1To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 1 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 1 Sept. 1776. On 22 Sept. GW wrote to Washington : “I have had no Letter from you since the date of my last saving the one of Septr the 1st.”
2To George Washington from Robert Morris, 7 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Morris, 7 Sept. 1776. On 12 Sept. GW wrote to Morris : “I have been honored with your favr of the 7th Inst.”
3To George Washington from Lund Washington, 14 August 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 14 Aug. 1776. On 26 Aug. GW wrote Lund Washington : “Your Letter of the 14th is now before me.”
4To 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.”
5To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 16 August 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Benjamin Franklin, 16 Aug. 1776. On 18 Aug. GW wrote to Franklin : “I have been honourd with your favour of the 16th.”
6To George Washington from Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, 19 August 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, 19 Aug. 1776. In a letter to Hancock of 20 Aug. , GW says that he received “a Letter from Genl Greene Yesterday Evening.”
7To George Washington from John Hancock, 15 October 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Hancock, 15 Oct. 1776. On 18 Oct. GW wrote to Hancock : “I was Yesterday morning honoured with your favor of the 15th.”
8To George Washington from the Continental Congress Committee of Conference, 11 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from the Continental Congress Committee of Conference, 11 Sept. 1776. In a letter to GW of this date, Edward Rutledge says: “We wrote you about 2 Hours ago by the Post.”
9To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 12 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of a Motion made in a late Counsel of Genl Officers (in which Contrary to former Determination) it was advised that the City of Newyork shoud be evacuated & that the Disposition of the Army shoud be changed & that those who adhered to the former Opinion shoud assign their Reasons for defending the City as one of those I now begg leave to lay before your Excellency the following....
10To 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 was last night favored with your letter of the 6th instant.”
11To George Washington from Lund Washington, 18 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 18 Sept. 1776. On 30 Sept. GW wrote Lund Washington : “Your letter of the 18th . . . now lies before me.”
12To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, 19 October 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 19 Oct. 1776. On 22 Oct. Robert Hanson Harrison wrote to Trumbull: “I have the honor, by his [GW’s] command, to acknowledge his receipt of your several favors of the 19th & 21st instant” ( Ct : Trumbull Papers).
13To George Washington from William Blodget, 18 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Colonel Hands report, mentions no Uncommon movements of the Enemy. The General desires me to acquaint your Excellency that he finds himself considerably better this Morning than he was Yesterday, and is in hopes in a few days, to be able to go abroad, ’tho still very weak. I am with Respect Humble Servant ALS , DLC:GW .
14To 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 wrote to his brother John : “I have had the pleasure to receive your Letter of the 6th Ulto.”
15To George Washington from Lund Washington, 25 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lund Washington, 25 Sept. 1776. On 6 Oct. GW wrote to his cousin Lund : “Your Letter of the 25th Ulto has reached my hands.”
16To George Washington from Brig. Gen. William Heath, 21 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. William Heath, 21 Sept. 1776. On this date William Grayson wrote to Heath: “In answer to your letter of this date, I am commanded by his Excy to inform you that he thinks it expedient that an officer with about twenty five men should be immediately sent to Dobbs ferry; and that the Pensylvany troops under your command should be marched directly for this place;...
17To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 26 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 26 Sept. 1776 . On 18 Oct. GW wrote to his brother Samuel: “Your Letter of the 26th Ulto . . . was delivered to me.”
18To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 16 September 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Washington, 16 Sept. 1776. On 5 Oct. GW wrote to his brother Samuel : “Your favour of the 16th of last Month came safe to hand.”
19To George Washington from John Hancock, 13 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
[Philadelphia] 13 August 1776 . “I have nothing in Charge from Congress to Communicate to you. Had not the honour of a Letter by the Post, I Judge the Return Express is on the Road, by whom wish to have an Agreeable Accot of the State of the Army.” ALS , DLC:GW .
20To 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 Penobscott, St Johns and Mickmac Tribes in the Service of the united States of America agreable to the desire of your Excellency, Seven of the Penobscott Tribe have Inlisted for the Term of one Year, and have arrived here on their way to New York. As they were very poorly Cloathed, and would not...
21To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 26 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have just had the Honor to receive your’s of this day’s Date, & shall continue in the most perfect readiness, the Detachment designed for your Aid if Occasion should require it—I will further confer with the Brigadier Generals & Engineers, on the Probability of the Fire Rafts answering the Purpose of a floating Bridge, It is my own, as well as Genl Clinton’s Opinion that they will, and it...
22To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 18 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Upon the receipt of yours on Yesterday I immediately sent an Express to West-Chester, with the Letter directed to Col. Williams, & a Line from myself for his immediate march to Mount Washington—The Express informs that Col. Williams with his Regiment was not arriv’d, but hourly expected—The Major of the Regiment is at West-Chester, and will as soon as the Regiment reaches that place deliver...
23To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 30 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
By a Letter Just received from Colo. Harrison, I am Informed that it is your Excellency’s Pleasure, That Such of the militia belonging to General Saltonstalls Brigade as have not been ordered to move Forward, should now march and take Post opposite to Head Quarters on the Morrisania Side of Harlem River & c. I beg leave Just to represent to your Excellency, That this Brigade Consists of nine...
24To George Washington from Edward Rutledge, 11 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of this Morning is just put into my Hands —in Answer I must beg Leave to inform you that our Conferrence with Lord Howe has been attended with no immediate Advantages—He declared that he had no Powers to consider us as Independt States, and we easily discover’d that were we still Dependt we would have nothing to expect from those with which he is vested—He talk’d altogether in...
25To 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...
26To 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 the 30th Ultimo. I should have been much happier than I am if the Resolutions of Congress of the 25th Ultimo had not put it out of my power to be in Sentiment with you on the Resolution of the 14th of the same Month. Without advising me that I am no longer in Command, they resolve that “Mr Stockden...
27To George Washington from the Massachusetts General Court, 24 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Board have received your Favour of the 19th instant, and are much obliged to your Excellency for the particular Account you have favoured us with, relative to the Attack and retreat of the Continental Troops from Long Island as also of their Evacuating the City of New York, We are glad to hear the retreat was Effected with the loss of but three or four Men. We shall have been Well pleased...
28To 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...
29To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 19 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Three Troops of Light Horse, making about 90 Men in the whole, have already got in, & others are nearby—Col. Douglas & Col. Stores’s Regiments of Militia are at West Chester—Col. Williams’s have not reached this as yet, but will move forward as soon as they come in—Col. Stores acquaints me that about 4000 Militia may be expected soon; what will be done with them I cannot tell—They have neither...
30To George Washington from the Continental Congress Secret Committee, 14 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
You have annexed an extract of a letter we have just recd from Messrs Clarke & Nightingale Merchts in Providence Rhode Island, this letter was laid before Congress who ordered this Committee to inform your Excellency of the Powder therein mentioned & to desire you woud take possession of it granting a receipt for the same to those who have it in keeping in order that we may Account hereafter...