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Permitt me to Introduce to your Excellency Mr John Van Renselaer my nephew—his Grand father Colo. Renselaer is so very Anxious that the young Gentlemans mother should come out of New York, & reside now that he has directed me to apply to Governor Clinton on the Occasion. If he obtains the necessary papers from the Governer, and that It is not Inconsistant with any arrangements you may have...
The Bearer Pierre Chapeton Charlant was Employed by me in 1775 to carry dispatches Into Canada, his business was discovered and he committed to prison as he has left his family in Canada I believe he ought to be provided for as the other Canadiens and, I am Dr Sir respectfully & sincerly Your Excellency’s Obedient Humble Servant DLC : Papers of George Washington.
Yesterday a letter from Colo: Hamilton announced the glorious success which has resulted from your operations in Virginia accept my Dear Sir such congratulations as flow from a heart replete with every sentiment of affection, esteem and gratitude and permit me to super add a wish that you may, not only live, to compleat the business, which Your perseverance through the vast variety of...
Your Excellencys favor of the 8th Instant I had the honor to receive last evening. I read the Inclosed with great satisfaction, and shall transmit it early this morning by a safe conveyance, I wish it was in my power to believe that the negociations which have been carried on with the enemy were Innocent, and prosecuted with a more political view, but they have been attended with so many...
Yesterday I recieved a letter from Canada containing the following Information "Sept: 3d 1782 dispatches have been lately recieved by General Haldiman from the ministry the following is what I have collected of the contents—That a reinforcement of between three and four thousand men might soon be expected from England and about fifteen hundred of the foreign troops from New York—That the posts...
Yesterday one hundred and seven Batteaus were compleatly finished. I should have desisted when one hundred were finished, but as the materials for Seven more were prepared, and that they would probably be lost, I concluded It best to work them up into boats. General Green e in his letter to Congress Observes that the Enemy have only Charlestown in south Carolina, and Savanna in Georgia left;...
The bearer of your Excellencys favor of the 6th Ult., covering copy of a letter of mine to Major Stark, had conveyed it to Albany hence I only received it on the first Instant, and have thus been deprived some days of that pleasure which your friendly approbation in this, as on all other occassions most affectingly affords me. When the present session of the legislature opened, I found both...
my apprehensions that the boat building would be retarded for want of nails is already verified, by monday next I shall not have a pail left, as the blacksmiths cannot keep pace with the expenditure because of the Slowness of the process in makeing these nails out of bar Iron, we now Compleat five batteaus a day and on monday I believe they will be augmented to eight and to twelve by the End...
On Saturday the 29th ult. the Commissioners for detecting conspiracies received information that a certain Capt. Myer of Roger’s rangers from Canada lurked in the vicinity of this place. His intentions were to take or assassinate me, this corroborated intelligence given to General Clinton by a person escaped from Canada, On the monday following, a tory, whose gratitude for favors received...
My children are so exceedingly anxious to return to Albany and so prepossesed with an Idea that they cannot recover their health whilst they remain here, that I propose to move them as soon as they shall be deemed capabable of the Journey—It is at present my in tention to apply for Sir Guy Carltons leave to pass the Harbour of New York in a Shallop from Elizabeth town. If it is not improper I...