361To George Washington from Major General William Howe, 4 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Having heard by Report of Governor Brown’s Vicinity in Connecticut, I have been in daily...
362From George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 4 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I last Night received the Favor of Your Letter of the 30th Ulto and am happy that You have Got...
363General Orders, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The General conceiving it to be his indispensible duty to lay before the Congress the proceedings...
364From George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Lettr of the 1st Inst. enclosing one from the Committee of New Windsor and a Deposition...
365To George Washington from Nicholas Cooke, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the 17th instant by the Committee of this State hath been received....
366From George Washington to William Fitzhugh, 5 October 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Fitzhugh, 5 Oct. 1776. On 13 Oct. Fitzhugh wrote to GW : “I had the...
367From George Washington to John Hancock, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was last night honoured with your favor of the 2d, with sundry Resolutions of Congress. The...
368From George Washington to Patrick Henry, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Obliging favor of the 20th Ulto came duly to hand, and demands my best acknowledgments. I...
369From George Washington to William Livingston, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Congress having directed me, by a Resolve of the 26th Septemr to procure as soon as possible,...
370To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of the measures taken by this Government to Engage a number of Indians of the...
371To George Washington from Brigadier General William Thompson, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The wants of the Prisoners being many, I procured them Credit with Mr Freeman at Quebec for...
372From George Washington to Samuel Washington, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Altho the multiplicity of Ingagements which employ all my waking hours, will not allow me to...
373General Orders, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Forty men, one Capt: two sub’s to be furnished by the regiments at Mount Washington, to assist in...
374From George Washington to Major General William Howe, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to inform you that in consequence of my directions founded on your favor of the 21st...
375To George Washington from Colonels Henry Knox and Rufus Putnam, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your directions, we view’d the hill, East of Mount Washington, & the camp in general,...
376To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
By Mr Bennet, who arrived Yesterday, I was honored with your Excellency’s very obliging Favor of...
377To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, 6 October 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 6 Oct. 1776 . On 15 Oct. GW wrote to Trumbull : “I...
378To George Washington from Major General Artemas Ward, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received from Mr Glover, Agent at Marblehead, a Box of broad Swords, which he lately...
379To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 6 October 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 6 Oct. 1776. In a letter dated 6–19 Nov. GW...
380From George Washington to Lund Washington, 6 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 25th Ulto has reached my hands since the date of my last about this day Week....
381General Orders, 7 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Capt: William McWilliams, of the 3rd Virginia Regiment is to do the duty of Brigade Major in Col....
382From George Washington to Comte d’Ennery, 7 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday had the honor of receiving your Letter of the 4th Augt and I take the earliest...
383From George Washington to John Hancock, 7 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor of transmitting to you, a Copy of a Letter from the Compte D’Emery, Govr...
384From George Washington to John Hancock, 7 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Dr Skinner having been very urgent and pressing to go to Philadelphia, in order to procure...
385To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 7 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed is the Disposition which I have made of the Troops of this Division which is to be...
386Orders to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 7 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
As I am credibly inform’d that the inhabitants along the Sound carry on a frequent communication...
387To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 7 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the Honor of your Excellency’s Favor of the 4th Instant. I have long since...
388General Orders, 8 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The late Sergeant Douglass of Capt. Foster’s Company, late McDougall’s Regiment, being convicted...
389From George Washington to John Hancock, 8–9 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the honor of writing you Yesterday, I have been favoured with a Letter from the...
390To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 8 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Being Posted at Some Distance from The other General Officers of the State of Massachusetts Bay,...
391From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I was this morning honored with your favor of the 2d instant and beg leave to return you my...
392From George Washington to Joseph Trumbull, 8 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have reciev’d your letter, requesting information, relative to the persons who are to draw the...
393General Orders, 9 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The General positively forbids covering the bottoms of Tents with Earth, as in a few days that...
394To George Washington from John Hancock, 9 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed Resolves, which I do myself the Honour to forward, will inform you of the ample...
395From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 9 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of yesterday is before me with the list Inclosed; but this is doing the matter by...
396From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 9 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have this Moment yours of this Evening. The Party of 100 Men were ordered up to assist a...
397To George Washington from Lieutenants Jeremiah Putnam and Nathaniel Cleaves, 9 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
this is a Coppey of the preceding⟨gs⟩ On Bord the Galley Independance On the 8th Coll Tupper sent...
398From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9–10 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your request and the promise contained in my letter of yesterday I beg leave to...
399General Orders, 10 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
If the weather is favourable to morrow morning, the General purposes to visit the troops at their...
400To George Washington from William Bartlett, 10 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I once more take the Liberty to write your Exelly which at this time when you are so deeply...
401To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 10 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Upon being Informed yesterday in the afternoon that a party of the Enemy had Landed at Dobbs’s...
402To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 10 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Col. Sargent has just return’d from Dobbs’s Ferry—he informs that the Enemy’s Ships, took Two of...
403To George Washington from the New York Committee of Safety, 10 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
We received from Mr Tilghman an Account of the enemies Ships having gone up the River—and have...
404From George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 10 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am now to acknowledge Your Favor of the 1st Inst. & to inform You, that the two Sachems of the...
405General Orders, 11 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Col. Ewing, Lt Col. Penrose, Major Fitzgereld, Capts. Thorne, Ballard, Packay, and Yates, to sit...
406From George Washington to John Hancock, 11–13 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to inform you, that since my Letter of the 8th and 9th Instt, which I had the honor...
407Recruiting Instructions for Colonel Edward Hand, 11 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
You are immediately to Inlist such of your Regiment or any other Troops raised in the Province of...
408From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 11 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Ships which have got up the River with their Tenders (and now two of our Row Galleys) must be...
409To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 11 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have Just Received the Honor of yours of this Day’s date, and am fully Convinced that a Work...
410To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 11 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
I congratulate your Excellency, as a Friend to the Reputation of Virginia, and the Interests of...