1To George Washington from Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 15 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was att Eliza. Town when your Letters of the 13 & 14 reached me —The Men who had been prepared to join the Army at N. York lay at New ark—The Posts along the Jersey Shore opposite to Staten Island are sufficiently Guarded—and more Troops are dayly arriving—If you approve of it a Body of four hundred men well accoutred from the Delaware Country may be stationed at Powlis Hook & five hundred...
2To George Washington from Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 19 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered at Head Quarters by Mr Ludwick; whom I sent for to Amboy in consequence of your Excellencys Letter of yesterday —Inclosd is some Intelligence that may be of Consequence —I am pushing on Troops to Bergen to the Amount of one Thousand—I hear the 3rd Virga Regt is on the March to join the Army—please to signify your Intentions as to the Disposition of such Virga Troops as...
3To George Washington from Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer, 3 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer, 3 Sept. 1776. On 5 Sept. GW wrote to Mercer : “I have been favoured with your Two Letters of the 3 Instt.”
4To George Washington from Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 7 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have been confined two days by a fever which has not left me—it is a great mortification that I have it not in my power to attend at Head Quarters—it would however have been impossible for any Officers from this place to be in Time at New York—By some Neglect of the Messenger your letter was not delivered till 7 this morning. General Roberdeau waits on your Excelle[n]cy to know the Result of...
5To George Washington from Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 17 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I receved just now the favour of Col. Graysons Letter of Yesterday and in consequence shall send off a Detachment of the Men inlisted for the Flying Camp—to Powlis Hook—The Melitia of Pennsylva. and New Jersey stationed on Bergen and at Powlis Hook have behaved in a scandalous Manner—running off from their Posts on the first Cannonade from the Ships of the Enemy—Att all the Posts we find it...
6To George Washington from Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 18 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
At the same time that I ordered a Reinforcement to Powlis Hook I wrote to Col. Derkee to know the State of that Post as to force —For tho Col. Humpton had been but a few days ago on that Spot to bring me an exact Return—such is the ever fluctuating State of our Melitia and infamous Desertion—that we are not at any one Post two days in the same State as to Numbers—Your Excellencys Letter was...
7To George Washington from Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, 16 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
General Green has informed your Excelleny that a party pass’d over last night to Staten Island with a view to attack the Enemy, at the east end near the Watering Place—as we advanced towards Richmond Town information was given, that some Companies of British & Hessian Troops, were stationed there—surprising them was therefore the first object, which was effected this morning at break of...