1To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 13 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by the Convention to return their Thanks to Your Excellency for the Attention You have paid to the removal of suspicious and dangerous Persons from the Environs of the City of New York. Deeply sensible with Your Excellency of the Importance and Necessity of this Measure, the Convention had entered into a Resolution for that purpose previous to their Arrival at this Place but the...
2To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 17 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Mr Denning hath made the Convintion Acquainted with your Excellenceys Sentiments upon obstructing the Navigation of the East River between the Grand Battery and Governor’s Island. we now take the Liberty of inclosing the Copy of our Resolution for that purpose, which together with this Letter will be handed to your Excellency by the Gentleman of the Committee to whom we make no doubt Sir that...
3To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 17 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am directed to inform your Excellency that immediately upon the receipt of your favor of this morning respecting the Women, Children and Infirm persons remaining in the City of New York—The Convention appointed a Committee for the purpose of removeing and provideing for such persons—I inclose a Copy of the Resolves for that purpose and hope you will soon be releived from the Anxiety which...
4To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 22 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Convention of this State have received Information from one of the Deputies of the City and County of New York, of a Report Prevailing amongst the Army, “that if the fortune of War should oblige our Troops to abandon that City, it should be immediately burnt by the retreating Soldiery, and that any Man is authorized to set it on fire.” The Convention will chearfully submit to the fatal...
5To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 28 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am commanded by the Convention to enclose to Your Excellency the Copy of a Letter they received last Evening from General Woodhull[.] The Convention are of Opinion that the Enemy may be prevented from getting the Stock and Grain on Long Island, if the Regiments under the Command of Colo. Smith and Colo. Remsen be sent to join General Woodhull. That this Junction may be effected and how Major...
6To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 4 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I enclose to your Excellency by the order of the Committee of Safety, a copy of a report which relates to a part of your Letter of the first Instant, respecting the calling out more of the Militia of this State for the purpose of reinforcing the Posts at Kings Bridge—It is with extreme concern that the Committee of Safety see their Inability to assist further in maintaining those important...
7To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 5 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by the Convention of this State to transmit to your Excellency a Copy of a Resolution which they entreat may be carried into Execution with all possible Dispatch. It is with Extreme Concern that we find ourselves under the disagreable necessity of having recourse to this unhappy but necessary expedient or of troubling your Excellency with a Commission of this Nature—But the...
8To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 9 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s letters of the 8th instant this moment arrived, and we are happy to inform you that the Resolutions inclosed have anticipated your Excellency’s recommendation relative to a reinforcement for the fortresses in the highlands, and although we have done every thing in our power to raise them with dispatch, we are apprehensive that the whole will not arrive there within less than...
9To George Washington from Abraham Yates, Jr., 21 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Convention have received your Excellency’s Letter of Septr 20th And have in consequence entered into the inclosed Resolution which I am directed to transmit: we are sorry that it is not in our Power to send down more than two fire Ships as they have no more charged in such a manner as to be depended on. A Committee of Correspondence has been established by the Convention for the purpose of...