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Sir: I take this opportunity to acquaint your Honour of the situation of the troops under my immediate command. One Company of my Regiment, you are sensible, is ordered to Ticonderoga; five more are stationed betwixt NewHaven and this Town, and four are in this place. Colonel [David] Waterbury's Regiment are all in this Town and Stamford. The safety of the Country may possibly require my marching...
Date: 15 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Your favour of the 15th instant in behalf of the Provincial Congress, with the enclosed order, I received yesterday morning, and immediately dispatched the requisition to the Governor, who, together with the council of war, are empowered by our Assembly to order the destination of the troops. I shall hold myself in readiness to march whenever I receive the Governor's orders.
I am, Sir [&c.]
Date: 17 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have just time to acquaint your Honour, that by the request of the Provincial Congress of New York I yesterday embarked from New York with four hundred and fifty men, and this afternoon arrived here, We find that the Inhabitants are in great need of powder ー There is none in New York, I spared two Hundred weight from my own Stock which was forwarded from New York to this place for the use of...
Date: 9 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, Your favour of the 10th instant, with three hundred pounds of powder, per Captain Griffin, I received; and now acquaint your Honour that last Friday morning [August 11] a large sloop of war and twelve transports sailed round Plumb Island. After they had got through the gut, I sent one hundred and twenty men in three boats, which were all the boats we then had, to said island, if possible to...
Date: 14 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have sent Mr [Nathaniel] Shaw 200 lb of Powder according to Order. The Committee of Suffolk County have desired me to remain here for a few days till they hear from their Provincial Congress to whom they have sent an express, with their desire that the three Companies raised upon this part of the Island, who have received Orders to march to Ticonderoga, may remain upon this Station ー As we know...
Date: 24 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Your favour of the 11th instant, came duly to hand, and I should have sailed for Haerlem, without loss of time, had I not received the following important intelligence from Gen. Washington, viz.
Aug. 23, 1775. ー Yesterday I received advice from Boston, that a number of transports have sailed on a second expedition, for fresh provisions: As they may pursue the same course, only advancing further,...
Date: 27 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, I understand that you have detained on board your Ship Ensign Edward Tyley, on suspicion of his being aiding and assisting in burning the Barge belonging to the Asia, on or about the 12th of July last. It was an unhappy piece of business and much against my mind. But upon hearing the particulars I doubt not you will be convinced that Mr Tyley not only had no hand in it, but exerted his...
Date: 23 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir In Answer to Your Favour of this Day, give me Leave to acquaint You, that immediately upon my Receiving the Continental Articles of War, I gave them out to the different Captains & Commanders of Companies in my Regiment, but they universally declined signing them, of Consequence in the Discipline of the Troops under my Command, I was obliged to continue in the Use of the Law Martial of...
Date: 19 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
General Montgomery informs me, that You desired me to send You an Account of the Number of Men, that I discharged between Albany & Tionderoga, therefore I would inform You, that I did not discharge any Men but only gave them a Furlough & that to the Connecticut Troops only, to pass to New England, as the Term of their Inlistment were not expired & I imagined they might be very...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir Your Letter of the 31st Ulto I received per post, also a Number of Letters for General [Richard] Montgomery all which I opened, no knowing but they might contain something of a public Nature ー The Private Letters I shall enclose with this; You will doubtless send them to his Friends.
I am glad to hear that we may soon expect a pay-Master, we have drained our Friends here of most of their Cash...
Date: 14 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Intelligence from Rhode Island the 21st Janry 1776. Says.
That the Morning of the 31st Ulto the Rebels Army Commanded by Montgomery attempted to get Possession of Quebec by Escalade, but were repulsed with the loss (by their own Accounts) of 70 killed on the Spot, and 300 taken Prisoners within the Walls. ー Among the Dead are General Montgomery and his Aid De Camp ー Colonel Arnold wounded in the...
Date: 21 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Your favour of the 30th of Novr I have just received ー To a man who engages in this glorious struggle from the pure principle of love to his Country, if he meets with the applause of his countrymen for any services, it must certainly give him very sensible pleasure ー My breth[ren] in America were not only entitled to any little services I may have rendered them, but ever will be, to my most...
Date: 27 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Dear General. I wrote you the 27th Inst by Col: [Rudolphus] Ritzema since which I have received the Papers and Letters of our dear deceased General Montgomery ー all which except some few which contain Instructions for our Operations in this Country, I now forward you by Major [Matthias] Ogden ー I am informed that he commonly burnt all confidential Letters from Friends as he received them...
Date: 28 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
This Letter will be delivered you by Mr [Thomas] Walker and Mr [James] Price two Gentlemen whose Friendship and Attachment to our Cause is well known and to whom the United Colonies are under many Obligations. ー As they are the best acquainted with this Province of perhaps any two Gentlemen in it and as there are many Transactions of great Importance to be determined concerning it, I have...
Date: 11 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Your Letter of the 26th Ulto I have received In Answer to which give me Leave to observe to You, that I also claim a Right to be treated with the Respect due to me as a Gentleman and an Officer intrusted with a Command from the Honorable the Representatives of thirteen Colonies; Why Sir, are these positive Mandates? Have I ever disputed your Orders? Since I have been in the Army I have exerted...
Date: 11 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I received your Letter of the 2d Instant with the inclosed Resolves of Congress and observe the Contents and shall attend to the Instructions.
Mr Hare shall be used with every Civility ー a Return of the Names of Commissaries in Canada shall be sent you when I can get a Return from General Arnold.
I am inform'd there is great plenty of Salt in this part of Canada more than sufficient for a twelve...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Since writing the Letter to Congress enclosed with this ー I have been considering of the force intended by Congress to be sent into this Country ー perhaps I may be mistaken, but I can not but be of opinion that the Ministry will send a great force into this province in the Spring and our every thing depends upon our having a force upon the Spot superior to them ー In that case we shall keep the...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3