11To George Washington from Major Robert Ballard, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
This will be presented by Capt. Moss who waits on your Excellency for leave to Resign he has made me acquainted with the necessity of being with his family. I am Sensible the Service will loose a good Officer, but as the urgency of his business demands his Attention at home, I have given him my Approbation to go. Capt. Boykin is under the same predicament & waits on your Excellency. I have...
12To George Washington from Captain Charles Craig, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I believe your Excellency may Depend upon the enemys force being drawn to Attact the Fort to day, a very severe and heavy firing began this morning about 10 OClock and has continued ever since, the Enemy Dread the Nothern Armys Joining your Excellency and have been makeing every preparation to Attact before the N. Army Joyn’d, and have not been prepared before to day. I have the Honour to be...
13To George Washington from Major General Philemon Dickinson, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
Nothing material has happen’d since I wrote your Excellency last—by Intillegence from New York, General Clinton (who remains there) has order’d out the Militia—I received a Letter from Genl Putnam Yesterday, he is advancing towards Kingsbridge, which has caused a great alarm in the City—a large Party of the Militia, are sent over to Long Island every Morning to erect some Works, they return...
14From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received your several favors from the time you left me to that of the 12th inst: I approve intirely of all the Steps you have taken, and have only to wish that the exertions of those you have had to deal with, had kept pace with your Zeal and good intentions. I hope your health will, before this, have permitted you to push on the Rear of the whole reinforcement beyond New Windsor....
15To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I arrived at this place last night and unfortunately find myself unable to proceed any further. Imagining I had gotten the better of my complaints while confined at Governor Clinton’s & anxious to be about, attending to the march of the troops, the day before yesterday I crossed the ferry in order to fall in with General Glover’s brigade which was on its march from Poughkepsie to Fish Kill. I...
16To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Excellencys request by letter to me of 13 Novr, I have inclosed you the opinion of myself & Officers in Council of War held of Red bank the 14th Inst., a copy of which you have inclosed, where your Excellency will see we are all unanimously of opinion in regard to our holding this Station with the Fleet. While we were on this business their Fleet came up & attacked the Fort....
17To George Washington from Benjamin Randolph, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
Being apointed by General Warnan to take Charge of the Flag, with Doctor Glentuth, yesterday we atemted it, the Captan of the Friggat Reced it & detained us til he Sent it to General How who Return’d for answr we Could not be Receved must return back to the worf at Coopers &c. at 9 oClock in the morning Just as we got to the ferry I heared a univrsal Ratle of thair drums in town and all...
18To George Washington from William Shippen, Jr., 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am very sorry to be obliged to trouble your Excellency by letter, but the subject is interesting The sufferings of sick Soldiers for want of Blankets. Eight Loads of them are passing thro this place for Camp—Will you send an Order Sir by this Express to the Waggoner to send two loads of them back to Bethlehem? I know how much your Army wants them; but your sick and Wounded soldiers lay...
19From George Washington to William Shippen, 15 November 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Shippen, Jr., 15 Nov. 1777. Shippen’s letter to GW of c.15 Nov. is docketed in part “Answd 15th Novr 1777.”
20To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith, 15 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
My Arm will this Night or tomorrow Night permit me to take the Command at fort Mifflin. I was there last Night. it is now one Heap of Ruin & must be defended with Musquetry in Case of Storm. I presume the Enemy will Continue to Cannonade for four or five days & then they will be oblig’d to Storm. when they do, I am of Opinion they will Succeed. with 600 Men I think we could defend it as an...