1General Orders, 14 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Congress have been pleased to pass the following resolve. Resolved—That in consideration of their...
2Enclosure: Contingency Orders, 12 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
The alarm Guns or other Signals for calling in the Militia suddenly, are to be fired, or given...
3General Orders, 28 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
The extreme importance of having the works and defences at and about West-Point on both sides the...
4From George Washington to Philip Schuyler, 13 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received last night your favour of the 8th Instant. I hope General Clinton is now moving by the...
5General Orders, 9 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . A transcript of another orderly book from GW’s headquarters includes...
6From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 25 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two favors this morning—I have only to request you will take the best...
7From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 3 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I wish you to dispatch a messinger to Philadelphia with orders to bring up to Trenton fifteen or...
8From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 25 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I send you an extract from the General orders of this day; which you will be pleased to announce....
9From George Washington to Simon Phillips, 16 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Simon Phillips, 16 July 1779. Phillips wrote GW on 18 July: “I am Just now...
10From George Washington to Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, 21 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I request that you will join the Army as soon as you can. I wrote you upon this subject before we...
11From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 11 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday requested you to have the light infantry formed before you marched and leave them...
12From George Washington to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 9 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered you by Lieut. Harbenbergh, who has promised me to make another excursion...
13General Orders, 22 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
The following is the formation of Nixon’s, Paterson’s, Larned’s & the North-Carolina Brigades...
14From George Washington to William Livingston, 16 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to transmit Your Excellency the inclosed Copy of a Letter from Brigadr Genl...
15From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 30 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 25th was delivered me an hour ago. Inclosed you will receive a duplicate of mine of...
16General Orders, 1 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
The troops to hold themselves in the most perfect readiness to march at the shortest notice. The...
17From George Washington to George Clinton, 14 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday evening received Your favor of the 13th and thank you for transmitting me a copy of...
18From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 28 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased without delay to repair to Ridgefield and take your quarters with that part...
19From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 8 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I just now received your Lordships letter requesting absence for one week —to this I shall not...
20From George Washington to Simeon DeWitt, 14 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed letter and the map which accompanies it came to Head Quarters the day before...
21From George Washington to James Geary, 22 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
A general order will issue this day directing all the officers of the cavalry such part of the...
22From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 4 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
To day being the anniversary of independence you will be pleased to have it taken notice of by...
23From George Washington to Colonel Armand, 5 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
The complain[t]s of your corps dayly increase—You will immediately on receipt of this send it off...
24From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 19 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I send you a copy of a General order for the disposition of the army —The particular one...
25From George Washington to John Jay, 3 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
In the letter which I did myself the honor to write to Your Excellency the 25th of May, I...
26General Orders, 26 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
Accurate returns of the Names of the Field Officers &c. in the several brigades agreeable to the...
27From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 3 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I last night received your three favours, One of May the 31st and two of June the 1st. I am happy...
28From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 21 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I inclose you a Memorial from Mr Drew and request that you will direct a Board of Field Officers...
29From George Washington to David Mason, 25 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Major General Gates has transmitted me sundry letters received by him from yourself Col. Chevers...
30General Orders, 23 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
While the Army remains in its present situation, General Heath will take command of the three...
31From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 11 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of yesterdays date —Capt. Selman shall be appointed to do the duty of...
32From George Washington to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 25 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
By a letter from Col. Hall to Genl Gist—who was left with his Regt to guard the stores at Middle...
33General Orders, 10 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
The rum and whisky in the Magazine to be divided among the brigade commissaries and a gill pr man...
34General Orders, 17 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
A Major, two Captains, four Subalterns six serjeants and one hundred rank and file from General...
35From George Washington to the Continental Congress Marine Committee, 1 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
This will be delivered you by Major Blodget, who has served with reputation in the army since the...
36From George Washington to Brigadier General John Glover, 29 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your favor of the 24th Instant upon the subject of the Massachusetts Arrangement....
37From George Washington to John Jay, 14 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
On Saturday Evening I was honoured with Your Excellency’s favor of the 7th Instant and with the...
38From George Washington to Brig. Gen. James Clinton, 1 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Brig. Gen. James Clinton, 1 July 1779. James Clinton wrote George Clinton...
39From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hubley, Jr., 9 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 23d—I am sorry for the uneasiness which happened in the...
40From George Washington to James Hallett, 22 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your Letters of the 10th & 12th Instant—both of the same tenor, with a...
41From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 15 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am very desirous to know as soon as possible what quantity of stores there is on the East side...
42From George Washington to Major Henry Lee, Jr., 5 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of yesterday I recd this day—& have only to thank you for it and its inclosure...
43General Orders, 20 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
If the troops wanting Arms have not been supplied they are to be furnished out of those brought...
44From George Washington to John Jay, 3 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the Honor of addressing Your Excellency this morning, I received the inclosed papers,...
45From George Washington to Colonel Theunis Dey and Others of Bergen County, N.J., 26 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your petition, upon the subject of Nathaniel Brackitt’s remaining where he is, to...
46From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 14 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
The arrangement you have made with respect to the detachment from Nixon’s brigade is agreeable to...
47From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 25 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
All the white Ink I now have (indeed all that there is any prospect of getting soon) is sent in...
48From George Washington to Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 23 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received your several favours of the 14th 22d and 29th of May and 5th of June with...
49From George Washington to Norwalk, Conn., Officials, 11 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had last night the Honor to receive Your Letter of the 9th Instant. The depredations and...
50From George Washington to George Clinton, 10 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s favour of yesterday by Colo. Malcolm, who has communicated to...