41George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel John Brooks, 11 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 11, 1777. Transmits commission for William Hull. Df , in writing...
42George Washington to Major General Thomas Mifflin, 11 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 11, 1777. Orders preparations for approaching campaign. Mifflin...
43George Washington to Brigadier General Gold Selleck Silliman, 11 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 11, 1777. Discusses British naval feints. Is not apprehensive of...
44George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 12 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 12, 1777. Discusses necessity of concentrating forces. States...
45George Washington to Connecticut and Rhode Island Colonels, 12 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 12, 1777. Requests exact return of troops. Orders colonels to...
46George Washington to New York Colonels, 12 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 12, 1777. Requests exact return of troops. Orders recruits to...
47George Washington to Pennsylvania Colonels, 12 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 12, 1777. Requests exact return of troops. Orders men who have...
48George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 15 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 15, 1777. Approves of McDougall’s decision to order troops to...
49George Washington to Major General John Sullivan, 15 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 15, 1777. Exhorts Sullivan not to imagine slights. Discusses...
50George Washington to John Rutledge, 17 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 17, 1777. Discusses proposed expedition against St. Augustine. Df...
51Warrant for Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 21 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Morristown, New Jersey ] March 21, 1777. An entry in George Washington’s “Warrant Book No 2”...
52George Washington to William Shippen, Junior, 26 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 26, 1777. Discusses the problem of soldiers dismissed from...
53George Washington to Brigadier General Nathaniel Heard, 7 April 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 7, 1777. Orders Heard to see that the number of officers is in...
54George Washington to Joseph Reed or Colonel Cornelius Cox, 7 April 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 7, 1777. Orders release of “Mr. Smith” who had been acting as a...
55George Washington to John Hancock, 12 April 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 12, 1777. Introduces Mauduit du Plessis and recommends his...
56George Washington to Robert Morris, George Clymer, and George Walton, 12 April 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 12, 1777. States objections to forming an army in Pennsylvania....
57George Washington to Brigadier General George Clinton, 20 April 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 20, 1777. Discusses whether enemy plans to attack Philadelphia or...
58George Washington to John Hancock, 23 April 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 23, 1777. Requests apprehension of a spy. LS , in writing of H,...
59George Washington to John Hancock, 26 April 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 26, 1777. Gives instructions concerning pay of American...
60George Washington to Brigadier General Gurdon Saltonstall, 28 April 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 28, 1777. Refuses to comply with Saltonstall’s request for back...
61George Washington to the Massachusetts Legislature, 3 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 3, 1777. Transmits congressional resolve concerning defense of...
62George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 3 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 3, 1777. Approves detention of Seward’s company. States that the...
63George Washington to Meshech Weare, 3 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 3, 1777. Transmits congressional resolve concerning defense of...
64George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 7 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 7, 1777. Encloses letter to Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, who is...
65George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 11 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 11, 1777. States that Major General Nathanael Greene and Brigadier...
66George Washington to Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum, 14 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 14, 1777. Orders Varnum to forward recruits despite the opposition...
67George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 23 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 23, 1777. Commends McDougall on his attachment to the cause....
68General Washington to James Warren, 23 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 23, 1777. Commends Massachusetts’ exertions, but states that still...
69George Washington to Charles Thomson, 24 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 24, 1777. Encloses copy of plan for establishing a cavalry force....
70George Washington to Robert Morris, 28 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 28, 1777. Encloses a letter from Major General Charles Lee. States...
71George Washington to Major General John Sullivan, 29 May 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] May 29, 1777. Orders Sullivan to send intelligence concerning the enemy...
72George Washington to Major General William Health, 1 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 1, 1777. Discusses arrival of Du Coudray. Approves of removal of...
73George Washington to Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 1 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 1, 1777. Orders all troops not needed for the Long Island...
74George Washington to Charles, Earl Cornwallis, 2 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 2, 1777. Remonstrates against murder of William Martin. LS , in...
75George Washington to John Hancock, 2 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook Camp [ New Jersey ] June 2, 1777. Encloses news from Northern Department. Deplores...
76George Washington to James Lovell, 4 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 4, 1777. Discusses the qualifications of Lutterloh. Df , in...
77George Washington to Charles, Earl Cornwallis, 6 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 6, 1777. States that all supplies for prisoners must go through...
78George Washington to Colonel Samuel Blachley Webb, 7 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 7, 1777. Censures Webb for overdrafts of clothing. Orders Webb to...
79George Washington to Colonel Charles Armand, 11 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] June 11, 1777. Orders Armand to assume command of Ottendorf’s corps,...
80George Washington to Charles Thomson, 13 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 13, 1777. Encloses copy of a plan for the establishment of a...
81George Washington to Major General Benedict Arnold, 17 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 17, 1777. Describes position at Middlebrook and plans of attack....
82George Washington to Chevalier d’Annemours, 19 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 19, 1777. Discusses advantages of an overt declaration of war by...
83George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 20 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 20, 1777. Describes General William Howe’s latest moves. Orders...
84George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 20 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 20, 1777. Discusses General William Howe’s latest movements....
85George Washington to Colonel Thomas Elliott, 21 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 21, 1777. Warns Elliott that any further delay in appearing at...
86George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 22 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 22, 1777. Orders Putnam to prepare for a probable British attack...
87George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 23 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 23, 1777. Approves of McDougall’s return to Peekskill. States...
88George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 23 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 23, 1777. Regrets inability to supply field pieces. Is pleased...
89George Washington to Baron d’Arendt, 25 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Quibbletown [ New Jersey ] June 25, 1777. Grants permission for Baron d’Arendt to visit...
90George Washington to Colonel William Malcom, 27 June 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 27, 1777. Appoints Malcom to the command of a regiment. Gives...