1Orders to Colonel David Forman, 24 November 1776 (Washington Papers)
Having received Information that there is danger of an Insurrection of Tories in the County of Monmouth, and it being highly necessary that the most speedy check should be given to [a] Measure of so pernicious a Tendancy, you are hereby ordered to march with the Regiment under your Command into the said County of Monmouth, and on your Arrival there you are authorized to apprehend all such...
2From George Washington to Colonel David Forman, 10 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
From my observation of your Behaviour and Attention to your Business during the last Campaign, I am induced to make you an offer of the Sixteen Battalions which the Congress have empowered me to raise and officer. If you accept of my offer, I shall leave the recommendation of the Feild and subaltern Officers in a great Measure to yourself, trusting to your recommending none but Gentlemen of...
3From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 15 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 11th with the proposition for exchanging Capts. Campbell and Harrison for Messs. Richard McKnight and Thomas Little. This I can by no means assent to, as it would be establishing a precedent of a dangerous Nature in its consequences. For then, whenever any of their provincial Officers fell into our Hands, they would send out parties and pick up some of the...
4From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 18 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 16th instant by Express. I had likewise the pleasure of yours a few days ago by Major Harrison, to whom I could only give the same Answer, respecting the law passed in Maryland to preclude all recruiting till their own quota was made up, that I had given to several others, which was, that it was a matter in which I could not interfere. The intelligence contained in...
5From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 22 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
All our accounts agree that the greatest part of the Fleet have gone from the Narrows down to the Hook, but whether they have gone out to Sea we cannot discover. You will therefore please to send me word whether they yet lay at the Hook or have gone out. If you send your dispatches across by South Amboy to Colo. Moylan he will forward them to me. If the fleet have sailed & their Course...
6From George Washington to Brig. Gen. David Forman, 4 August 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Brig. Gen. David Forman, 4 Aug. 1777. Forman’s letter to GW of 2 Aug. is docketed in part “Ansd 4.”
7From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 26 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I last night received a Letter from Major Genl Dickinson informing me that 900 Militia had crossed the Delaware under your command & that they were to march Yesterday to Bristol. Considering the position of the Enemy, I am sorry you have fallen down so low because it will be impossible for you to form a junction with us safely without counter marching. As the Enemy have possession of Chesnut...
8From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 27 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of the 26th Inst. and am sorry to find you cannot bring on so respectable a force as we both cou’d wish, & you had reason to expect. however must request that you collect your scatterd parties as soon as possible, leaving only such as may be necessary to guard the stores at Trenton, untill they are remoy’d, this I have reason to believe will shortly be accomplish’d & then...
9From George Washington to Brig. Gen. David Forman, 28 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Brig. Gen. David Forman, 28 Sept. 1777. GW wrote Forman on 29 Sept. : “I wrote to you yesterday.”
10From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 29 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours of yesterday from the Buck Tavern, desiring my orders for your Rout. I wrote to you yesterday by Cornet Russworm directing you to march to North Wales Meeting and from thence to Wentzs upon the Skippack Road, but lest that should have missed you I now confirm the order and desire you may follow it. When you arrive at Wentzs you will probably be in the Neighbourhood of this Army as...