3441To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 2 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s Letter of the 23d Last month. I cannot too much admire, on one part the wisdom of the means employed by your Excellency to Leave to congrés an affair in which the military Discipline could not interfere without using rigorous measures that would not have been Well timed. on the other part, all the Sentiments of Patriotism of Virtue, of reason, existing among a...
3442To George Washington from Meshech Weare, 2 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am this day honor’d with the Rect of your favor of 22d Ulto, by Express. The important intelligence it contains is truly Alarming but I hope may be a means of Awakening People in general to a thorough Sense of the Absolute necessity of the most Vigerous Exertions for furnishing the Army with proper Supplies, I shall immediately lay your Letter before the Comtee who transact business in the...
3443To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 1 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Major General Howe returned yesterday from the Jersies, I expected the Battalion Sent from the Lines Under the Command of Colo. Scammell would have returned with the other Troops, but the General informed me that he had n[e]ither Seen or heard from Colo. Scammell, Upon which I immediately Sent off an express to Colo. Scammell with orders for him to return with the Detachment up[on] the receipt...
3444To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 1 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Some Days Since the enclosed was handed to me by Mr Perote I have endeavoured through the officers of the Brigade Cantoond near mr Perotes to find if any evidence could be obtained that would, lead to a detection of the Persons who killed his Cattle, but upon the Strictest e[n]quiry none can be found. Mr Perote, tells me all the Cattle he has lost except one, were killed before the Present...
3445To George Washington from Major General Steuben, 1 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of addressing your Excellency the 29 Instant informing you of the Enemies movements down to that date they remain at Portsmouth where they are throwing up some works for their defence. Among the greatest mischiefs occasioned by this invasion is the total derangement of all the measures we were taking for the support of the Southern Army—the calling out the Militia will...
3446To George Washington from Philip Van Rensselaer, 1 February 1781 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Philip Van Rensselaer, 1 Feb. 1781. On 9 Feb., GW wrote Van Rensselaer : “I have recd your favr of the 1st instant.”
3447To George Washington from John Parke Custis, January 1781 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from John Parke Custis, January 1781. On 28 Feb., GW wrote Custis asking him to “accept a hasty letter in return for yours of last month.”
3448To George Washington from George Clinton, 31 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here the 21st Inst.—My Brother will deliver you this—it will be therefore unnecessary to particularize the Situation of the Military—The Spirit of Discontent, which had reached the Troops here and discovered itself by a Mutiny not of a very aggravated Nature, has subsided and I am in Hopes a Repetition is not to be apprehended. There are in the Troops of this State a Number of...
3449To George Washington from Nathaniel Shaw, 31 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I Imagine it would be Agreable to you to be Inform’d of the movements made by the Brittish Fleet, have now to Inform you that on the 22d Inst. three French Ships Saild from New Port as I am Inform’d to Secure the Comeing in of Two French Friggates and a Store Ship that was Expected from Boston, and Imediately Four Brittish Ships of the Line Saild from Gardners Bay to meet them, but a Gale of...
3450To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 31 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
With much Anxiety I give you an An[s]wer to your late Letters respectg the Supply of the Army. Colo. Champion has been with me on the Subject—he will do every [thing] in his Power, with the Means wherewith he is furnished—Cattle are plenty—Money is wantg—Colo. Champion will send on this Week not less than fifty Haed & not more than One Hundred—he is furnished with Means to procure a further...