1From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 20 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
The plan proposed for taking A——d (the out lines of which are communicated in your letter whh was this moment put into my hands without a date—has every mark o⟨f⟩ a good one—I therefore agree to the promised rewards, and have such entire confidence in your management of the business as to give it my fullest approbation; and leave the whole to the guidance of your own judgment, with this...
2From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 3 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Several days ago I received a Letter from the Honble Mr Brearly, Chief Justice of Jersey in which he mentions that “Complaint has been made to me by a Member of the Legislature of Somerset County, together with other respectable Inhabitants, that a Detachment of Major Lee’s light Dragoons have quartered themselves upon the Inhabitants of that County near Rockey Hill, without any order of Law,...
3From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 2 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 31st Ulto was delivered to me yesterday—I never hear of the intended resignation of a good Officer without feeling pain—& shall be sorry for that of Captn McLean’s; but if he is resolved on the measure It is not in my power to prevt it. The same principle that actuates Captn McLean would occasion the resignation of half the Captains of the line, if it was to pervade the whole—for...
4From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 24 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased immediately upon the receipt of this to commence the Forage of Barbadoes Neck and as far up as Polifly —The necessities of the Army require that it should be executed as extensively as possible in the Articles of Cattle Hogs and Sheep fit for slaughter—You will endeavour to gain a knowledge of the well and ill affected inhabitants and make distinctions accordingly, but your...
5From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 20 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
This day Mr Joshua Anderson of Monmouth County presented a petition to me in consequence of Capt. Rudulph’s seizing a stone horse, which he urges was at any rate, unfit for present use —His petition is supported by many well effected Inhabitants of that County who place him clearly in the character of a friend to his Country—Therefore as the seizure must have been made by the Capt., in...
6From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 5 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter from Eastown of the 31st ulto. Before this the Quarter Master General will have transmitted you orders. I have to request after their execution, that you will immediately repair to the main army at Dobbs’ ferry—by way of the Two bridges. I am Dr Sir Your obt & hble sert LS , in James McHenry’s writing, ViHi ; Df , DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . On 31 July, Lee...
7From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 25 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have recd yours of the 23d Inst. by which it appears as if the British Fleet were plying off and on —The dispatches which were lodged in Monmouth for Count Rochambeau and Monsieur Ternay are no longer of use there —You will therefore be pleased to take them up from Genl Forman, if they are in his hands, and either send them to me by an Officer, if one is coming this way, or keep them with...
8From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 24 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am informed by General Foreman that there is a great number of horses in those parts of monmouth County within the Enemy’s power belonging to disaffected persons. To prevent the Enemy’s having the benefit of these and to have it ourselves—you will immediately set about driving off from the part of the Country under the above description all the horses fit for waggon or riding service—and...
9From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 19 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 16th. You mistook the point of giving me intelligence as by recurring to your instructions you will find. I now depend on you for information of every occurrence, which will save General Foreman the trouble of a business which I could only with propriety request the favor of him to discharge till another could be sent to undertake it. For the future you will...
10From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 16 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
We have received advice from New York of the arrival of Admiral Greaves at the hook with six sail of the line the 13th —We think it very extraordinary if the fleet has arrived that we should have heard nothing of it from you. Should you not have sent off an account before this comes to hand, immediately dispatch a dragoon to confirm or contradict the report, for it may be very injurious to us...