19861To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 23 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I most sincerely congratulate you upon the happy Success which has lately attended your Arms, which I have the pleasure to be informed of by your favour of the 10th Instant which came to Hand by Colo. Stewart this Afternoon. I have not yet heard of any Money sent into this State by Congress to pay the Bounty to the new inlisted Troops, some small part of the 150,000 Dollars sent to Peeks Kill...
19862To George Washington from the New York Committee of Safety, 22 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Mr Duer with several other Members of Convention is now attending the Army raised within this State on a Secret Expedition, projected by this Convention with a View to cooperate with your Excellency, or at least to create a Diversion in your favor. For this Reason your Excellency’s Letter of the 14th Instant to that Gentleman has been laid before the Committee of Safety. Anxious for the public...
19863To George Washington from George Walton, 22 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Mr Randolph, who came last night from some expedition towards black-point, informs me, that, at different times within these few days, he saw there several persons who were directly out of New-York; and who all agreed in this, That there were but very few troops in the city, and that patrol duty was performed by the inhabitants in rotation; That there have been many secret movements in the...
19864To George Washington from Colonel Samuel Blachley Webb, 22 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to inform your Excellcy that this State in their late Sessions have pass’d an Act giveing £10 (equal to 33⅓d Dollars) to each Soldier over & above what Congress have given, that shall enlist dureing the War or for three Years, this they say—they have done in order that their Eight Battallions might be full and ready to take the field very early, I wish no bad consequences might...
19865To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 21 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am this Moment honored with your Excellency’s Commands of the 19th Instant and shall not fail in exerting myself to the utmost of my Power in raising and marching the New Levies ordered by this State which I hope soon to effect —I have already nominated the Officers for Ulster & Orange Counties & fixed the Proportion of Men that the different Militia Regiments therein are to furnish with...
19866To George Washington from James Mease, 21 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
since I had the pleasure of writing your Excellency I have been confined with a bad fever & Cold, wh. prevents my being able to set out for Camp for a few days In the mean time have thought proper to send the bearer Mr Young to take care of such business for me as may Occur in that department I have engaged him as assistant to me in the execution of the business not doubting but some will be...
19867To George Washington from Gunning Bedford, 20 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
As I promised your Excelly some fiew days ago; so I now take the liberty of transmitting to you, my sentiments on the subject of some Regulations to take place in my Department. The confusion that has attended the Office hitherto, & the difficulty of executing the duty of it, has given me much uneasiness; but those difficulties & that confusion, I hope your Excelly will see has been owing to...
19868To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 19 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have just received the honor of yours of the 14th & 17th Inst. Yesterday morning about Sunrise our Troops in Three Divisions arrived in the Neighbourhood of Fort Independence—the Right Division by the Albany Road, the Centre by Stephen Ward’s, & the left by East Chester—Upon our Approach the Enemy fled to Fort Independence; leaving 15 Muskets at one place & Ten at another, besides Blankets...
19869To George Washington from John Hancock, 18 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed Copy of a Letter from the Convention of New York, I am directed by Congress to transmit to you, and to request your Attention to i⟨t.⟩ The very great Distress of the Troops in that State for Want of Cloathing and Blankets, calls for the most speedy Relief; and the Congress in Order to afford them every Assistance in their Power, have ordered the Co⟨nti⟩nental Agents to furnish the...
19870To George Washington from Lt. Col. Robert Hanson Harrison, 18 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lt. Col. Robert Hanson Harrison, 18 Jan. 1777. On 20 Jan. GW wrote Harrison that George Johnston “deliverd me your Letter of the 18th last night.”