29831To George Washington from William Goodrich, 14 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Would Make Bold to trouble your Exellency With a line Just to acquaint your Exelleny that there is a Considerable Number of old officers and other Gentlemen in the County of Berkshire would be happy to Serve your Excelleny as Vollentears for a month or more if needed A Singel Line from our Commander in Cheff approving of the purposed Would be a Sufficient Annemation for a Nomber to join body...
29832To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 14 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to inclose to your Excellency a return of the detachment of the Invalid regt at Fishkill, I should have sent it sooner but that at first view of the men I immagined some of them might be fit for field duty, which I could not ascertain at the time I saw them therefore, as soon as possible sent the surgeon and adjutant to examine them & yesterday they made their report that all...
29833To George Washington from Edward Rutledge, 14 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I feel a real Satisfaction my dear General, in having it once more in my Power to address you without the Restraints that are imposed by Captivity, & to assure you that, neither Absence or Misfortunes have in the smallest Degree abated the Attachment, & Friendship I have so long borne you. I will not wound your Humanity by a Relation of the many Hardships, and unmanly Insults we have sustained...
29834To George Washington from Aaron St. John, 14 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I Need only say that I belong to the Connecticut Line of the Army and am not a man of fortune to convince Your Excellency that I am reduced to the necessity of asking a dismission, and in the midst of a Compain, pregnent with the most flattering prospects that ever yet appeared in America—Indeed I should delight much in serving my Country till expel’d from her borders the Usurpers of my...
29835To George Washington from John Cleves Symmes, 14 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Indictments are presented before me at the Court of Oyer & Terminer in & for the County of Bergen against Andrew Coldeleugh a forage Master belonging to the Army for Trespass & false imprissonment. I am sorry that my Duty oblidges me to trouble your Excellency on this Occasion, being fully sensible how much your feelings are hurt, when any of your Officers, so far deviate from the Line of...
29836From George Washington to John Cleves Symmes, 14 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your Letter of this date, respecting Mr Coldclough a forage Master belonging to the Army. The circumstances of the affair in question, I am totally unacquainted with—but you may be assured, that at the same time I am very unhappy, that any differences should arise between Citizens & Persons belonging to the Army; It is not my wish that any who have been guilty of Crimes properly...
29837To George Washington from Peleg Turner, 14 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
At the commencement of this present contest, with the rest of my Patriotick Brethren, I step’d forth, in defence of my Countries Liberty., which I then priz’d, and still esteem, beyond all the Opulence, and Felicity, this World can Afford. The Fatigues and hardships I have endur’d, since the War, have Ruin’d my constitution, and Render’d me incapable, of doing any service, for my Country, in...
29838[Diary entry: 15 August 1781] (Washington Papers)
15. Dispatched a Courier to the Marquis de la Fayette with information of this matter—requesting him to be in perfect readiness to second my views & to prevent if possible the retreat of Cornwallis toward Carolina. He was also directed to Halt the Troops under the Command of General Wayne if they had not made any great progress in their March to join the Southern Army. GW to Lafayette, 15 Aug....
29839General Orders, 15 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
For the Day Tomorrow Brigadier General Glover Lieutenant Colonel Newhall For Picquet Major B. Porter Inspector Captain Remick The Army will hold itself in the most perfect readiness to move at the shortest notice. Colonel Scammell’s detachment is to be immediately completed to its original establishment by men every way qualified to act as Light Infantry; and any men now in the corps who do...
29840From George Washington to Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, comte de Barras, 15 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
The sentiments contained in the foregoing letter perfectly accords with my opinion, and I am more inclined to adopt them, as we have seen in the British Gazettes accounts of a Squadron under the command of Admiral Digby said to be intended to reinforce the British fleets in these Seas—Should this Squadron actually arrive—form a junction with Admiral Rodney & Graves—and find the French Naval...