171From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was this morning honored with your favor of the 2d instant and beg leave to return you my thanks for the measures you have adopted upon my request for obtaining an account of the prisoners in your State, and for your assurance that I shall be furnished with a return, as soon as it is procured, in order that I may give further directions about them. The proposition respecting the Prisoners...
172From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
It gives me much concern to observe by yours of the 15th Instant that you should think it Necessary to distinguish between my personal & Publick Character & confine your Esteem to the former. Upon a Reperusal of Mine of the 8th Instant I cannot think the Construction you have made the Necessary one, & unless it was, I Should have hoped the Respect I really have, & which I Flattered myself I...
173From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
On my arrival at this place, I met with your Excellency’s favor of the 27th November, and immediately gave Orders for the Returns which you request therein. They shall be transmitted to you, as soon as they are brought in. I have given directions to Colonel Sheldon to make the Return of his Regiment immediately to you —I very much regret that the requisition of Congress, for your quota of men,...
174From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 19 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to forward you by Express, Two packets which have just been transmitted to my care by His Excellency the Minister—& the Consul of France. according to the Letters which accompanied these dispatches, they will announce to your Excellency the very generous and affectionate resolution of His Most Christian Majesty to send a Land & Naval armament to cooperate with us—and that...
175From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
I received your favors of the 2d and 5th instant, and agreeable to your request have ordered payment of the ballance of the expences attending the journey of the two French Gentlemen to Philadelphia to be made William Bacon Post-Rider, for your use, which I hope will come safe to hand. I am happy to hear of your having received 12,500 Dollars from the Honble Congress for the Troops going upon...
176From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 1 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday honored with yours of the 24th ulto with its enclosures. The prosperous complexion of our Northern affairs is a very pleasing and important circumstance—It is much to be wished they may continue in the same train and have as favorable an issue, as they seem now to promise—If they have, besides the more immediate advantages that will accrue from disappointing the views of the...
177From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 22 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am again reduced to the painful necessity of informing Your Excellency of the situation in which we are, with respect to provision of the meat kind—and of earnestly entreating every assistance in your power to give, for our relief. The whole Army has been already without meat one day and a great part of it Two. We have none now in Camp, and no good prospect that I can find, of receiving any...
178From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 2 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
The reason of my giving you the trouble of this, is the late extraordinary and reprehensible conduct of some of the Connecticut Troops—Some time ago, apprehending that they, or part of them might be inclined to go home when the time of their inlistment should be up, I applied to the Officers of the several Regiments, to know whether it would be agreeable to the men to continue till the first...
179From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have had the Honor to receive Your Excellency’s Favor of the 2d Instant. As circumstances indicated an intention on the part of the Enemy to pursue their ravages—I approve the conduct of Captain Frothingham in offering his services while it appeared they might be material. With respect to the Six Field pieces left at Middletown—which your Excellency seems desirous of retaining while there...
180From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 26 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
When you did me the honor of a visit at Norwich in my way to this place, I communicated to you the recommendation I had received from Congress for sending four Battalions from hence to reinforce our Troops in Canada. I now beg leave to inform you that, in compliance therewith, on Saturday and Sunday last, I detached four Regiments thence under the command of Brigadier General Thompson, and by...