1From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Barber, 1 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I dont know what particular instructions you recd from Genl Green, but I must inform you that you are not only stationed at your present post to keep small parties of the Enemy from making excursions, but also to send out parties yourself to lay between Millstone and Brunswic and endeavour to make discovery of any Motions of the Enemy. If you find them move in such a manner as to induce you to...
2From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonels Francis Barber and John Brooks, 24 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
With a view of establishing uniformity of discipline and manœuvres in the army, it is in agitation to form an inspectorship distributed among different officers; the Baron Steuben a Gentleman of high military rank, profound knowledge and great experience in his profession, is placed at the head of this department—as Assistants to him four subinspectors are to be appointed who will be charged...
3From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Barber, 9 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was this afternoon favoured with your Letter of the 8th Inst. While you are at Elizabeth Town, I wish you to obtain the best intelligence you can from time to time of the Enemy’s situation and of any movements, they may seem to have in view. For this purpose you will employ the persons you mention, or such others as you may judge necessary. Whatever expences you are at, upon this occasion,...
4From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Barber, 14 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favour of yesterday, and am obliged to you for the intelligence, it contains. I beg you will continue your endeavours to procure every information, you can, concerning the enemy’s situation and designs, as well with respect to their naval as to their land force, which, at this time, is peculiarly important. For this purpose, I send you a number of questions, which you will...
5From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Barber, 13 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favr of the 11th. If there are good reasons for suspecting Capt. Giffords fidelity, I would by no means give him a discharge from the Army, because he might then go off to the enemy, and we should not have it in our power to treat him as a deserter should he fall into our hands again. I would at any rate bring him to a trial on his arrest—something may, in the course of it,...
6From Benjamin Walker to Francis Barber, 21 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
Mr Wm P. Smith of New Jersey Represents that Wm Deane inlisted into one of the Jersey Regiments at the age of 14—that being under Age he was not a proper subject of Inlistment and that on the necessary proofs being produced Colo. Dayton agreed to discharge him that however being an unruly Child his friends were advised to let him Remain in the Army for some time inorder to break his unruly...