157941From George Washington to Daniel Cunyngham Clymer, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of yesterday, I received in the Afternoon, and was much obliged by the Contents. The 27–24 pounders are an important acquisition, and may be made extremely useful. If the Feild peices were thrown into Timber Creek, I should suppose, they may be found by care & pains. They will be of great value, if they can be got, and are worth a diligent search. From the Accounts, I have had, the...
157942To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Adam Comstock, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
By order of Col. Greene I again put Pen to Paper, and inform your Excellency; That Yesterday he received your Favour of the 24th instant, by Express; in which your Excellency was pleased to express your warmest approbation of the conduct of the whole Garrison on the 22d instant, accompan’d with your “particular Thanks.” The whole Garrison entertain a grateful Sence of the Honour done them; and...
157943From George Washington to the Continental Navy Board, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
The more I reflect upon the evil that may arise from the Enemy’s possessing themselves of our unfinished Frigates up the Delaware, the more convinced I am of the indispensable obligation we are under to prevent it, effectually. If no other method could be devised, I should be for absolutely burning them; but scuttling & sinking them with; or without Ballast, as those who are best acquainted...
157944From George Washington to the Continental Navy Board, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I this morning recd your favr of the 26th. I refer you to a letter which I wrote you a few hours ago urging the necessity of scutling the Frigates immediately. I then imagined that there were a considerable number of seamen on Board of them, but since I have seen the Returns, I think the necessity more pressing. The people on board could not defend them against a couple of armed Boats. An...
157945From George Washington to Maj. Gen. Philemon Dickinson, 27 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Maj. Gen. Philemon Dickinson, 27 Oct. 1777. Dickinson’s letter to GW of 25 Oct. is docketed “Ansd 27th,” and on 1 Nov. Dickinson wrote GW , “Your Excellency’s favor of the 27th October, I receivd the 30th.”
157946From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am glad to find by yours of the 26th that you had arrived at Red Bank, and I hope from your exertions in that quarter that the Militia will be induced to come out. I take the Body of Men, that have been seen crossing schuylkill, to be a covering party to the Waggons going down for a Convoy of Stores and provisions provided they did not cross to Billingsport as they have a road leading over...
157947From George Washington to Commodore John Hazelwood, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am very apprehensive that the Enemy are preparing armed Boats, floating Batteries and Fire Rafts at Philada with an intent to fall down upon your fleet when they are finished. The Delaware Frigate will be of the greatest Advantage to them in covering their smaller Vessels should they attack you. In my opinion there is much greater danger from an attack of this kind, than one directly in your...
157948From George Washington to William Livingston, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Whitpain Township, Pa., 27 Oct. 1777 . “The inclosed packet directed for you, was put into my hands among others from Congress. In my hurry I broke the Seal, before I discovered my mistake. I hope you will attribute this to inattention and not to any design.” LS , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, MHi : William Livingston Papers.
157949To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to Accquaint you that yesterday Morning the Enemy Evacuated both Fort Montgomery & Clinton, (but not without laying the same into ashes) and destroying every work about them; all their Shipping Large & Small with all the sails they could Possible Crowd Proceded down the River yesterday, They have Certainly ⟨so⟩me secret expidition in View, & from every Acct I am able to...
157950From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 27 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter by my Nephew Thornton, begun on the 20th of last Mo. and ended the 22d came safe to my hands. I am very glad Colo. Lewis purchased a Lott or two for me at the Warm Springs, as it was always my Intention to become a Proprietor there if a Town should be laid off at that place. Two Lotts is not more than I wish’d to possess, but if he is altogether disappointed, and cannot be...