1From George Washington to the Continental Congress Marine Committee, 25 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
In a letter which I had the honor to write to Congress the 17th instant I mentioned to them that the present naval strength in the harbour of New York consisted only of two friga[t]es of twenty guns, two sloops of war and a few privateers, which constituted the whole protection to a large number of transports—I intimated at the same time that an important blow might be struck by collecting our...
2From George Washington to the Continental Congress Marine Committee, 1 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered you by Major Blodget, who has served with reputation in the army since the commencement of the war in the capacities of Brigade Major & Aide De Camp to General Greene—The late arrangement of the army unavoidably places the Gentlemen in this line, of former appointment on a footing comparitively so disadvantageous as in addition to other motives to have determined Major...
3To George Washington from the Continental Congress Marine Committee, 28 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Enclosed is a Copy of a Letter from this Committee to the Commissioners of the Navy Board at Boston, which we transmit as being necessary for your Excellencys information & have the honor to be yr Excellencys Most Obedient servants LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DNA:PCC , Miscellaneous Papers, Marine Committee Letter Book. John Mathews (1744–1802), a delegate to Congress from South Carolina, was...
4From George Washington to the Continental Congress Marine Committee, 6 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor yesterday to receive your favor of the 28th of September—accompanied by a Copy of your Letter of the same date to the Commissioners of the Navy Board at Boston; and am happy in the correspondence of your ideas, with mine upon the subject of it. I wrote Congress on the 4th Instant, and suggested to them the eligibility of the plan which you had already adopted. I take the...
5From George Washington to the Continental Congress Marine Committee, 9 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
By the inclosed Extract from Genl Orders, which I have the honor to transmit, You will perceive that a Certain John Springer has been tried “for seducing Soldiers to inlist in the British Army,[”] and sentenced in part, to be employed in some department of the Army or Navy, where he would not have an opportunity of deserting. Being fully persuaded that he cannot be employed in the former,...