104351To George Washington from Robert Morris, 9 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
The dates of the enclosed Letters will shew you my extreme Reluctance to wound your mind with the Anxieties which distress my own. At the time they were written I was sore pressed on every quarter, but a gleam of Hope broke in upon me and induced me to bear up still longer against the Torrent of demands which was rushing upon me. These would long since have overwhelmed me had I been supported...
104352To George Washington from Robert Morris, 9 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s Letter of the fourth last Evening. I this Morning sent for Mr Francis, one of the Contractors, and directed him to purchase five hundred Barrels, for which I will pay the Cash, and five hundred more on Credit; and forward it on as fast as procured. I am, Sir, with great Respect Your Excellency’s most obedient & humble Servant, DLC : Papers of George Washington.
104353To George Washington from Thaddeus Betts, 9 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Enemy have industriously promoted a ruinous Intercourse and Commerce with the Inhabitants, and as Flags were perverted to those purposes your Excellencys orders for supprissing them were Received with pleasure and have been the rule of our Conduct, but we beg leave to inform your Excellency that James Quintard Lieutt of a Commission’d Boat with his Boat and Crew were lately Captur’d by the...
104354To George Washington from Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil, 9 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
J’ai eû l’honneur de répondre aux deux lettres dont Votre Excellence m’a honoré les 3 & 4 du Ct. J’ai reçu depuis celle du 5e avec l’avis de l’apparution de l’Escadre Angloise sur la Côte de Newyork, je crois qu’une partie tiendra la mer pour Croiser. Le papier de Newyork que vous avez eû la bonté de m’envoyer annonce les dispositions de l’Angleterre pour la paix prochaine dont elle a autant...
104355General Orders, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Brigadier General Patterson Colonel Z. Butler Major Wyllis Brigade Majer Walker Qr Mr 2d Connecticut Brigade For duty tomorrow 2d New York & 2d Massachusetts regiments The Commander in Chief directs that when General or Feild officers, Majors of Brigade, and Brigade Quartermasters obtain leave of absence they inform the Adjutant General of the time they are to leave camp...
104356To George Washington from Charles, marquis de La Rouërie Armand Tuffin, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your letters of the 30th jully & 12th august last. as your Exellency observe in the former one it does not appears consistant with the present state of public finances to pu r chasse horses for the complement of the legion—this Expectation which I conceived of getting them I must lay by untill better times—but what give me the most pain is the disapointment of...
104357To George Washington from Richard Butler, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
In consiquence of your Excellency’s Order dated 31st July 1782 I ordered a General court martial to sit for the trial of the prisoners at this post & Sincerely regret the too great occasion for Assembling Such Tribunals. I do myself the honour to inclose your Excellency the Proceedings of the court on the cases directed in that order having decided on, & executed all others they not being...
104358To George Washington from Ebenezer Huntington, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
In adverting to the Resolution of his Excellency Governor Trumbull & Council of Safety, I observe the reason they give for Colo. Grey’s being intitled to the Rank of me is principally on account of Lt Colo. Livingstons being continued on the Muster & Pay Rolls of the late 9th Connt Regt after the 10th of October 1778, the time on which my Commission stands dated, which rolls were signed by me...
104359To George Washington from Henry Knox, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I thank your Excellency for your opinion with respect to the German Armourers, I did not know that a Post was to be kept up at Newburgh, I think they can with great propriety be employed there under the care of some faithful, Superintendant—I will write immediately to the Minister of War on the subject. I shall have the honor in a few days to transmit to your Excellency the names of the...
104360To George Washington from Henry Knox, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the unhappiness my dear General to inform you of the departure of my precious infant, your Godson. In the deep mystery in which all human events is involved the Supreme Being has been pleased to prevent his expanding innocence, ripening to such perfection as to be a blessing to his parents and connecting when by their advanced Years they may find every comfort necessary to sweeten Life...
104361From George Washington to Philippe-André-Joseph de Létombe, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to forward to you a Letter which came to my Hands last Evening from the Chavalr de La Luzerne. No further Intelligence respectg the Enemy fleets at N. York has been received since that which I communicated to the Marquis de Vaudreuil on the morng of the 8th. I was favored with your Letter of the 6th—covering One of the 3d & another of the 6th from the Marquis—and am much...
104362To George Washington from Jeremiah Olney, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Field officer Commanding the advance post at Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson from 24th Augt to 8th Septr 1782, begs leave to Report, that he has (from time to time) Communicated to your Excellency every occurrence that has Come within the Sphere of his Observations—that he has nothing Further to Report that the State of the Garrison &c. &c., agreeable to the Inclos’d Reports—Save only that the...
104363From George Washington to Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had last evening the honor of receiving your Excellencys favor of the 7th from Princetown containing the agreeable intelligence of your approach. I have immediately forwarded your letter to Monsr de la Tombe by our Chain of Expresses. I have constantly kept the Marquis de Vaudreuil advised of Admiral Pigots motions, from the first information of his arrival upon these Coasts to his arrival...
104364To George Washington from Arthur St. Clair, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been informed by Colonel Magaw, who is lately returned from Head Quarters that your Excellency had made some Enquiries about me, and the Time I proposed to go on to the Army—If your Excellency will please to recollect you proposed to point out the Time it would be necessary, and as I have received no Intimation of that kind; nor have heard with certainty whether any Command was pointed...
104365To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 10 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly honored with Your Excellency’s favor of the 3d inst. & in Consequence thereof have been over to Long Island on the business mentioned in my last Letter, & have just returned from thence to this place. I have had an Interview with several Characters who have been serviceable in the way of Intelligence, particularly S.C. & have enclosed the Substance of the Intelligence they...
104366General Orders, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Parole Dartmouth, Countersigns Eaton, Fairfield. For the Day tomorrow Brigadier General Huntington Lieutt Colonels Johnson, & Huntington Brigade Major Converse Brigade Qr Mastr Williams For duty tomorrow 1st Connecticut regiment & 5th Connecticut for 8th Massachusetts Captain John Doughty of the 2d regimt of Artillery is appointed Fort Major for the Garrison of West Point untill further orders...
104367From George Washington to Samuel Canfield, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favor of the 8th respecting the Boats Crew which came from Long Island to bring certain of our Prisoners to Norwalk. As this is the first instance I have heard of of the kind, & may perhaps have been fallen upon inadvertently for humane purposes, you will be pleased therefore to let the People return & at the same time inform the Commandg Officer at Loyds Neck, that you have...
104368From George Washington to Thaddeus Betts, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am favored with your Letter of the 9th Instant, & much applaud the spirit you have manifested to assist in cutting off all kind of intercourse with the Enemy except at Dobbs Ferry. With respect to the Persons who lately came without a Flag from Loyd’s neck to Norwalk, I have to observe, that as this is the first instance that has come to my knowledge, I have not thought it absolutely...
104369To George Washington from William Duer, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor of transmitting to your Exellency a Copy of my Letter to Mr Morris of the 6th Sept. from which you will observe the Embarassments I am under to Supply the Troops under this Contract. Since Writing the Letter to Mr Morris, I have received one from him of the 29th August, in which he informs me that he had requested Your Excellency to forward Eight thousand Dollars in...
104370General Orders, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Major General Howe Lt Colonel Cochran Major Pittingall Brigade Major Williams Brigade Qur Master Tuckerman For duty tomorrow 3d Connecticut & regiments 3d Massachusetts At a General Courtmartial of which Colonel Micheal Jackson is president. Lieutenant Boss of the Invalid regiment charged with conducting himself in a manner unbecoming an officer and gentleman on the 29th...
104371To George Washington from Jonathan Forman, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose for your Excellency the receipt for a letter sent the 8th inst. address’d for Sir Guy Carleton, togeather with eleven private letters receiv’d last evening ⅌ flagg from New York, one directed to Mr. Bray concerning four parol’d seamen, who were landed which was all the business of the flagg. Also a pasport from Brigadier Genrl Hazen for Mr Garosens passing to...
104372To George Washington from John Hanson, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to transmit to your Excellency, for the Observation of Congress, the Return of Recruits which have joined the Army up to the 31st of August last. I have the Honor to be sir Your Excellency’s Most Obedient and Most humle Servant DNA : Item 152, Letters from George Washington, PCC—Papers of the Continental Congress.
104373To George Washington from Henry Knox, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I cannot omit, informing your Excellency, of the conduct of the Contractors, in issuing provisions to this Garrison. It appears very extraordinary, and yet it has been practiced since the 20th of July. When I first received the information, I supposed it must have originated in a mistake, but upon examining Mr Forsyth, the issuing Commissary here, he says the probability of a mistake on the...
104374From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I inclose to you, Copy of a Letter from the Day Judge Advocate. If the Appointment of a Judge Advocate has not already been made, I wish it may be speedily attended to—Mr Edwards’s Duty, since the Resignation of Judge Lawrence, has been severe—& it may justly be deemed a Hardship for him to continue to discharge the Duty of the whole Depart. upon his present pay & Emoliments. Your Letters of...
104375To George Washington from Robert R. Livingston, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I delayed an s wering your last favor in the expectation that we should receive some inteligence from Europe that it would give me pleasure to comminicate A ship arrived Last night from Holland she brings letters from Mr Adams but nothing which looks like a speedy termination of the war the negotiations still continue, Mr Jay & Mr Genvile remain in France tho’ I am much inclined to think from...
104376From George Washington to Gouverneur Morris, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I wrote on the 2nd instant to Mr R. Morris and requested that the accounts relative to the subsistence of Prisoners might be collected and forwarded—General Knox has since desired me to write to you for those particularly which were in the possession of yourself and him upon the prison Commission, and for the Calculations made by you at Boonetown of the probable Balance due America with any...
104377From George Washington to Robert Morris, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
When applications, of a similar nature to the Colo. Varricks letter of 3d sepr 1782, inclosed, are made to me, I am under the necessity of referring them to you—I know your distress on the score of public Money and can therefore only request that you will assist Colo. Varrick in whole or in part of his present demand as soon as circumstances will admit. I have the honor to be &ca. . DLC :...
104378To George Washington from Joseph Reed, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
After the Services, Sufferings & Anxieties of the Winter 1776 I little expected that Persons would be selected as the Season of my greatest Reprsent that I should stand publickly charged with not only meditating but actually expressing Intentions of deserting to the Enemy: Yet, Sir, so it is not mere News Paper Abuse or transient Report but actually countenanced & supported by a Person of some...
104379To George Washington from Comfort Sands, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Critical State of the Army with Respect to Supplies has Occasioned a meeting of the Parties in the Contract, at which the most of the Gentlemen Concern’d have attended. From the Inclosed Copy of our Letter to Mr Morris, which we Consider it our Duty to transmit to Your Excellency, You will see the present state of Supplies; what our future Prospects are, and the Determination we have been...
104380From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to Timothy Pickering, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
His Excellency directs me to inform you, that the Count de Rochambeau with his Army will arrive at Hav e rstraw in a few Days—when it will be necessary that he should receive some Assistance from our Boats & Craft in Crossing. He gives this Information that the previous Arrangements may be attended to in Season. I am sir Your Most hule Sert DNA : RG 93—Manuscript File.
104381To George Washington from Jean-Louis-Ambroise, chevalier de Villefranche de Genton, 11 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
it is some time since the foundation of the Magazine has been diged, but the masonery has not been begun by want of Masons & others articles which have not been furnished by the quarter master General. Colonel pickering has given me to understand that he would send me twelve masons in a few days. the season is however so far advanced, that if all the materials were now on the spot, it would be...
104382General Orders, 12 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Parole Gorport Countersigns Darnford, Alford, For the day tomorrow Major General Heath Lieutt Colo. Gray Major Graham Brigade Major Smith Brigade Qr Mr Ripley For duty tomorrow 5th Massachusetts & 8th Massachusetts for 5th Connt regt The post for the Southward will set out every Thursday morning at 11 o’clock and return from thence every sunday at one o’clock P.M. The post for the Eastward and...
104383From George Washington to Thomas Bee, 12 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Mr. Brailsford did me the honor to present your favor of the 21st. Ulto. and I thank you for introducing so agreeable and well informed a Gentleman to my acquaintance. I am happy to hear that Mrs. Bee and you prepose to honor Mount Vernon with a call on your return to Carolina. I wish I could be there to give you a welcome. Mrs. Washington will be more fortunate, and I am sure will enjoy the...
104384To George Washington from Guy Carleton, 12 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Lieut. Genl Campbell & Mr Elliot will meet your Commissioners Majors General Heath and Knox on the 18th of this month at Tappan, being the time and place proposed in your letter of the 8th instant, for the purpose of settling a Cartel for a general exchange of Prisoners, they will be attended by two Aids de Camp, a Clerk, and our two Commissaries, of naval and land Prisoners. I must here...
104385From George Washington to Henry Knox, 12 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
As soon as the french Army arrives, which will be on Saturday and Sunday next, I will contrive to know whether the field peices or royal Howitzers, will be most acceptable to Count de Rochambeau, and will inform you—I think with you, that the Inscription had best be in Latin—If the Person belonging to the Artillery can do the engraving, I will send down the proposed Inscription (a Copy of...
104386From George Washington to James McHenry, 12 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am pained to find by your Letter of the 30th Ulto, that you cannot get rid of your fever. Try change of Air—come to the Camp—Any thing to remove a disorder which seems to pursue you with unabating obstinacy, & may, if suffered to run on you any longer, become too powerful for Medicine. The Army has at length taken the Field, and is Encamped at this place; waiting a junction with the French...
104387To George Washington from Robert Morris, 12 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have before me your Excellency’s several Letters of the 23d of August, and 2d & 4th Instant. I have now the Pleasure to inform you that General Cornell has agreed to accept the Office of Inspector of the Contracts &c. for your Army, and will soon proceed on the Business of his Department. I hope you may find Relief from this Appointment, and that it may prove perfectly agreable to you. If Mr...
104388To George Washington from Peter Muhlenberg, 12 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Enclosd I do myself the Honor to transmit your Excellency a Copy of the return which was taken in the Mail carried off by the Enemy; together with a Letter from the Commissary of Military Stores, which will explain the return—I receivd no Letters from General Green by the last post, but Captn Scott who is just arrivd from the Southern Army, has brought a proclamation with him Issued by the...
104389To George Washington from Timothy Edwards, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Of the thousand barrells of salted provisions, which by contract we were to have purchased and deposited, three hundred are, or in a few days will be, at Poughkeepsey—We have the refusal of four hundred at Springfield on Connecticut river, the property of the Massachusetts—The State of Connecticut have a quantity at Hertford, which if not engaged to our Allies, may be purchased by us—The last...
104390From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose a Copy of Lt Colo. Huntingtons remarks upon the claim of Rank preferred against him by Lt Colo. Gray. By which it will appear, that Lt Colo. Livingstons pay was stopped from the 10t of October 1778 and returned to the Pay Mr General—It remains for me to account for the reason of Lt Colo. Livingstons resignation being registered by me as having been accepted on...
104391To George Washington from John Moylan, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had the honnor of Addressing you Excellency by Colonel Tilghman in Answer to your Letter of the 3d Ulto a Copy of it was Instantly layed before the secretary at War, & application since frequently made to the Superintendt of Finance for the means of Enabling me to Comply with its Contents. The Distress of his situation, in the present Exhausted State of the Finances—seemed at first to give...
104392To George Washington from John Pray, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I enclose your Excellency a York paper of the 13th Inst. which I got last night by a person I sent in two days ago. he can attest no inteligence. as there is nothing Stiring at present. I have been Trying to git a person in Ever since Last Saturday and Could not till this one. which went in the day be fore Yesterday. An account of a party of men from above our Lines (by the name of Scinners)...
104393From George Washington to Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Anticipating with much pleasure, your near Approach, I send Colo. Tilghman one of my Aides D. Camp, to meet & attend your Excellency to my Quarters, where, I presume you will be assured, that I shall embrace you with the highest Satisfaction. With much Regard & Esteem I am Dear Sir Your Excellency’s Most Obdt St DLC : Papers of George Washington.
104394To George Washington from Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil, 13 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Jai recu la derniere Lettre par laquelle Votre Excellence m’informe de l’arrivée de l’Amiral Pigot à Newyork. j’ai fais rétablir les Batteries de cette rade et je fais de nouveaux Ouvrages sur Nantasket pour en défendre l’entrée dans le cas d’une visite des Anglois. Comme il faut un asse z bon nombre de troupes pour les garnir et qu’il est essentiel de joindre des soldats disciplinés aux...
104395General Orders, 14 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Brigadier Genl Patterson Majors spicer & Majr B. Porter Brigade Major Cushing Brigade Qr Mastr Appleton For duty tomorrow 2d Connecticut & 9th Massachusetts regiments The 2d Newyork regiment will relieve the men of the first on duty at Stoney point and Kakiat tomorrow. One hundred men from the several Brigades properly officerd to be at the Quartermaster generals office...
104396To George Washington from Philippe-André-Joseph de Létombe, 14 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
j’ai reçu le 12. du Courant, à huit heures du matin, Le Courier que Votre Excellence a bien voulu m’envoyer avec la Dépêche de Monsieur Le Chevalier de la Luzerne. Je rends surtout mille humbles graces à votre Excellence des détails dont Elle m’a honoré. quant au Zèle dont votre Excellence veut bien me Louer, je Le dois à mon devoir et encors plus à la Vénération, à l’admiration, à Tous mes...
104397To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 14 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to inform Your Excellency that Congress have permitted the Lieutenants Epuilemat , Ferriol, and Boileau to retire from Genl Hazen’s regiment, to be considered on the Invalid establishment—and at present remain with their families. I have the honor to be, with profound respect, your Excellency’s obedt Servt DLC : Papers of George Washington.
104398To George Washington from William Lord Stirling Alexander, 14 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of writeing your Excly the 7th Instant by the post; since which nothing material has occur’d. the frontiers to the Northward as well as Westward as yet Continue in peace. Yesterday arrived here from Canada one man and 22 Weomen and Children taken about two years ago on the Ohio and frontiers of pensilvania and Virginia by the Indians among whom they remained till last Spring,...
104399General Orders, 15 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Brigr General Huntington Major Olney Major Reading Brigade Major Cox Brigade Quartermaster Morrill For duty tomorrow 4th Connecticut & 6th Massachusetts regiments A Feild officer two captains two subs. right serjeants, one Drum, one fife, and one hundred & twenty rank & file to be at the ferry on the right tomorrow morning by sunrise they are to man the boats and assist in...
104400To George Washington from Henry Knox, 15 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I communicated to Major Villefranche your Excellency’s idea of making rafts to float the fire wood up to this place. He is confident that the mode will answer, provided great care is taken not to make them too large in the first instance, and that they be pretty well secured by Winter . The foundations of the rafts to be the dry timber mentioned, or hemlock. He says, that great part of the...