61From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your favor of the 31st ulto and am extremely obliged by the measures you are taking in consequence of my recommendatory letter. The exertions of Connecticut upon this, as well as every other occasion, do them great honor, and I hope will be attended with successful and happy consequences. In respect to the mode of conduct to be pursued by the Troops that go over to the...
62From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
I had the satisfaction of your two favors, both of the 27th ulto. The Battalions of Colo. Enos [&] McClellan, I am informed by Colonel Malcom, who commands where they were stationed, were to be discharged, and I suppose they are now on their way home. The violent gale which dissipated the two Fleets when on the point of engaging, and the withdrawing of the Count D’Estaing to Boston, may appear...
63From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 26 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday evening honored with your letter of the 22d instant—It is certainly of importance that I should have the earliest intelligence of the Enemy’s Movements, and I beg leave to thank you for the information you have been pleased to transmit on that head. Your anxiety for Troops to remain in Connecticut and my inability to grant them, when I examine matters upon a large, and I...
64From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 21 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
Having been obliged to make a very considerable temporary detachment from the Army, I am under the necessity of immediately calling in what Recruits may be raised in the neighbouring States to replace it —I have directed the superintending Officers at the different places of rendezvous to do this, but I must request your Excellency, if it possibly can be done, to furnish them in whole or in...
65From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 27 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of Your Excellency’s favors of the 18th and 19th instants—Colo. Wadsworth has forwarded the map of new London which you were so kind as to furnish. It answers the purpose for which I principally wanted it, which was to show the draft of Water leading into the Harbour—I very much fear that we shall be obliged to transport our cloathing from France the whole way from Rhode...
66From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 2 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your favor of the 30th ulto by Mr Trumbull —I sincerely wish this Camp could furnish a good Engineer—The Commisary Genl can inform you how excedingly deficient the Army is of Gentlemen skilled in that branch of business; and that most of the works which have been thrown up for the defence of our several Encampments have been planned by a few of the principal Officers...
67From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
From some late Intelligence out of Boston & sundry corroborating Circumstances, there is great Reason to suspect, that the Ministerial Troop intend either to make a Diversion to the Southward, or wholly to remove—If they should do either, it is most probable New York is the Place of their Destination; I therefore think it most Adviseable, that the Troop of your Colony who have not yet march’d,...
68From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 31 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since I did myself the pleasure to write to you yesterday, I have received information, that the Enemy have embarked three thousand men, some said, with an intent to go to Chesapeak Bay, others, to go up the North River again. As this last is the most probable, I beg you will hasten your Militia to Peekskill with the utmost expedition, and also what Continental Troops are ready. Should the...
69From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to enclose to your Excellency, the Copy of a Letter of this date to Colonel Canfield, prohibiting the practice of sending Flags from, or receiving them at any place except the Post of Dobbs’ Ferry—This I thought essentially necessary for many reasons, which I doubt not will occur to your Excellency, and therefore request your aid in carrying the measure into effect; and that...
70From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 24 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your several favors of the 12th and 14th instant by Lieut. Fellows, to whom I granted a Flag with a letter to General Howe, desiring that his brother Capt. Fellows might be one of the first officers exchanged. I have remonstrated very sharply with General Howe upon his treatment of our prisoners, and I hope it will be attended with good effects—I have repeatedly endeavoured to...