11To George Washington from Brig. Gen. David Forman, 17 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. David Forman, 17 Oct. 1777. GW wrote Forman on 19 Oct. : “I have yours of the 17th.”
12To George Washington from Brigadier General David Forman, 26 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Excelys favr of the 22d Directed to me at The Salt works Unfortunately Went to The Salt Works by the lower road at The Same Time I came to Freehold by the upper, by Which means your Excelys orders ware not handed me untill Friday afternoon —previous to Which I had recd an Express giveing an Acct of The Defeat of the Troops your Excly mentioned to have Crossed to Attack the Fort and Their...
13To George Washington from Brigadier General David Forman, 29 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Excelys favr of the 27th was handed me This afternoon, previous to my rect of it I had given orders to several of The Militia officers of This part of The Country to Assemble Their men—and have used my endevours with Genl Newcomb to obtain a return of The men it is said he has Assembled That They might be put on some Duty either in The Garrisons or on some out guards—But the Genl...
14To George Washington from Colonel David Forman, 7 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Excelys favr of the 31st I recd the 1st Novr and The same Morning I recd an Answar from The Counsil of Safety to a Letter I had wrote to Govr Livingston Respecting The Conduct of Brgr Genl Newcomb—The Counsil of safety in their Letter to me enclosed one for Genl Newcomb which they assured me contain’d Their orders to him to make me returns of his Brigade and receive my orders—I...
15To George Washington from Colonel David Forman, 1 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Exclys request I herewith inclose a Memorial respecting The Salt Works—in The Memorial I have not Specified the Quantity of Salt that I suppose the Works will Dayly produce as Those matters Cannot be with Certainty assertained—yet I think we shall when intirely Compleat produce at Least Two Hund. Buss. ⅌ Day—a Quantity That will Abundantly Supply all the Wants of your Excelys...
16To George Washington from David Forman, 28 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Above named Gent. have at all times executed every command to which the[y] have been ordered while I had the Honr to command them, with great exactness. I therefore beg leave to recommend them as officers, that will endevour to deserve any Notice Yr Excelly may honour them with. I am Yr Excelly’s Most obdt Humble Servant ALS , DLC:GW . Preceding this text on the manuscript is a “Return of...
17To George Washington from Colonel David Forman, 28 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by Genl Lee to Inform your Excely That The Enemy’s Front have advanced One and a half Miles On The road leading to Middle Town and South Amboy. When The Express Come off They ware at The fork of the ⟨rode⟩ one leading towards Middle Town The Other to South Amboy. I have no doubt of Middle Town being Their distination, as Amboy would Expose There Left flank to your Excelys Army. I...
18To George Washington from Colonel David Forman, 17 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honr to Inform Your Excely that I have Establishd difrent posts for upwards of fifty Miles along the Sea Costs, that I think it will be Impossable for any Number of Ships to be on this Coast without my Immediately being informed of it. Enclosed your Excely will have the examination of three Masters of Vessells & a Mercht that have made there Escape from the Prison Ship—They appear...
19To George Washington from Colonel David Forman, 17 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday Afternoon three Frigates arrived within Sandy Hook—In the Evening a fourth Ship of War run in—The Tory Report of this Day is that Adml Arbuthnot was onboard. This Afternoon a Large Fleet appeard Standing for Sandy Hook—The air my Intilligencer says was too Foggy for good Observation But that before Sundown he Counted Sixty five Sail of Ships of War and Transports distinctly—and Saw a...
20To George Washington from Colonel David Forman, 19 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
On Saturday Night Elevin OClock I had the Honr to Inform your Excly of the Arrival of a Fleet within Sandy Hook from the Southward, that there remained no doubt of there being British and probably Sr Harry Clinton —As I proposed to Your Excly, As soone as I had dispatched the Express I rode down to the High Lands of Middle Town —The Day was rainey and dull—so as to prevent any particular...