15071To George Washington from Col. Lewis Nicola, 6 November 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Lewis Nicola, 6 Nov. 1777. On 7 Nov. Nicola wrote GW that the “inclosed Letter I wrote yesterday in order to send it by the first opportunity to Your Excellency.”
15072To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 3 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
Some of the muster rolls of the Invalid regt having been filled in a manner different from that directed by the Minister of war in a case peculiar to the Invalid regt I am under the necessity of requesting your Excellencies directions, that I may avoid future censure, for which purpose I have the honour to lay a full state of the case before you in the inclosed. Permit me with respect to...
15073To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 24 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
Greatly oppressed in mind & distressed at having been the means of giving your Excellency one moments uneasiness, I find myself under the necessity of relying on your goodness to pardon my further troubling you by endeavouring, if possible, to remove every unfavourable impression that lies in your breast to my prejudice. Alway anxious to stand fair in the opinion of good men the idea of your...
15074To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 18 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Lewis Nicola, 18 Sept. 1779. On 8 Oct., GW wrote Nicola: “I received your favour of the 18th Ulto.”
15075To George Washington from Col. Lewis Nicola, 25 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Lewis Nicola, 25 Sept. 1777. GW wrote Nicola on 29 Sept. : “I am favd with yours of the 25th instant from Fort Mifflin.”
15076To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 12 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Lieut. Hall of the Invalid regt informs me he has some urgent business to transact at Danbury, which will require his attendance for four days, if granting him permission be agreable to your Excellency, I do not see any business here that will require his presence. I have the honour to assure you I am with respect Your Excellencies Most obedt Servt MH : Sparks Transcripts.
15077To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 6 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to inform your Excellency that there are in Philadelphia about 30 Invalids capable of doing some duty in garrison, which, if here, would allow drawing so many more able men into the field, as the weather is now favourable for their coming, but will soon be otherwise on account of the heat. I therefore request to know your pleasure concerning them. The day after I had the...
15078To George Washington from Colonel Lewis Nicola, 7 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed Letter I wrote yesterday in order to send it by the first opportunity to your Excellency, & Just now received a letter from the Secretary of the Board of war & copy of which I have the honour to inclose to you & as you must certainly be well acquainted with the importance & danger of the Stores at Allen town & in this place & Burdentown I take the liberty to request your Orders as...
15079To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 24 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your Excellencies orders I have the honour to inclose the choice of the Officers of the Invalid regt at present here in respect to the commutation of half pay. I was in hopes to have likewise handed to you that of our officers in Philadelphia, having wrote to them in time, but yesterday received a letter from Capt. McConnel informing me that there were great doubts among the...
15080To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 5 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
A regimental courtmartial was yesterday held in the Invalid regt & brought to me for approbation, on reading I found part of the sentence contained matter exceeding the authority of an officer commanding a regt as a discharge must be the consequence. I therefore take the liberty to submit it to your consideration, but beg leave to observe that the man bears a very bad character, has never...