51To George Washington from Colonel Joseph Ward, 13 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
In compliance with your Excellency’s Directions, I have endeavoured to ascertain the number of men in the several Battalions employed as waiters. By the Muster Rolls taken this month, it appears the number of waiters is much lessened since the last musters; there are but two men now returned waiting a Brigadier who in the last muster had six. This alteration may be owing to a check given to...
52To George Washington from Colonel Joseph Ward, 29 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I had the honour to receive your Excellency’s Letter of the 21st January, and with great pleasure have complied with your wishes expressed therein. The Brigade Majors being unacquainted with the business of mustering, caused a delay, by which reason I could not complete the General Abstract, and all the Returns to the several Offices, until this day. I feel Sir, with great sensibility, the...