1Instructions to Brigadier General Thomas Conway, 19 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Congress having been pleased to appoint you to the rank of Brigadier General in the Armies of the United States of America, the following Regiments (from the State of Pennsylvania in a division to be Commanded by Major Genl Lord Stirling) are intended at present, to compose your Brigade, vizt third, Wood’s, 6th Magaw’s, 9th Morris’s and 12th Cooke’s. These Regiments, being at present in an...
2From George Washington to Brigadier General Thomas Conway, 5 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
a Letter which I receivd last Night, containd the following, paragraph. In a Letter from Genl Conway to Genl Gates he says—“Heaven has been determind to save your Country; or a weak General and bad Councellors would have ruind it.” I am Sir Yr Hble Servt. ADf , DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . The Varick transcript is dated 9 November. However, Conway’s reply to this letter is dated 5...
3From George Washington to Brigadier General Thomas Conway, 16 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
In Answer to your Favor of this date: It remains with Congress alone to accept your Resignation. This being the case, I cannot permit you to leave the Army, till you have obtained their consent. When that is done, I shall not object to your departure, since it is your inclination. I thank you much for your wishes for the liberty of America & the success of our Arms, and have only to add, that...
4From George Washington to Major General Thomas Conway, 30 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favor’d with your Letter of yesterday, in which you propose (in order to loose no time) to begin with the instructions of the Troops. You will observe by the Resolution of Congress relative to your appointment, that the board of War is to furnish a Sett of Instructions, according to which the Troops are to be Manœuvred—As you have made no mention of having recd them, I suppose they are...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Conway, 25 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you were so kind as to bring me from our Friend M. Peters. I congratulate you on your safe Return to your amiable Family. It would have given me great Pleasure, if the Service in America had been made so agreeable to you as to induce you and yours to settle there. With much Esteem I am, Sir &c. See Conway’s letter of March 22.