1From George Washington to Francis Halkett, 12 April 1758 (Washington Papers)
To Major Halkett— My dear Halkett. Ft Loud[oun] 12th Aprl 1758. Are we to have you once more among us? and shall we revisit, together, a hapless spot, that proved so fatal to so many of our (former) brave companions? Yes! and I rejoice at it; hoping it will now be in our power to testify a just abhorrence of the cruel Butcheries exercised on our friends, in the unfortunate Day of Genl...
2From George Washington to Francis Halkett, 11 May 1758 (Washington Papers)
To Major Halkett. Dear Sir. [Fort Loudoun] May 11th 1758. I am this day favoured with yours of the 4th instant —And wou’d have thought myself extremely culpable and deficient in my Duty, had I delayed one moment in transmitting to the General any Intelligence I cou’d procure, much less, such a material one as that he has had information of—Must therefore beg that you will, from me, assure the...
3From George Washington to Francis Halkett, 13 June 1758 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Francis Halkett, 13 June 1758. On 25 June Halkett wrote to GW : “I Receiv’d your letter yesterday from Connogochieg of the 13th June.”
4From George Washington to Francis Halkett, 16 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
To Francis Halkett, Esqr.—Brigade Major— Dear Halkett Camp at Fort Cumberld 16th July 1758 Last night I had the pleasure of receiving yours of the 8th Instt from Carlyle, covering general Orders from the General. I have all along acted agreeable to the greatest part of them; and shall now obey with the utmost exactness, so far as I am able, the others. but there are some things containd there...
5From George Washington to Francis Halkett, 21 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
Inclosd are returns, one of the number of ⟨Troops⟩ we draw Provisions for; the other of the strength of the Regiment, made out from those lately receivd from the several Detachments. I hope they will please, but if any other form is requird be kind enough to advertise me of it, & I shall execute the Orders. It is morally impossible to get, at this place, covers for our Locks, having nothing...
6From George Washington to Francis Halkett, 2 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I am just returnd from a Conference held with Colo. Bouquet. I find him fixd—I think I may say fix’d, upon leading you a New way to the Ohio; thro. a Road, every Inch of it to cut, at this advancd Season, when we have scarce time left to tread the beaten Tract; universally confessd to be the best Passage through the Mountains. If Colo. Bouquet succeeds in this point with the General—all is...