151To George Washington from William Livingston, 8 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your Excellencys Favour of the 3d of June, I really do not know what Dispositions General Dickinson has made to facilitate the militia’s coming out on an Emergency tho’ the Beacons I believe are all fixt & as I conceive his presence will be very necessary on such an occasion, I have desired his return into the State, & expect him daily. The contents of your Excellencys Letter on...
152To 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,...
153To George Washington from William Livingston, 9 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
While the Magistrates had the charges against Hetfield under consideration, he made his escape from the guard; and unless his treason (of which I have no doubt) could be more clearly proved than I imagine it would have been upon his tryal, it is perhaps best for the public, that he has been thus driven to take sanctuary with the Enemy where I believe he can do us less mischief, th<an in> his...
154To George Washington from William Livingston, 13 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have just received your Excellencys Letter of the 10th instant respecting your having established the Post at Dobb’s Ferry as the only one in this State for flags to pass from, & be received at. Of the necessity of this measure I am so fully convinced, that I shall immediately notify it to the officers of our Militia, & use every mean in my power to carry it into execution. your Excellency...
155To George Washington from William Livingston, 15 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
On the application of Colls Biddle & Furman to the Governor in Council, the Council advised me to issue a Proclamation requiring the Magistrates to be attentive to the application of the persons employed in collecting forage for the troops & in executing the Law of the State for that purpose made. At the same time desiring me to represent to your Excellency, the general scarcity of grain &...
156To George Washington from William Livingston, 1 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honour to inclose to your Excellency a Resolution of our Legislature desiring me to apply to you for some Ammunition. Lead is not to be purchased in Philadelphia; & tho’ we have employed a person to procure it in Boston, his journey thither & back again will necessarily keep us too long without that essential Article. I have the honour to be with the greatest esteem Dear Sir your...
157To George Washington from William Livingston, 20 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
By Intelligence from Staten Island which I think may be depended upon, the Enemy have prepared a number of fire ships (it is said 24) & their supposd destination is Cheesapeak. This perhaps may be proper to communicate to the French Admiral, that measures may be taken accordingly. It is not in my power Sir, to answer your Excellency’s Letter on the Subject of Supplies, because I can devise no...
158To George Washington from William Livingston, 7 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Livingston, 7 Aug. 1778. On 11 Aug., GW wrote Livingston : “I was favor’d with yours of the 7th in[stant] this morning.”
159To George Washington from William Livingston, 18 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I take the Liberty to inclose you a Discharge from Capt. Wetherby to one Sharp a Soldier in the Service of the united States; and Sharp’s Affidavit of his having paid the Capt. 100 Dollars to obtain it. I cannot learn with any certainty to whose Battalion, Wetherby belongs, but am told that he belongs to Collo. Forman’s. If he was an officer in one of the Regiments raised by this State, I...
160To George Washington from William Livingston, 29 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Application is made to me for a passport for one Major Tapping to go to Staten Island to procure a sum of money upon loan which he wants to borrow for the purpose of building a slitting mill in this State. The man is recommended to me as a good Whig, & it is rendered probable to me that by the means of a brother of his, on that Island, who has always been esteemed a friend to our cause, he...