1To George Washington from David Forman, 23 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
My Brother Mr Ezekiel Forman and his Wife have obtained permission from the States of Maryland, Pensylvania & New Jersey to go into New York for the purpose of endevouring to make a sittlement with Hugh Wallace of that place respecting a large sum of Money in his Mr Wallaces hands as Executor to the estate of John Neilson Unkle to the pesent Mrs Forman—The testator dyed in the infancy of Mrs...
2To George Washington from David Forman, 22 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
from the dificulty the Quarter Master at Morris Town informs me he finds in forwarding letters to Your Excly through the scarcity of Money has induced me to defer informing your Excly of the arrival of the southern fleete, presuming your Excly would probably receive more certain Accts from New York and with in a few days as soone. Enclosed Your Excly has the diaries as kept on the Highlands of...
3To George Washington from David Forman, 26 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
This afternoon I have Accts from New York Informing me of the Arrivals of a Pacquet on Monday last and that the same Evening a small Vessell was sent off to Charles Town and on Tuesday Morning a second was dispatched to the same place as is said, and belived to countermand the Evacuation of that post—private letters by the Pacquet say that an active War is again expected to take place—as I...
4To George Washington from David Forman, 24 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
On Sunday 20th five ships of the line came down to the usual Anchoring ground within Sandy Hook and have been Comeing down every day since-- This afternoon there whole number down is 14 ships of the line, five frigates, three large transport Ships four Brigs. & five Sloops and Schooners—Andmirals Pigots & Greaves Ships are down—What is reather Unusual most of the Ships of War and Transports...
5To George Washington from David Forman, 26 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honr of Informing Your Excly that a fleete of empty Transports for Charles Town had falin down and that thirty four had actually gone without Sandy Hook while others were coming down from New York—That the coming on of Evening prevented further observation—The fact is the whole fleete sailed the same Night with the Wind fresh at North a little Easterly—The day following no appearance...
6To George Washington from David Forman, 21 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Allthough I have had Accts from N.Y. several times since I had the Honour of Writing to your Excly I did not think any of them of Importance to Warnt the Expence of forwarding—This Morning I have Accts from and I think may engage Your Excly full confidence that Sixty Transports most of them very large were all prepared to sail for Charles Town under the Convoy of four Frigates, for the purpose...
7To George Washington from David Forman, 7 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honr to receive your Excly favr of the third Inst. yesterday—and am Exceedingly oblig’d by the notice your Excly has taken of my request relative to the unfortunate Capt. Huddy. Tewsday Evening 3d of Sepr I had the Honour of communicateing to your Excly the Arrival of a Fleete on this Coast &c. Immediately on forwarding the letter to Morris Town I mounted My Horse and that Night rode...
8To George Washington from David Forman, 3 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
This day arrive Sevin Ships of the line and three Frigates as is Supposed from the best Judgement that my People on the Shoor Could make through a Remarkable Foggy day—they were first discoverd about 15 Miles South of Shrewsberry at Ten oClock this Morning but so faintly as not to be able to determin What they were—this afternoon they Come abrest of Sandy Hook—my Observer there Judges Sevin of...
9To George Washington from David Forman, 1 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
When I had the Honr to write to your Excly the 28th Ulto I had no kind of doubt but I should in a day or two have had very Particular Accts from New York. I am at this time very Uneasy booth on Accts of the Persons, and the Accts I expected from them. On Monday last a Deserter from Sandy Hook Mentioned a Report that some Troops were embarking; Wednisday Afternoon the Mate of a Small Schooner...
10To George Washington from David Forman, 28 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to my proposial in the letter I had the Honr to write to your Excly the 25th Inst: I set off for Shrewsbury and the Highlands of Middle Town on Monday Morning and flatter my self have now got my line of Intiligence in sutch away as will insure to me regular accts from New York and of the Arrival of all armed Vessells in or about Sandy Hook. yesterday morning I was Honoured with the...