105631From Moses Knap to David Humphreys, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
At a reasonable Time after the Furloughs of Non-Commissioned Officers & Soldiers expire, they are consider’d as Deserters, & so accounted for, by which means, in my Opinion, others ought to be indulged with the Benefit of Furloughs, in the same Manner, as if the Men first furlough’d, had returned to Camp. Genl Putnam declines giving Furloughs to any, unless the Men previously furlough’d have...
105632From David Humphreys to Moses Knap, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have taken the Commander in Chief’s Orders on the subject of your Letter, & have to inform you, that where men indulged with furloughs have not returned, but are struck of the Rolls as deserters, others who would have received leave of absence upon their return, may be furloughed Notwithstanding—this is upon a presumption the Commandg Officers of Regts in which such Desertions have happened...
105633From George Washington to Henry Knox, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
It was some time since Reported to me that sundry Artillery-Stores had been stolen from the Magazines at Kings ferry—The last Officer who was Relieved also reports “A barrell of Powder stolen owing to the deficiency of the Magazine.” I wish some inquiry to be made of the Offr, commandg the Artillery into this repeated loss of Stores that measures may be taken to prevent it. I am Dr Sir Your...
105634From George Washington to Amelia Leigh Lloyd, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
The foregoing letter was written on the day of its date; but not being then sent; I have the pleasure to inform you that the last Post brought me your favor of the 6th inst: enclosing a packet for Majr Murray, which shall be forwarded to New York in the course of a day or two. With sentiments, always the same. I am, Madam Your Mot Obedt Servt DLC : Papers of George Washington.
105635From George Washington to Richard Morris, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your favor of the 15th Instt—I am sorry you should have given yourself the trouble of accounting so minutely for the delay of Colo. Ogdens Letter to me. The reason, I presume, of his mentioning the matter to you was, that n ot receiving an answer to it in the time he expected, he wrote me a second Letter referring to the first, upon which, I informed him that the...
105636From George Washington to Robert Morris, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Some complaints having been made respecting the quality of the Beef lately issued to the Troops, and the Contractors (whose conduct has been perfectly satisfactory) having solicited that a Person should be appointed to inspect it in future, previous to delivery—I have therefore this day appointed for this purpose, Majr Henry Wikoff of Fishkill until your pleasure should be known: of which I...
105637From David Humphreys to Robert Oliver, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favor of the 24th & laid the subject of it, with the several Papers relating thereto before the Commandr in Chief, who thinks the manner in which Sergt Fisher has been so long absent as well as his application for a discharge two or three years after his time of service is said to have expired, are very extraordinary. Before the Genl will undertake to do any thing in the...
105638To George Washington from William Stephens Smith, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
When in New York, several of the Inhabitants of Long-Island, and others who have advanced money to our officers, while Prisoners, waited on me for a settlement of their accounts, being inform’d by Mr Skinner, that he had Lodged the papers, and every thing respecting their affairs in my hands, and that they must apply to me for a Settlement. I was obliged to inform them, that Mr Skinner had...
105639To George Washington from Lund Washington, 25 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 12th Inst. is at hand—be assured I never had the smallest intention or most distant wish to keep you from the knowledge of your private affairs under my care had you ever desired me to have transmitted you an Acct from time to time of the money I had received, and in what manner it was applyd it should have been done, when I sent that acct, while you were at Vally Forge it...
105640General Orders, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Major scott. For duty the Maryland Detachment. Captain Bushnell being the senior officer, will have the command of the corps of sappers & Miners untill further orders and Captain Dillezenn of the Corps of Engineers will report to Head Quarters immediately by what authority he came to the Garrison of Westpoint and assumed the Command of the Sappers & Miners. The Brigadiers...
105641From George Washington to John Adam, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 10th of Febry & must take the liberty to tell you candidly there would not be a propriety in my writing to the President of Congress respecting your extra-expences while acting as Depy Comy of Prisoners; because it would open a door to innumerable applications, because I do not conceive it is proper for me to interfere in the pecuniary Arrangements of...
105642From George Washington to Elias Boudinot, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to have to acquaint your Excellency, for the information of Congress, that a project which I had formed for attacking The Enemys Post at Oswego, so soon as the Sleighing should be good, and the Ice of the Oneida Lake should have acquired sufficient thickness to admit the passage of the Detachment, has miscarried. The report of Colol Willet, to whom I had intrusted the Command of the...
105643To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your Excellency’s letter of the 30th ult. which I immediately laid before Congress, who, without delay, gave it the full attention it deserved. The result of their deliberations I do myself the pleasure to enclose. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs will make the confidential communication to your Excellency mentioned therein, I hope, by this opportunity. The...
105644To George Washington from William Gordon, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of Ocr the 23d I was honored with in due season: but having nothing special about which to write, & being sensible how many & great your engagements were, I delayed till somewhat of importance might offer. Now is the happy moment: for though we have received no official accounts announcing the Peace, yet the information is so particular & hath the appearance of such authenticity,...
105645From George Washington to Pelatiah Haws, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have been favoured with your Letter of the 14th and in consequence of it have issued a General Order, that whenever a Regiment is ordered for duty on the Lines, the Qur Mr or some Officer in his room, will precede the Regiment one day at least, for the purpose of Providing convenient Quarters, on the route, as well as on the Lines, without incommoding the Inhabitants more than is absolutely...
105646To George Washington from William Jackson, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose to your Excellency a late resolve of Congress. The Clothier informs me that he has written to you on the subject of the blankets which have lately arrived. I have the honor to be, with the most perfect esteem and respect Your Excellency’s obedient servant DLC : Papers of George Washington.
105647From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I believe it was mentioned when you was at Head Quarters that Major Villefranche had made application for promotion—I have declined in this and all similar instances to use my influence directly with Congress, to obtain rank for Gentlemen who solicited it out of the common course of promotion; because I wished in the first place that Honble Body might decide according to their own pleasure,...
105648To George Washington from Robert R. Livingston, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
In compliance with the directions of Congress contained in the inclosed resolution I have the honor to inform your Excellency that our last dispatches dated in October announce a disposition in the belligerent powers to terminate the war by a general peace the Court of London whose sincerity was most suspected because it was to make the greatest sacrifices appears to have smoothed the way by...
105649From George Washington to Comfort Sands, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
In reply to your Letter of the 19th inst. I have to observe, that the description contained therein, of Troops supplied under the Contract for the Moving Army & under the Contract for West Point, is exactly conformable to the idea held up in the Letter I wrote to you in the Month of April last & in the general Order of Aprl 29th 1782—But as there was a wilful infraction of that Order on your...
105650To George Washington from William Stephens Smith, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I have the honor of forwarding to your Excellency a Copy of a Letter from Mr Robert Hoakesly accompanied with a memorial and the original Invoice of Merchandize shiped on board the Sloop Convert, with affidavits annexed, tending to prove the propriety of the prayer of his Memorial. I am Your Excellency’s most obedt Servt PHi : Gratz Collection. I flatter my-self your goodness will...
105651From George Washington to Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron [von] Steuben, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I was favored by the last Post, with the Report of the Board of Officers respecting Captn Segond’s claim of admission into the Legion of Armand; as it appears to be founded in justice & reason it has my entire approbation, and I presume must be satisfactory. As the prospect of Peace (the more promising than it has been at any former period) is somewhat equivocal; I have determined to put the...
105652From George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, 26 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am just favored with your Letter of the 21st of this informing me of the Capture of one of the Enemys Armed Vessells by a party of Continental Troops detach’d by you for that purpose. I shall acquaint Congress of this additional exertion of yours to annoy the Enemy and prevent the illicit Trade they are carrying on with the Country and I beg you to accept my thanks for it and to communicate...
105653General Orders, 27 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Lt Col Comdt Brooks. For duty the 1st Jersey regiment. When ever a regiment is warned for duty on the Lines the regimental Quarter Master or some officer acting for him will precede the regiment one day at least for the purpose of providing convenient quarters on the rout as well as on the Lines without incommoding the Inhabitants more than is absolutely necessary—The...
105654To George Washington from Joseph Jones, 27 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your favors of the 14th Decr last and the 11th inst. have been duly received—a series of ill health through the fall and the greatest part of the Winter and which untill very lately rendered my attendance in Congress seldom and very irregular must be my apology for suffering the first to remain so long unanswered. Congress have been for some time past almost wholely employed in devising some...
105655To George Washington from Henry Knox, 27 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s letter respecting the loss of the stores at the posts at King’s ferry. I take the liberty to enclose the report of Capt. Lieut. Fenno, of artillery, on that subject. I should have transmitted it to your Excellency when I first received it, but I was in hopes that something further might have been discovered. I have sent him the lock and key, and ordered the quarter...
105656To George Washington from Robert Morris, 27 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to enclose in the Paper Number one the Copy of a Letter to the President of Congress which was written on the twenty fourth of last Month. I should have transmitted it to you on the next Day but contrary to my Expectations Congress enjoined Secrecy—I yesterday wrote the Letter of which Number two is a Copy and in Consequence of it I am this Instant informed that the...
105657To George Washington from Coggeshall Olney, 27 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I transmit to your Excelency the answers of Capt Macomber on oath, to the interogations of the Honbe Jonathan Arnold in his letter of the 11th inst.-- The scattered situation of the Regiment and suffering of the frozen troops returned from the western expedition, has rendered it impracticable to forward the same at an earlier period—Having nearly forty men who must loose their limbs....
105658From George Washington to John Pierce, 27 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Be so good as to re-examine your Books to see if any Sum was advanced to my order for my own use between Feby & May 1777—To Whom—For what Sum—and the precise date. I am Sir Yr Most Obedt Ser. CSmH .
105659To George Washington from William Stephens Smith, 27 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed is a copy of a Letter from the Commissary of prisoners in Canada, with a certified copy of the account of Cash paid our officers and others prisoners with the Enemy, address’d to Josa Loring Esqr. and delivered to me by Mr Dunant Deputy Commissary of prisoners, requesting a settlement of the same—As the accounts we have against the Enemy for supplies furnish’d their prisoners are...
105660General Orders, 28 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Major Oliver. For duty the 2d Jersey regiment. In carrying the Arrangement of the Newhampshire, Rhode Island and New Jersey Lines into effect; all Vacancies are to be considered as filled to the first day of March, in conformity to the Sentiments of Congress expressed on a similar occasion—immediate application is to be made to those States, that the promotions may take...