2171To George Washington from Colonel Alexander McDougall, 23 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Colonel Alexander McDougall, 23 Oct. 1775. In a letter of 10 Nov. to McDougall , GW refers to “your Letter of the 23d Ulto.”
2172To George Washington from Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons, 23 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Pursuant to Your Excellency’s Direction I have directed the Commanding Officers of the Companies under my Command to Ascertain the Number of Officers & Soldiers in their respective Companies who are willing to extend the Term of their Inlistment to the first Day of Jany next: by their Returns I find there are Two Hundred & Twenty Noncommissiond Officers & Soldiers who are willing to Serve till...
2173To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Experience Storrs, 23 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
In Compliance with your Exelencies Request of the 20th of this Instant I have Conferred with the Several Officers of this Regiment, Laid your Exelencies Letter before them for there Consideration, They unanimously Conclude to tarry Should the Service Requier it to the Time mentioned by your Exelencey, The Officers Absent are Majr Johnston Capt. Clark, Leiut. Fitch, Leiut. Robinson & Leiut....
2174To George Washington from John Thomas, 23 October 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Thomas, 23 Oct. 1775. On this date Thomas wrote to GW: “Since I wrote this Morning, one Lt Blake . . . has Applyed.”
2175To George Washington from Brigadier General John Thomas, 23 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
You will Excuse me when I Trouble your Excellency so Often with the Application of Officers for Discharges Since I wrote this Morning, one Lt Blake of Colo. Fellow’s Regt has Applyed, & it is recommended that he have his request Granted, as he is a Person that will be no Loss to the Army —I am, Sir, Your very Humb. servt L , DLC:GW . George Blake, lieutenant of Capt. Simeon Hazleton’s company...
2176To George Washington from Colonel Charles Webb, 23 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
According to your Excellency’s Desire, I have made Enquiry among my Officers, and find them in general willing to comply with your Excelency’s Request. The Officers of the several Companies have not had Time, as yet, to find out the Disposition of their Soldiers, I shall use my utmost Influence to have your Excellency’s Request comply’d with, and as soon as I can possibly ascertain the precise...
2177To George Washington from Colonel Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, 23 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Camp near Prospect Hill , 23 October 1775 . Requests discharge of Sgt. Ebenezer Keller, who is “in a low State.” ALS , DLC:GW . On the reverse of this letter is a letter of this date to Woodbridge from John Homans, surgeon, certifying “that Sargeant Ebenr Keeler is rendered unfit for duty by a long fit of Sickness.”
2178To George Washington from the Inhabitants of North Yarmouth and New Gloucester, 24 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
We the Inhabitants of North Yarmouth and New Glocester in the County of Cumberland beg Leave to acquaint your Excellency that we in these & the neighbouring Towns are greatly alarmed and distressed by the Desolation of great Part of the Town of Falmouth which was on Wednesday last cannonaded and set on Fire by some of his Majestys Ships of War, the Particulars of which we suppose your...
2179To George Washington from Nicholas Cooke, 25 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Captain Whipple returned here from his Voyage to Bermuda on Friday last. He had received authentick Intelligence of the Arrival of the Packet at New-York before the First Time limited for his Cruise was expired, and immediately sailed for Bermuda. He had light flattering Winds for several Days, and, when near the Island, met with a violent Gale, which drove him Three or Four Degrees to the...
2180To George Washington from David Parker, 26 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Many & various are the Difficulties Which I have to encounter by the Confinement to wch I am subjected; the Justice of your Proceedings against me Strike me with the most Avid Conviction when I reflect upon the Iniquity of my own unjustifiable Conduct. I am may it please your Excellency necessitated, by a consciousness of my former & erroneous Practices to acquit every Measure adopted against...