3451To George Washington from Cambray-Digny, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I announce myself to your Excellency as a French man whose greatest desire is that of bearing his part in the just and noble cause of which you are the Protector—I am bearer of a Letter from Doctor Franklin, which I shall have the honor of delivering you when I shall have that of paying you my Court. I arrived four days ago at Cape Look out, where the Ship Ferdinand is at Anchor—The Ship is...
3452To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Flower, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have just receivd the inclos’d Letter from the Hone Board of War, with Orders & Instructions relative to procureing Leather—“Which Order’s I am directed to Communicate to your Excellancy and request your Concurance and Assistance therein.” I have sent a Coppy of the Orders with Instructions to Mr Gostelowe the Comy M[ilitar]y Stores at Lebanon, to the end that he might obtain Leather in that...
3453To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 27 February 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 27 Feb. 1778. On 9 Mar., GW wrote Gates : “I have been this day favd with yours of the 27th February.”
3454To George Washington from Brigadier General John Lacey, Jr., 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have now under Confinement Twelve persons all taken going into Philada at Different times with small parcels of Marketing on their Backs. I have Just reason to Suspect the Greatest part of them, (as they are Young fellows) are going to join the Enemy, in Capt. Thomas Company of Refugees, as they call themselves. I am informed that parties are now out in Bucks County Collecting as many of...
3455To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I hope your excellency will have received two letters from me, one by major brice, and the other by a doctor who was going to head quarters —you will have seen very Sorry accounts of our disappointement—that such an expedition they were so Sanguine upon has not been prepared before hand, that or themselves or at least myself has been deceived So much, are things very surprising for every one...
3456To George Washington from Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
Je renvois La Letre du General Wayne qui m’a honoré de Son Ordre pour Le joindre a Mount Holly je L’ais repondû que çela ne se pouvoit pas vû que la Cavalery restente avec moi forme un peti nombre pour Les Services et quentout je ne trouverais pas plus de 18 Homs de quels jais envoie Les melieurs sur Le chemins de Philadelphie pour assurè les passages du Transport des Beuvs qui marche pour...
3457To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
On Wednesday Evening the Enemy in a Sloop of war, one Galley, and about 40 Boats fell down the Delaware, and Anchor’d off this Place at Dusk: The Boats were full of Troops & upwards of 30 said to be flat Bottomed from the best intelligence I received, cou’d not distinguish from this Place, as they came down under cover of this shore, and at Dusk made over to the Jersey Shore, & came to an...
3458To George Washington from Timothy Bigelow, 28 February 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Timothy Bigelow, 28 Feb. 1778. On 1 Mar., Richard Kidder Meade wrote Bigelow: “I am commanded by his Excellency to answer your favor of yesterday.”
3459To George Washington from Ephraim Blaine, 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
On my Arrival at the Head of Elke, thought it prudent to look out if a place more remote, and secure from the Enemy, could not be found upon the Head of Chesepeak Bay to store what Provision might come from the Eastern shore & the Southward, I proceeded from thence to Johnstons Ferry, at the Head of the Tide on this side the River Susquehannah, no conveniency of Wharfe or Store Houses,...
3460To George Washington from Henry Champion, Sr., 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I Receivd yours of the 17th Instant informing of the Melancholy & Alarming situation of the Army for want of Provisions of the Flesh kind. I have forwarded (since my appointment) to head Quarters about 160 good heavy Oxen ⅌r week, for four Weeks past besides keeping up the supplies for our Troops & Genl Burgoins Army at the Eastward, which amounts to about 190 ⅌r Week More—I have exerted...