Letters

Fredericksbg [N.Y.] 23d Novemr 1778 Sir, As you have not yet had a route given you beyond the North River—I am to desire that you continue the march of the Convention troops by way of New Windsor to Sussex Court-House—to […]

11 June from the White Horse Tavern, Pa. ALS, DLC:GW. Your Excellency please to recollect one of the two Waldeck officers prisoners of war, who selfes had the honour of being introduced to you last year in the Jerseys: and […]

Lancasr [Pa.] 24th, March 1778. May it please Your Excelly Yesterday I had the Honour to receive Your Excys favour of the 22d currt, It is not in my power to comply with your Excys order respectg the Two British […]

Camp at W: March [Pa.] 1st Decr 1777 May it please yr Excely I beg leave to recommend, that as early as it may be Safe to make such movement, the Army may pass Over the Scuilkill & take for […]

Camp near Potts Grove [Pa.] 23d Sept. 1777 Sir I have not had the honor of addressing you since your adjournment to Lancaster, and I sincerely wish that my first letter was upon a more agreeable subject. The Enemy, by […]

[Camp near Pottsgrove, Pa., 23 September 1777] At a Council of War held at the Camp near Potts Grove the 23d day of Septemr 1777. Present His Excellency the Commander[,] Major Generals Sullivan[,] Green[,] Lord Stirling[,] Stephen[,] Armstrong[,] Brigadiers General […]

Parkers Ford—on Schuylkill [Pa.] Septr 19: 1777 ¾ after 5. P.M. Sir I was honoured this Morning with your Favors of the 17th & 18th, with their Inclosures. I am much obliged to Congress for the late instance of their […]

Reading furnace [Pa.] septr 18th 1777 Sir As I have receiv’d Information that the Enemy have turn’d down that Road from the White Horse which leads to Swedes Ford on Schuylkill I have to desire that you will Halt your […]

   Reading Furnace [Pa.] 18th Sepr 1777. Sir Your favor of the 17th I had the honor to receive last night with Governr Livingston & Genl Dickinsons Letters. It is out of my power to do more, than I already […]

Camp [Yellow Springs, Pa.] Sepr 17th 1777 Sir As it may be dangerous for the Troops under your command to act alone, and the service may be more advanced by drawing Our Whole Force together, I earnestly request, that you […]

Camp between The Warren & White Horse Taverns [Pa.] Septr 16th 1777. Sir I arrived here last night with the Army and am now so far advanced, as to be in a position to meet the Enemy on the Route […]

York Town May 16th 1778 Dear Sir Your favor of Octr. 7th did not come to me till March. I was at Camp when Capt. Folger arrived with the Blank Packet. The private Letters were, I believe, all safe. Mr. […]