39931From Thomas Jefferson to the Board of War, 9 November 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Peyton Clothier General is directed to repair to the Grand Army there to receive and issue to the Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Line all Cloathing and Stores for them that shall be put into his hands either by the Continental Cloathier General or the Continental State Agents. If the salary annexed to his Office by the Assembly is insufficient, to them the application must be made....
39932To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Huntington, 9 November 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Excellency will receive herewith enclos’d an act of Congress of the 8th instant together with the Copy of a letter from Colo. Broadhead of the 26th Ultimo. In pursuance of the orders contain’d in the act of Congress enclos’d I am to request your Excellency’s endeavours to prevent a repetition of the trespasses mention’d in the letter from Colo. Broadhead. The evil tendency of such...
39933To Alexander Hamilton from John Mitchell, 10 November 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, November 10, 1779. Reports defeat of French and American forces in attack on Savannah on October 9. ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
39934From Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon: Letter and Printed Bagatelle (“The Whistle”), 10 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
(I) AL : The Rosenbach Museum & Library; AL (draft) American Philosophical Society; (II) Passy, printed by Benjamin Franklin, April, 1780 For once, one of Franklin’s bagatelles has left a trail of dated evidence long enough for us to follow it from first draft to the printing press. The piece, which has come to be known as “The Whistle,” was originally penned as an answer to the twice-weekly...
39935From Benjamin Franklin to Lafayette, 10 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress My Answer to the Questions, contain’d in the Letter You have honour’d me with, must be very short. I can only Say, that I know nothing before [ about ] the Order you mention, and I now know nothing of the Reasons.— I can therefore give no Opinion having no Materials on which to form it. A Vessel from North America arrived at Cadiz reports that Count d’Estaing’s fleet...
39936From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 10 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Having not yet received from Commodore Jones, what he may have to offer in support of the Charges he makes against you, I find it proper to postpone for a few Days the hearing of your Defence, and I do therefore here by desire you to Stay in Paris till Monday next. When I hope the Hearing may take place. I am, Sir Your most obedient and most humble servant. Because...
39937To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Digges, 10 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I am in hopes this will be either handed you or put into some foreign post by Capt. C———m, who not liking his late lodgings, left them with three others & came to me a day or two ago. I have done every thing in my power for him both at the former place & here, & He will be off this nights tide to R——m in a Dutch vessel. His plan is to push for D——n——k &...
39938To Benjamin Franklin from Lafayette, 10 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This letter will be delivered to Your Excellency By Mr. Smith who in compagny with Mr. Watts came from Virginia on commercial Business in which they have for a partner a good friend of Mine Bre [Brigadier] General Scott— Those two Gentlemen I Beg leave to present and most particularly to Reccommend to Yr Excellency that they Might apply themselves to You on...
39939General Orders, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
39940From George Washington to John Beatty, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your Letter of the 8th Instant with the Inclosures. You will consider the following as the Sixth paragraph of my Letter of Instruction to You of the 30th Ulto instead of the One it contains, & govern Yourself by it in your answer to Mr Loring, with respect to his demand on account of Violators of parole. In this view, You will inform Mr Loring that you are pursuing every means...
39941To George Washington from the Board of War, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of the Requisitions made by General Knox of Military Stores we had ordered all those under our Direction to be put in Motion towards Philadelphia where many have arrived & more are accumulated than can be guarded or conveniently kept from Injury. We have obtained Loans of Powder & Shells from Virginia & Maryland some whereof have arrived but the most considerable Part we believe...
39942To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your favor of the 18th Ultimo. The honorable notice you have been pleased to take of my little Expedition fills my mind with the warmest gratitude and I hope to merit your future esteem. It is some time since I inclosed to the Honorable Board of War a return of the Troops under my Command and of the Articles of Cloathing necessary for the respective Corps to render them...
39943From George Washington to John Parke Custis, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 7th of last Month came duly to hand—& should have been acknowledged sooner but for the load of business which has pressed upon me of late. With respect to the valuation of the Cattle (by Colo. Bassett) wch you had of me last Fall I do not conceive there will be real occasion for any dispute. I want nothing but justice and as you declare yr willingness to do this we cannot...
39944To George Washington from Brigadier General John Fellows, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since my arrival here have endeavour’d by the Assistence of the Majestrates to put the Troops in as good Quarters as may be altho they are scattered up and down the River fifteen Miles for the want of Barra[c]ks, owing to the prin[c]iple Barracks being occupied as Hospitals. Your Excellency will perceive by the Returns herewith transmitted that the detachemt ordered from the Massachusetts...
39945To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received the enclosed yesterday pr Express from Mr Sargent whom I am informed is State Attorney in the State of Pennsylvania, but altogether unknown to me. What I know of the matter is, that Some time in the year 1778 while I had the Command in Boston Several of the Soldiers under the Convention of Saratogo practised deceptions on the recruiting officers in and about that place by dressing...
39946To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
This will be handed to your Excellency by Capt. Chaffney of Colonel Armands Corps who escorts major Bearmore and the other prisoners taken by Colonel Armand on the Night of the 7th Instant. Bearmore undoubtedly will make his Escape if possible. A Mr Ogilvie is among the prisoners. I am informed that he was taken prisoner Some time in the Year 1777 and admitted on parole by Genl Parsons within...
39947To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to transmit your Excellency copies of two letters from Genl Lincoln of the 22d Ulto which will give you the disagreeable intelligence of the failure of the expedition against Savannah with the Causes and Circumstances attending the Expedition and failure. As Major Clarkson who Came Express with this intelligence had an Opportunity, from his situation of remarking many...
39948From George Washington to Brig. Gen. Henry Knox, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Brig. Gen. Henry Knox, 10 Nov. 1779 . A summary of this one-page letter reads: “Instructions relating to the Southern campaign” ( ABPC, American Book-Prices Current . New York, 1895–2004. 69:748).
39949From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
As you have again been so obliging as to offer me the horse you got of Lt Colo. Washington I have desired Mrs Washington (who will set out immediately for Camp) to send for him that he may come up with her —but I again beg my dear Sir that if he is a favourite of yours that you will not send him as an⟨y⟩ other may answer my purpose. I will send the sorrel by Mr Geo: Washington when he returns...
39950To George Washington from Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 10 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
If not Inconsistant, I should esteem it as a particular favor if your Excellency would permit Major Moore to join my family during the remainder of the Campaign—or until Mr Archer recovers from his late accident. I also beg leave to mention that Lieut. Colo. Fleury’s absence has made a Vacency in Colo. Febigers Regt a Lieut. Colo. is also wanting in Colo. Meigs’s—& should Major Hull proceed to...
39951From Thomas Jefferson to D’Anmours, 10 November 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
In compliance with the request which you were pleased to lay before us, I am now to authorize the forces of his most Christian majesty to land in such place, and his vessels to withdraw into such harbours within this commonwealth as the Admiral or other commanding officer shall think proper and to procure houses for the purpose of hospitals. In determining on the place of his debarkation and...
39952George Washington to Brigadier General Louis Le Bèque Du Portail and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 11 November … (Hamilton Papers)
Being absent from Head Qrs. on a visit to the several Outposts of the Army, when your favor of the 2d Instant arrived—and not returning till last night—it was not in my power to answer it before. I am precisely in the predicament you are with respect to the Count, his intentions or ultimate operations. I have not heard a single syllable about either since your departure, except what was...
39953To Benjamin Franklin from John Dalton et al., 11 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This Comes to Inform you that A Number of us Americans on the 3d of this Instant broke out of Mill Prison in England and Six of us had the good fortune to Take a boat and Crossed the Channel of England to France and arrived the 8th Instant and now we are taken up upon Suspicion of being Englishmen and put into Jail and we humbly beg that you may Relieve us...
39954To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 11 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We begg leave to give your Excellency our most sincere thanks for the contents of her most obliging favour of the 29h. October; we are happy for our American frinds that no bills will be payd in a manner that they or the states could be losers by; the Captors of the vessell which we mentiond have already attempted to receive money in England on some letters...
39955General Orders, 11 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Commissary General having represented the difficulty of keeping up his supplies of flour, owing to the uncommon drougth which has stopped most of the Mills, The Commander in Chief is under the necessity on that account of reducing the ration of that article, ’till further orders, to three quarters of a pound pr day; the deficiency to be made up in meat and roots. Varick transcript , DLC:GW...
39956To George Washington from Brigadier General Jacob Bayley, 11 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Hazen when he was ordered From this Place left two French men to be Sent to Canada the last of October I Sent them with one of Majr Whitcombs men, they returned the Seventh of this month their accounts Agree with what was Sent to your Excelency by Colo. Hazen heretofore. No reinforcement had arrived the first of November Except about four Hundred Foreign Troops, that Six Hundred Inglish...
39957From George Washington to Brigadier General Duportail and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 11 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Being absent from Head Qrs on a visit to the several Outposts of the Army, when your favor of the 2d Instant arrived—and not returning till last night—it was not in my power to answer it before. I am precisely in the predicament you are—with respect to the Count—his intentions or ultimate operations. I have not heard a single syllable about either since your departure, except what was...
39958From George Washington to Major Evan Edwards, 11 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Capt. Bush will deliver you 20,000 dollars on Acct of the Gratuity of 100 dollars each allowed by Congress to those Men who were inlisted for the War previous to 23d Jany last inclosed you have the form of the Receipt to be taken. I suppose the general tenor of the inlistments of the Men of the 11th Regt will be Three Years or during the War. This was the case throughout the Penna line, but...
39959From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 11 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your several favors came to hand yesterday while I was absent. Edwards of Sheldons Regiment, under sentence of death, was represented, by the Major, as a vicious fellow, and a proper subject to make an example, which seems necessary at this time, as I am informed that two Natives went off from Moylans a few days ago, and carried with them four very valuable Horses. I cannot therefore grant the...
39960To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 11 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since my letter of the 29th Ulto I am favour’d with your Excellency’s letters of Octor 30th & Octor 17th. I had the honor of addressing you in my letter of yesterd[a]y enclosing dispatches from General Lincoln by Major Clarkson. Your Excellency will receive herewith enclosed an Act of Congress of this date among other provision for the southern department, containing a resolve that the North...