by I know not whom) bidding upon each other, till they have raised the price of provisions to a...
11Instructions to Joseph Trumbull, 10 November 1776 (Washington Papers)
The late movements of, and accts from the Enemy, rendering it indispensably necessary that a body of Troops should be thrown into the Jerseys, it will be incumbent on you to know how, & in what manner they are to be Supplied. This move of a considerable part of our Force will, of course, lessen the consumption of Provisions on this side, and enable you to Increase your Magazines with greater...
12From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 15 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have this Instt recd a Letter from Colo. S. B. Webb informing me, that Mr Wadsworth had sent to his care, for my use, four Quarter Casks of Cane Spirits—one of Madeira Wine—and one large Cheese—which he desires I would direct him what to do with (at least where to send them to)—I have therefore to beg of you, if this Letter should reach you in time, to give some direction for its being...
13From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 16 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 13th Inst. came safe to hand; I have taken an Extract of that part of it which relates to the business of your Department, and shall forward it to Congress by the first Opportunity. I can have no objection to your going to New England instead of coming this way, upon the representation you have made of the necessity, and superior Advantage arising from your going, and at the...
14From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 20 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
This is designed to inform you of our alarming situation on account of the state of our provisions. From the best intelligence I have been able to obtain, there are not more than Fifteen hundred Barrells of Flour here and at our posts on the Island of New York (including three Hundred that came from the Jersey’s last night) and about Two Hundred Barrells of pork; nor do I learn that there are...