31To George Washington from John Jay, 4 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Favors of the 24th 26th, and 29th Ulto have been received & communicated to Congress—The enclosed is a copy of an Act of Congress of the 1st Inst., relative to a Body of Men lately raised by the State of New York for the Defence of their Frontiers. I have the Honor to be With the greatest Respect and Esteem Your Excellency’s Most Obedt Servant LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DNA:PCC ,...
32To George Washington from John Jay, 6 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Mr Jay presents his Compliments to General Washington, and encloses an Extract from a Letter in a certain Degree interesting. AD , DLC:GW . Jay addressed the cover: “Private His Excellency General Washington Head Quarters.” Jay enclosed two extracts in his own writing from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates’s letter to him of 15 March, which read: “The enclosed Copy of my Letter to General Washington of...
33To George Washington from John Jay, 7 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s Favors of the 29th Ulto, & 2nd Inst., And have now the pleasure of transmitting an Act of Congress of the 5th Inst., providing for the pay of the Officers in the Cloathing Department; Copies of which will, this day, be sent to the different States, And also an Act of the 3rd Inst., for sending Blank Commissions to the Commissioners of Indian Affairs...
34To George Washington from John Jay, 8 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
By the enclosed Extract from the Minutes of the 6th Inst., Your Excellency will perceive that Messieurs Henry Rutgers Junr, and Azariah Horton are appointed Deputy-Commissaries-General of Musters in the Room of Messrs Bradford & Noarth who have resigned. I have also the pleasure of transmitting Copies of two Acts of the 7th Inst: One for cutting a Road from Penobscot River to St Johns River...
35To George Washington from John Jay, 12 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency herewith enclosed Copies of the following Acts of Congress—vizt: Of the third Instant, for trying Major General Arnold by a Court Martial on the charges specified in the Papers therein referred to, & which are herewith sent—Of the 9th Instant, appointing four second Lieutenants in the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel Harrison—Of the...
36To George Washington from John Jay, 14 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
This morning I had the Pleasure of receiving & communicating to Congress, your Excellency’s favor of the 12th Inst., The enclosed Act, on the Subjects of it, will inform your Excellency, that Congress cannot agree to the Request of Major Harnage & Captain Hawker, but do not object to their remaining where they are —And that the Proceedings of the Court Martial in the case of the Officers at...
37To George Washington from John Jay, 18 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I was last evening honored with your Excellency’s Favor of the 15th Inst., and now transmit Copies of two Acts of Congress, One of the 14th Inst., to prevent Persons going within the Enemy’s Lines unless authorized in the manner mentioned in it—The other of the 17th Instant repeals a former Act of the 16th March respecting the Enlistment of Waggoners, & establishing other Regulations on that...
38To George Washington from John Jay, 20 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to Your Excellency, herewith enclosed, Copies of two Acts of Congress of the 19th Inst., One for accepting the Resignation of Major General Schuyler, the other granting to a Colonel, when commanding a Brigade, Six extra-Rations. I have the honor to be With the greatest Respect & Esteem Your Excellencys Most Obedt Servant LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DNA:PCC , item 14....
39To George Washington from John Jay, 21 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
Accept my Thanks for the long & friendly Letter of the 14 Inst. which I have had the Pleasure of recieving from you. It was for many Reasons grateful to me—I value the Esteem of the wise and virtuous, and had wished to know the particulars of Transactions, respecting which only vague and unsatisfactory Reports, had come to my Knowledge. Delicacy forbid my breaking the Subject to you when...
40To George Washington from John Jay, 25 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
After Congress adjourned yesterday I was favored with two Letters from your Excellency, both of the 23rd Inst.—They shall be communicated to Congress in the morning. Herewith enclosed are sundry respecting Coll Steele’s Tryal at Fort-Pitt—They ought to have accompanied the others on that Subject. I have the honor to be with the greatest Respect & Esteem your Excellys most Obedt Sert LS , DLC:GW...