91To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 27 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to inclose Your Excellency Yesterdays New York Paper giving an account of the Packet’s arival. I likewise inclose you a note I got with the Paper last nigh[t]. The person who deliverd my man the papers, last night says that the Flat bottom’d Boats went down to the Hook the day the note was wrote. Some emajins they are for Munmoth others for Egg Harbour I think it must be...
92To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 1 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I take this opertunity by Coll Palfry to Inform Your Excellency, that the Soldier of the 2d Regt was executed yesterday at New Ark agreeable to Your Orders. all the three was carryed to the place of execution with their Coffins &ca and was not pardon’d till after the others was thrown off, they were much afected as well as the Spectaters; I hope it will have a good efect. Mr McWhortry...
93To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 3 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to inclose to your Excellency a late New york paper informing us of a Packet having arived there from England last thursday. I have information that I think may be depended on, that four Regts was Embarked on board Vesel about three days ago, and it was thought verry probable more would embark in a day or two but no certainty of it. It is thought they were designed for...
94To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 5 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys Favour of yesterday I recd last night and has informed the first Regt they are to march, or be prepared for it, agreeable to Your directions. We have not got our Portmanteaus yet, nor Waggons; our tents are not taken out of the Store at Morris Town for want of Waggons. Our Brigade Quarter Master is gone to Head Quarters to get some necessarys; however with your asistance I...
95To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 6 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since I wrote to your Excellency yesterday I found some difficulty in geting the Tents &ca. I have now wrote to General Green giving him a full account of our sittuation and beg’d that he would wait on your Excellency and know what part of our movements and destination you thought proper to communicate to him; that when I received any future Orders from you to move the whole, or any part of...
96To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 6 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since I wrote you this morning I am Just informed by Coll Ogden that the Officers of the first Regiment have delivered him a Remonstrance to our Legislature with their Commissions, informing them, that if they have not some immediate redress with respect to their pay and support, they will look on themselves as out of the service at the expiration of three days. They will however put the Regt...
97To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 8 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive Your Excellencys Favour of Yesterday and the day before with all the inclosures which I shall carefully note: The first was my principal object; and which I have laid before the Officers agreeable to Your Excellencys Orders. They received it with the greatest attention and concern, well knowing how much it must affect Your Excellency; however they may detest the...
98To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 12 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform Your Excellency that the first Regt set off Yesterday in high spirits about 8 o’clock, they would have gone the day before but the Paymaster had not finished paying them till evening. Agreeable to lots drawn on the receipt of Your order for one Regt to March, it falls to the 3d to march next, shall the Artillery go with them, and what is to become of Furmans...
99To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 14 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been at New Ark to day and on my return finds that General Thomp⟨son⟩, Watterberry is arived, with some others; I have not seen them yet. The two Commissarys of Prisoners is also arived and waits for Coll Beaty I send this by way of Basking Ridge, at their request, to inform Mr Boudenot of their arival I have no news but what is inclosed in the Papers. Coll Nealson is here and informs...
100To George Washington from Brig. Gen. William Maxwell, 30 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. William Maxwell, 30 Oct. 1779 . GW wrote Maxwell on 1 Nov. : “I was yesterday favd with yours of the 30th.”