1To George Washington from Major Joseph Ward, 1 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the twentysixth of August came by the last Post; General Ward being out of Town, I have transmitted the Letter with the inclosed Resolve of Congress to him. I am sorry to inform your Excellency that Captain Burke in the armed Schooner Warren on the twentysixth of August was taken by a British Frigate about ten leagues without this Bay. Captain Ayers in the armed...
2To 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...
3To George Washington from Colonel Joseph Ward, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Having the happiness once more to join the Army under your Excellency’s Command, I beg leave to represent to your Excellency the treatment I received from the Enemy, while I was in their power. Mr James Bradford, Deputy Muster Master, and myself were captivated by a party of the Enemy on the 27th of November last; they being sensible of the danger to which they would be exposed on their...
4To George Washington from Joseph Ward, 24 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Joseph Ward, 24 Sept. 1779. On 25 Sept., GW wrote Ward: “I have received your Letter of yesterday.”
5To George Washington from Colonel Joseph Ward, 10 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to acquaint your Excellency, that the want of Subsistence obliged several Officers in my Department long since to leave the service, the duty and expences of those who remain, increasing with a rapid progress, they notified me in September last they could not continue in service any longer, as no adequate provision was made for their subsistanc⟨e,⟩ But having received information...
6To George Washington from Colonel Joseph Ward, 19 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave, to inform your Excellency, that in compliance with your Excellency’s pleasure, signified to me in a letter from Colonel Harrison, the 13th Instant, I immediately wrote to the Majors of Brigade (as I had no Officers in Camp) and requested them to muster their respective Brigades, and make a return of their muster Rolls to me. In the mean time I proposed to muster the Artillery, and...
7To 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...
8To George Washington from Joseph Ward, 16 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
Boston, April 16th 1789. “At this era, when every moment of your time is precious, I feel reluctance to call one tho’t from public concerns—but the impulse, kindled by the double ardour of affection to my Country, and to her beloved General, is irresistible. When I felt only for my General, I could not consent that his tranquility, and his fame, should again be put to hazard on the boundless...