1To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe, November 1779–December 1779 (Washington Papers)
Sir, —I am induced to lay myself before you, from what I conceive to be a principle of duty, and that not merely personal. You may, perhaps, have heard, sir, of the uncommon fortune that threw me into the hands of the Jersey militia. Gov. Livingston told me I was a prisoner of the State, a distinction I never till then was acquainted with, and observed, that it was probable I should be soon...
2Brigadier General Louis Le Bèque Du Portail and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 1 November … (Hamilton Papers)
[ Great Egg Harbor Landing, New Jersey, November 1, 1779. On November 8, Brigadier General Du Portail and Hamilton wrote to Washington : “We hope before this you will have received our two letters of the 26th of October and 1st instant.” Letter of November 1 not found .]
3To George Washington from Joseph Digges, 1 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave, by this favorable Oppty to Drop your Excell’y these few Lines & coud wish I was at Liberty, to write you the Occurrences on this side the Atlantic; But not having yet heard of my being exchanged, my Parole of Honor forbids me. Upon my being made a Prisoner, I wrote Coll Harrison a few Lines from N: York with a Copy of Parole, & desired him to inform your Excell’y of it; Not...
4To George Washington from Brigadier General Duportail and Lt. Col. Alexander Hamilton, 1 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brigadier General Duportail and Lt. Col. Alexander Hamilton, 1 Nov. 1779 . Duportail and Hamilton wrote GW on 8 Nov. : “We hope before this you will have received our two letters of the 26th of October and 1st instant.”
5To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 1 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have just recd the enclosed Dispatches from the C——r’s. I was obliged to touch the Counterpart on the enclosed Letter written with the Stain to discover whether it was the right Sheet or not as it was in a Quire. With Respect to the Robbery lately commited at Setauket, as related by C——Senior, I have additional Accounts of the same from others. In addition to the Crime of plundering the...
6To George Washington from Philip Van Rensselaer, 1 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencies Favour of the 12 Ult: I have received, with my Return Inclosed, for the month of September last, in Which Appeared to be some Mistakes, Occassioned, my not explaining properly the several Columes mark’d, here inclosed I Transmit your Excellency a fair Copy, also a Return for the month of October by Which your Excellency will find What Number of Arms and Bayonets have been...
7To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 1 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencies Letter of the 29th Octr directed me so soon as I was Assured of the Enemies return, to take a position between Suffrans & Stony point. Genl Muhlenberg & myself have reconnoitred all the Ground in this Neighbourhood, & find this the most convenient, unless we had gone near to Stony point, which I did not understand to be your Excellencies intention. We are at present without...