74711General Orders, 12 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Major Lockhart of the 3rd North Carolina regiment is promoted to the rank of Lieut: Colonel in the eight[h] regiment of the said state, in the room of Lieut. Col. Ingram resigned. Capt. Henry Dixon of the 1st North Carolina regiment, is promoted to the rank of Major in the 3rd regiment of said state, in the room of Major Lockhart promoted. The Commander in Chief approves the following...
74712To George Washington from John Hancock, 12 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have Nothing in Charge from Congress at this Time, but to transmit the enclosed Resolves, and to request your Attention to them. The Information that the Enemy have at different Times compelled our Troops who are Prisoners with them to labour, and that a Number are at this Time actually engaged in throwing up some Works at and near Kengsington, is of such a Nature that Congress think it...
74713To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 12 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellencys just now, but to comply with your desire at present is impossible, as the Enimy have one Battery at the Mouth of Schuylkill and another at or near Hollenders Creek, and large parties of Men station’d in different parts above and below Webbs Ferry. Also one redoubt opposite to Fort Mifflin, which was attack’d this Morning by landing a number of Men, and the Galleys...
74714To George Washington from William Livingston, 12 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Assembly could not be prevailed upon to agree to more than 1000 Men to be raised for reinforcing General Putnam, unless I take some of those to be called out by General Forman to join the Army under your Excellency’s command; which I suppose would not be adviseable. The Council of Safety will quit this place to morrow for Quaker Town (a most ominous Appellation!) whither your Excellency...
74715To George Washington from Brigadier General Preudhomme de Borre, 12 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of the Letter that your excellency has Send me the 13 of Septemb: with the resolve of Congress to inquiry into my Conduct; I was been at your quarters to complain me of that resolve, I could not See your excellency, but the colonel hamilton told me, you had been Surprised of that Letter and you had not told a word of me, that your Excellency would not receive my Demysion. I was...
74716To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith, 12 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you this day giving an Accot of the Enemies having erected a Battery in the Rear of our Northwest Block House close to the Banks of the Meadow, in which we took 56: Soldiers & 2 Officers, An Officer with a party came down under the Sanction of the flag & took & kept possession of it. we have made two or three fruitless Attempts to Storm it, in the last of which we had Some few kill’d &...
74717General Orders, 13 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Those Battalions and corps that have joined the army, since the third instant, are to attend to the orders of that day; with regard to making out their Muster rolls—An immediate attention to this duty, is required of every officer, who has not already performed it. It is with real grief and amazement that the General observes, by the late returns, how deficient of arms & accoutrements the...
74718To George Washington from Jacob Duché, 13 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
My dear friend Mrs Ferguson will deliver in your Excellency’s hands a letter which has laid by me several days for want of a safe conveyance: in which I have deliverd my sentiments to you upon the present state of our unhappy contest without reserve, and with full confidence in your honor. My mind will remain in a state of painful anxiety, ’till I have your candid answer and ’till I am assured...
74719From George Washington to John Hancock, 13–14 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the honor of addressing you on the 11th Inst., nothing material has happened between our Army and General Howes. The inclosed Copies of Commodore Hazelwood and Colonel Bradfords Letters will shew the situation of affairs in the Navy and at Fort Mifflin on the 11th which are the latest accounts I have received from thence; But there has been a warm Canonade since, which continued...
74720To George Washington from John Hancock, 13 October 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Hancock, 13 Oct. 1777. GW wrote Hancock on 16 Oct. : “I have been duly honoured with your Favors of the 12th & 13th Instant.”