171To George Washington from John Dodge, July 1781 (Washington Papers)
Minret Fisher formerly a Merchant at Detroit attempted to Corrispond with the Enemies at that port; But was detected & put in cl ose Confinement which was Very Just. His former Conduct & the good family he Descended from and the Many Obligations which I am under to him & his family for Services Rendred me when prisoner in Canada, by supplying me with the Neces sar ys of Life when in real...
172To George Washington from Royal Flint, 3 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have frequently, within these few days acquainted Colo. Hamilton with my prospects of supplies. And though I had good authority for all I communicated, yet I now find the event does not precisely agree with what I foretold. As soon as I was informed that there would be a failure of Beef cattle from the eastward, I used the most probable methods of procuring a supply in this state, and I had...
173To George Washington from George Rogers Clark, 21 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I this moment Recivd yours of the 25th of april the Intelligence is by no means alarming to me, it corresponds with my former suspicion. I have for several years past kept up a constant chain of Intelligence from the Lakes through the channell of the Illinois inhabitants. And a few hours after yours I Recevd dispatches from the missisippi St Vincent River & the whole a confirmation of your...
174To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 29 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday at 5 o’Clock p.m. I received your Excellency’s Letter of the 15th with the enclosed for Majr Genl Heath. As it was of importance he Should have it as soon as may be, I immediately went with it to Roxbury, and delivered it to him. I told him I would assist him in enquiring for information relative to the particulars mentioned in your Letter: And if I should obtain any worth notice, I...
175To George Washington from Charles Young, 21 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have your Excellencys favour of this morning, and am to acquaint you, that on my coming here last Thursday, I found in different places at this post, 94 Hogsheads of Clothing. My Instructions on my leaving Mr Mease were, to forward all stores on to philada I thought necessary, that I might meet on the road or find h⟨ere⟩. On Examing these, I found 85 packages were Appropriated to particular...
176To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 26 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have just had the Honor to receive your’s of this day’s Date, & shall continue in the most perfect readiness, the Detachment designed for your Aid if Occasion should require it—I will further confer with the Brigadier Generals & Engineers, on the Probability of the Fire Rafts answering the Purpose of a floating Bridge, It is my own, as well as Genl Clinton’s Opinion that they will, and it...
177To George Washington from Brigadier General James Irvine, 4 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
If posting the army in a position similar to that I advised in my last letter, be to form a winters campaign, the measure in my opinion is not only adviseable, but absolutely necessary, as the more I think on the subject the more I am convinced that retiring into winter quarters and leaving the country uncovered will be followed with the ruin of our friends, give ease and plenty to our...
178To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 27 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since the receipt of your Excellency’s favours of the 3d & 5th instant acknowledg’d in my letter of the 13th I am honour’d with yours of the 14th 18th & 20th instant. Your Excellency will receive herewith enclos’d a Letter from Doctr J. Morgan of the 22d instant together with an Act of Congress of the 24th instant ordering the aforementioned Letter from Doctor Morgan to be transmitted to the...
179To George Washington from Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, 29 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
L’instrucçion que je recois de Colonel Biddle est souffisente pour placer commodement La Cavalerie dans les Quartiers il y a une chose à ajouter qu’il faut qu on nous forme à Trenton un Magasin souffisent pour que La Cavalerie puisse subsisster etant rassemblé pour Lé Gnrl exerçise aumoins pendent 15 Jours. Lé comendement des Lençeurs puisque Votre Excelence juge a propos je remetrais au...
180To George Washington from Colonel Lachlan McIntosh, 8 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
I did myself the Honor to write to your Excely the 16th ulto which for want of Conveyance lyes here Still, as our Continental Post is not well regulated this Length yet. It is hardly worth troubling you with any Report of our Battalion, as I have heard from very few of our Recruiting officers. & we have only between 20. & 30 Men of them in Town. but the Transactions here since that Time may...