1From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 11 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I did my self the pleasure to write you yesterday, and informed you that I had sent you Sixty Thousand Dollars for the recruiting service in your State—After I had sent the money off, I received a letter from Genl Knox, advising me that he was under the most pressing necessity for twenty thousand Dollars for the use of the Ordnance Department, but that he could not get that Sum in the State of...
2From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I flattered myself that I should never again be under the necessity of trespassing upon the public spirit of your State by calling for another supply of Militia; but such has been the unaccountable delay in the recruiting of the Continental Battalions, chiefly owing to the long time that unhappily elapsed before the Officers were appointed, that I see no prospect of keeping the Field, till the...
3From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 3 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the receipt of your several favors of the 21st 24th 25th and 26th February which came to hand yesterday—It gives me pleasure to hear that your State has come to the resolution of granting the Colonial Bounty to Colo. Webbs additional Regiment; and if the other States will do the same, it will in a great measure obviate the objection which I made to their granting a higher...
4From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 23 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with yours of the 8th and 10th instant the first accompanying an account of the Committee of Simsbury against prisoners who were sent there by my order—There is no part of the charge to be objected against, but that of £9.6.0. said to be for the expence and trouble of the Committee themselves—I cannot see how either could have been incurred in so trivial a matter, or if any, that...
5From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your several favors of the 12th and 14th instant by Lieut. Fellows, to whom I granted a Flag with a letter to General Howe, desiring that his brother Capt. Fellows might be one of the first officers exchanged. I have remonstrated very sharply with General Howe upon his treatment of our prisoners, and I hope it will be attended with good effects—I have repeatedly endeavoured to...
6From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 1 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure of yours of the 23d Jany by Majr Wyllys and thank you for your congratulations upon our late successes, which have been attended with very happy consequences, as the Enemy have remained very quiet at Brunswic and Amboy since the affair at Princetown. I have wrote to Congress in a very pressing manner not only to send on a present supply of money, but to forward the Cheque...
7From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
You will receive herewith sixty thousand Dollars for the use of the recruiting Service in Your State, which I desire you will distribute among the Officers in proportion to their wants. I desire you will not appropriate any part of this money to the reimbursement of the sum advanced to Colo. Sheldon, as I every day expect an order from Congress, which will enable me to give you a draught for...
8From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am this evening honored with yours of the 1st inst. and am to thank you for your promise of forwarding the New Levies, which I am sure you will perform to the utmost of your abilities. I have, as I wrote you in my last, pressed Congress to send you forward a supply of money and the proper Books to open your Loan Office. As Mr Mease the Clothier General is now here I shewed him that part of...
9From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 20 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
A letter from you to General Heath inclosing a Petition from the Officers taken at Princetown, for liberty to send one of the party into New York for their Baggage, was transmitted to me, by Genl McDougall, Genl Heath having gone to Massachusetts. I am so sensible that these People, by remaining any length of time in the Country, not only acquire a knowledge of our affairs, but spread a very...
10From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
The impossibility of keeping the Small Pox from spreading through the Army in the natural way, has determined us, upon the most mature deliberation, to innoculate all the new Troops that have not had this disorder—I have wrote to General Parsons to fix upon some proper place, and to superintend the innoculation of the Troops of your State, taking it for granted, that you would have no...
11From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your favor of the 23d last month—I hope the Congress have, in consequence of your application, ordered up a supply of money for the bounty to the new-enlisted Troops in your State; but lest they should not have done it, I shall order Colo. Palfrey to send what Cash he can spare to the Deputy Pay Master at Peekskill, to be applied to the use of the recruiting Service to the...