121To George Washington from William Livingston, 20 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
Finding the Court broke up & the Magistrates who composed it dispersed, & Mr Condict abroad, by which Gentlemen I expected to feel the pulse of this County respecting its assistance in removing the flour from Brunswick to Morris, & having reason to think from such of the more principal Inhabitants as the time would permit me to consult on the Occasion, that our Expectations from this County...
122To George Washington from William Livingston, 25 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency having been so kind as to inform me that you thought it probable something might be done for Capt. Fitzrandolph if it could be ascertained that Colo. Billop a Militia officer had been exchanged for a continental one I do myself the honour of inclosing a certificate in Proof of that Transaction, And have the Honour to be with great Respect Dr Sir your Excellency’s most humble &...
123To George Washington from William Livingston, 18 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
Mr Bland has frequently applied to me for a Pass to go to New York, in order there to embark for England. I have as often denied his request from a Resolution never to grant any Favour of this Government to those who have made it the Theatre of their machinations against us. I have received very unfavourable Impressions of Mr Bland from some of our officers as secretely acting against us,...
124To George Washington from William Livingston, 18 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the following Intelligence from Black point which I suppose may be depended upon that Admiral Arbuthnot & three frigates arrived at the hook the day before yesterday—yesterday about 65 sail more, & great part within the Hook. I just now have the pleasure of dining with Mrs Washington at Col. Cox’s —and have the Honour to be with the greatest respect Dr Sir your Excellency’s most humble...
125To George Washington from William Livingston, 19 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with your Excellency’s Letter of yesterday; & have the pleasure to undeceive you in the Information you had received concerning the draft from our Militia to serve for the Campaign. By the two Acts which I do myself the honour to inclose your Excellency, you will perceive that the Act for raising the 624 men upon the plan you mention has no connection with the Act for compleating...
126To George Washington from William Livingston, 4 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s Favour of the first Instant yesterday, & the advice of Council being necessary to authorize me to comply with your Requisitions, I lost no Time in summoning one for that purpose—They could not be convened before this day. I have with their consent directed Colonel Seely to march the Militia under his command to Dobbs’s Ferry, there to wait your Excellency’s orders,...
127To George Washington from William Livingston, 17 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
By Collo. Seelys return of yesterday he has now under his command at this place, 460 rank & file, upon which I was going to write to the several Collonels who are deficient in their quotas to urge them immediately to procure their respective Compliments; but considering that the month for which they are called out, is so far elapsed that they could not well be here till the Commencement of the...
128To George Washington from William Livingston, 21 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have your Excellency’s Favour of the 15th Instant. It mortifies me beyond Expression to find that only 159 recruits have joined the Jersey Brigade; and all the Consequences which your Excellency mentions are but too justly to be apprehended from such deficiences. I shall without loss of time pursue the measure your Excellency recommends for compleating our Quota, if my Disorder will permit,...
129To George Washington from William Livingston, 23 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I informed your Excellency in my last that I should immediately give directions to the Colls to exert themselves to compleat their Quotas of recruits in the Jersy Brigade but on looking over our Act for that purpose, I find to my great mortification that the time in which the officers were to procure the Levies for that Service is expired, & with it their Authority to proceed farther in the...
130To George Washington from William Livingston, 23 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
It appears by your Excellency’s Certificate of the 11th instant, & Mrs McKay’s Letter of the same date to me inclosing it, that she has utterly misapprehended me on the Subject of her Pass to New York. It never entered into my thoughts to tell her (as she says in her Letter I did) that “I would grant her my Permission to go to New York if General Washington would signify his Approbation.” What...