3441To George Washington from George Gregory, 31 January 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Gregory, 31 Jan. 1776. A letter of 9 Feb. to Gregory, apparently written for GW by George Lewis, begins: “Your Letter, to his Excellency of the 31st ultimo is come to hand, I have it in command from him to informe you that he has Laid it down as an invariable rule (for the present) not to grant Liberty to any Prisoners of War, to remove from the Place, to which...
3442To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 3 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
In the inclosed proposition for general orders, I have these objects in view: To ascertain the quantity of forage consumed in this county, by knowing the numbers of cattle fed there—To find who are possessed of public horses—To see who keep horses to whom public forage is not allowed, or who keep more horses than are allowed them, or than your Excellency shall judge necessary; that what are...
3443To George Washington from Nathanael Greene, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I send your Excellency a Copy of my Letter to Congress for your information respecting the operations in this department. The Marquis de la Fayette has arrived in Virginia; but I beleive his Troops are still in Maryland. some Days since I sent Colo. Morris to confer with the Marquis, and see if he has your Excellencys permission to go farther Southward. I received a Letter from him on...
3444To 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...
3445To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 5 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
In order that the British Prisoners may be kept with more safety than they have been by the Militia and to correct that spirit of desertion which has taken place to a very great degree since the Capture of Cornwallis they are to be removed from their present Cantonments to Lancaster where there are good Barracks picketted in. I have to request that your Excellency will order one of the...
3446To George Washington from Thomas Bond, 2 February 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Bond, Jr., 2 Feb. 1778. On 3 Feb., GW wrote Bond : “In answer to your letter of yesterday.”
3447To George Washington from Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 23 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here yesterday with the first Regiment, which has been followed this day by the 2d and will be so to morrow by the 3d and the day after by the 4th. I stay here this day and to morrow to give time to our broken chariots to be mended, and our young artillery horses and oxen to refresh themselves. I will set off after to morrow with the 1st Regt for Newtown, upon 4. divisions as before,...
3448To George Washington from Asher F. Randolph, 15 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
Receving Information from New York of Some movements of the Enemy I would inform your Excellency of the Matter in which your Excellency will find inclosed in my Letter but Something that is the General Report in New York that the Letter Doth not mention I think Necessary to Inform your Excellency of that is it is Generally Exspected those Horse which the Letter mention is Exspected in to Some...
3449To George Washington from Thomas Cheesman, 9 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
[C.9 August 1776] . Accuses Lt. Col. Herman Zedwitz of misappropriating or withholding the personal effects of his son, Capt. Jacob Cheesman, “who fell at the unsuccessful Attack of Quebec. . . . Your Petitioner therefore humbly begs that your Excellency would be pleas’d to order him to Account for his Conduct in the Premisses by such Ways and Means as to your Excellency shall seem best.” DS ,...
3450To George Washington from William Smith, 15 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Smith, 15 Aug. 1778. On 21 Aug., GW wrote Smith : “I received your letter of the 15th Inst. by Lieut. Colonel Burr.”