6611To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam, 4 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am favor’d with your Excellency’s Letter of the 22nd Ultimo, respecting the tryal of Col: Mason &c., and have given the necessary information to the party’s concern’d—But as it will be some time before they can get prepared, I thought it best to defer the appointment of the Court Martial, till the 25th Inst., when I have informed them that they must attend at this place. I had previous to...
6612To George Washington from John Welles and Edward Chinn, 4 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency will perceive, on a settlement of Coll Lewis’s Accounts as Deputy Qr Mr Genl, a State of which we have furnished him with, that there is due to him, a Ballance of Twenty thousand five hundred and twenty seven pounds fourteen shillings—equal to Fifty one Thousand, three hundred and Nineteen Dollars & 2/8, for which Ballance we have this day, requested Your Excellency to grant a...
6613To George Washington from George Bryan, 5 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
It may not be amiss, to acquaint your Excellency, that Council have declined recommending persons desirous of passing into the enemys lines, from this state, and have referred back to Congress, a business, wherein they found others in publick stations interfering, without any reprehension from that Honorable Body, altho the irregularity has been laid before them several months since. At the...
6614To George Washington from John Jay, 5 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency will receive herewith enclosed three Acts of Congress of this day—One for accepting the Resignation of Brigadier Genl Warnum, another accepting the Resignation of Major Pawling of Colonel Malcolm’s Regiment, and the third authorizes your Excellency at your discretion to settle with the Enemy a Cartel for the Exchange of Prisoners. I have the Honor to be Sir Your Excellency’s...
6615To George Washington from Brigadier General Henry Knox, 5 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your Excellencys request Genl Greene, The Adjutant General, and myself, met yesterday, on the subject of Amorers, the better keeping of cartridges &c. I shewed them the inclos’d proposals, which I drew up at Philadelphia and presented to the board of War who approved of the same. I likewise shewed them to General Steuben who in consequence wrote the Letter and regulations of Which...
6616To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 5 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Timothy Pickering, 5 March 1779. GW wrote Pickering on 10 March : “I had the honor of your letter of the 5th Inst. with its inclosures.”
6617To George Washington from Major General Steuben, 5 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys obliging favor of 26 Ulto was handed me by Cap. Walker with the first part of the Regulations for the Exercise of the Infantry. I am much obliged by your Excellencys remarks on that Manuscript which I have corrected agreable thereto, and that it may not be defficient in perspicuity and correctness of diction I have submitted it to the Correction of a Gentleman in Town in order...
6618To George Washington from Ethan Allen, 6 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
The fifth Campaign drawing near Towards Opening, and Lake Champlain (from the last Intelligence) being broke up, and the Enemy’s Ships of Force and Scouting-parties Every day expected down the Lake; which may Annoy and Massacree the Frontier Inhabitants, has given rise to great uneasiness, as this Frontier is but weakly guarded and widely extended, which has Induced the Governor of this Infant...
6619To George Washington from Thomas Chittenden, 6 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by my Councel and the General Assembly of this State, to recommend to your Excellency the present unhappy situation of the inhabitants of the northern Frontiers of this State, and to pray your Excellency’s Interposition for their future relief. The contiguous situation of those inhabitants to the Enemy, has rendered their Safety perculiarly uncertain from the first commencement...
6620To George Washington from Jean Holker, 6 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of your Excellency’s orders to Lieutenant Col: North, with Respect to the French vessel the Marion—or Mary, taken by the english, But lost near sandy Hook, that Gentleman has call’d upon me here to Inform me thereof, and of the Sale he has made of the vessel & appurtenances, excepting the sails & Rigging: I have Requested of him to Sell by Public vendüe the Remaining articles &...