1To George Washington from Col. Lewis Nicola, 25 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Lewis Nicola, 25 Sept. 1777. GW wrote Nicola on 29 Sept. : “I am favd with yours of the 25th instant from Fort Mifflin.”
2From George Washington to Colonel Lewis Nicola, 29 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 25th instant from Fort Mifflin. Before this reaches you Lt Colo. Smith will have thrown himself into the Fort with two hundred Continental Troops which are all that I could possibly spare. I very much approve of your calling upon Govr Livingston for a Reinforcement of Jersey Militia and I think you had better call in the few Men that are at Billingsport and if there...
3To George Washington from Colonel Lewis Nicola, 6 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
When I last retreated from Philadelphia I ordered Jonathan Guy, Serjt Major to the Invalid Regt, out of the boat in which I was into another to take care of the men in her, when the boats pushed off he told the men I had ordered him to stay & look for two men that were missing, by this means he detained them about two hours, tho the light horse men who returned last said the enemy were close...
4To George Washington from Col. Lewis Nicola, 6 November 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Lewis Nicola, 6 Nov. 1777. On 7 Nov. Nicola wrote GW that the “inclosed Letter I wrote yesterday in order to send it by the first opportunity to Your Excellency.”
5To George Washington from Colonel Lewis Nicola, 7 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed Letter I wrote yesterday in order to send it by the first opportunity to your Excellency, & Just now received a letter from the Secretary of the Board of war & copy of which I have the honour to inclose to you & as you must certainly be well acquainted with the importance & danger of the Stores at Allen town & in this place & Burdentown I take the liberty to request your Orders as...
6To George Washington from Colonel Lewis Nicola, 6 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday received an order from the Board of War to apply to your Excellency for some officers for the Regiment of Invalid, where they are much wanted as I cannot keep the men under proper discipline for want of officers which they well know. I have the honour to inclose Mr Nourses letter. Permit me to assure you that I am with respect Your Excellencies Most humle & obedt Servt Lieut....
7To George Washington from Colonel Lewis Nicola, 12 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since the Invalid Regt came to this post many robberies have been committed & laid to the charge of the Invalids & from some circumstances I feared there was but too just cause of suspicion yet all my endeavours to know the truth proved fruitless ’till yesterday when such a scene of villainy came out as I was no ways aware of, & which I think necessary to lay before your Excellency. On...
8From George Washington to Colonel Lewis Nicola, 14 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have recd yours of the 12th containing an accot of the Robberies committed by sundry Soldiers of your Corps. I would have you by all means confirm your promise of pardon to those two who made the discovery. Colo. Humpton is certainly mistaken. I never gave him any power to punish by his own authority when he could not make up a Court, as it would have been delegating a power to him which I...
9George Washington to Colonel Lewis Nicola, 9 June 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Valley Forge, June 9, 1778 . Instructs Nicola to admit John Woelper of German Battalion as a captain in Corps of Invalids. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Nicola was a colonel in the Corps of Invalids.
10To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 18 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Lewis Nicola, 18 Sept. 1779. On 8 Oct., GW wrote Nicola: “I received your favour of the 18th Ulto.”