151To George Washington from William Livingston, 14 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
In mine of 2nd Instant I acquainted your Excellency that I had applied to Capt. Arnold of our light horse for a Troop to enter into the continental Service till the opening of the Campaign, inclosing your Excellency a Copy of my Letter to Capt. Arnold on that Subject: I now transmit your Excellency a Copy of his Answer, by which you will perceive that his chief difficulty is the Pay; the...
152To George Washington from William Livingston, 15–16 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Governor and Council of Safety, having received Intelligence of two recruiting Parties having gone from Staten Island into the Counties of Sussex and Morris, immediately took measures for having them apprehended. On Saturday last, one of those Parties brought us Lieutenant Troup of the third Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers commanded by Collo. Dongan, with one Sergeant & a Private. They...
153To George Washington from Brigadier General William Livingston, 5 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since my last, I have recieved so many Applications from the Inhabitants along the Sound, Woodbridge & Amboy relating to the defenceless State of their Borders, the whole Militia being sent to New York, that to allay their Fears (with the Approbation of Genl Mercer, who had stopped them at New Ark Ferry, when they were ordered to assist Genl Herd) I ordered Major Duyckink with 600 Middlesex...
154To George Washington from William Livingston, 9 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
By the Advice of the Privy Council I have directed our Commissary of Prisoners to Order Lieut. Collo. Simcoe to be confined in Burlington Jail; & he together with Collo. Billop of the Militia of Staten Island are proposed by way of Exchange for Collo. Reynolds Mr Randal & one Lashier & Jackson, with as many more privates as will make the Exchange equal. It is their farther Advice that our...
155To George Washington from William Livingston, 21 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowledge your Excellency’s favours of the 16th and 17th instant. From your Excellency’s known disposition to afford this State all the assistance which the circumstances of your Troops will permit, I think the reasons assigned in your Letter of the 16th against sending a detachment into Monmouth, have their weight; and one is often obliged to make those applications against one’s...
156To George Washington from William Livingston, 5 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was last night honour’d with your Excellency’s Favour of the 1st Instant. General Newcombs Conduct is such as might naturally be expected from a Gentleman who was made a General, because your Excellency did not think him fit for a Collonel. I take the Liberty to inclose you a Copy of what I have wrote him; & if he makes any more Difficulties of that kind, I doubt not, by his present...
157To George Washington from William Livingston, 21–22 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am just now honoured with your favour of the nineteenth—As it is impossible to guess to what particular part of the State the Enemy’s detachment you mention will direct their operations, and as the tract of Country in which we carry on the manufactury of Salt (if that be their object) is very extensive, it is exceedingly difficult to issue any orders to the Militia upon the Occasion. I have...
158To George Washington from William Livingston, 10 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of the 3d Instant, I received this Day, and am greatly obliged to you for the Intelligence it contains. We are exceedingly anxtious in this solitary Retirement to hear from head Quarters as often as possible: And any Accounts of the spirited behaviour of our Troops, affect us with unspeakable Pleasure—What Pity it is that any of our Officers should be so unacquainted with themselves...
159To George Washington from William Livingston, 2 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have your Excellency’s favour of the 22d instant and am very happy to find that the State of New Jersey possesses so great a share of your Esteem, which I hope it will never forfeit by any remissness in such Exertions as it is capable of making. I am convinc’d the State is not behind hand with you in mutual regard; and as for the personal friendship of your humble Servant, if it is worth...
160To George Washington from William Livingston, 26 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I was honoured with your Excellencys official Letter of the [ ] instant & your personle Letter of the 21 which accompanied it—last Evening when the Assembly was on the point of Adjourning to February, but the favours which I immediately laid before them, prevailed on them to stay out this day—I suppose they will readily make provision for the better subsistence of the Militia when called out...