1Instructions to Colonel John Glover and Stephen Moylan, 4 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
His Excelly having resolved to equip two armed Vessels has impowired you to negotiate this Business in which the followg Directions are to be observed. Copy in Joseph Reed’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Although Reed’s copy has no dateline, it is endorsed “Octr 4th 1775.” The Varick transcript includes the closing, “I am, Gentn Your Most Obt Servt G. Washington.” GW left much...
2From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 31 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 31 Jan. 1777. In his letter to GW of 3 Feb. , Moylan informs GW that “your favor of the 31st is this moment come to hand.”
3From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 8 April 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 8 April 1777. Moylan referred in his letter to GW of 14 April to the “receipt of your Kind favour of the 8th instant.”
4From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
A party of your Regiment arrived here Yesterday with an escort of money. Their appearance has convinced me fully of the danger which I always apprehended from the similiarity of their Uniform to that of the British Horse, and the officer who commands the party, tells me, that the people were exceedingly alarmed upon the Road, and had they been travelling thro’ a part of the Country, where it...
5From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 21 July 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 21 July 1777. In his letter to GW of 22 July , Moylan writes that “I received your favor of yesterday a little after midnight.”
6From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 22 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have your favr of Yesterday. The enclosed for Genl Forman is to desire him to send me word whether the Fleet have really gone out to Sea; he will send his despatches to you, and you are to forward them to me by Express. I am Sir Yr most obt Servt LS , in Tench Tilghman’s writing, NNGL . See GW to David Forman, this date .
7From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 23 July 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 23 July 1777. The dealer’s catalog says that a letter written by GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman and signed by GW “sends thanks for, ‘... the intelligence from your Spye. When you were sent down to line the Sound from Raway [sic] to Amboy, I never expected that you could make any opposition, as your force was so much divided. Your people were meant...
8From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 24 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Enemy’s Fleet having left the Hook and gone to Sea, I am to request, that you will immediately repair with your Regiment to the City of Philadelphia and put yourself under the direction of the Commanding Officer there—You will not lose a Moments Time, and will order your Baggage to follow under a proper Guard. I am Sir Yr Humble servant LS , in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DSoC ; Df ,...
9From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 13 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
You will perceive by the Inclosed Letter fr⟨om⟩ Colo. Flowers to Mr Rittenhouse, that the removal of our Military Stores from French Creek is an Obje⟨ct⟩ of great importance. For the purpose a number of Waggons must be collected a⟨s⟩ soon as possible; I therefore desire that you will immediately detach Twenty Light Drag[oons] under an Active Officer without a moments loss of time to assist Mr...
10From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 20 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
As Count Pulaski has left the Command of the Horse never, I believe, to return to any general command in it again, I have to desire that you will repair to Trenton, and take upon yourself the comd of that Corps till Congress shall determine further on this head. You will use your utmost endeavours to have the Cavalry belonging to the four Regiments (now in N. Jersey) put in the best order...