201From George Washington to John Hancock, 5 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was this morning honored with your letter of the 3d Inst., with its inclosures. General Arnolds...
202General Orders, 6 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The commanding Officers of Battalions, that furnish the Commander in Chief’s Guard, are not [to]...
203From George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 6 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I must beg the favour of you to look out for a sensible, honest, active, young fellow, well...
204From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 6 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
It is with pain, I inform you, that a complaint has been made to me of your having treated Mrs...
205General Orders, 7 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
His Excellency the Commander in Chief, upon considering the report of the Court of inquiry, held...
206From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 7 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed, to General Wayne, requires him to hasten to me as speedily as he can, after the...
207From George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 7 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 5th: You make mention of a letter of Colo. Huntingdons of the 1st...
208From George Washington to Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 7 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have been favoured with your Letter of the 2nd Instt and am happy to hear, the order for...
209From George Washington to Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 7 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you the 12th Ultimo, desiring, that so soon as any other General Officer should arrive...
210General Orders, 8 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
As few vices are attended with more pernicious consequences, in civil life; so there are none...
211From George Washington to Major General Benedict Arnold, 8 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am happy to find that a late resolve of Congress of the 2nd instant, has restored you to the...
212From George Washington to the Pennsylvania Board of War, 8 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
By the last return of the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, I discover a number of Vacancies, which for...
213General Orders, 9 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
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214From George Washington to John Hancock, 9 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered you by Colo. Conway, an Irish Gentleman, in the service of France, who...
215From George Washington to John Hancock, 9 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed is Copy of a letter which was handed to me by M. Mottin de la Balme from Silas Dean...
216From George Washington to James Mease, 9 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The following Extract from Mr Young’s Letter, one of your Clerks in Philadelphia, to Mr Kemper, I...
217From George Washington to Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, 9 May 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, 9 May 1777. Putnam wrote GW on 10 May : “I just...
218General Orders, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
It having been observed, notwithstanding former orders to the contrary, that some officers make a...
219From George Washington to John Hancock, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the Honor of addressing you on the 5th Instt nothing material has occurred. Inclosed,...
220From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have your favrs of the 26th and 30th last Month. Colo. Conway and the two Gentlemen who...
221From George Washington to Richard Henry Lee, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
This Letter will be delivered to you by the Chevalier D’annmours, who, if I am not mistaken in my...
222From George Washington to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer and Nicholas Thomas, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with yours of the 18th instant inclosing the Arrangement of the Officers of your...
223From George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
So little room is left for doubting the Enemy’s designs are up the North River, that...
224From George Washington to Richard Peters, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 7th instant inclosing Genl Gates’s Letter to Congress. A proper...
225From George Washington to Brigadier Generals William Woodford and Charles Scott, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The third, Seventh, Eleventh, and fifteenth Virginia Regiments are to compose your Brigade; the...
226General Orders, 11 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The 3rd 7th 11th & 15th Virginia Regts are to compose a Brigade, under the command of Brigadier...
227From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 11 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am informed, that the Cloathing for Col: Shepherd’s Regiment of Massachusetts, in pursuance of...
228From George Washington to William Livingston, 11 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am this day honoured with yours of the 2d instant, as I was a few days ago with that of the...
229From George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 11 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered you by Major General Green. He and General Knox are sent by me to review...
230From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 11 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday evening honored with your letter of the 4th inst. I regret our loss of Stores at...
231General Orders, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
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232From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
In your ride to and from Peeks Kill, I would have you make the best observations that time and...
233From George Washington to John Hancock, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was this Morning honored with your Letter of the 10th Instt accompanied by the proceedings of...
234From George Washington to John Hancock, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered you by General Arnold, who arrived here to day in his way to Philadelphia....
235From George Washington to James Mease, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Being more and more convinced, of the impolicy of any part of our Troops being Clothed in Red and...
236From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
A party of your Regiment arrived here Yesterday with an escort of money. Their appearance has...
237From George Washington to Richard Peters, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 11th. Capt. Gamble who was at princetown has been exchanged some time...
238From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have just received your favour of the 10th. Of the Troops coming on and to come on from...
239From George Washington to Major General Adam Stephen, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your account of the attempt upon the Enemy at Piscataway is favourable, but I am sorry to add,...
240From George Washington to Colonel Joseph Trumbull, 12 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
General McDougall’s frequent complaints of the Mismanagement in your department, that fall within...
241General Orders, 13 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
William Johnson Esqr:, formerly Brigade Major to Genl Lewis, is appointed to that duty, in...
242From George Washington to John Hancock, 13 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have reason to apprehend, from the information I have received, that desertions from some of...
243From George Washington to Lieutenant General Heister, 13 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I was honoured with your favour of the 8th Inst. by Capt. ORiley of the Hessian Corps. Altho’ the...
244General Orders, 14 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Quarter Master General, is to apply to the Adjutant General, for a fatigue party, to repair...
245Instructions to Captain Strother Jones, 14 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have appointed you to the Command of a Company, to be raised for the Continental Service,...
246From George Washington to Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, 14 May 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, 14 May 1777. Robert Hanson Harrison docketed...
247From George Washington to Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum, 14 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 6th instant this moment reached me, inclosing returns of the batalions raising in...
248General Orders, 15 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
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249From George Washington to Brigadier General David Forman, 15 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 11th with the proposition for exchanging Capts. Campbell and Harrison...
250From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 15 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The great loss of Tents at Danbury is like to make us rather scant in that Article, especially as...