104521General Orders, 27 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the Day Tomorrow Colonel Butler Major Wyllys Brigade Major Williams B. Qr Master Appleton For duty tomorrow the 1st Jersey & 4th Massa. regiment. The seventh Massachusetts regiment will releive the second Jersey regiment on fatigue at Westpoint the 29th instant. The 1st New York regiment will releive the men of the Rhode island regiment on duty at Stoney point and Kakiat at the same time....
104522To George Washington from Charles Asgill, 27 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I hope my unfortunate situation will plead my excuse for being so Sollicotais to obtain your Excellency’s permission to return to Europe—as I am by your Command admitted on Parole I am naturaly induced to suppose the motives for my late confinement are removed, therefore let me entreat your Excellency to give me leave to revisit my Friends in Europe, whose concern for my Misfortune & anxiety...
104523To George Washington from William Heath, 27 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your commissioners arrived at the State the day before yesterday at two o’clock P.M. where they were met a few minutes after by lieutenants-general Campbell and the honorable mr Elliot, commissioners from his excellency general sir Guy Carleton. Yesterday the powers were shewn; those of the commissioners from sir Guy Carleton appearing to your commissioners to be inadequate to the purposes of...
104524From Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. to Benjamin Lincoln, 27 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
On the 25th instant a Doctr Shields & Mrs Beck from Lancaster arrived at Dobbs Ferry, with Genl Hazens passport to go into N. York—agreable to Genl Orders, they were stopped & reported at Head Quarters—The Genl has ordered them to be detained untill information can be had from you respectg them. As these people are very impatient to go in, you will be so good as to give the Genl Notice as soon...
104525To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 27 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honoured with your favor of the 23 Ult. All thoughts of an expedition were instantly laid aside. I should be happy to know what Troops you mean to retain in the Southern department should the Enemy evacuate Charlestown. Should you be in opinion that it is necessary to retain there any of the Troops of this State and of Maryland and that all the Troops now there are not...
104526To George Washington from William Moore, 27 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s letter of the twenty third instant having been read in Council and the sentiments you express perfectly coinciding with those of the council, orders have this day been issued to stop the expeditions against the Savages accordingly and we hope the People on our frontiers will be made eacy by the intelligence which you have obliged us with—And the more So as there does not...
104527To George Washington from William Smallwood, 27 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was not honored with your favor, dated the 1st of Septr, ’til yesterday, which appears by the Post Master’s mark on the cover, not to have been received in his Office in Phila, till the 18th. Your Orders with respect to moving the Troops shall be complied with as soon as possible; I will send them off immediately, if Vessels can be procured to transport them, to the Head of Elk, from whence...
104528General Orders, 28 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Lt. Col. C. Huntington Major Graham Brigade Major Cushing Qr. Master Morrill For duty tomorrow 1st New York & 2d Massa. Regiments. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
104529To George Washington from William Lord Stirling Alexander, 28 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency letter of the 25th. To find that the measures I have been pursueing in this quarter meet with your approbation, gives me very Sensible Satisfaction. The New Hamshire Troops will I expect on Monday be all at Saratoga and Johnstown, except the fatigue parties I was obliged to have in town to load the Sloops, they have been Idle Since Monday last, for want of two...
104530From George Washington to Meshech Weare, 28 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
By repeated Information from N. York, the Enemy have in contemplation an Attack either upon the ships of his most Christian Majesty at Boston, or those at Portsmouth—or perhaps both—Those at Portsmouth being in the most defenceless situation, may perhaps ingage their attention. These reports may be groundless, but it nevertheless behoves us to be ready to give our generous Ally every...
104531General Orders, 29 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Lieutenant Colonel Gray Major Pettingall Brigade Major Cox Brigade Qr Master Bulkly For duty tomorrow 2d New York & 8th Massachusetts regiments. The adjournment of the General courtmartial of which Colonel Cortlandt is president is continued untill Wednesday, the 2d of October next when it will meet at the usual place and hour. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
104532From George Washington to Jacob Bayley, 29 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am favored with your several Letters of 19th Augst & 19th of Septemr & of one from M. Johnson—And am much obliged by your Attention to the public Interests of the United States. As to the military Intentions of the Enemy_whatever they might have been some Time ago—I believe they are now suspended on your Quarter as well as in other parts_by Information I am rather induced to think, they are...
104533To George Washington from William Heath, 29 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
In pursuance of your Excellencys Commission and Instructions to us, we proceeded to Tappan on the 25th instant; where we were met by Lieut. General Campbell and the Honorable Mr Elliot, Commissioners on the part of General Sir Guy Carleton. The next Morning we interchanged Copies of our respective powers, and adjourned to the followg Day. On perusal of the powers vested in the Commissioners of...
104534To George Washington from Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 29 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
J’ai reçu la lettre que Votre Excellence m’a fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 22 de ce mois et les nouvelles dont elle etoit accompagnée; je Vous prie d’en recevoir mes sinceres remerciemens. J’ai l’honneur de Vous addresser l’Extrait d’une reponse faite par ordre exprès du Roi le 21. Juin à M. Grenville. Je Vous prie de vouloir bien tenir cette communication secrette; tout ce que je puis y...
104535From George Washington to Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 29 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I did myself the honor to call at your Excellency’s Quarters this morning upon my return from an excursion as far as our old Camp at Philipsburg, but had not the pleasure of finding you at home—I wished to have communicated to you personally my observations upon the State of Forage in that part of the Country and the reasons which induce me to think a change of position may be attended with...
104536General Orders, 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Lieutt Colonel Cochran Major Spurr Brigade Major Hicks Brigade Qr Master from 2d Connt brig. For duty tomorrow the 1st Connecticut & 5th Massachussetts regiments. The Levies detached for the purpose of transporting the wood will receive from the regiments to which they belong their proportion of Tents, and encamp at the Landing places to which they are assigned or wherever...
104537From George Washington to James Duane, 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I shall be obliged to you, or some friend in Congress, to inform me what has been, or is like to be done, with respect to my reference of the case of Captn Huddy? I cannot forbear complaining of the cruel situation I now am, & oftentimes have been placed in, by the silence of Congress in matters of high importance—and which the good of Service, & my official duty, has obliged me to call upon...
104538From George Washington to John Hanson, 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
That Congress may be fully informed of all that passes between the British Commander in Chief & myself, I have the Honor now to transmit to your Excellency, Copies of all the Correspondence I have had with Sir Guy Carleton since the 18th of August last to the present Time—the preceeding having been communicated up to that Day. I have the Honor to be With the highest Respect & Regard Sir Your...
104539From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you a Copy of the proceedings of our Commissioners at their late Meeting at Tappan, with Copies of the powers presented by the British Commissioners, and the several papers which passed between them ’till their Seperation on the 28th—by which you will see their Business has been brot to a speedy & undecisive Issue. Inclosed are Copies of Letters which passed...
104540From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed are the Annual Returns of the Men engaged in the Service of U. States from each State composing the Army under my immediate Command. You will be pleased to lay them before Congress. I am &c. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
104541To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your favor of the 24th covering two letters, under flying seals, one to Genl Greene & the other to General Mulenburg. I shall request General Greene, if he thinks proper to send any troops Northward this fall, to send on those I mentioned to your Excellency. Some time since, I ordered a contract for forage, for Colo. Armands corps, to be made at Winchester, on a...
104542From Benjamin Lincoln to Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am just honored with your favor of the 27th. I do not recollect the cases of Dr Shields and Mr Beck I have generally admitted such of the officers of Ld Cornwallises Arms as wished it go into New York provided they were not to return. As I do not remember the particular situation of the Gentlemen you mention I must request that the General would enquire into the matter and permit them to...
104543To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have just received a letter from Major Gordon of the 80th British Regiment in which he requests that Captain Asgill, who he says has been admitted Prisoner on Parole by your Excellency, may be permitted to go into New York and thence to Europe. If your Excellency should think the request admissible at this time I wish you would forward to him a passport. Major Gordon has requested leave for...
104544To George Washington from James McHenry, 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am now able to reply to your letter of the 12th instant. I thought to have done it sooner, but I ventured to Annapolis upon a little piece of business before I had quite subdued the remains of a fever, where I had a relapse which confined me once more to my bed. I am at present likely to enjoy better health. You suppose the prospects of peace the order a little further back. I fear this to...
104545To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 30 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered by Capt. William Redfield he hath a Son with one Levi North, prisoners on board the British Ship, the Bedford, Wishes your Excelly’s permission to go with a Flag into New York by the way of Dobbs’s Ferry—He brings with him some British prisoners for the purpose of an Exchange for them; and One Brainerd Leiut. of the Brig. Samson. Capt. Redfield is a gentleman on whom we...
104546General Orders, 1 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Majors Olney & Reading Brigade Major Walker Brigd. Qr Mr Williams For duty tomorrow the 5th Connectt & 3d Massa. Regiments. At the General Courtmartial of which Colonel Cortlandt is President—Major James Keith of the 8th Massa. Regiment was tried. First For presuming to detach a party of armed men from the Garrison of Westpoint, without the consent or knowledge of the...
104547To George Washington from John Singer Dexter, 1 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
In the afternoon of the 22nd of September last, with two companies of Light Infantry of my battalion, I relieved Major Ashley with a like number of companies of his at Dobbs’s Ferry. On the 24th I received Your Excellency’s instructions of that date for my particular government relative to the Commissioners who sat at Orange-Town. On the 25th three flag-vessels, having on board the british...
104548To George Washington from Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne, 1 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
J’envoye à New york Mr Barbé qui a l’honneur d’être connu de Votre Excellence. Les principaux objets de son voyage sont quelques arrangements rélatifs aux prisonniers francois décédés à New york, et à des Espagnols qui y ont eté récement conduits. Je le charge aussi de voir Mr Le Chev. de la Touche à qui je desire de faire donner les consolations qui dépendent de moi. Je dois en même tems...
104549From George Washington to Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
If this letter should ever reach your hands, it will be presented by Mr Brown, Son to a Gentleman of that name in Rhode Island, from whom I have received civilities, & to whom, or his connetions, I could wish to make returns. As he has thoughts of going into Virginia I recommend him to your notice & attention. I am most sincerely & affectionately—Yrs RHi .
104550To George Washington from Samuel Blachley Webb, 1 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
On my March from Dobb’s ferry I fell in with five or Six Noncommissioned Officers and several Privates who had gone down in a Boat from Verplanks Point and landed near Tarry town, on examination I found they had a pass from Lieut. Col. Sherman to go into the Country and return at Evening roll call, these parties have an opportunity of plundering the Inhabitants or deserting to the Enemy, it...
104551General Orders, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Major Wright Major Warner Brigade Major Converse Brigade Qr Master Ripley For duty tomorrow the 3d Connecticut & 9th Massa regiment. The Commander in Chief forbids the sending or permitting Boats to go down the river, from this Camp without his leave; Noncommissioned officers or soldiers, who are detected in going down the river by Water, or below the advanced posts of the...
104552From George Washington to Guy Carleton, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency will have been informed, by your Commissioners, of the causes which obstructed their proceeding upon business at the late meeting at Tappan. The Commissioners on the part of the United States laid before those appointed by your Excellency and Admiral Digby, a remonstrance on the subject of the immense expence arising from the support of so great a number of British prisoners of...
104553To George Washington from William Gordon, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was in hopes, after reading Genl Carleton’s letter & other publications, that I should have had the opportunity of congratulating you, upon the certain prospects of a speedy & honorable peace; but at present they are uncertain. However I cannot but think, that if G. Britain gets no considerable naval advantage over our friends & allies, before winter sets in, they will seriously apply...
104554From Edward Hand to Moses Hazen, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honor’d by the receipt of your letters of the 31st August and 15th Septr last, with the returns inclosed. The General orders me to inform you that the aged infirm men you mention on furlough and discribe as persons who merit the pension allowed by congress to disabled soldiers must be imediately called in, as no man can be admitted to that bounty who is not produced in person, to a...
104555From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
Painful as the task is to discribe the dark side of our affairs, it some times becomes a matter of indispensable necessity—Without disguize or palliation, I will inform you candidly of the discontents which, at this moment, prevail universally throughout the Army. The Complaint of Evils which they suppose almost remediless are, the total want of Money, or the means of existing from One day to...
104556From George Washington to Richard Bennett Lloyd, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
The packet herewith enclosed came by the late Flag from New York; and this, first post since, conveys it to you. I hope it contains Letters from England, & will give Mrs Lloyd a pleasing account of her friends in that quarter. I do not know under what description of character Mr White falls; but if he is of a class to render his departure from New York necessary it may not be amiss for Mrs...
104557From George Washington to Amelia Leigh Lloyd, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
The card I have the honor to enclose you will I trust, give you a satisfactory account of the Letters I forwarded to New York. I shall be happy if the packet which I now send to Mr Lloyd, is productive of others from your friends in England. If these conjectures should correspond with my wishes, I shall felicitate myself on the auspicious begining of my Agency; & shall hope from that cause (I...
104558From George Washington to Robert Morris, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
Tho it is not my wish or design to wound you with fruitless complaints, of which I know you are not the cause, & for the consequences of which you cannot be responsible, Yet I have judged it expedient you should be made acquainted with the actual temper & disposition of the Army; a sketch of which is given without dimunution or exageration (to the best of my knowledge) in the enclosed Copy of...
104559From George Washington to Philip John Schuyler, 2 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Favor of the 21st ulto covering a Letter to the President of Congress; which was sealed and sent on by an early opportunity. I am quite in Sentiment with you respecting the expediency of an Accommodation with the Indians—and that this is perhaps a very opportune time for the purpose, and most sincerely wish it may be in the power of Congress to find the means of...
104560General Orders, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
For duty tomorrow Colonel Van Scaick Lt Colonel Van Dyck Brigade Major Smith Brigade Quartermaster Tuckerman For duty tomorrow the 2d Connecticut & 6th Massa. regiments. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
104561From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have this Day received your favor of the 27th ulto—Before this reaches you, you will have received my Letter, covering one to Major General Greene, which was left open for your Observation—In my Letter to Genl Greene, reference being made to his own Disposition of the Troops, without mentiong the particular Corps he intended to put in motion to the Northward—I will only observe to you, that...
104562From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to what I mentioned to you in my last of the 30th of Septemr—I now have the Honor to inclose to you, to be laid before Congress, a Copy of my Letter to Sir Guy Carleton. on the Subject of payment for the maintenance of the British prisoners of War in possession of the United States. With great Regard I am Dear Sir &c. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
104563From George Washington to Robert Morris, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with three of your letters bearing date the 19th and one the 25th of Septemr. Inclosed you have Colo. Varricks rect for 800 dollars. General Cornell is at present at Fishkill at a meeting with the Contractors—You may be assured he shall have all my countenance and assistance in the execution of his business—I hope he will be able to make it unnecessary for me to address a...
104564From Timothy Pickering to David Cobb, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have more than once conversed with you on the subject of the army’s moving below; and expressed my wishes, prompted by divers reasons, that such a movement might not take place. But perhaps it may be proper to commit those reasons, stating them more particularly, to writing. 1. The want of forage. The General has himself seen that the horses and oxen cannot subsist, unless turned out to...
104565From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
Not having had an Answer to my Letter of the 16th of Sepr—inclosing a Copy of One to you of the 8th of Augst respectg your Joing the Army—I am induced to think the last has failed as well as the first. I therefore commit one more Letter to the Care of the Secretary at War—I have to request, that immediately on the Receipt of this, you will proceed to, & assume the Command assigned to you in my...
104566To George Washington from John Witherspoon, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am just applied to by Capt. Saml Graham of the 76 british Regt who is a Prisoner at Lancaster & a son of Dr John Graham of Paisley on Scotland who was my particular friend he informs me that by the last Packet from England he learns it would on some Accounts be very much for his Interest if he could be exchanged—I have spoken to Genl Lincoln who tells me he has written to your Excellency...
104567General Orders, 4 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Colonel Greaton Major Fish Brigade Major Williams Brigade Qr Master Appleton For duty tomorrow the 4th Connecticut & Rhode Isld regiment. The 2d Newyork regement will relieve the men of the 1st on duty at Stoney point and Kakiat tomorrow. The 1st New York regiment will releive the 7th Massachusetts, on fatigue at Westpoint the next day. One trusty able bodied man who is a...
104568To George Washington from Nathanael Greene, 4 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am much obliged by your Excellency’s long and communicative letters of the 9th of July and 6th of August. Since my letter of the 26th of August the evacuation of Charles Town is reduced to a certainty. The following disposition it is said is to be made of the troops in garrison. Lord Rawdon’s corps which is put upon the british establishment as the 105th Regt is going directly to Ireland....
104569To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 3 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I am informed that the commissioners for settling a general cartel are returned without affecting any thing and that it is not probable a general cartel will be soon agreed on. Can we not with propriety go into a partial exchange as heretofore? It is particularly hard for many of the foreign officers to be held prisoners of war they are deranged and wish to return to Europe where they can be...
104570To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 4 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have called on Col. Skinner for a Return of the prisoners taken at York Town shewing how many of them died in the hospitals after the surrender how many were invalided and sent home and how many the Officers were permitted to retain as servants but have not obtained it—A Return thus particular was absolutely necessary for me otherwise it is impossible to account for the prisoners. I cannot...