83481From George Washington to Azariah Dunham, 5 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
By a return made to me this day by the Asst Commy of Issues, I find that there are not more than four days Meat in the Magazine —This is a circumstance so alarming, that I request you to make me an immediate return of the quantity of Meat within your district, more particularly of what is within a short distance of Camp, and I must further request you to make use of every exertion to have it...
83482From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 5 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd yours of the 28th March. As the Court Martial on Docr shippen will be under the necessity of adjourning for a few Weeks, it is lucky that you did not set out. You shall have notice of the time of their meeting again, which I imagine will suit that of your attendance upon Mrs Moylan to Jersey—In my letter of the 27th March, I informed you of what preparations were making for...
83483To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 5 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
On the 3d Instant I was favored with Your Excellency’s letter of the 30th ult. I have for ten days Successively deferred writing In hopes that I should have been able At last to have advised you that public business was closely attended to In this quarter, and that we had adopted Measures to disencumber us from that Variety of embarrasment we experience, but alas! we have made little or no...
83484General Orders, 6 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
At a General Court Martial whereof Major General Howe was President held on the 1st of June last at Middle-Brook and afterwards at Morristown from the 23rd of December to the 26th of January in consequence of a resolution of the Honorable the Congress, for the trial of Major General Arnold on the following Articles contained in the proceedings of the Executive Council of the State of...
83485To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 6 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
A new Constitution of Government being generally apprehended necessary for this State, a majority of the Towns, on recommendation of the Assembly, Some months ago appointed Delegates for the purpose of forming one: And they have lately in convention agreed upon one, which is to be laid before the people at large for their Consideration. They ordered a number of copies to be printed, two or...
83486To George Washington from Colonel Elias Dayton, 6 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have just now received certain intellgence of the sailing of the brittish fleet out at Sandy hook yesterday morning, they consisted of ten ships and seven brigs, the troops that my informent knew to be on board were the 42 Regt one Battallion of the guards the Anspeck Regmt Lord Raudens Brigade and Simcoes foot but their is not Any Horse gone on board, they are convoyed by the Rainbow, the...
83487To George Washington from Azariah Dunham, 6 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to your request of Yesterday I send you inclosed a return of what beef and pork is purchased in this state for the army as near as my returns will admit. also send the Acct of grain on hand about the 20th ult. what part has since been sent on to camp and to the lines and small post am not yet informd. I have wrote to every person who has grain, to send it all on to camp without...
83488To George Washington from Robert Hanson Harrison, 6 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
On looking over the papers transmitted by Mr L. Washington in his letter of the 15th of March —he seems not to have stated his collections so clearly and methodically as might have been wished. He has omitted to set down the particular dates when the payments he received were made, which should have been specified. Nor will the credits of interest for the several terms mentioned in the List,...
83489To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 6 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favors of the 2d & 3rd instant & 31st Ulto have been duly received and laid before Congress. Herewith you will receive a Copy of an Act of the Senate and Assembly of New York of the 2d of March, together with an Act of Congress of the 4th Instant; by which you will be informed that Congress in Compliance with the Desire of that Legislature have approved of their raising a...
83490To George Washington from Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 6 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
By Letters from Colo. Sherman & other Officers I am informd of the Distresses of the Connecticutt Line of Officers, for Want of Clothing and should be happy if I could give them fairer Prospects of Supplies from this State. the Legislature have voted Monies for that Purpose and appointed their Agent to purchase, but the Monies are not collected nor is any Clothing yet procurd; the Truth is,...