50801Account of a Fête Champêtre in Franklin’s Honor, [12 April 1781] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Rivington’s New York Gazette and Universal Advertiser , December 24, 1783 The rustic celebration in Franklin’s honor, which the comtesse d’Houdetot rescheduled to accomodate him, turned out to be a carefully stylized event, scripted by the comtesse in company with her neighbor the comte de Tressan. The two neighbors planned the event well in advance and together worked on verses...
50802General Orders, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
A Fatigue party consisting of one subaltern one serjeant and twenty five rank and file to march tomorrow to the place where the Block-house is erecting in the Clove. The officer commanding the party will take his orders from Major Murnand and see that his party be equipped for a tour of ten days. : Papers of George Washington.
50803From George Washington to James Clinton, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 5th by Mr Gamble. Nothing gives me greater pain than being obliged to hear daily complaints, which I know are well grounded, from every quarter, and not having it in my power to redress them. Mr Gamble informs me that about 100 Barrels of Salt Meat, which were at Barrington, are upon the way to Claverac. These will be a temporary supply. In the mean time, I...
50804From George Washington to William Heath, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your several Letters of the 9th 10th & 11th Instant. It will be proper upon the general principle & practice, to Order an enquiry to be made into the conduct of the Commanding Officer of the Guard, which escorted the Prisoners to Easton. The discriptive Lists of the Recruits may be lodged with the Commanding Officers of Brigades, or the Dep. Adjt Genl as you shall think best....
50805To George Washington from William Heath, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
The officer whom I sent down the river with the families in the flag sloop, was not permitted to proceed lower than Fort Washington—He procured a New York paper of the 9th which is enclosed. He could not ascertain what troops were doing duty at fort Washington—but saw at the Commandant’s, orderly serjeants from the 38th and 57th regiments of foot, and a dragoon from the 17th—The officer could...
50806From George Washington to William Heath, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am favored with your Letter of this day. No means in our power, to have the supplies you mention instantly brought forward, shall be left unessayed: the most pointed Orders have already been given to the proper Officers—repeated applications have been made to the Civil Authority for impress Warrants—and finally we have been forced to have recourse to a military impress, to obtain the teams...
50807To George Washington from Robert Howe, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I arriv’d Yesterday at this Place and intend taking a View of th ose Parts of this country worthy of Observation, unless some Circumstance of service should make my return necessary, which should it do I rely upon your Excellency’s Goodness to recall me without the least attention to any suppos’d disapointment it may Occasion me, for nothing however interesting to me Could Compensate for the...
50808To George Washington from Elijah Hunter, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
You may Remember that in Conversation with you yesturday that I informd your Excellensy the Fealings I have for the Destresses of Mr Kenicuts Family who are Now at this Place and are almost Destitute of the Nesessaries of Life Genl McDogal ordered them a Partial Releaf By Drawing one Ration of Provition But that is Now Stopd By Mr Mitchel, I Now Beg Leave to address you upon that Subject in...
50809From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellencys letter of the 7th inclosing the copy of a peice of intelligence communicated by General Forman. I have yet heard nothing of the kind from New York, but still I cannot undertake to contradict it altogether. I do not however think it probable that a detachment, so large as one ought to be to merit the attention of Sir Henry Clinton himself, can be spared...
50810To George Washington from John Hurlbut, 12 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
your Excellency will remember that you received a letter by me from his Excellency Governor Trumbull: at Litchfield in Connecticut the beginning of last march; Inclosing the Coppys of Two Memorials from this place in the name of Thomas McCluer & Others; John Ryon and Others; praying for a discharge from the Service as also the resolves of the assembly thereon—upon my return home I found that...