George Washington to George Clinton, March 3, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1777. Asks Clinton to decide location of cannon on the Hudson. Places choice of men and officers for Clinton’s forces in Clinton’s hands.
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1777. Asks Clinton to decide location of cannon on the Hudson. Places choice of men and officers for Clinton’s forces in Clinton’s hands.
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1777. Discusses Arnold’s proposed attack against Rhode Island. Notes that Arnold’s name was not on list of newly promoted major generals.
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 1, 1777. Orders investigation of fraudulent recruiting returns. Requests inoculation of two Virginia regiments.
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 1, 1777. Seeks to mitigate severity of Campbell’s imprisonment.
Head-Quarters, Morristown [New Jersey] March 1, 1777. Alexander Hamilton Esquire is appointed Aide-De-Camp to the Commander in Chief; and is to be respected and obeyed as such. Extract of General…
[ February 14, 1777. In a letter to Hamilton dated April–May, 1777, 1 Knox wrote: “I could not omit acknowledging the receipt of you⟨r⟩ Very Circumstantial and Satisfactory Letter of…
[Philadelphia, January 25, 1777] Captain Alexander Hamilton, of the New-York company of artillery, by applying to the printer of this paper, may hear of something to his advantage.
[ Morristown, New Jersey, January 20, 1777. A statement in George Washington’s letter to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hanson Harrison 1 of this date reads: “Be so good as to forward…
[ Bucks County, Pennsylvania ] December 19, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No. 2â€� an entry for this date reads:â€�To Capn Alexr Hamilton his pay for his Coy. Arty…
[New York, November 6, 1776] I do hereby certify that the bearer William Douglass has lost his arm in the service of this state, having been a Matross in my…