1To George Washington from Major William De Hart, 27 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of your Excellencys Orders And Request by Genl Maxwell I have this Day begun the Recruiting Service of the first Jersey Regt And Shall Expedite it with All Possible Speed, Had I been Determin’d to Remain longer in the Jersey Service I Should long before have done it, And Nothing but your Excellencys Request & this Critical Period of time Should have Induced Me to have done it...
2From George Washington to Major William De Hart, 1 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have yours of the 27th last Month from Morris Town and am glad to find that you determine to remain in the Service at my Request. I am told that there has been a great deal of uneasiness in your Regiment on Account of the Appointment of Colo. Newcomb to the command of it. I beg you and the other Gentlemen will make yourselves easy upon that head, as by late powers vested in me by Congress, I...
3To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William De Hart, 25 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
A Wednesday Morning the fleet upwards of 100 Sail Sailed from Sandy Hook —And Stood An Eastern Course—Yesterday Afternoon Nine More sailed from New York six went out of the Hook & three Come too at the Watring Place, Their Frigates & some Other Small Vessels lay at New York Volentine Jones M: Genl Commands at New York. Some Hessians went A few days Ago to Kings Bridge. Cammel’s Regt has left...
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William De Hart, 30 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
by a Verry Intelligent Person from Bergen, this day I have the following Intelligence—that the Enemy have, March’d All their force yesterday Morn Out Beyond Kings Bridge, which they had Cut Down & Plac’d the Militia to Guard it, that All the Troops, were Call’d from Long Island, & but A few Left at Staten Island, Only Buskirks Regt of New Levies, left at Powles Hook & Hobuck. A large Number of...
5From George Washington to William De Hart, 31 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to William De Hart, 31 May 1779. Robert Hanson Harrison docketed De Hart’s letter to GW of 30 May : “acknowledged 31 with thanks for the intelligence.”
6From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel William De Hart, 22 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
You will proceed with the detachment under your command to Paramus —The Objects of it are to cover the communication between this & Kings Ferry—to give protection to the well affected Inhabitants & restrain the others by preventing all kind of intercourse with the Enemy & to obtain the best intelligence of their movements & designs. The many disaffected people in that neighbourhood renders...
7From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel William De Hart, 8 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
The present distresses of the Army with which you are well acquainted, have determined me to call upon the respective Counties of the State for a proportion of Grain and Cattle according to the abilities of each. For this purpose I have addressed the Magistrates of every County to induce them to undertake the business. This mode I have preferred as the one least inconvenient to the...
8To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William De Hart, 13 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Upon the Rect of your Excellys Instructions Respecting Provisions I Immediately Call’d on the Justices of the County who Met Me this Afternoon who I find Heartily Dispos’d to Comply with your Requisition’s Very fortunately I find A late law that will Answer Our Purpose’s —And I flatter Myself I shall Collect the Supply’s in A few Day’s Under the Authority of it. I shall have the Most...
9From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel William De Hart, 14 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I desire that you will immediately on the receipt of this, collect your detatchment and march to New-Ark. If you can move your m⟨en⟩ in sleds, it will ⟨b⟩e much more expeditious, and I would wish you, if possible, to be there early to-morrow morning. An attempt is to be made by a detatchment of the army under the command of Lord Stirling against the enemy upon Staten Island. The object of your...
10To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William De Hart, 17 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Excellencys Orders I Brought the Detachment to this place Which I Perform’d in Nine Hours from the Receiving My Orders I Requested Col. Hamilton last Evening to Mention to your Excellency the Reasons of My Not Returning to Paramus Untill I Heard further from your Excellency. the Naked situation of One half of My Men the U⟨nc⟩ertainty I was in with Respect to My being Relief’d...