1To George Washington from Richard Peters, 20 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have it in Direction from the Board of War to request your Excellency would give them your Advice on the enclosed Application from Mr William Goddard whom as well as every Person qualified to fill the several Stations in the Army they would wish to provide for consistent with Regularity & the Good of the Service. You will percieve that Mr Goddard applies for a Lieut. Colonelcy which depends...
2To George Washington from Richard Peters, 22 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have put under the Care of the Bearer’s, Part of the Philadelphia Light Horse, five hundred thousand Dollars to be sent to Ticonderoga for the Use of the Northern Army. As it might save Expence & be more expeditious, I have desired the Gentlemen, to call at Head Quarters & take your Excellency’s Opinion & Directions as to the Propriety of sending the Money by Water; the River being now...
3To George Washington from Richard Peters, 12 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
By Direction of Congress to the Board of War I have procured two of the Philadelphia Light Horse to conduct the Generals Prescott & Macdonald to your Excellency to be exchanged agreeable to the Resolve of Congress for the Generals Sullivan & Lord Sterling. I have directed the Gentlemen of the Escorts to stop short at some safe Place on the Road & send off an Express to your Excellency for your...
4To George Washington from Richard Peters, 16 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Board of War have directed me to lay the foregoing Memorial of the Second Lieutenants of the Virginia Regiments before your Excellency for your Opinion & Advice thereon which the Board request you will communicate to them as soon as convenient. I have the Honor to be Your most obedt humble Servt ALS , DLC:GW . Congress read this undated and unsigned petition from the second lieutenants of...
5To George Washington from Richard Peters, 15 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Board of War have endeavoured to form an exact Acct of Ordinance Stores, in the several Departments, as well as of those in the Magazine under their immediate Notice here, But from the Want of accurate Returns they have not yet been enabled to accomplish their Design. If these Returns were made monthly the Board would be enabled in some degree to anticipate the Wants of Amunition in the...
6To George Washington from Richard Peters, 24 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Board of War have directed me to enclose you the Plan they intended to present to Congress for preventing Abuses in Regiments or Companies recieving more Rations than they are entitled to; an Evil which has been complained of perhaps with too much Foundation. It frequently happens that sick Soldiers are either left behind at Posts or Places thro’ which their Regiments or Companies are...
7To George Washington from Richard Peters, 24 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
By Order of the Board of War I have the Honour to inform your Excellency that the Congress have this Day given them direction to order the two Virginia Regiments now at Chester, immediately to Trentown, there to wait your Excellencys Commands; and at the same time to acquaint you of the Situation of the People of this State, that having as comprehensive a View of the State of Affairs as...
8To George Washington from Richard Peters, 19 November 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by the Board of War to inform your Excellency that they have given Orders for the immediate Collection of all the Prisoners in New Jersey, Pennsilvania—and those in the more Southren States. They are to be sent to Fort Lee agreeable to your Excellencies Desire, but a considerable Time will elapse before the Whole can possibly arrive. There are a great Number in Virginia whose...
9To George Washington from Richard Peters, 23 November 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by the Board of War to acquaint your Excellency that agreeable to your Request Directions were given to those who had the Charge of Prisoners immediately to march them in Companies to Fort Lee. But having received Information that that Post has been evacuated they have countermanded the Orders & directed that they be sent to Brunswick of which I beg Leave to advise your...
10To George Washington from Richard Peters, 28 November 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Richard Peters, 28 Nov. 1776. In his letter to Peters of 4 Dec. , GW acknowledged receiving “Yours of the 28th last Month.”