9891To George Washington from John Mathews, 15 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
As I observed Genl Greene had given you a full account of the victory obtained by Genl Morgan. I did not trouble Yr Excy with it. Nothing else of any importance has since occured. I should be extreamly obliged to you sir, to inform me of the state of the buisiness respecting the exchange of prisoners (particularly those at St Augustine) by the first convenient opportunity. I hope yr Excy will...
9892To George Washington from Major General Alexander McDougall, 15 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
The times are So critical and the Subjects on which I shall have occation to write your Excellency are So important, that I have determined to do it under the Signature of Marcus . This will prevent many of the evil effects which have arisen to our Country from the miscarriage of Letters. My Compliments to your Lady. And Believe me to be, Sir, with great respect Your most Humble Servt. ADf ,...
9893To George Washington from John Pierce, Jr., 15 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
In the settlement of the subsistence of the Army, since the 1st November last, I cannot determine what ought to be allowed the Officers, as they have drawn from the Commissary one ration more than was formerly given them. The Officers I am informed have an expectation, that this extra ration will be given for the deficiencies of their rations & parts of rations and for the almost universal...
9894To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 16-c.20 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I arrived at this place five days ago, sent by our Assembly to make application to congress for immediate assistance in men, arms, ammunition cloathing, and was also directed to wait on You on the same subjects; on Wednesday last I laid before a Committee of that body the business I had in charge as fully as it was in my power to do without answers to letters I had written to the Governor of...
9895To George Washington from John Collins, 16 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
It is with the greatest reluctance I trouble Your Excelly With repetitions, but my distress’d condition compells me to it. being destitute of A Relation in this Country to espouse my cause, nor Support Sufficient for an Existance, but lodged in A cold Goal, not possess’d of a Blanket, to cover me with & not a farthing to purchase one. When I wrote to Your Excellency the 24th of January last,...
9896To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 16 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been honor’d with yours of the 15. have ordered all the light companies to be immediately augmented to fifty rank & file with the addition of one serjeant to each company and the companies to be fully officered, to march to Peeks-kill the morning after to morrow (viz. the 18.) with three days provision, and in other respects conformable to your directions; but I have given no orders for...
9897To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 16 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I was honoured with your Excellency’s favour of the 15th about half hour Since. My earnest wish was, and is, to have the honour of attending you to Newport. the uncertainty of the time of your departure alone would induce me to Set out before you, but as this is not possible to be ascertained I would proceed with your leave to Hartford, where a visi[t] to Mr Web’s family long Since due might...
9898From George Washington to Jabez Huntington, 16 February 1781 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Jabez Huntington, 16 Feb. 1781. A description of this letter, purported to be an ALS , in Sotheby’s catalog no. 6339, item no. 274, reads in part: “New Windsor, 16 February 1781, to Jabez Huntington, Sheriff of the County of Windham, Connecticut, authorizing him to discharge Andrew Sutton, a prisoner in the Hartford County jail.”
9899To George Washington from Edmund Pendleton, 16 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I beg Pardon for having so long delayed to pay you my Annual Acknowledgment of regard & Esteem, as well as that for your very obliging favour of October 22d by General Green, who passed wth such rapidity to the Scene of his Command, as to Miss me, otherwise I should have been happy in shewing him every mark of respect due to his Merit and yr recommendation, as well as in the pleasure of his...
9900To George Washington from Colonel Elias Dayton, 17-20 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I had the honour to receive your Excellencys letter of the 7th instant four days since. I am sorry to acquaint your excellency that my health is not yet as well established as I could wish, being at present exceedingly troubled with a swelling in my thigh, which has confined me closely for a fortnight past, it however bears a favourable appearance & I expect to be able to join the troops in a...