1To John Adams from Isaac Smith Sr., 29 February 1776 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you One or two letters not knowing of your being coming home all that time. We have nothing Material in this quarter. By some people a few days since Out of Boston they seem to think they will move off soon, As the Transports seem to be in readiness to receive any thing On board, and that there are Apprizements on the Friends of goverments Estate but I apprehend itt differantly that is...
2To John Adams from William Tudor, 29 February 1776 (Adams Papers)
We have Nothing here sufficiently important to communicate, As it is hardly worthwhile to tell you that a Vessel was last Sunday taken by one of our Privateers loaded with coals and Potatoes; or that a Night or two ago we had one or more Deserters, from the Enemy. Preparations have been for some Time silently making for an important Manoevre, and from the Contents of General Orders for several...
3General Orders, 29 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
The commanding Officers of brigades are to order all the Spears, in the several posts, and redoubts, to be examined, clean’d and collected in the proper places, and make a Return of the number fit for service in each brigade, and where deposited. Ensign Andrew Brown of the 7th Regiment of Foot, tried at a late General Court Martial whereof Col: Phinney was President for “insulting and...
4To George Washington from Brigadier General William Heath, 29 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
In Pursuance of General Orders, I Visited the Guards on Yesterday, beginning at Cambridge Main Guard, from thence to the Store Magazine Main Guard at Winter Hill, Plowd Hill, White House, Main Guard on prospect Hill, Cobble Hill, Leichmears point, & Bridge, & North Redoubt found the Guards in good Order Save at Leichmears point Bridge, where the proper Guard had not been mounted, and One...
5To George Washington from Major General Charles Lee, 29 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am now so far recover’d tho far from well, that I shall set out in two days —the stripping Ticonderora so intirely of it’s heavy Cannon is a most unfortunate circumstance, as the transportation of ’em from this place is a busyness of monstrous difficulties expence and labour—The Congress have as yet not taken the least step for the security of this place—the instant I leave it, I conclude...
6To George Washington from Joseph Poucher, 29 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
I Take the Freedom To inform Your Excellency at this Time by writeing, (being Sensible of your Candour by information) that for Some months past, I have had the Care of providing for a Number of prisioners of war Committed To this Goal by proper authority for which Service I Charged the Colonies Six Shillings pr week For Each of Them in Two former accompts heretofore Presented To the...
7To George Washington from Lund Washington, 29 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letters of the 5th and 8th Inst. are come to hand —I shoud be much better Satisfy’d if you woud give Possitive direction in many things, rather than leave me in a State of uncertainty which of the methods you point out woud be most agreeable to you, as I woud wish to do that which I thought woud best please—with regard to Building a House or Houses, upon diffecult for the reception of...