301To George Washington from Brigadier General John Lacey, Jr., 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have now under Confinement Twelve persons all taken going into Philada at Different times with small parcels of Marketing on their Backs. I have Just reason to Suspect the Greatest part of them, (as they are Young fellows) are going to join the Enemy, in Capt. Thomas Company of Refugees, as they call themselves. I am informed that parties are now out in Bucks County Collecting as many of...
302To George Washington from Major General Lafayette, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I hope your excellency will have received two letters from me, one by major brice, and the other by a doctor who was going to head quarters —you will have seen very Sorry accounts of our disappointement—that such an expedition they were so Sanguine upon has not been prepared before hand, that or themselves or at least myself has been deceived So much, are things very surprising for every one...
303To George Washington from Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
Je renvois La Letre du General Wayne qui m’a honoré de Son Ordre pour Le joindre a Mount Holly je L’ais repondû que çela ne se pouvoit pas vû que la Cavalery restente avec moi forme un peti nombre pour Les Services et quentout je ne trouverais pas plus de 18 Homs de quels jais envoie Les melieurs sur Le chemins de Philadelphie pour assurè les passages du Transport des Beuvs qui marche pour...
304To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 27 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
On Wednesday Evening the Enemy in a Sloop of war, one Galley, and about 40 Boats fell down the Delaware, and Anchor’d off this Place at Dusk: The Boats were full of Troops & upwards of 30 said to be flat Bottomed from the best intelligence I received, cou’d not distinguish from this Place, as they came down under cover of this shore, and at Dusk made over to the Jersey Shore, & came to an...
305To George Washington from Timothy Bigelow, 28 February 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Timothy Bigelow, 28 Feb. 1778. On 1 Mar., Richard Kidder Meade wrote Bigelow: “I am commanded by his Excellency to answer your favor of yesterday.”
306To George Washington from Ephraim Blaine, 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
On my Arrival at the Head of Elke, thought it prudent to look out if a place more remote, and secure from the Enemy, could not be found upon the Head of Chesepeak Bay to store what Provision might come from the Eastern shore & the Southward, I proceeded from thence to Johnstons Ferry, at the Head of the Tide on this side the River Susquehannah, no conveniency of Wharfe or Store Houses,...
307To George Washington from Henry Champion, Sr., 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I Receivd yours of the 17th Instant informing of the Melancholy & Alarming situation of the Army for want of Provisions of the Flesh kind. I have forwarded (since my appointment) to head Quarters about 160 good heavy Oxen ⅌r week, for four Weeks past besides keeping up the supplies for our Troops & Genl Burgoins Army at the Eastward, which amounts to about 190 ⅌r Week More—I have exerted...
308To George Washington from Colonel Ann Hawkes Hay, 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I hope your Excellency will excuse the Liberty I take with troubling you with this Scrawl. We have at this Place a large Quantity of Forage collected, which I am apprehensive will fall into the Enemy’s hands unless it is very speedily removed or a proper Guard sent over from Peek’s Kill to protect it. Several applications have been made to Genl Putnam to send a Guard over, or to order it to a...
309To George Washington from Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
Jais l’honeur de Vous rapporter qu aiant rassemble toute La Cavalerie du Regiment Blan et de detachement que jais eu avec moi jais trouvè 44 Cavalie 5 bas Officiers pour les Services et quoique ils ne sont pas dans le melieur etat jais marchè avec eux vers L’Enemi mais come le chemin est insuport⟨able⟩ je suis force de Passe la Nui a burlington de demain je Comte de reconoitre L’Enemi et...
310To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 28 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
By return of a Party of Dragoons who I had detatched for that purpose, I have just received Intelligence of some of the Enemys Movements, & have inclosed the Ltrs for your perusal & satisfaction, from which it will appear (tho these Views are not absolutely demonstrated) they have intended to intercept General Wayne, & his collected supplies, and that they have had & may still have a design...