1To George Washington from Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 8–11 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d a Letter Yesterday from Colo. Gray of which the following is an Extract. “This Moment Lt Tiffany returnd from Long Island who informs me that a Body of Hessians are marching from the Westward, but were not so far up the Island as Huntington: that Officer’s Baggage every Day is transporting toward the East End, that the Militia of the two western Counties are to assemble this Week at...
2From George Washington to Joseph Reed, 8–9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your favor without a date, acknowledging the receipt of my letters of the 28th & [2]9th ulto came to hand a day or two ago. Colo. Patterson (as he is called) was a stranger even in name to me, till he came here introduced by Colo. Cox as a person capable of giving the best information of the Indian Country between the Susquehannah and Niagara of any Man that was to be met with; and as one who...
3General Orders, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
A board of General Officers to be composed of Majrs Genl Greene (if present), Lord Stirling, St Clair and De Kalb and of Brigadiers General Knox, Woodford and Muhlenberg is to sit tomorrow morning ten ôClock at the Orderly-Office to take into consideration the rank and an arrangement of the officers in the Maryland line and to state the same: The Commander in Chief will lay before the board...
4From George Washington to the Board of War, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Board of General Officers to whom were referred the dispute of Rank between Majors Mentges, Murray and Nicholls having made the inclosed Report, I must request the Board to give them the information (thro’ me) which they call for respecting the appointment of Major Nicholls to the rank of Lieut. Colonel. In mine of the 26 March I desired to be informed of the number of Hunting shirts upon...
5To George Washington from Brigadier General James Clinton, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the Receipt of your Excellency’s Favours of the 14th 17th 22d Feby and 25th March with their Enclosures, the contents of which were as punctually complyed with as Circumstances woud admit. But I am sorry to inform you, that the recruiting Service is much retarded for want of Money. Mr Reid informs me, that answers to his Dispatches have not yet arrived. By the enclosed...
6To George Washington from Barthlomew von Heer, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Bartholomew von Heer, 8 April 1779. GW wrote to Heer on 13 April acknowledging receipt of “yours of the 8th.”
7To George Washington from John Jay, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
By the enclosed Extract from the Minutes of the 6th Inst., Your Excellency will perceive that Messieurs Henry Rutgers Junr, and Azariah Horton are appointed Deputy-Commissaries-General of Musters in the Room of Messrs Bradford & Noarth who have resigned. I have also the pleasure of transmitting Copies of two Acts of the 7th Inst: One for cutting a Road from Penobscot River to St Johns River...
8From George Washington to Thomas Johnson, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 26th March inclosing a Resolve of the House of Delegates for the incorporation of parts of the German Battalion and Rifle Corps into a Regiment—and another for forwarding the recruiting Service. I also at the same time received from the president of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates two Resolves—one empowering me fully to settle the Rank...
9To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys favour of yesterday came safe to hand. I have been at New ark and find that the Officer who was taken with his party had been informed that some traiders from this side was gone to Bergan, on which information he increased his Guard by Volunteers, and continued in the Bay till day light, and then landed, and was way laid. We shall not be able to get the whole truth before the...
10To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received a letter from Mr Deane copy whereof is Inclosed And another I have transmitted to Congress and urged the necessity of Supplying the Indians with some Cloathing &c. even If they should not be called Into Active Service. Colo: V. Schaick is to Command in the Enterprize against Onondaga The troops are on the March to Fort Schuyler and the Measures taken such as to Afford a...
11From George Washington to Brigadier General William Smallwood, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received yours of the 6th with a return of such officers as you thought might be preferably employed in the recruiting service in Maryland. I find however that you have in some instances mentioned several as equally qualified—you will be pleased to make the discrimination, and give them orders to proceed to Governor Johnston at Annapolis, to receive his instructions. As I shall have letters...
12General Orders, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
13From George Washington to a Board of General Officers, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
You will receive herewith all the papers that I am possessed of, which respect the Officers of the Maryland line—whose arrangement is to be the subject of your consideration, agreable to yesterday’s Orders. The papers No. 70 & 71 contain the proceedings of a Board of Officers at White plains—and will give the present One a general view at once of the nature of the business—and of the...
14To George Washington from the Board of War, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Board have been honoured with your Excellency’s Favours of the 26th of March & 2d & 4th April. All the Muskett Cartridges made up for a long time past including the whole now on Hand have been made up with Buck Shott agreeably to your Excellency’s Ideas. There are but five hundred Hunting Shirts in the Clothier Generals Store & no Materials for making more. We have been for a long time...
15To George Washington from the Board of War, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
We suppose you have long since known that about thirty shoemakers draughted from the Maryland troops have been making shoes at Newark in Delaware State; a large proportion of which have been delivered to the clothier of that state, & the residue to the Clothier General. Those workmen have also made shoes & some boots for the officers in the Maryland line. Within a few days the director of the...
16From George Washington to George Clinton, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
In the close of my letter of the 5th Instant, I had the pleasure to acknowlege your favors of the 18th & 21st Ultimo. Besides the 80 battalions of Infantry, it is the intention of Congress to preserve as many of the 16 additional and other corps as can be kept up by means of incorporation, or continued in their present condition—considering at the same time such of the men composing these...
17From George Washington to Brigadier General Duportail, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
A body of troops is ordered to rendesvous at Wyoming on the Susquehanna. There will be some works to be carried on in that quarter which will require an Engineer. You will readily conceive the nature of frontier fortification and will be pleased to send a Gentlemen in your department whom you judge proper for the purpose. He had best proceed in the first instance towards Sunbury where he will...
18To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Inclosd is a Letter receivd last Evening from Mr Patterson. The contents are not the most agreeable; and how it comes directed through me to your Excellency I cannot imagin. He mentions there being a greater number of Boats upon the Susquehannah then he gave an account of when at Camp. Will it not be best to lessen the number orderd to be built; if the proper sizd ones can be had already fit...
19From George Washington to Captain John Gregory, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter of the 20th February ultimo. Under the circumstances, of an impaired constitution; incompetent to the duties of a camp, I shall not attempt to oppose your resignation. But as it is necessary to obtain a certificate of your having settled all your public accounts, I am therefore obliged to delay its final acceptance, till furnished with such a certificate. I am sir your...
20From George Washington to Brigadier General Edward Hand, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
After having spent the necessary time with your family at Lancaster you are to proceed from thence to Wyoming and take the command of the troops there and in that neighbourhood —You are to call upon the Quarter Masters & Commissaries and direct them to use their utmost exertions in collecting the Stores in their respective departments, (necessary for the intended expedition into the Indian...
21To George Washington from Soldiers of the Maryland Division, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Petitioners Belonging to the Maryland Division a⟨nd⟩ Quartered at Middlbrook in the Jerseys Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioners as always Behaved themselves as Soldiers Becoming, which we hope so to Remain Until the Expiration of this Present Dispute, and please Your Excelency, there is one Article that We Petition to Your Excelency For, we being Convinced that we have no Person in this...
22From George Washington to Major Joseph Prowell, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter by Lieut: Jackson. The regiment late Patton’s is to march immediately to Wyoming where it will be incorporated with the one late Hartley’s—and receive further orders from General Hand. Malcoms regiment is to join and incorporate with Spencers. I am Sir Your most Obedt servt. Df , in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . See Prowell to...
23From George Washington to Colonel Oliver Spencer, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Col. Malcom’s regiment has been ordered to join your’s at Minisinck and is now on its march for that purpose. When it arrives, agreeable to the intention of Congress the two regiments are to be incorporated into one. Inclosed is the arrangement of the Captains and subalterns who are to compose it. After these have been selected, the remainder are to be considered as supernumeraries. The field...
24From George Washington to Colonel Oliver Spencer, 9 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I return you the proceedings of a Court Martial held in March by order of General Hand on two Spies Land & Hicks. Hicks it seems has made his escape, and Land only remains. But as this man is an inhabitant of one of the States by the article of war for trying spies he is not subject to Military jurisdiction—You will therefore have him delivered up to the civil authority of the State...
25General Orders, 10 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Commissions for the Virginia line having come to hand the commanding officers of regiments in that line are desired to apply for them at Head-Quarters. At a General Court Martial of the line April 5th 1779—Lieutenant Philip Malleroy of the 11th Virginia regiment was tried for, “disobedience of General Woodford’s orders in not joining his regiment with all possible expedition after the...
26Council of War, 10 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
At a Council of War held at Head Quarters Middle Brook April 10th 1779. Present The Commander in Chief[,] Major Genls Sullivan[,] Greene[,] Ld Stirling[,] St Clair[,] D’Kalb, [Brigadier Generals] Smallwood[,] Knox[,] Woodford. The Commander in Chief states to the Council, that since the last meeting of Commissioners on the subject of an exchange of Prisoners, the result of which is contained...
27From George Washington to Thomas Bishop, 10 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter by Colo. Harrison —In answer to it, I shall briefly inform you, that as you have been so long a Member of my family it is not my intention to let you want while we both live; but with respect to the increase of your wages, it is a circumstance that must depend upon the Services you render in return. I am very sensible that the high prices of every necessary of life are...
28From George Washington to the Board of War, 10 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly honored with your favour of the 31st of, March, which, through hurry of business has been hitherto unanswered. From the relation in several respects between the duties of the office of Adjutant General and those of the Inspectorship; I pe[r]ceive advantages that would result from uniting them in a certain degree; but I am induced notwithstanding to recommend, that nothing...
29From George Washington to the Commissioners for the Exchange of Prisoners, 10 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Whereas, in pursuance of full powers to me given by the Honorable the Congress of the United States, a proposition was made by me on the 14th day of March last to His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton for the settlement of a general Cartel and for appointing Commissioners to confer thereupon, which was acceded to by him on the 31st: of the same Month and by a subsequent communication on the 4th...
30From George Washington to the Commissioners for the Exchange of Prisoners, 10 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
The aforegoing Writing contains the proceedings of Congress on the 5th Ulto on the subject of your meeting at Amboy on Monday next. You will make these the rule of your conduct; And if you cannot establish a general Cartel with the British Commissioners, comprehending the Convention Troops, agreable to the Resolution—and to which end the power you have received from me to day is only adapted....