6621To George Washington from John Mitchell, 6 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
It has not been from want of atention to your Excellencys commands that I have not sent you the several Articles you wrote for, long ere this; but it has not been in my power to procure them sooner. I have sent the Queens ware, Candle-sticks & Snuffers by a Waggon who setts off this day, they are as carefully packed as I cou’d get them, & hope they will get safe to Head Quarters the...
6622To George Washington from Peter Scull, 6 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Peter Scull, 6 March 1779. GW wrote Scull on 11 March : “I have recd yours of the 6th instant inclosing the Resolves of Congress relative to the Cloathing due the Army for the Year 1777.”
6623To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of a Complaint made to me by James Hallett an Inhabitant of this State against Lieut. Colo. Holdridge I inclose your Excellency Copies of two Affidavits taken on the Subject not doubting that your Excellency will (if you can with Propriety interfere) give such Orders respecting the Matter as will insure to the Party complaining the Justice to which he is entitled. I am With the...
6624To George Washington from Colonel Moses Hazen, 7 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
The fore going is a Duplicate of my letter of the Date there in mentioned, and as I have not received your Excellencys answer to it, I am apprehensive that it has not reached Head Quarters. I beg your Excellency will please to observe that my Regiment has not received a Blankit to every two Men—and we have nothing Provided for Sumer Cloathing—I have applied to Genl Putnam for orders with...
6625To George Washington from Colonel Christian Febiger, 8 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
At the Request of Captn Calmes who is desirous of leaving the Service. I do certify that to the best of my Knowledge he has settled all his Accounts with the publick and is not indebted either to the united States or the State of Virginia except for some Articles, which he had from the State Store and for which he has deposited monney in the hands of Captn Taylor to settle. pr Captn Calmes I...
6626To George Washington from Colonel Moses Hazen, 8 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have lately received a letter from Genl Bayley of Cohaas, by which I am Sorry to find he is apprehensive Some of his enemies will miss represent matters to your Excellency with respect to the Public business he underTook when at white plains the last Sumer, and I was Still more Surprised by a letter from a friend at albany who Says that he heard it Spoke off Publickly “That Genl Bayley at...
6627To George Washington from George Mason, 8 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I shall make no other Apology for my long Silence, than candidly telling You the Cause of it. Sensible of the constant & great Load of public Business upon Your Hands, and knowing how little Time You had to spare, I thought it wrong to intrude upon it, by a Correspondence of mere private Friendship, or the Communication of Matters of little Importance: this, & this only, is the Reason I have...
6628To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 8 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys Favour of yesterday I recd. The men that returned from the Indian country I was informed lives in Sussex County, I do not know their names. I had the account from a Mr Meeker Major of Milita living not far from the Court House. I ask pardon for not mentioning the Boots befor; on the rect of your former letter I spoke to the man about them, and he informed me that it was the...
6629To George Washington from George Mercer, 8 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have written you two Letters since October last, which I am informed will not reach you sooner than this—as the Gentleman who took Charge of those Letters has been detained at Nantes, and I recommend this to his Care. Though I have not the Pleasure of hearing from you, the Public who are so much and so justly interested in your Welfare and Triumphs, inform me often of you; And I think Sir...
6630To George Washington from the Officers of Colonel Henry Jackson’s Detachment, 8 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
We the Officers of Colo. Henry Jackson’s Detachment, in behalf of Ourselves and Soldiers, beg leave to represent to your Excellency— That the State of Massachusetts Bay have been pleased, by various Resolves, at different times, to grant Gratuities to the Officers and Soldiers belonging to the fifteen Battalions raised in that State; some of those Gratuities they have also been pleased to...