71From George Washington to William Heath, 29 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 18th and 19th instants. I am extremely sorry that there has been a necessity for your taking such disagreeable measures, with Major General Mcdougall. The Adjutant General will transmit an order for holding a General Court Martial on the occasion. Considering the situation of the 10th Masachusetts Regiment, I would not have them hurried up to Albany. When they...
72From George Washington to William Heath, 22 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received yesterday your two favours of the 10th Instant; also the Letter of the 14th, inclosing the Returns of the Massachusetts & Connecticut Regiments—I must repeat again, that I am extremely anxious that the state of the Troops, should be collected & transmitted to the several Legislatures, as early as possible, in order to their taking effectual Measures to complete the...
73From George Washington to William Heath, 12 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 8th came to hand this morning. The Director General is not in town; but that the business of innoculation may not be unnecessarily delayed, I have desired Docr Bond to give directions to Docr Ledyard to take out the Medicine proper for the occasion. I have no directions to give respecting the remainder. I suppose there were good reasons for ordering the whole here: indeed I...
74From George Washington to William Heath, 8 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favors of the 30th of Decemr and 1st and 3d instants. Having no papers with me but those of a late date, I cannot recollect the circumstances of the arrangement of the Captains of the Massachusetts Line, to which you refer. If it was ever made and delivered in, it must be among my papers on the hands of Colo. Varrick at Poughkepsie; you will therefore be pleased to write to...
75From George Washington to William Heath, 3 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
The embarkation mentioned in yours of the 26th Ulto did take place and has sailed, Supposed for Charles Town. You need give yourself no more trouble on account of the salt provisions at Providence, all our distant Magazines now come under the directions of the Superintendant of Finance, who will dispose of them to the Contractors, or others, if they do not want them. Every proper indulgence...
76From George Washington to William Heath, 31 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favour of the 22d Instant, and have consulted the Secretary at War upon the manner of disposing of the remainder of the British Cloathing—He is of opinion with me that your proposal of delivering it to the 10th Massts. Regiment, which will remain Brigaded with the New Hampshire line, and to the Jersey and York lines, will be the only way of preserving a compleat uniformity...
77From George Washington to William Heath, 24 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favors of the 12th and 18th Instants—Doctor Cochran is of opinion that the season is favorable for the innoculation of all those who have not had the small pox. The new Contractors have agreed to furnish Stores necessary for the Patients, and the moment things are in readiness, you will be pleased to have the work begun. The Cloathing for the Rhode Island Regiment which...
78From George Washington to William Heath, 15 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favors of the 3d and 4th Instants—General Lincoln informs me that he has written to you fully on the subject of Cloathing. It having been thought necessary by Congress that an escort should accompany the mail from Fishkill to Morris Town, I do not look upon myself at liberty to judge of the propriety of continuing or discontinuing the measure—The duty must be performed by...
79From George Washington to William Heath, 8 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
A Committee of Congress are preparing a Report in which they wish to ascertain with as much precision as possible the numbers of Men we shall have remaining by some fixed day the ensuing Spring—In order to effect this—a very accurate Return will be necessary, specifying the term for which every non Commd Officer and private stands engaged. You will therefore immediately call for such an one...
80From George Washington to William Heath, 28 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your several Favors of the 9th—12th—& 17th—instt, with their Inclosures are received. The Disposition of the Troops for Winter Quarters, I think is well arranged—The New Hampshire Regiments, as they are already on the Ground, had best remain at the Northward, for the Protection of that Frontier—Hazens have already performed a long Tour of March & Duty; and it may seem hard to send them still...