31To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 21 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Major General Howe is this moment return’d from the Village and informs me that just before he came away the officer of the Guard acquainted him that five Topsail Vessells had come up to Pecks kill & that he (the General) Saw one himself. the others were behind a Hill. General Nixon had gone out to reconnoitre them. A report has not yet transpired. I have order’d the Troops to lay on their...
32To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 22 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I herewith send to be disposed of as your Excellency may direct, three Prisoners of War and two Deserters from the Brittish Army. It appears, notwithstanding the reports of Last Evening, that no ships, or Vessells except a Galley, were above Verplanks point the last night. I have the honor to be With the greatest respect Your Excellencys Most obedient Servant LS , DLC:GW ; ADfS , MHi : Heath...
33To George Washington from Maj. Gen. William Heath, 24 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Maj. Gen. William Heath, 24 July 1779. GW wrote Heath on this day: “Your favor of this morning inclosing a letter from Captain Hopkins I have just received.”
34To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 25 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I was honored with yours of yesterday and without loss of time forwarded the Letters to Genl Wolcott and Colo. Moylan Several Measures are adopted for the obtaining intelligence hope Some of them will Succeed. I send one Prisoner of war and three Deserters, one from the legion, one from the Queens rangers and the other from the 71st Regt the latter from Verplanks Point this morning each of the...
35To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 27 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency having been pleased on yesterday to request the Opinion of the General Officers in Council on certain matters there communicated to them having considered the Same am of Opinion. That from the Inferiorty of the Army of the United States in numbers to that of the Enemy and the Necessity of keeping a proper Garrison at West Point and its dependencies the disposition and...
36To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 28 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to forward a Letter from Genl Glover, and take The Liberty to enclose one I have received from Genl Wolcott, I also Send two deserters who came in this morning One from the Queens Rangers the other from the Irish Volluntiers, They mention the arrival of Lord Cornwallis, without Troops. By a Letter from Colo. Armand to Major Genl Howe it appears that the Adjutant of the...
37To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 29 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to forward to be disposed of as your Excellency may direct John Wardell master of the Bellona armed Transport Thos Robinson Serjt 64 Regt Thos Wilgis Corporal of d[itt]o—Jno. Chapman & Henry Henderson Seamen taken by Capt. Hopkins of the Light Dragoons at Phillips burgh yesterday morning. The works on this Side shall be pushed as fast as is in my Power but will not be done so...
38To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 30 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am this moment returned from the Village, I found there John Conolly a Deserter from the Volluntiers of Ir[e]land (who is on his way hither) who deserted the day before yesterday and saies the army have been for Several Days under marching orders their route unknown reports that they are to Cross into the Jersies and take a Circutious march in the rear of our works. While I was at the...
39To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 31 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I was honored with yours of yesterday the last evening. shall implicitly obey the Injunctions The Board of General Officers being to Sit at my Quarters this Day to Compleat the arrangment of the Massachusetts line and to dine with me forbids me the honor of dining with your Excellency. I herewith Send the three wounded Dragoons taken by Capt. Hopkins, John Ambler was Born in England, Ezborn...