1To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 27 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
As I shall probably leave Town this day, let me beg of your Excellency to accept of my most affectionate thanks for the sentiments of friendly regard which you have been kind enough to express in your letter of the 11th inst. Should any further Communications to me, be necessary from Hd Qrs, in Consequence of my late letter, they will find me if intrusted to the Care of Mr L’Homedieu Member of...
2To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 16 August 1783 (Washington Papers)
When I last had the honor of seeing Your Excellency, I mentioned the Circumstance of there being some Monies due S. Culper and others for secret Services, and that I was requested to make the same known to Your Excellency. In Consequence of this I was directed to obtain a Statement of the Accot, since which I have seen some of the Principals in this business, and have enclosed an Accot of...
3To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 31 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to write Your Excellency on the 29th inst. on which day I crossed to Long Island as then proposed, from whence I have just returned. From every Enquiry & a variety of Information, it appears to be reduced to a Certainty that a General Peace has been concluded on in Europe, an authenticated account of which great Event, I hope Your Excellency has recd before this Time. I saw...
4To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 29 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
By Col. Stewart I am honored with Your Excellency’s Commands of the 26th inst. since which, if Accounts are true, I presume the face of public Affairs has suffered a Considerable Change. By various Channels we are informed from New York, that a general peace has actually taken place, & that Transports have arrived to take the Garrison from New York. The Inspection of the Regt has detained me...
5To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 24 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have taken the Liberty to Confine Nathan Barnum, said to be an Ensign in Col. Ludlow’s Regiment, now a Prisoner of War. He was taken in Apl last, & a most notorious Robbery having been commited at this place, about that time, by a Party of Tories, this Barnum was called on as an Evidence, who testified that the Goods which were found among the Thieves were by him delivered on this Shoar from...
6To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 24 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
On the 21st inst I had the honor to inform Your Excellency of a successful Attempt against one of the Enemy’s armed Vessels in the Sound. Yesterday I obtained Information that one of the Commissioned Boats from this State had gone over from Norwalk to Long Island after Goods. In Consequence of which I sent out two Boats under Lieut. Pike of the Legion who fell in with her in the Sound, &...
7To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 21 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am happy in having occasion to Congratulate Your Excellency on the Success which attended a Part of my Detachment yesterday, in Capturing one of the Enemy’s armed Vessels on the Sound—In my Letter of the 20th ulto I had the honor to inform Your Excellency that an attempt had been made to board one of the Enemy’s Gallies; since which, for some reasons, she has been hauled up at Huntington &...
8To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 31 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly hond with Your Excellency’s Letter of the 21st inst. As soon as the Season moderates, I shall have a number of cruizing Boats annexed to the Command, agreable to Your Excellencys Permission. I some time since wrote Govr Clinton respecting William Booth, in whose favor Interest has been made to have him restored to his friends & reinstated in his Property in the State of New...
9To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 20 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
At the earnest Sollicitation of Mr Banks, of this place, I have been prevailed on to write Your Excellency respecting his Son Thos Banks, who deserted from the Regt about six Weeks ago, joined Col. Thompson’s Corps, & this morning returned & delivered himself up to me at this place. I am not willing to become an Advocate for a Person guilty of so heineous a Crime, but this much would observe...
10To George Washington from Benjamin Tallmadge, 4 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
Since my Arrival in this Quarter with the Light Infantry of the Legion, I have endeavoured to take such measures as I judged the most effectual to guard the Coast, & prevent the frequent & growing Intercourse with Long Island. Several Boats returning from thence have already fallen into our hands, but from the smallness of our Number compared with the extensive Coast on which this Trade is...