11941To George Washington from Jonathan Dayton, 12 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s letter of the 24th to Colonel Dayton as it very nearly affected me by declaring your Excellency’s displeasure and disapprobation of my conduct was communicated to me by him. From the mistaken report which appears to have been made to your Excellency upon this occasion I should be justly censured for a deviation from, and disobedience of, my orders; but, I trust, when every...
11942To George Washington from Hugh Hughes, 12 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
In Obedience to your Excellency’s Commands of the 10th current communicated to us by Colonel Humphreys, your Excellency’s Aid de Camp, we do ourselves the Honour to present your excellency with the Inclosures accompanied with the following Facts and Observations. The three first Questions to which your Excellency has been pleased to direct our Attention, being, as we conceive, answered by...
11943To George Washington from Sir James Jay, 12 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to request your attention to a young gentleman, an acquaintance of mine, who was taken with Lord Cornwallis, and, as I am informed, is now at York Town. The Person I mean is Capt. Eld of the British Guards, a very worthy, deserving young fellow. His father is a gentleman of character, fortune, respectable connexions; and has been friendly to America from the beginning of the...
11944To George Washington from James McHenry, 14 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
This packet will be delivered you by Mr Lindsay manager of the Baltimore Theatre, who waits upon your Excellency to solicit a change in the parole of the band of musick at Frederick to this place. If this favor can be granted it will be adding essentially to the obligations which this Town is under to your Excellency, by increasing its pleasures. I would suppose the Band can have no objection...
11945To George Washington from Pierre Munieu, 14 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Nous Vous ECrivon Ce deux Ligne pour nous Livre a vous nous voi e an prissonier et ne Vois Daucun Cotté quil iet un EChange pour nous nous Somme anviron Seix prisonnier De Bonne Volonte pour aller a votre Servisse La ou Bon il vous fera plessir nous passer pour votre Servisse auparavent que nous restion dans La misere tout Cet iver Car il nanmeurt tout Le jour de vottre ainssi Mon general nous...
11946To George Washington from David Humphreys, 15 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I forward to your Excellency the Report of the Depy Qr Master, the Forage & Waggon Mastr Genls on the subject of Forage, together with their Estimate of the Quantity necessary, and Plan for obtaining it; in hopes that these papers may come to your hands before you shall have left Philadelphia, that the opinion of the Financier may be taken, and definitive Arrangements be made on the spot. The...
11947To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 16 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose your Excellency three resolves of Congress—one of April the 23rd, which I suppose had been forwarded at the time it passed—and two others of the 11 instant. I also enclose a copy of my letter to your Excellency of the 10th instt transmitted by the mail which was taken some days ago. When our troops retired from York town in Virginia a large quantity of Ordnance...
11948To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 17 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have revolved in my mind the question you proposed yesterday morning Viz. whether the French troops should halt at Baltimore or more farther Northward I am fully in opinion, As they have left Virginia where I think they should have remained, that they should not Halt short of Trenton unless future information should require it. Because by coming Northward it will menace the enemy in New York...
11949To George Washington from Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 17 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to write to your Excellency, that at my Departure from York in Virginia, I would Leave in that place a Detachment of 400 french Troops, which were to be joined by a corps of the Virginian Militia, to assure the possession of that harbour to the french navy now there, and that may arrive in future. At the moment of my Leaving that place, the American militia were just beginning...
11950To George Washington from Francis Wade, 17 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
The civilities I have been honour’d with, from your Excellency on former occassions, and being disapointed from other quarters turns my reflections to that of seeking redress of you on the present occassion, which I am induced to do, on the presumption of the assurances given to me by letter, that I should be reimburs’d for my services & what I advanced for public Service by your Excellency’s...
11951To George Washington from Francis Wade, 17 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
By the verbal answer received by my son, in answer to my letter to your Excellency of this day, I understand that it is your desire that I should send you for perusal such papers and letters necessary to satisfy yourself respecting my demands on the public in consequence of your employing me in the years of 1776 & 1777 &c., which I now have the honour to inclose to you, Numbered from N. 1 to...
11952To George Washington from Sir James Jay, 19 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I writ to Your Excellency the 12th inst. I hope that Letter will be forwarded by the same conveyance with this. I am now called upon to address you by one of those very affecting instances of private distress which deeply wound the heart; and excite all our tenderness in favour of the unhappy Sufferers. This melancholy Case is occasioned by the confinement of Capt. Asgill as an Object of...
11953To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, Jr., 20 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am obliged by your Excelencys Favour of the 14th June to acnoledge your Excelencs, Goodness in offering your assistence in my Exchange. I think it proper to give a more particular account of my Situation, and have inclosed a Coppey of my Parole for your perusel. I think agreable to the parole they cannot refuse a man in my room alltho there is no Exchange agreed on; your Excelens, will...
11954To George Washington from John Lynch, 20 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I beg the Favour of your Excellencys excusing my taking up your time by interfereing with That multiplicity of Business of a higher nature and purpose. A Mr Kennedy left this town and joined the British at the beginning of those times from whom he received the Commission of Captn—he is nearly relatied to my wife on account of Which he Sent me out in the year 1777 a Deed of Gift wherein he...
11955To George Washington from Marinus Willett, 21 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Indians are commiting ravages in most parts of this county and hitherto have not been able to do any thing with them, they are every where doing mischief but never to be found so as to do any thing effectual—They are not deficient in art to improve the many advantages they have over us—Your Excellency may recollect my mentioning on your way to Saratoga the value of the friendship of this...
11956To George Washington from Charles, marquis de La Rouërie Armand Tuffin, 22 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Since I have the honor to be under your Command my most warm wishes were to acknowledge the kind & advantageous reception I meat with from your Excellency at my arrival in the army—Since that time the patronage you have been pleased to Grant me has inforced the first sentiments of my heart towards you; I thought that by performing the duty of the line I am in & rendering my self usefull to the...
11957To George Washington from George Clinton, 24 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I now transmit for your Excellency’s Information the Copy of a Letter which I received yesterday from Colo. Willet. From this Communication your Excellency will perceive that since the Enemy have taken Post at Oswego, our Western Frontiers are invaded by very formidable Parties and I am apprehensive unless the Force in that Quarter is augmented the whole of the Settlements on the Mohawk River...
11958To George Washington from Charles Scott, 24 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I with much pleasure inform Your Excellency that I have Received a Cirtificate of my Exchange for Brigadr General Lord Rawdon, as this officer was a prisoner to the french & my not Receiving information through what Channel the Exchange took place I thought it my Duty to give Your Excellency the Earliest notice of it, & Shall Hold myself in Readiness to receive Your Excellencys Orders. I have...
11959To George Washington from Guy Carleton, 25 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am to desire your Excellency’s Passport for Chief Justice Frederick Smith Esqr. and his Servant or Servants to attend your Excellency with the Minutes of the Court Martial on the Trial of Richard Lippencot for the Murder of Joshua Huddy, together with such other Documents relative to the matter as I may find proper to transmit therewith, and who will be enabled to offer such further...
11960To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 26 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
No appology was necessary my Dear Sir for opening my Letter, I rather wish you had done the same by the other as it was my intention you shou’d see General Carletons answer to the Letter enclosed to You. He has acted in every respect as I expected He would do, is useing every means to come at the Villains who carried off the Sloop, and will make satisfaction to the owners of Her and Her...
11961To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 26 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to transmit Your Excellency a resolution of Congress relative to the Hospital department, the department of Commissary of prisoners and of Military stores. I am with perfect esteem and respect Your Excellency’s obedient humble servant DLC : Papers of George Washington.
11962To George Washington from Benjamin Throop, 26 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Report of the occurrencies happened while on command at the Post of Dobbs’ Ferry with the 5th Connect Regiment—Releiv’d the 2d Connect Regit under the command of Major Woobridge on the 12th Inst., at which time Mr Beckman was there, with a Flagg of Truce granted by Admiral Digby, for the purpose of seeing his Son & Daughter & receiv’d permission from M. Genl Heath to have an interview with on...
11963To George Washington from William Heath, 28 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was honored with yours of the 11th and have endeavoured to discharge the trust reposed in me. Enclosed your excellency will find the proceedings of a general court-martial on lieutenant-colonel Badlam of the 8. Massachusetts regiment, and lieutenant Lamont of the invalid regiment. Many other sentences I have passed upon; these extending to dismission from the service, I have thought it my...
11964To George Washington from William Livingston, 29 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Application is made to me for a passport for one Major Tapping to go to Staten Island to procure a sum of money upon loan which he wants to borrow for the purpose of building a slitting mill in this State. The man is recommended to me as a good Whig, & it is rendered probable to me that by the means of a brother of his, on that Island, who has always been esteemed a friend to our cause, he...
11965To George Washington from Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, 29 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Ce n’est point en ma qualité de ministre d’un Roi l’ami et l’allié des Etats unis de l’Amerique quoique ce soit de la connoissance et avec l’aveu de Sa Majesté que j’ai l’honneur d’ecrire a ve Exce. C’est comme homme sensible et comme un pere tendre qui connoit toute la force de l’amour paternel que je prends la liberté d’adresser a Ve Exce mes instantes sollicitations en faveur d’un mere et...
11966To George Washington from William Heath, 30 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with Your Excellencys letter of this date, covering two to general Sir Guy Carleton, they are forwarded by Express to Dobbs ferry, to be sent to the enemies out Post. I shall hold myself in readiness to execute Your Excellencys commands as express’d in Your letter. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Your Excellencys Most Obedient Servant DLC : Papers of George Washington.
11967To George Washington from Henry Knox, 30 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Estimate of horses and oxen, necessary to remove the Park of Artillery and its appendages from Burlington. For the regiment 9 by Forage 1 Waggon Master 1 Laboratory 4 Artificiers 6 21 waggons Travelling Forges 4
11968To George Washington from Samuel Loudon, 30 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Mr Hazard, Post Master Genl wrote me lately of an error I had committed, in posting three of your Excellency’s Letters, directed for Gentlemen in New Jersey, in the Philadelphia Mail, and that on their return, they were taken with the Mail. I’m exceedingly pained and sory for the oversight and the unfortunate consequence, of the Letters falling into the Enemy’s Hands. I beg your Excellency’s...
11969To George Washington from Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 30 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to send to your Excellency a Copy of the Letter which I have received from Mr De Vaudreuil and of my answer. I beg you would give to Mr De Choisy a Letter for that General officer with an explanation of your opinion about Penobscott. If your Excellency thinks fit to undertake that expedition, not withstanding the risks of meeting a superior fleet which naturally must not be...
11970To George Washington from William Smallwood, 30 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your favor wrote from Newburgh without Date—and shou’d sometime ago have anticipated your Requisitions, by laying before you the Information you require—but was first solicitous to have a Detachment nearly ready for marching, which the want of Cloathing and Equipments has prevented. As you seem desirous of obtaining regular Reports of the progress I have made, and a minute...