1To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 15 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
Upon my arrival in this Province in Company with Ensn Rotton of His Majesty’s 47th Regiment, & Mr McDermot a Volunteer in order to join our Regiments we were (unknowing of Hostilities having been commenc’d) made Prisoners of War of which I make no doubt you have been inform’d. As we are naturaly desirous to give our Friends the earliest notice of our Scituation we have, by permission of the...
2From George Washington to Major Christopher French, 31 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
I duly received your Letter of the 15th Inst. with the Inclosures which shall be forwarded into Boston agreeable to your Request. I understand the Committee of Safety of Philadelphia have directed an Escort with you to this Camp. The Accomodations, as well as many other Reasons, would make your Residence here extremely inconvenient, I have therefore directed that it be changed to Hartford—To...
3To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 3 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
I am just now favor’d with a Letter from Mr Reed, enclosing me a Letter from you which informs me of your having been so kind as to forward the Letters I had the Honor to enclose you from Philadelphia, for which please to accept my Thanks. In that from Mr Reed, who I presume is your Secretary, ’though not so sign’d, he tells me I am to return to Hartford with the Gentlemen who are Prisoners of...
4To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 18 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
When I first return’d to this Place in compliance with your Directions I found the Gentlemen of the Committee (Messrs Seymoure & Pain) who came to us on our arrival seem’d satisfied with our having already given our Parole to the united Provinces, and I consequently supposed all matters were adjusted between them and us, but upon their meeting on Tuesday last they put in a new Clause to which...
5From George Washington to Major Christopher French, 26 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of the 18th Instant is now before me, as well as that from the Committee of Hartford, on the same Subject. When I compare the Treatment you have received with that which has been Shewn to those brave American Officers who were taken fighting gallantly in Defence of the Liberties of their Country, I cannot help expressing Some Surprize that you Should thus earnestly contest Points...
6To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 9 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
I was favor’d, last Night, with your Letter which, I must acknowledge, was very different from what I expected; First—Because you ground your reasoning upon the Treatment your Officers meet with, Secondly because you say: you cannot help expressing some Surprise that I should contest Points of mere Punctilio, Thirdly, Sir you are pleas’d to term me: a voluntary Instrument of an Avaricious and...
7From George Washington to Major Christopher French, 19 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the Inst. was duly received. Doctr Franklin the Chairman of the Committee of Safety of Philadelphia is now in Camp, & when the necessary Attention to Matters of greater Importance will Admit, I propose to make the proper Inquiries, & then will endeavour to Settle the Matter in Question in Such a Manner as I hope will be final & Satisfactory. In the Mean time I must acquaint you...
8From George Washington to Major Christopher French, 25 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
I now set down to give a final Answer to your Application respecting your Swords—Dr Franklin confirms what I before mentioned that the Priviledge claimed was no Part of the Stipulation made at Philadelphia, but passed without Discussion. Having made Inquiry I find the Rule with Regard to the Indulgence in Question is, that Prisoners do not wear their Swords. I therefore cannot approve of it,...
9To George Washington from Major Christopher French, 13 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
I hope you will excuse my begining this Letter in answer to your two Favors of the 19th & 25th October by noticing the last Paragraph of the former as it furnishes me with an Apology for intruding on your Time which I am sensible must be much more materialy employ’d. I flatter’d myself from the Tenor of that Letter, and the Conversation I had with Doctr Franklin here (who avow’d the Liberty of...
10To George Washington from Major Christopher French, April 1776 (Washington Papers)
Major French of His Majesty’s Twenty second Regiment begs to inform His Excellency Genl Washington That Capt. Delaplace of His Majesty’s 26th Regiment has acquainted him as Senior Officer of His Majesty’s Forces here that many Men of said Regiment have applied to him for their Cloathing, and to be supplied with the other Necessaries requisite to their Health & cleanly Appearance, such as...