3451To George Washington from Lt. Col. William Palfrey, 8 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. William Palfrey, 8 Mar. 1778. On 10 Mar., Tench Tilghman wrote Palfrey, “His Excellency commands me to acknowledge yours of the 8th and this day” (MH).
3452To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 9–10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received your Favor of the 6th Inst., & in reply to that part relative to the British Prisoners, & their Treatment contained in the Deposition transmitted you, I can truly assert the whole is without the least foundation, except several being frostbit, which Fate many of our Soldiers in common shared with them, from the severity of the Weather, & unavoidably getting their Feet & legs wet in...
3453To George Washington from Captain John Barry, 9 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Tis with the Greatest Satisfaction Imaginable I inform You of Capturing two Ships & a Schooner of the Enemy. The two Ships were Transports from Rhode Island Loaded with forage One Mounting Six four Pounders with fourteen hands Each the Schooner is in the Engineering Department Mounting Eight Double fortified four Pounders & twelve four Pound howitz Properly fitted in Every Particular & Manned...
3454To George Washington from Gunning Bedford, 9 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was unfortunately made a Prisoner the day after I had the pleasure of seeing your Excellency at your Head Quarters last month. I was overtaken by a company of new raised Dragoons about twelve miles from town, on my way to my family. I took the earliest opportunity after I was brought here, to inform General Howe of my bearing no commission in the service of the States, & requesting the...
3455To George Washington from Anthony Butler, 9 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
As I am informed that the Power of regulating the Appointments of the Quarter Master Genls Department is vested solely in you, I think it incumbent upon me and therefore take the Liberty to Lay before you my Proceedings in that Department as an Agent for Camp Equipage &c. When General Mifflin the late Quarter Mastr General resigned, the Congress requested by a Resolve that he would superintend...
3456To George Washington from Maj. Thomas Forrest, 9 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Thomas Forrest, 9 Mar. 1778. On 11 Mar., GW wrote Forrest , “I am favd with yours of the 9th.”
3457To George Washington from William Livingston, 9 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Brigadier General Count Pulaski intends I am informed to resign, which I am Sorry to hear, as he is certainly a brave & reputed to be, an experienced officer. He shewd the greatest activity on the late irruption of the Enemy into this State, by marching down with all the cavalry that could be collected in the neighbourhood on the first Intelligence of their landing & a rencounter with them at...
3458To George Washington from the Officers of Colonel Thomas Proctor’s Regiment, 9 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Officers of Collonel Thomas Procters Regiment of Artillery humbly begg leave to offer to your Excellency a grievance they labour Under—hope from your Usual goodness to find redress. Enclosed your Excellency has a copy of a remonstrance deliver’d to Collonel Procter to which he has given a Verbal Answer to the following purport. That with respect to Annexing two Company’s to his Regiment to...
3459To George Washington from Landon Carter, 10–20 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I cannot avoid embracing the opportunity of Captain H. Faunteleroy’s returning to his duty in Camp, to tell you by way of reply to your last kind letter, That were but my nerves at all times as steady as my friendship is, You should be the last man in the World, that should have cause to complain of but a scrip of Paper to you, as you decently did. Permit me to conclude the remembrance of what...
3460To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong, 10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
The intelligence gain’d by a Miss Myer, respecting a Certain John Robinson who has undertaken Secretly to conduct a body of Tories from this part of the Country to Genl Howe, has been sent me by the Board of War, with a request to endeavour to take him &c. Robinson is but little known to the Whigs in these parts; I have however Sent out an Officer with instructions which may probably have...
3461To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed is an application from Lieutenant Colonel Tudor of Colo. Henleys Regiment for leave to resign his appointment in that Regiment, finding but ill success in recruiting the Regiment. He has for some time discovered an inclination to resign; but having a few days since married a young Lady here, he now appears anxious to do it, and I imagine cannot be persuaded otherwise. I am...
3462To George Washington from General William Howe, 10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I cannot refrain expressing my Surprise upon the Receipt of your Letter dated on the 9th Instant, desiring that the Meeting of the Commissioners, appointed by yourself to be on the Day following, should be deferred, and to so remote a Period as the last of the Month, when you must be sensible how essential this Meeting is, to the Relief of the Prisoners on both Sides, and particularly of those...
3463To George Washington from Captain David Kilgore, 10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Petition of Capt. David Kilgore Sheweth That Your Petitioner had the Honor to be appointed a Captain in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, but finding it most inconvenient, as he has a large Family on the Western Frontiers who are now exposed to the mercy of the Savage Enemy, who have lately commited several ravages within a few Miles of Your Petitioners Plantation. He therefore begs Your...
3464To George Washington from Henry Laurens, 10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
My last to your Excellency was under the 5th Inst. by sharp, the same day your Excellency’s favor of the 27th Ulto came to hand & was presented to Congress, but I have received no Commands respecting the Contents. Inclosed herein Your Excellency will receive two Acts of Congress of the 7th Inst. 1. for restricting the power of granting furlough’s. 2. for holding a general Fast on Wednesday 22d...
3465To George Washington from Colonel Morgan Lewis, 10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
In Obedience to your Excellencys Orders, I now enclose you a General Return of all the Public Stores in my Department. The Pack Saddles, I am sorry to Inform your Excellency, never came under the Charge of Myself or any of my Assistants—Such as were not made use of by the Enemy themselves, to Transport their Baggage to Boston, I am told were pillaged by the Eastern Millitia, who made it a...
3466To George Washington from Colonel Henry Emanuel Lutterloh, 10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
By my arrival I have fixed with the Waggon Master General Mr Young all the Number of Waggons, and for those he had ordered out of Bucks, Philadelphia and Chester County, he has now ordered 50 Waggons out of York and Cumberland County. as the first will not be able to furnish their demanted quotum. as I was informed a great quantity of Flower caskes are on the shore of the Susquehanna. I have...
3467To George Washington from Lt. Col. William Palfrey, 10 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. William Palfrey, 10 Mar. 1778. On 10 Mar., Tench Tilghman wrote Palfrey, “His Excellency commands me to acknowledge yours of the 8th and this day” ( MH ).
3468To George Washington from Thomas Wharton, Jr., 10 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your Excellencys letter of the seventh instant I beg leave to enclose you extracts of a letter to his Excellency the President of Congress from this Council; and a representation from the Council and the General Assembly to Congress, by which you Excellency will see that attention has been given to the supplying of the army with waggons and what is the opinion of Council...
3469To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 11 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 11 Mar. 1778. On 20 Mar., GW wrote to Gates , “I am honored with yours of the 7th 11th & 14th instants.”
3470To George Washington from Brigadier General John Lacey, Jr., 11 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have made two attempts to destroy the forrage in the p[o]int, the party was one time disappointed by the Pilot and the other by a party of the Enemies Light horse I Cannot learn their is any forrage of consequence left in it, I have destroyd a Quantity of forrage between the red lyon and Dunkses Ferry. I have moved over into this Quarter to join Colo. Nagle but find he has Returnd to Head...
3471To George Washington from Diego Joseph Navarro, 11 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Dn Juan de Miralles one of the most honourable Inhabitants of this City, as well by his personal qualifications as his Affluent circumstance, has informed me the misfortune which obliged him to put into Charles Town, in his Passage to spain in the Setie Our Lady of Carmen, Capn Dn Francisco Pruna, as allso the Genteell and Polite reception he was honoured with by the Governour and commander in...
3472To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Sherman, 11 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Having solicited Your Excelly for a Court to examin into the Behaviour of Colo. C. Webbs Regiment on the 7th of Decemr 1777 —Your Excelly has not been pleased to comply with my request, owing I suppose to the many important Affairs which continually demand Your Excellys Attention; but as I conceive the Honour of the Regiment and my reputation stand impeached in the view of the Publick; and...
3473To George Washington from Lund Washington, 11 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since my last the weather has been Wet, first Snow, in a day or two after rain until now, and I see no prospect of its clearg up—it has prevented me from going up the country—I am told the snow about the mountains, and for some distance below was very deep, therefore the Runs above must be impassible—I shall set off so soon as I think there is the least chance to cross them; This will keep me...
3474To George Washington from Thomas Wharton, Jr., 11 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed is copy of a letter written by the Navy Board of Pennsylvania; which the Council thought proper to refer with such intelligence respecting the boats &c. in Delaware as Captain Huston shall be able to give, to your Excellency. However unwilling the state may be to lose their little force on Delaware, their confidence in your wisdom will induce a ready obedience to your Excellency’s...
3475To George Washington from Major General Benedict Arnold, 12 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am now to acknowledge the Receipt of your Excellencys Favor of the 20th Jany inclosing my Commission, and to beg Pardon for neglecting so long to answer it. which I should have done sooner had the Situation of my Wounds permitted my forming any Judgement when I should be able to take the Field; they have been closed and broke out again, occasioned by some loose Splinters of Bone remaining in...
3476To George Washington from John Cadwalader, 12 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I should have troubled you with a few Lines if any thing had occurr’d to me that might, in the least, tend to promote the Service—You receive such a multitude of Letters, that I can hardly think myself excused in taking up so much of your time as to thank you for the Civilities I received from you at Camp. I shall be happy to hear that you have passed the winter undisturbed & that you have...
3477To George Washington from Captain Stephen Chambers, 12 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
On the 6th Instant I informed the Adjutt General by letter of my proceedings untill that day, and at the same time sent to the Provost Guard Several prisoners that I had taken—Fryday the 6th my party being joined with Colo. Noggles to cover the Waggons that was taking the Vinegar from Germantown I halted some time on chesnut hill where I recd some loose information that the Enemy intended to...
3478To George Washington from Colonel Rufus Putnam, 12 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your Exellencys orders of the 8 of February I have Caused Rolls (agreable to a form sent by the Council of the Masschusetts State with the Addition of a Collemn for the Time Inlisted for) to be made out; of the Several Massachusetts Regiments in Genl Nixons Brigade, at this Place, to be forwarded to the Assembly of that State, A Duplicate of which is herewith Inclosed, I have Also...
3479To George Washington from Major Joseph Watkins, 12 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I send you a Return of Ordnance & Military Stores at this Place. Should have sent your Excellency a Return of all the Stores Received and Delivered, but have not yet had it in my power, our Books not being posted up, but shall send it as soon as it can be got ready. We have now got our Laboratory and Furnace busily at work, and turn out about 6000 Musket Cartridges and a Ton of Ball ⅌...
3480To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 13 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Major General Lafayette, c.13 Mar. 1778. On 20 Mar., Lafayette wrote Henry Laurens: “I sent immediately down Colonel armand. . . . the next day in sending to general washington an account of my Conduct” ( ScHi : Henry Laurens Papers). Armand carried Lafayette’s letters to Congress of 11 and 12 March.
3481To George Washington from George Lux, 13 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Mr John McHenry of this Town has just shewn me a Letter from your A.D.C. Coll Hamilton to his Brother Doctor McHenry, requesting him to come up to Camp immediately, and, as he has not the Honor of being acquainted with Your Excellency, requests me to inform your Excellency that the Dr is unfortunately in North Carolina, but that he will immediately dispatch an Express thither, & desire him to...
3482To George Washington from Thomas McKean, 13 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
There are two persons, named Hugh Hugh and Stephen McPherson, confined in the Goal of Lancaster county for uttering counterfeit continental paper bills of credit knowing them to be counterfeit, who, by their Counsel, have applied to me to procure them a flag to General Howe to request he would send certain Reuben Green, James Treat, Inglebud Mince and Thomas Dixon, whom they alledge to be...
3483To George Washington from William Bradford, Sr., 14 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Board received your Excellencys Letter a few Days ago, requesting the Galleys might be dismantled and sunk —At the Time we received the Letter many of the Galleys were fitted and ready to fall down to prevent any Thing from coming up the River—Immediately on receiving your Excellencys we sent off an Express to the President of our State, for Orders, sending a Copy of your Letter; An Answer...
3484To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 14 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 14 Mar. 1778. On 20 Mar., GW wrote to Gates , “I am honored with yours of the 7th 11th & 14 instants.”
3485To George Washington from Henry Laurens, 14 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
My last to your Excellency was dated the 10th Inst. ⅌ Messenger Barry. Inclosed with this your Excellency will receive an Act of Congress of the 13th. Ordering Colonel Harrison’s Regiment of Artillery from Virginia to join the grand Army without delay—And authorizing your Excellency to order Major Genl Marquis delafayette & Major General Baron de Kalb to rejoin the Army. & also to recall Colo....
3486To George Washington from William Livingston, 14 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
In mine of 2nd Instant I acquainted your Excellency that I had applied to Capt. Arnold of our light horse for a Troop to enter into the continental Service till the opening of the Campaign, inclosing your Excellency a Copy of my Letter to Capt. Arnold on that Subject: I now transmit your Excellency a Copy of his Answer, by which you will perceive that his chief difficulty is the Pay; the...
3487To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 14 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Wishing to prevent the Enemy from Receiving any benefit from the forage in the Vicinity of the River, and anxious to save as much from the Fire as possable (by Obliging the Inhabitants to carry it into the Pines ) took me up more time, than I at first expected—but that Business being now perfected—I have put the Detatchment on board of the Gallies—to be landed at Bristol, where I expect to...
3488To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 14 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am this Moment favoured with yours of the 12th Instant but wish it was not so urgent, as I am but too well assured that my presence on the Occation, on which it’s required—will give me more pain—than executing any Order—which your Excellency would please to favour me with in the field. my presence will be Indispensibly Necessary in this place tomorrow, the next day you will be waited upon by...
3489To George Washington from Colonel James Wood, 14 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am sensible of the Absolute Necessity of every Officer Joining his Corps; and nothing shou’d have Prevented me from Joining mine, before this time, but my Extreme ill state of Health. I was Prevented by my Violent Indisposition at Bethlehem, from geting home ’till the Last of January, since which I have had several Relapses, which has greatly impair’d my Constitution, and will I fear, render...
3490To George Washington from Ezekiel Cheever, 15 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Sunday the 8th Inst. I was hond with your Commands Janry 15th (after the Post was gone) In Obediance I herewith Transmit you a Return of all kind of Stores under my Care in this Place Previous to Your Orders aforesaid pursuant to those Signify’d to me by Genl Knox Feb. 24th to Send to Allenstown or Lebanon in pennsilvania 3,550 stands Arms with Bayonets also the gratest part of the Lead I have...
3491To George Washington from General William Howe, 15 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 12th Instant wherein I observe you still persevere in the Procrastination of the meeting of the Commissioners. That a Measure urged by yourself as confessedly interesting to the unhappy Prisoners on both Sides, and in which I cannot conceive you to be controuled, should be thus peremptorily suspended without any Reason assigned, carries with it the appearance...
3492To George Washington from Henry Laurens, 15 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Last Night Sharp arrived with your Excellency’s several Letters under the 7th 8th & 12th Inst. containing the sundry papers referred to, which shall all be presented to Congress to Morrow. I return Sharp immediately with the inclosed Letter which had been lying a day for want of a proper Messenger, & as there appears to be a degree of solicitude that the Marquis delafayette & Baron de Kalb...
3493To George Washington from Francis Hopkinson, 16 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I take the Liberty of forwarding the enclosed Papers by Express; earnestly requesting your Excellency would be so good as to take the most immediate & effectual Steps for the Enlargement of Captain Robinson & Captain Got. You will see by the Letters, numbered according to their Dates, the Train of Authority under which a Flag was sent in to the City with Supplies for our People Prisoners...
3494To George Washington from Captain Henry Lee, Jr., 16 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed are some letrs received this morning pr dragoon from Wilmington. By intelligence from Philada we learn that a large fleet sailed from thence on friday last; they had with them a number of flat-bottomed boats. My intelligencer did not know the design of this expidition. Conjectures in the city were various. Some insinuated that Wilmington was the object; others, that they were gone on...
3495To George Washington from Col. Henry Emanuel Lutterloh, 16 March 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Henry Emanuel Lutterloh, c.16 Mar. 1778. On 17 Mar., GW wrote to Lutterloh , “I have received your two Letters in one of which you declare your intention to resign the Office of D. Quarter Master General”; the letter concerning the resignation has not been found.
3496To George Washington from Colonel Henry Emanuel Lutterloh, 16 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I had allso the honour to receive Your Excellencys Letter of the 11 instt. I waited at Moore Hall after the meeting with the Commissary General Col. Biddle till 4 oclock. and left my Men behind to bring the Letters, which I did Send on to the President & to Yorktown. I did mentione to Your Excey that I would go first to Reading & Speak with the Waggon Master General, who is the properst...
3497To George Washington from Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 16 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
On the 14th Inst. I had the Honor of receiving your Letter of the 7th of March and also one of the 8th containing a Copy of One of the 5th of March. I Shall pay a particular Attention to forwarding the Work of the Boats designd for transporting Over, as well as to those which are to be improvd for Defence on Hudson’s River. I have orderd all the Boats & other Craft on the River to be collected...
3498To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 16 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
There were three Ladies Captured by Barry but he informs no one of the Name of Mitchell they were sent off from New Castle Yesterday with some others having by a Flag obtained permission to send them up by Water in one of our Vessells. We have had the Mouth of the Christiana for some Days blocked up by the Nautilus & some Gallies which has obliged Barrys little Fleet to lye snug here—this...
3499To George Washington from Colonel John Crane, 17 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of a letter I Received from a Court Martial, held at the Park of Artillery whereof Major Forest was President, charging me with Ungentleman and Unofficerlike behaviour &c. as exprest in Said Letter: which I beg leave to lay before Your Excellency; also the proceedings of the Court in part; and mine with Respect to them, from their first Siting to the time of my Receiving the...
3500To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel John Fitzgerald, 17 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am honor’d with your kind Favor of 28th Ulto, which I only receiv’d by last sundays Post —it gives me the most pleasing satisfaction to find, that those who were endeavoring to Injure you in the Public Esteem, are become sensible of their own insignificance & earnestly hope they may feel the contempt & Scorn of all good men in proportion to the Iniquitous Scheme which they expected to...