Title: To George Washington from Benjamin Tupper, 30 May 1782
From: Tupper, Benjamin
To: Washington, George

                            Sir
                            Albany May the 30th A.D. 1782

                        As the season had arived when it was common for the Enemy to send scouts to Infest these parts Colo. Willet
                            and myself agreed it was best to counteract their plan if possable, for that purpose Deteached Majr Wait: 2 Capn 4 Subs. 4
                            Sergt and 80 rank & file to proceed to Onidia Castle and lay in Ambush. also 60 rank &
                            file properly officered to march on the road toward Bucks Island for the same purpose, each with twelve days provisions,
                            on the evening of the 24 Instant as Majr Wait was marching a little above the German flats he fell in with a party of the
                            enemy (judged since to be about 150) and an Action Insued our Troops stood their ground and the Enemy gave way and left
                            the field to Majr Wait & his party, we had one Sergt & one private Mortally wounded several more slightly
                            wounded, the Enemys loss is not known as they had time to send off their killed & wounded and being in the Night
                            Majr Wait thought it not advisable to pursue lest he fell into an Ambuscade, as I have had no Intilligence from that
                            quarter since am in hopes their meeting such an unexpected repulse will satisfy them for the present. I have ordered all
                            the forces to be colected that can be spaired from the Different posts and if they can find them to give them battle, let
                            their numbers be what they may. This I judged best on the principle of supposing they did not know our strength
                            consequently would be Intimidated at a Smart push in an Enemies country Allowing their numbers to be Superior.
                        Colo. Willet assures me he has got Intilligence may be depended upon that Buttler’s Core of Rangers are
                            ordered to leave Niagara and repair to Crounpoint where it was supposed there would be a post established which was said
                            to have been in contemplation last faul, The Enemys Shiping were at Crounpoint last week but I cannot learn at present
                            whether they had any land forces or not.
                        Inclosed is a return of Arms &c. in store, Cartridge paper is wanted very much, many of the two year
                            York Livies have gone in without Cartridge boxes, and as the New Hampshire Levies begin to come on I expect Arms
                            &c. will be wanting soon to furnish them with.
                        The Quarter Masters Department here is merely Nominal without any advantage to the Public they have no money
                            to do any thing with and the generallity of the people here will not trust them and had rather their commodities should
                            perish on hand than to trust the Public. it is very seldom of late we can git a sheet of paper out of the store, the posts
                            above are not able to make reports for want of paper. I have the Honour to remain your Excellencys most obedent humble
                            Servant

                            Benj. Tupper Colo. Comt


Title: To George Washington from Nathanael Greene, 31 May 1782
From: Greene, Nathanael
To: Washington, George

                        Sir

                            Head Quarters on Ashly River May 31st 1782

                        I had the honor of informing your Excellency in a letter of the 19th instant that a dangerous spirit of
                            discontent had been discovered in the Army, and of the measures I took to suppress it. I am happy to inform you that this
                            spirit seems intirely to have subsided, as the persons who fomented it are removed at a distance from the troops: and, as
                            we have now a prospect of some cloathing and more comfortable supplies I hope it will no more appear.
                        Your Excellency has been informed of the late important and interesting changes in the face of Affairs. The
                            arrival of Sir Guy Carlton, and the change of ministers and measures will open a new field of hopes for this Country. How
                            far we may be benefited by it, a little time will determine, but it will inevitably be attended with one bad consequence,
                            as it will relax our preparations for a continuation of the War which, to me, appears extreemly probable. General Leslie
                            has made overtures and a proposition for a suspension of hostilities; I do myself the honor to inclose You copies of his
                            letter and my Answer on the subject, from which you will see the ground on which it stands. I wait most anxiously for
                            advices from Congress or your Excellency, by which my conduct in the business must be ultimately directed. I suppose this
                            measure has been adopted by Sir Guy Carlton and proposed to your Excellency, but as I am entirely at a loss to know on
                            what conditions, and what purposes it is to answer, I can form no conclusive opinion on its propriety.
                        I am sanguine that the operations against Jamaica will go on, notwithstanding the late misfortune, which
                            seems to be rather a splendid than useful victory to the enemy: And as Count de Guichen, who has arrived with a
                            considerable Squadron, and taken the command of the combined fleets in the West Indies, is still much superior to the
                            british, we have good reason to hope the enterprize may succeed.
                        Inclosed I transmit your Excellency the Report of Brigadier General Wayne of a considerable skirmish in
                            Georgia, wherein Lieut. Colo. Brown with four or five hundred men were defeated.
                        The plan was judicious and executed in a manner that does great honor both to the General and the troops. It
                            will have very happy consequences in impressing the indians with an idea of our superior power, and in the destruction of
                            their Cavalry.
                        The enemy continue their Camp, entrenched at the Quarter house, in a strong position. Their patroles of
                            horse, and ours frequently go over the same ground. Captain Armstrong of the Legion, and Captain Gill of the fourth Regt
                            with about forty dragoons of Lieut. Colonel Laurens’s command fell in with a troop of their horse two days ago and took an
                            officer Eight men and ten horses, without suffering any other injury than two men wounded. With the highest esteem and
                            regard I have the honor to Your Excellency’s most Obedient Humble Servant

                            Nath. Greene


Title: To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 31 May 1782
From: Harrison, Benjamin, Sr.
To: Washington, George

                            Sir
                            Virginia Council Chamber May 31. 1782

                        An affair has happen’d in this State in which I must beg your kind assistance. A Flag Brig. that came from
                            South Carolina with American prisoners lay at Hampton with a Sloop belonging to Suffolk bound up the Bay. In the night
                            after the Sloops arrival, she was carried off by five men, and there is every reason to suppose that they belong’d to the
                            Brig., as Hart the Captain, acknowledged he had lost five men and that they had stolen his boat. You will see by the
                            Deposition of the Skipper that the boat in which the villains came was turned adrift, and by Capt. Barron’s, that Harts
                            boat was found on the Shore nearly opposite to where the Brig. and Sloop lay. The Skipper also swears that one of the men
                            was called Carpenter, and you will find that the Carpenter of the Brig. was one of those that went off with the Boat.
                        There does not seem to be any proof that the Capn of the Flag was privy to this outrage except that the
                            villains in conversation said, they would land the claret privately as it would come to more than their share of the
                            prize. I have no doubt of the vessels being carried to New York, and I think it my duty to insist that General Carleton
                            should have her searched for and returnd with her cargo, or the value of it to the Owners, and that he cause the people
                            who carried her off to be punished. If this is not done, reparation must be made out of the British Flags that are here,
                            or none of our Vessels will be safe in future, it being very easy for every one of them with a little connivance of the
                            Officers to send away a prize. I well know what respect is due to Flags, and shall on all occasions treat them properly,
                            where they do not infringe the Laws prescribed them, but where they or any of their crew break thro’ those Laws, I shall
                            treat them accordingly; and if reparation for injuries done cannot be had from the vessel doing it, which is the case at
                            present, she being gone before the discovery was made, it will be demanded from any other that can be come at, unless the
                            commanding Officer will take the matter off my hands, and do justice to the injured.
                        The favor I have to beg of you Sir is to transmit the inclos’d papers to General Carleton and to enforce them
                            by such a Letter on the subject as you may think proper.
                        The Assembly have not come to any determination on the business of recruiting tho’ I expect they will do it
                            soon and effectually. I have the Honor to be with every sentiment of respect, esteem and Friendship Dear Sir Your most
                            Obedt hble servt

                            Benja. Harrison


Title: To George Washington from William Heath, 31 May 1782
From: Heath, William
To: Washington, George

                            Dear General
                            Highland May 31st 1782

                        I forward a German Docter, Surgeons mate, to the Regt Young Losbergh who lately deserted the Regiment, and
                            came here the last evening. I have the honor to be with the greatest respect Your Excellencys most obed. Servt

                            W. Heath


Title: To George Washington from Comfort Sands, 31 May 1782
From: Sands, Comfort
To: Washington, George

                            Sir
                            Fishkill 31st May, 1782

                        Had the honor of receiving your Excellencies Letter dated the 25th Inst. In answer to which beg leave to
                            Observe that in the Conversation had with you we mentioned our willingness to settle the disputes between the Officers and
                            us upon any equitable Mode you might direct.
                        When Colonels Humphrey & Trumbull Called upon us in order to settle those differences they proposed
                            that the Commander in Chief should appoint a first person, the Contractors a second and those two an Umpire if thought
                            requisite to this proposition, we replyd that previous thereto it was necessary we should be furnish’d with a Copy of
                            those Complaints, to this the Gentlemen made some Objections, and as nothing was determined at this time we promised to
                            wait on them next day but was prevented doing it through unexpected pressing business—we however wrote them and inclosd
                            proposals on our part. to which we Received a Copy of the heads of the Complaints inclosd in their Answer of the 10th a
                            part of which we beg leave to Repeat "we wish you to Examine them severally and give us your Ideas upon each seperately
                            specifying to us under which Mode of settlement proposd by you each Article of Complaint shall be ranged and how far your
                            proposal will apply to each." adding "upon this Ground we will make our further Reply to your proposals, only observing
                            that your propositions for laying the Army under Bond, if insisted on will we fear prove an insuperable Bar in the way of
                            the Composition"—to this in ours of the 11th we gave them our opinion upon the different Heads of Complaint & in
                            what way we supposd they ought to be settled to which we beg leave to refer your Excellency—and to remove the Objection of
                            the Officers in respect to laying them under Bond we agreed on our part and propos’d that the Financiers should appoint
                            some person or persons, to examine adjust & Settle the whole matter in dispute from the 1st Jany to the 30th April
                            inclusive—this Mode we thought reasonable because let the balance fall to either party the Financier Could pay it—but to
                            this we received no Answer.
                        Some time after this we received a letter from Colonel Nicola containing new Complaints of the Army, in
                            answer to which among other things we say that "we have offerd the Commander in Chief to submit all disputes in any
                            equitable mode he may direct and doubt not but in a few days the whole matter will be settled Amicably" in this sir we
                            had no intention to hold up to the Army that if matters was not settled it was imputable to your Excellency we did not
                            wish to convey such an Idea and to Convince you of our sincerity we will submit the disputes in any equitable Mode you
                            may please to point out. We have Sir—The Honor of being with the greatest respect & Esteem Your Excellency’s Obedt
                            & Very humbe servts

                            Comforts Sands & Co.


Title: To George Washington from William Shepard, 31 May 1782
From: Shepard, William,Miller, James
To: Washington, George

                        To his Excellency George Washington Esqr. Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America.
                            Sir
                             May 1782

                        We the field officers of the army, station’d in the Highlands, for the officers & Soldiers under our respective commands, as well as for ourselves, beg leave to represent to your Excellency sundry grievances we labour under by the terms of the late contracts for victualling the army, & garrisons in this Vicinity, & difficulties, occasioned by the resolves of the Honbe Congress of the 22d of April 1782.When it was found necessary in 1775 to raise an army for defence of the liberties of America, part of the stipulated Pay both for officers & soldiers consisted of rations, the particulars of which were fully specified in the resolve of the 4th of Novr of that year, which rations have continued unaltered, except in the mode of issuing, & an exchange made by a board of General Officers under your Excellency’s orders, of sundry small articles, which could not at all times be procured, for a fill of rum to each ration.It would have been unnecessary to have promised this had not Mr Sands in a conversation with Colo. Nicola, deputed by us to him, in order to bring matters to an amicable compromise, asserted, that both rations & pay might, by adding or retrenching, be altered, as well in quantum as mode of issuing without our consent; a doctrine so absurd & contradictory to the rules of equity, that we can not believe it exists any where but in Mr Sand’s imagination.We the officers have always untill the first of this month enjoyed the previlidge of drawing, both our personal & servants rations, on our own orders, at times within each month, most convenient to us, which immunity, confirmd by an order from the war office of the 6th of Feby last, was attended with so many conveniences to us, that our being deprived thereof is severely felt, several officers, called by business from one part of the army to another, having within the few days this regulation has subsisted lost the benefit of their rations, which they have been obligd to give away or suffer to perish; & on other occasions when desirous to entertain a brother officer necessarily absent from his quarters, we have been unable to do it, for want of a sufficiency: This previlidge seems to be plainly continued to the field officers by the 7th Article of the Honbe Ministers of war’s system on which provisions are to be issued annexed to the resolve of 22d of April, but the Contractor refused to comply therewith,  & countenanc’d by a clause in his late Contract insists that officers shall draw with their regiments, or at least whole corps of officers in one order, & the meat issued in one draught.It being impossible that meat issued in large quantities should hold out to what each ration ought to consist of when divided into sundry small parcels, the late Commissaries of issues used to allow four pounds to each hundred, & weighed it to each company, but the Contractor refuses to make the allowance, or weight in any other manner than in as large quantities as his Scales will admit, by which means both officers & men are much injured, & do not receive what they are intitled to; which we conceive is not agreeable to his contract, by which he is bound to furnish rations, the component parts of which are enumerated, not a certain quantity of meat to each Corps.Anxious to live in harmony with all employed by the publick we offered to relinquish part of our rights & compromise the matter with Mr Sands, on terms generally thought reasonable, but were refus’d.We are laid under considerable difficulties by the conclusion of the resolve of 22d April, declaring that no compensation shall hereafter be made to those officers who may neglect to draw rations to which they are entitled, As many cases may happen, when it will be inconvenient to us to draw any at particular times, & convenient to draw larger at others, & deprived as we are of pay for considerable periods, we have no means of supplying many expences absolutely requisite, but by oeconomising our rations to enlarge our subsistence money, all which renders this resolve very distressing.In that part of the letter from Genl Lincoln which your Excellency has been pleas’d to communicate to us he says “with their money they (the officers) could always supply themselves as cheap as if they purchased from the Contractors & of whatever kind of food they chose”; With submission we beg leave to assure the General, that we can not in any market purchase so cheap as the Contractors can afford to supply us, & in many places can not purchase at all.We are convinced that had Mr Morris been acquainted with the officers & mens situations in respect to rations he would have had more regard to our interests, & as we do not see that the public are in the least benefited by the late contract, we can not avoid considering ourselves sacrifised to the art, caprice, & covetiousness of a Contractor; And not in the least doubting the Honble the Congress’s disposition to gratify their troops in all reasonable points we request your Excellencys Interposition in our favor by representing to that Honble body our grievances that what we can not consider, if continued, in any other light, than disgraceful indications of our Insignificancy, may be removed.We are sorry to be under the necessity of farther troubling your Excellency on some points of Mr Sands’s conduct in which, we conceive he is not supported by the contract, & therefore come under your Cognizance—The principal of which we have exhibited in a seperate paper, together with Mr Sands reply & our remarks thereon. We think also his refusing in many instances to issue a quart of Salt to every hundred rations (which he is bound to do in the first contract) & pleading in justification the Custom of armies, when he would not admit the Universal custom of all armies, to govern him, in weighing provisions to Companies & officers messes, to be a proper subject of complaint & an evidence of a disposition to defraud the army, which we think is farther manifested by his issuing his salt (when such issus have taken place) in wine measure, by which the army loose about one fifth of that article. We are with the highest respect & esteem your Excellencys most obedient humble Servants

                            Wm Shepard Colo.
                            James Miller Lt. Col.

                                rest of signatures not transcribed


Title: To George Washington from William Greene, May 1782
From: Greene, William
To: Washington, George

                        Sir,
                            State Rhodez Island &c. May 1782

                        I had the Honor of receiving your Excellency’s letter, shewing the necessity of compleating this States Regiment, and likewise to furnish money for their support, and that the Militia should be in readyness to March at the shortest notice, together with your Sentiments of the Enemies conduct in consequence of the late change of the Ministry &c. which I shall take the earliest opportunity of laying before the General Assembly at their Sessions to be held on the second Monday in next Month, when I shall recommend that due attention may be paid to it.This will be handed to your Excellency by the Honourable David Howel Esqr. one of the Deligates of this State on his way to Congress, a Gentleman I doubt not who truly merits the trust reposed in Him, I therefore recommend him to your Excellency’s notice. I am Sincerely your Excellencys Humble Servt

                            W. Greene


Title: Military, 1775-1783. Intelligence re strength of Sir Guy Carleton’s troops, May 1782
From:
To:

                        Reviewed Sir Guy Carleton—in May 1782
                            May 1782

                        1782Men42dRegtR&F48040.DoDo320ForeignBattns300 ea3300York Island—41001500Long Island—Brooklyn3500Total—9100


Title: To George Washington from Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron [von] Steuben, May 1782
From: Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron [von]
To: Washington, George

                        Report of the Inspection for the Month of May.
                            May 1782

                        I have the Honor to transmit your Excellency the Inspection Returns with the Muster Rolls for the Month of May. Those of Hazen’s Regiment and Vanheer’s Corps have not yet arrived; and Sheldon’s Regiment of Horse, on Account of the Distance, and for want of the necessary Means could not possibly be inspected.Between the first of May, and the last Inspection, four Hundred and seventy seven Recruits have join’d this Army: several of the Last; as well as of the present year’s Recruits from the State of Massachussetts Bay, are unfit for field duty: seventy five of them have been transferred to the Corps of the Invalids; and seventeen, who are now in the Hospital, will be discharged, as soon as the Trial of Colo. Badlam is over.
                        Your Excellency will observe by the Inspection returns that there are more or less Vacances of Offices in each Regiment. The  Rhode Island Regiment is allmost destitute of Ensigns, and it is owning to this Cause that this Regiment, tho’ sufficiently strong in Men cannot form two Battalions.The Experience of every Month evidently proves that a Company without an Officer, as well as a Regiment without a field Officer will equally degenerate into Ruin. Not only the Arms Accoutrements and Cloathing are lost and destroyed, but even the Men are so dispersed, that the Inspectors can seldom get any Account of them; This Consideration carries the Necessity, that the several States should fill up their Vacancies without Loss of Time. Those Gentlemen of the Line who serve in the different Departments of Aid de Camp, Quartermaster Judge advocate &c togather with those sick, on Furlow and Detachment, deminish the number of those necessary for field Duty so much, that unless the Vacancies are speedily fitted up, several Companies will frequently be destitute of every Officer. This I conceive an Object of the utmost Importance and therefore take the Liberty to recommend it to your Excellency’s perticular Attention.By a late Resolve of Congress, I find a Reduction of three Lieutenants in each Regiment was to have taken Place on the first of June, but as the Resolution has never been published to the Army the Arrangement has not yet taken Place. How far it will supply the Deficiency above mentioned, I leave to your Excellency’s Consideration.Altho’ it appears that recruting Officers are unnecessary in New England States from the Mode of their Enlisting Men by Draft, yet as these Drafts are to be received and forwarded to he Army, the necessity for the Officers still seems to exist. The Gentlemen however employed on this Service are generally double the Number wanted; and as they are often appointed thro’ Favor, they frequently remain at Home, neglecting the Duties of their Office, on a Pretense that the State will not permit them to enlist.It is with singular Pleasure I can assure your Excellency that the Troops in general have greatly improved, since the last Inspection, in Order and Discipline; and the Spirit of Emulation which is universally to be seen among all ranks of Officers and Soldiers leaves no room to doubt, but that the few regiments which are yet a little defective will follow the Example of the two York Regiments,   the third, seventh and ninth Massachusetts, and first and second Connecticut Regiments, which have greatly the Presence in every Respect.Major Barbers Report of the two Hampshire Regiments is as unfavorable as Col. Stuart’s Report of Hazen’s Regiment at the last Inspection. The irregularities which prevail in their Corps, are the necessary Consequences of the Absence of the superior Officers. Colonel Dearborn’s Attention to the Quarter Master General’s Department is an evident Loss to the Discipline of the Hampshire Line.I know not the Business which contains Lieut. Col. Antill in this Quarter, or by what Authority he is absent from his Regiment.The Arms are in general clean, and make a good Appearance; but the last Review I observed that many of them did not give Fire, altho’ the Flints were good, and well fixed in: upon Examination I find that a number of the Hammers want hardning, and others, perticularly the new french  require the touch holes to be inlarged. All these little repairs may easily be mad at the traveling Forges annexed to the Brigades, if a sufficient number of Armourers were furnished for the Purpose.The Armourers of the several Regiments are detained at Work in the public Shops, when they might be employed to much more Advantage in repairing the Arms of their respective Regiments, I would therefore propose that they should be instantly called in for thatpurpose, and put, together with the Forges, under the perticular Direction of the Brigade Quarter masters, with Orders to permit nothing to be done there, except the repair of Arms; in order to prevent the Abuses which have hitherto difeated the original Design of these necessary Articles.The Army, altho’ perfectly well clad, still want the most essential Article of Cleanliness, so necessary to the Preservation of the Men’s Health, I mean the Article of Shirts: and so long as we are not able to compleat each Man with two Shirts at once and with one every four Months in future, the Army will ever be defective in Linen.The small Proportion of Soup is a general and well founded Cause of Complaint  the Army. The Allowance of eight pounds to seven Hundred Rations is not more than the Quantity requisite for shaving and washing.The Regimental Surgeons complain of the Want of Medicine; evin the Article of Ointment for the Itch is denyed them, tho a Disorder prevalent among young recruits. Trusses are much wanted for several Soldiers ruptured,                   & who without them, will very soon be unfit for any kind of service. I have the Honor to be with great respect Your Excellency’s most obdt servt
                            Steuben Maj: Genl:


Title: From George Washington to Samuel Blachley Webb, May 1782
From: Washington, George
To: Webb, Samuel Blachley

                            May 1782

                        Lord Washington presents his Compliments to Colo. Webb—and begs his acceptance of a Salmon—herewith Tuesday Mong


Title: General Orders, 1 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To:

                      saturday June 1. 1782.
                     Parole
                  C. Signs
                  The inspection and Musters of the different Corps composing this
                     Army will take place for the Month of May on the following days viz. The New
                     York Brigade on the 4th June—The Jersey Brigade and the first Massachusetts on
                     the 6th.
                  The York Artillery and Corps at Burlington on the 9th.
                  The Rhode Island regiment & Corps at Phila., the two New
                     Hampshire regiments and the tenth Massachusetts regiment. on. the 12th.
                  The Second Massachusetts Brigade on the. 8th.
                  The third Massachusetts Brigade on the. 10th.
                  The first Connecticut Brigade on the. 14th.
                  The Second Connecticut Brigade on the 16th.
                  The Massachusetts Artillery on the 18th and
                  The Corps of Invalids for the Months they have not been Mustered
                     on the 23d Instant.
                  The Officers in making out thier Rolls will be careful not to
                     insert in the Column of Mustered any men but those who will actually be present
                     and the Adjutant will make out the proof from that Column alone—It is expected
                     the Books of the different regiments by that inspection will be compleatly
                     Opened and the different entries made as were directed last year.
                  Rolls scratched and blotted in future will not be received and
                     the different returns directed to be made are to be handed to the Inspector on
                     the parade signed and ready for examination.


Title: To George Washington from William Heath, 1 June 1782
From: Heath, William
To: Washington, George

                     Dear General,
                     Highlands, June 1. 1782.

                  In a letter which I have received from captain Pray this morning,
                     dated yesterday, he observes—
                  "The enemy have sold off three hundred waggon horses—The pioneers
                     are ordered from Kingsbridge, and to join their respective regiments."He also
                     mentions that it is reported, about forty sail of shipping have sailed from New
                     York within these three or four days.
                  The 2d Massachusetts brigade in barracks at West-point, are too
                     much crowded in quarters, and will grow sickly—It is requested that one of the
                     regiments may be drawn out and encamped, if it meets your excellency’s
                     approbations. I have the honor to be With the greatest respect, Your
                     Excellency’s Most obedient servant,

                     W. Heath


Title: To George Washington from Comfort Sands, 1 June 1782
From: Sands, Comfort
To: Washington, George

                     Sir,
                     Fishkill June 1st 1782

                  Enclosed is the System you proposed for Issuing to the
                     Officers—as also our Amendment, which, if it meets with your approbation, we
                     will willingly agree to Issue in that way. The mode you proposed will be
                     attended with so many difficulties in settling the Accounts, &
                     especially, when a Regiment is devided, & the Quarter Master is only
                     with one part of it, that the Accounts cannot be settled regular—This will
                     prevent the Contractor from receiving his Money timely; & for want thereof the
                     Supplies may fail.
                  We have the Honour to be, Sir, with great Respect, your
                     Excellency’s most Obedt & very hble servt

                     Comfort Sands & Co.

                Enclosure

                           c. May 1782

                     System for Issuing to the Officers proposed.
                     The Officers of each Regiment to give a Return to the Quarter
                        Master every drawing day of the number of Rations they want, not exceeding
                        the whole number each Officer is entitled to.
                     The Quarter Masters having their Returns are to include them
                        in a Regimental Return, particularly specifying the name & Rank of
                        each Officer in the Regiment; & the number of Rations each is to
                        draw from the Contractors, & divide it among the Officers agreeable
                        to their Returns charging each Officer with what is respectively delivered
                        to him in an Account he is to keep for the purpose: & at the end of
                        the month to transmit the same to the Pay master Genl or his Deputy.
                     At the end of every Month when the Contractors produce their
                        Accounts in Philada for settlement, the Clerks of the Office shall take from
                        Regimental & other Returns the number of Rations drawn by each
                        respective Officer, & make it out in a proper Regimental Account
                        which shall be by them delivered to the pay master Genl who is to compare it
                        with the Return sent him by the Quarter Master. And what Ballance may appear
                        due to be by him paid to his Deputy or the Regimental Paymaster.
                     That all Issues made to Genl Officers & their Servants
                        shall be upon their own orders, & they to draw if they chuse to the
                        whole Amot of their Rations; & to be settled in the same way as the
                        Regimental Accounts.
                     The Contractors to make one draft for the Amount of the
                        Officers Rations: & another for the privates. And, in order that the
                        Company may have their full Weight upon a division of the whole the
                        Contractors to issue 4 lbs. of meat to every hundrd Rations, which the
                        Financier is to pay for at the rate prefixed for that Article in the
                        contract—When any article included in a Return is not in Store to be
                        delivered, the Quarter Master may draw any other in lieu thereof at the
                        prices fixed for the different Articles in the Contract: or take a due Bill
                        to be paid our of the first supply that comes into the Store afterwards.


Title: To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 1 June 1782
From: Trumbull, Jonathan, Sr.
To: Washington, George

                     Sir
                     Hartford 1st June 1782.

                  This will be handed to you by Colo. Stevens, and Serves to
                     recomend him and his case to your Excellency’s favourable Notice—As no Flags
                     are granted here, refer him to Your determination—I am with every sentiment of
                     Esteem and Regard Your Excellency’s Most Obedient hble Servant

                     Jonth; Trumbull

                Enclosure

                        Sir
                        Lebanon 1st of May. 1782

                     as Colo. Samel Wells of Brattleboro and Colo. Samuel Stevens
                        of Charlstown are desirous of a permit to go into the City of New York to
                        Negotiate some Necessary buisness there, beg leave to inform Your Excellency
                        That Colo. Wells has a daughter with two Children in the City of New York
                        who went There in the fall of the Year 1780 in order to live with hir
                        Husband Mr Gale, who at that time was Suposed to be there, but as it —hapened
                        before she reached the City he sailed for the Southern States and for
                        upwards of a year past can git No intelligence what is becom of him by which
                        Meens Mrs Gale is destitute of any Meens of support and allmost of frinds
                        and undoubtedly has been obliged to contract considerable debts for hir
                        subsistance hitherto, which the Colo. suposes he Must some way settle before
                        he can be able to get hir and famely from thence. and as to Colo. Stevens
                        previous to the present Rupture with Brittan purchased large quantities of
                        Land on the Grants—within the limmits of what is Now called the State of
                        Vermont. under the New Hampshire title, but as the same lands fell under the
                        Jurisdiction of New York he was desierous of gitting a confirmation from
                        that Government, and in Negotiating of the affair was in the City in March
                        Next before the Lexenton Battle, at which time he came home leaveing all his
                        Securities and papers relateing to his lands in the City, expecting soon to
                        have returned to complete the buisness, but the unhappy War commencieng as it
                        did prevented his Going there Since and as the State of Vermont are Granting
                        of the Lands which they Suppose to be Vacant—is in danger at leste of grate
                        Trouble on that account if Not Wholly loseing his interest except he can git
                        his securities &c. from New York which he
                        supposes imposable, unless he can go in person. These Facts I have from such
                        information that I have Not the leste doubt of the Truthe of them
                           Sir With the highest esteem I have the honor to be
                        your Excellences Most Obedient Humble Sert

                        Elisha Payne


Title: To George Washington from Joseph Walker, 1 June 1782
From: Walker, Joseph
To: Washington, George

                     Sir
                     Stratford 1st June 1782

                  I Have taken the liberty to write, & enclose the
                     Examination of Daniel Evis, who will be sent to Head Quarters with the Bearer
                     of this; for further Examination, should your Excellency think proper. On
                     further enquiry may be better able to determine the truth of his Story by
                     seeing how it agrees: though I have no particular reason to doubt his honesty.
                  Should Vann come this way on his return, shall be prepaired to
                     take him; as the matter will be left in such hands, as will be attentive
                     & unsuspected. I am your Excellency’s most obednt Humble Servnt

                     Jos: Walker

                Enclosure

                        Stratford May 31st 1782

                     About the 18th of April 1782 I came from N. York from thence I
                        went to the East End of L. Island & cross over to Lime in the State
                        of Connectt from thence I came to Stratford to my Famely after which I
                        resigned myself up to Capn Jos. Walker on his Excellency’s Proclamation
                        about the 6th May.
                     Some time last fall, I saw Joseph Vann a Refugee from New
                        Fairfield, at Lloyds Neck with, dispatches from N. York, the Packet amounted
                        to Sixteen Letters. Two of them were directed to Coll. Ethan Allen. Three to
                        Governor Chittendon. Two of the last mentioned, (Vann Said) were from the
                        Governor of N. York. Some of the Letters were for Canada.
                     Vann was set over upon the Main & passd on to Vermount
                        was gone 3 Months & returned. I then saw Two of his Letters directed
                        to General Clinton, what other Letters he had I could not say.
                     About the 1st of April 1782 I again saw Vann with another
                        large Packet of Letters passing throw Jamaica to Lloyds Neck; who they were directed to could not tell. I asked him
                        who they were for, he answered the same as before. & from the same
                        Persons, one he mentioned being from General Robbinson.
                     Since I have been at Stratford am informed Vann passd about a
                        Week after I saw him, & went on to Vermount, is expected back some
                        time this Month.
                     I also saw one Seele Peet, a Corporal in
                        Ludlows Corps, receive his Recruiting Instructions about 5 Months since;
                        from the Colonel, to come over to the Main & Recruit, he sent over Hermes Beaman, Thomas Mallery, & Samuel Beardsley, which Peet
                        had enlisted During the War.
                     Since I came over, have been informed that sd Peet went up
                        with Vann to Vermount.
                     Vann is a Middle sized Man, short light brown Hair, light Eyes,
                        long snuff Coloured Coat, large white Button, Brown Vest & Breches
                        large Hatt.
                     Peet is 6 Feet high, well set, light hair long snuff Coloured
                        Coat, Brown Vest, & Breches Boots goes by the Name of Rheuben Peet,
                        a Deserter from the Enemy.


Title: To George Washington from John Graham, 2 June 1782
From: Graham, John
To: Washington, George

                  We whose names are under written
                     Niack June the 2nd
                     1782
                  Stimulated by those powerfull motives justice and humanity which
                     ough to actuate the brest of every sincer freind to his country, beg leave to
                     adress your Excellency, on behalf of Capt. Pray, officers, and Soldiers under
                     his command, during their residence at this post And the more so when we think
                     that some persons from sinister viws whos conduct may have cros’t the line of
                     Capt. Pray’s duty are by unjustifyable measures endevouring to have him removd.
                  We think it but a duty we owe to him those under his command our
                     selves and contry in General to express our approbation of his conduct as a
                     worthy officer and diserving the esteem of all who wish well to the cause on
                     which he is engagd.
                  We therefore do him the justice to say that it is our opinion
                     that every exertion on his part hath been made to protect the inhabitants, both
                     from the depridations of the enemy and the disagreeable consiquences which
                     often attend Soldiers being Quarterd among citizans.
                  That he hath at all times both kept himself and all others (so
                     far as hath been in his power) from all unlawfull intercorse with the enemy.
                  These our sentiments we big leave to lay before your Excellency
                     as we think it but a just obligation we are under to those gentlemen who have
                     merited it from us and their country in General.

                                       John Graham

                            signed also by 23 others


Title: From George Washington to William Heath, 2 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To: Heath, William

                     sir
                     Head Quarters 2d June 1782

                  I have to reply to your three favors of the 29th May &
                     1st Instants.
                  The private Soldiers paroled by Sir Guy Carleton, must be ordered
                     to join & do Duty in their Regiments—I have given Directions to Our
                     Comry of Prisoners to inform the British Comry that such will be my Orders in all
                     such Cases—& that they will be credited to their Account.
                  Capt. Pray is directed to send in the Officers Servants—&
                     measures will be taken to direct those Matters in future—a Deputy Comry of
                     Prisoners will recide in the Neighbourhood of Dobbs.
                  The Soldier Gilbert may be accepted to join his Regiment.
                  The Judge Advocates Resignation is inclosed to the Secty at War
                     to be laid before Congress—And I have desired that a New Appointment may be
                     made as soon as possible.
                  One Regiment of the 2d Brigade of Massachusetts will be ordered
                     to encamp. I am with Regard & Esteem sir Your most Obedt Servt

                     Go: Washington


Title: To George Washington from Otho Holland Williams, 2 June 1782
From: Williams, Otho Holland
To: Washington, George

                     Annapolis 2nd June 1782

                  I intended to have had the honor and the happiness of personally
                     acknowledging to you, Sir, at your Head Quarters, the very grateful sense I
                     have of the favor of your Excellency’s interest in Congress, to which I
                     consider myself principally indebted for my late promotion in the Army; but
                     being detained longer at Philadela than I expected, I hastened to this place lest
                     the general Assembly should break up before I cou’d settle a little buisiness
                     in which I have an Interest; And I desired to have an opportunity of
                     Petitioning them to make some Provisions for great numbers of unfortunate
                     Soldiers of the Maryland line who are now beging their way from the Southern
                     Army. It is unnecessary to give your Excellency a painful description of their
                     wretchedness, the want of Subsistence alone is enough to distress them, in so
                     long a journey Even if they were cloathed, and their wounds healed.
                  General Smallwood has aided my address with his influence and we
                     are flattered with a hope of success.
                  Tho’ the want of money, and other inconveniencies do not admit of
                     a prospect of much success in the recruiting Service I propose to remain in
                     Maryland ’till Summon’d by General Greene, and, as his numbers are now very
                     inconsiderable, I do not suppose I can be serviceable in that quarter soon,
                     unless General Gist shou’d desire to return again to Maryland, Therefore, if
                     any vacancy happens in the Northern Army where my abilities can be rendered
                     useful, I hope your Excellency will please to command me and be assured of my
                     affectionate Attachment.
                  I beg you sir, to present my most respectful compliments to Mrs
                     Washington, and my friends at Head Quarters. With the highest respect, esteem
                     and gratitude, I am, Your Excellency’s most obliged, and Obedt, Humble Servant

                     O.H. Williams


Title: General Orders, 3 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To:

                      Monday 3 June 82
                     ParoleC. Signs

                  One regiment of the second Massachusetts Brigade is to Encamp on
                     some convenient ground on the West side the river, to make room in the
                     Barracks. Two Artificers fom each Regiment are to be employed under the
                     direction of the Brigade Quarter Masters in repairing the regimental
                  Waggons.


Title: To George Washington from Charles, marquis de La Rouërie Armand Tuffin, 3 June 1782
From: Armand Tuffin, Charles, marquis de La Rouërie
To: Washington, George

                     Sir
                     Stauntown in virginia this 3d June 1782

                  The ministre at war wrait to me that Mr de Sigougné late of my
                     legion had gone to you to inter with your exellency his Complaint of an
                     injustice done to him—I take the liberty to enclose here a Coppy of my answere
                     to the ministre at war which I hope will explain the fact.
                  I have not yet received any horses—I depend intirely on your
                     exellency for all manner of Justice which I have some rights to request—the
                     cavallery being compleated to five men & no desartions having taken
                     place in that part of my Corps sixty horses are wanted. I have the honor to be
                     with the greatest respect your exellencys the most humble obedt st

                     armand

                     I inclose alsso a copy of the letter of Mr de Sigougné
                        relative to his resignation.

                Enclosure

                           9 March 1782

                     Copy & translation of a letter dated the 9th march
                        1782 from Capt. de Sigougné asking to resign his Commission in the legion—
                     Dr Colonel Charlotteville Va. 9th march
                        1782
                     it being not possible to me to continue longuer my services—I
                        request you would accept of my resignation.
                     from the Goodness you have théstifyed to me untill this Day, I
                        do not doubt a moment but you shall with pleasure patronize the means that
                        can help me in the settlement of my affairs, with Congress—I dare hope that
                        you will grant me a certificat of my services & one of the expences
                        which I have made for the public. I have the honor to be with respect My
                        dear Colonel your very humble & very obedient servant

                        signed de sigougné

                  I certify upon honor this to be a true  of a letter which I have in my hands sent to me by Mr de Sigougné  Capt in my legion.  Armand: offr de la

                Enclosure

                        Sir
                        Stauntown virginia this 3d June 1782

                     I have been honoured with your letters of the 3d of may last,
                        I expected that the letter of Capt. Sigougné to me asking for his
                        resignation would have been a sufficient proof of my proceedings the
                        rectitude of my proceedings.
                     I inclose an other Copy of the Same where you will see that he
                        thanks me for the Goodness with which I have treated him till the day he
                        resigned his Commission—if you please to look back upon all returns who have
                        been Given either to the commandier in chief or the board of war since the
                        month of June or Juillet 1778—time of the creation of my Corps—you will
                        constantly find—Capt. Markley 1st capt.
                        commanding the first company—Capt. Shaffner second
                           Capt. commanding the second company—Capt. Sigougné the third capt.
                        commanding the third company this with what follow will explain the fact.
                     at the time the Mquis de la fayette was send to take the
                        command at albany of the troops that seemed to be destined to some
                        expeditions towards Canada I was to raise a Corps in that country—I obtained
                        leave from general washington to take with me two officers out of the Corps
                        which I commanded in 1777—those officers who were Granted to me were Charle Markley & George Shaffner both of
                        them lieutenants, Gentlemen of experience, bravery, honesty &
                        activity—the first having been thirteen years in america, & the
                        second an americain born—they could be very usefull to me being placed at
                        the head of the Captains of a new Corps—at that very time & for that
                        very expedition the Mquis de la fayette obtained from Congress Commissions
                        of Captains & others for some french Gentlemen, but it appeared
                        afterwards that the meaning of Congress was that those Commissions should
                        place their bearer in activity only in that army who was to march in Canada
                        & even only while it should remains there—those youngs Gentlemen who
                        had obtained Commissions without having ever made a Campaign became reither
                        troublesome after it was resolved that the division at albany should not
                        proceed further but was ordered to Joign the Grand army under his
                        exellency’s Command.
                     the petitions of those Gentlemen to the mqs de lafayette
                        induced this last to apply to me for placing them into the Corps I was to
                        raise—to tell the truth I was reither disapointed at such demand, I knew of
                        what little service those gentlemen who were just arrived from france could
                        not speak nor wrait a word of inglish would be to me & to the
                        public—whoever as the thing was not altogether depending on me I took four,
                        mr de laumagne, de sigougné, de frey and one voluntier—those officers had Commission of
                        Captains in the army at large—I took them under the Condition that
                           Messrs Markley & Shaffner should command
                        them & have the two first Company—mr de frey quited the Corps few
                        months after to go into pulaskis legion where he could never have a settled
                        command—at the end of the Campaign Commission were issued to my officers
                        agreable to the time of their intrance into the Corps & agreable to
                        their appointment by me—during all that Campain mr de sigougné was Commanded
                        by Capts. markley & Shaffner—he was allways put after them in all
                        returns, his Company Constantly mustered after theirs during all the others
                        Campains & in all allusions he was placed in that order—when the
                        Commissions for my officers were made out there was a mistake done at the
                        war office which at first sight serve even to explain the matter—the
                        Commission of mr de sigougné in the Corps was dated from the day his
                        commission in the army at large was dated—but how could it be that a
                        Commission should be dated three, four, or five months before it was even
                        thought that the Corps should be raised—As soon as I saw that Commission I
                        wanted to send it back to the board of war in order to have it altered,
                        & as well as I may remember Capt. Sigougné requested I would not do
                        it, because the date of his Commission would be of great service to him in
                        france, but should not give him the command of the officers who were
                        appointed before him in the corps—he ponctually kept his word &
                        constantly during his services in the legion was under the command of Capt.
                        markley & Capt. shaffner—while I was in france & Capt.
                        Shaffner following me there to help me in having the equipement of the
                        legion made there—Capt. Sigougné had as he thought an occasion respecting
                        some officers of the army that Compelled him to show his commission
                        & take advantage of the date of it & agreable to it got a
                        command—had I been there he would not have had it beCause I would have told
                        allways, how Can Capt. sigougné be Commissioned a
                           Captain in the legion before it was intended to raise that Corps?

                     from this instance Mr de Sigougné took some presumption but
                        not so far whoever as to establish it as a right—for he can not denie that
                        when Capt. markley retired on half pay, sigougné told me, I request you
                        would make to me the offer of the place of major in the legion & I
                        will refuse it being glad such a deserving officer as Capt. Shaffner should
                        have it—I was far from taking such a measure which would have placed the
                        officer who had the true right under such an obligation to the officer who
                        had no right at all—further I must say since I am forced to do it that Mr de
                        Sigougné whatsoever brave & honest & expressing my self with
                        the truth contained in the Certificat I have given him of his services, had
                        he been the first captain & of course the first to be promoted, I
                        would have petitioned to have no major in the legion, because his little
                        acquaintance with the english language—with the way of transacting business
                        & his smalls means as a disciplinarian rendered him entirely unequal
                        to the majority—which we must consider in fact as a post of great
                        importance in all kinds of troops but more particularly in a partisant Corps
                        who by his station from the megr army has no other
                        example of discipline but from & in it self—while his quality of
                        brave & faithfull with submission ponctual to the orders he received
                        Could render him serviceable as a Captain.
                     I am far from having any prejudice against him he knows that I
                        have done for him as much as I would have done for my brother, as well in
                        america as in france, I have even prejudicied to my own affairs with the
                        ministre in france by too repeated request for mr de Sigougné—it has been a
                        time where in this country I have exposed myself to be blamed & my
                        reputation as a disciplinarien hurted by the unperfects parts which that
                        gentleman had at his first intrance in the legion, I must repeat it, that I
                        may not expose him & My Self to worse than the fact is—those
                        unperfections were, his absolute unacquaintance
                        with a syllable of the english language, his unacquaintance
                        with the Command of men, his too great Confidence in them—his to Great
                        facility to overlook theirs faults—his Great difficulty to give up some of
                        his national manners & to take those of this Country—an essential
                        point to those who are employed even in the smallest degree of business by
                        Congress—those are parts the want of which does not make a bad man, but
                        indeed the officer who has not them can not with propriety be Called a very
                        usefull one.
                     I must end by saying that I have done my might to persuad
                        sigougné to remains in the legion—we had served long togethere—old acquaintances dont like to part from each
                        other, his bravery & some activity would have in some parts be very
                        usefull, I have made use of his friends in the Corps to persuad him, I have
                        told him all what my friend ship & the most unquestionable Justice
                        dictated to me, he Gave his resignation—I keapt it in my poket—I was more
                        than six days before I put in to the orders that he had resigned &
                        the next officer was to act in his room—he has forced himself—his letter to
                        me & my Certificat tells enough that we were upon as friendly terms
                        as the differance of our ranks in the army would admit & permit us
                        both to demonstrate in public. I h. the  to be  yr &c.

                        Armand Mqs de la Rouerie


Title: To George Washington from William Heath, 3 June 1782
From: Heath, William
To: Washington, George

                  Dear General,Highlands June 3. 1782.
                  The enclosed newspaper, letters, &c. I have received from
                     Captain Pray, this morning. I have the honor to be With the greatest respect,
                     Your Excellency’s Most obedient servant

                     W. Heath


Title: To George Washington from William Heath, 3 June 1782
From: Heath, William
To: Washington, George

                     Dear General.
                     Highlands, June 3d 1782.

                  The officers represent, that the men are very deficient in
                     shirts—that a great proportion of the troops have not more than one apiece that
                     is good, consequently cannot appear clean—nor will their linen wear so long as
                     it would do had they a change.
                  There is a great want of oil for the arms—none can be obtained at
                     present. In time past the feet of the cattle which were slaughtered were
                     boiled, and the extracted oil made use of for the arms—the contractors now save
                     the feet for their own use. Many arms will be rendered very uncertain in their
                     fire if oil of some sort cannot be obtained.
                  It is needless to mention to your excellency, that the rations
                     allowed to the officers from the contractors are small, upon the principle that
                     they are to receive subsistence money, and that not only the whole of their
                     subsistence money will be swallowed up in the course of the month, but more—It
                     is also needless for me to observe, that the troops have received no pay in
                     money, and that the notes given to the officers to clothe them, have been
                     expended for that purpose—But I think it my duty to represent to your
                     excellency, that I learn from every quarter, that the officers expect their
                     monthly subsistence will be paid them with punctuality at the close of each
                     month, to enable them to live and to cancel those debts they contract in the
                     course of the month; without which, those who have credited them one month,
                     will not do it another. I find this is so generally fixed in the minds of the
                     officers, as being the only alternative of support on the reduction of their
                     rations in kind, that any delay will produce great uneasiness. I do not know
                     whether the paymaster has already the money on hand for the month of May, or
                     not—if he has not, I beg leave to submit to your excellency both the expediency
                     and necessity of urging its being sent on as soon as possible; for although the
                     want of pay has been hardly dispensed with while the officers drew provisions
                     to support them, it will not be possible for them to live without their
                     subsistence money—the one or the other is the sole dependence of many of
                     them—nor can they continue in service without it. I have the honor to be With
                     the greatest respect, Your Excellency’s Most obedient servant,

                     W. Heath

                     P.S. The last evening captains Trevett and Arnold of Rhode
                        Island, called here on their way from Philadelphia to the eastward—They are
                        sea captains of veracity—Have some time been prisoners to the enemy in
                        Europe, from whence they came in the frigate South Carolina, comodore
                        Gillow who arrived in the Delaware the 27. ultimo—They were at the taking of
                        the island of New Providence, which surrendered to the governor of Havannah
                        and commodore Gillow the 11. of May—About 2500 spanish troops were employed
                        on the expedition. The english garrison consisted of about 200 men—the
                        spanish governor was for sending them to Charlestown, but commodore Gillow
                        not consenting to it, they are to go to England. Two spanish fleets with
                        between ten and twelve thousand troops on board, sailed from Havannah for
                        the cape, before the South Carolina left that island. Captain Arnold who
                        left Cadiz the 1. of March, says the combined fleet at that place, consisted
                        of upwards of sixty sail of the line, well manned and completely ready for
                        sea—that 20,000 troops were ready to embark, but their distination not
                        known—that the english channel fleet was said to consist of twenty-four sail
                        only. The news of an engagement between the french and english fleets in the
                        West indies was received at the Havannah, but no accounts of its being
                        decisive on either side. The anxiety of the captains to get to their
                        friends, prevented my being able to prevail on them to stay to go up to
                        head-quarters. I have the honor to be, as before

                     W. Heath


Title: To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 3 June 1782
From: Nicola, Lewis
To: Washington, George

                     Sr
                     Fishkill 3d June 1782

                  Some of the muster rolls of the Invalid regt having been filled
                     in a manner different from that directed by the Minister of war in a case
                     peculiar to the Invalid regt I am under the necessity of requesting your
                     Excellencies directions, that I may avoid future censure, for which purpose I
                     have the honour to lay a full state of the case before you in the inclosed.
                     Permit me with respect to assure you that I am Sr Your Excellencies Most obedt
                     Servt

                     Lewis Nicola Col. Inv.

                Enclosure

                        Fishkill 3d June 1782.

                     Some time in Spring last year the late Board of war directed
                        me to make a return of all the non commissioned & privates in the
                        Invalid regt specifying the State each man belonged to, at the same time
                        informed me that the State of Connecticut had twice applied for all the
                        Invalids belonging to their line to do duty in the State but had been
                        refused by Congress.
                     Shortly after my arrival at Fishkill in September last Capt.
                        Hill sent me two returns of Invalids belonging to the State of Connecticut,
                        one, of those transferred to the Invalid regt before the 1st of April 1781,
                        the other, of men transferred on that day, the whole amounting to about
                        120surprised to find about 80 men of that line transferred beyond what I
                        had returned to the Board of war, agreable to returns sent to me from
                        Boston, I enquired into the cause of this & found those men had been
                        detained in the State & permitted to go to their respective homes
                        & that not one of them had joined the regt ’till last september. Not
                        judging it proper for me to determine in a case of this nature thought it
                        best to state the matter & send it, with copies of the returns to
                        the Board & request its directions & desired the officers to
                        mark those men that joined, time of transfer
                           uncertain in the muster rolls ’till the matter was determined. The
                        matter rested thus ’till I went to Philadelphia when I mentioned it to the
                        Minister of war, who said he had not before heard of it but would examine
                        the papers in the office, enquire into the case & then give his
                        directions. The 24 Decr 1781 I recd an order of which the following is a
                        copy
                     SrWar Office 24 Decr 1781You letter to the late Board of war relative to the men of the
                        Connecticut line transferred to the Invalid regt has been taken into
                        consideration & I am directed to inform you that you are to govern
                        yourself in that & in all other cases by the following rule.
                     Every non–commissioned officer & private transferred
                        to your corps is to be allowed a reasonable number of days, the length of
                        the way & his abilities for travelling considered, previous to that
                        of his actually joining, & from the day such allowance commences,
                        and no other, he is to be mustered as belonging to your corps & pay
                        drawn for him accordingly. I am &c.
                     Col. Lewis Nicola

                        Joseph Carleton Secy

                        By the following post I transmitted the order to the
                           officer commanding here with directions that it should be complied with,
                           but on my return here I found they had mustered them from the dates of
                           their transfers, tho I think thirty days would have been an ample
                           allowance for the worst to remove to Boston from the Connecticut Huts.
                           These musters being contrary to the above order I am at a loss whether,
                           or how these mistakes can be rectified, therefore request your
                           Excellencies directions.

                        Lewis Nicola Col. Inv.


Title: General Orders, 4 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To:

                     Head Quarters Newburgh Tuesday 4th June 82.
                     Parole
                     C. Signs

                  The detachment on the Lines is to be releived by entire Companies
                     of Light Infantry in rotation—all other Guards and Detachments (except the Water
                     Guard) are to be furnished by Corps as far as the nature of the service will
                     possibly admit.
                  All Guards and Detachments are to draw Provisions with their
                     Regiments sufficient to serve them during thier Tour if possible—when
                     Provisions will not keep the length of time they are detached for, or when
                     there is a probability of thier being victualed at any other Post, they are to
                     carry with them certificates shewing the time they have been victualed to with
                     their Regiments—And carry back to thier regiments Certificates shewing for
                     what time they have been victualed during their absence.


Title: From George Washington to John Crane, 4 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To: Crane, John

                     Sir

                        4 June 1782

                  I should have taken an Opportunity of expressing in public Orders
                     how much I was satisfied with the Gentlemen who were so kind as to assist in
                     preparing for the celebration of the birth of the Dauphin, but the matter being
                     not altogether of a Military nature, I thought it best to communicate my
                     sentiments in this manner.
                  You will therefore be pleased to accept my thanks for your
                     exertions on that occasion & believe me Sir Your very hum. Servant.


Title: From George Washington to Elias Dayton, 4 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To: Dayton, Elias

                     sir
                     Head Quarters 4th June
                     1782

                  I am just informed by the Sectry at War that Capt. Asgill of the
                     British Guards, the unfortunate Officer who is destined to be the unhappy
                     Victim to atone for the Death of Capt. Huddy, was arrived in Philadelphia,
                     & would sett off very soon for the Jersey Line, the place assigned for
                     his Execution—He will probably arrive as soon as this will reach you—and will
                     be attended by Capt. Ludlow, his Friend, whom he wishes to be admitted to go
                     into N.York with an Address to Sir Guy Carleton on his Behalf.
                  You will therefore give permission to Capt. Ludlow to go, by the
                     Way of Dobb’s Ferry into N.York, with such Representation as Capt. Asgill
                     shall please to make to Sir Guy.
                  At the same Time I wish you to intimate to the Gentleman, that
                     altho I am deeply affected with the unhappy Fate to which Capt. Asgill is
                     subjected—yet that it will be to no purpose for them to make any
                     representation to Sir Guy Carleton which may serve to draw on a Discussion of
                     the present point of Retaliation—that in the Stage to which the Matter has been
                     suffered to run, all Argumentation on the Subject is entirely precluded on my
                     part—that my Resolutions have been grounded on so mature Deliberation, that
                     they must remain unalterably fixed—You will also inform the Gentlemen, that
                     while my Duty calls me to make this Decision Determination, Humanity dictates a Tear for
                     the unfortunate Offering—& inclines me to say that I most devoutly
                     Wish his Life maybe saved—this happy Event may be attained, but it must be
                     effected by the British Commander in Chief—He knows the Alternative which will
                     accomplish it—and he knows that this Alternative only can avert the dire
                     Extremity from the Innocent—& that in this Way alone the Manes of the
                     Murdered Capt. Huddy—will be best appeased.
                  In the Mean Time while this is doing, I must beg, that you will
                     be pleased to treat Capt. Asgill with every tender Attention &
                     politeness (consistent with his present Situation) which his Rank, Fortune
                     & Connections, together with his Unfortunate State, demand.


Title: To George Washington from Tobias Fernald, 4 June 1782
From: Fernald, Tobias,Greaton, John
To: Washington, George

                     Sir,
                     New Boston, June 4. 1782.

                  The officers of the third brigade and tenth regiment of the
                     Massachusetts line beg leave, as a part of the army, to express the great joy
                     and felicity we feel on the auspicious birth of the Dauphin of France. Permit
                     us to request of your excellency to address his excellency the minister of
                     France with our hearty congratulations upon this important event, and to
                     express for us in the warmest terms the very sincere attachment we have to the
                     alliance formed with that illustrious nation, whose minister he is, and of our
                     fixed determination, in common with our countrymen, to adhere to a compact so
                     reciprocally beneficial under every possible change of fortune. We have the
                     honor to be, With great respect, Your Excellency’s Most obedient servants

                     Tobias Fernald Lt Colo. commandt
                     of 10th Massts Regt in behalf of the Officers
                     J. Greaton Coll Commdt
                     3d Massts Brigade, in behalf of the Officers


Title: To George Washington from Robert Morris, 4 June 1782
From: Morris, Robert
To: Washington, George

                     Sir
                     Office of Finance 4th June
                     1782

                  I have received your Excellency’s Letter of the Seventeenth and
                     twenty fifth of May with the Enclosure. I am much obliged by the Attention paid
                     in your circular Letter to the Situation of my Department. I am very sorry to
                     inform you that it is really deplorable. I with difficulty am enabled to
                     perform my Engagements and am absolutely precluded from forming any new ones. I
                     have therefore been under the very disagreeable Necessity of suffering the
                     public Service to stand still in more Lines than one—I have been driven to the
                     greatest Shifts and am at this moment unable to provide for the civil List.
                  I can easily suppose that military Men should murmer to find the
                     Salaries of the civil List more punctually paid than their own. To enter into
                     Arguments on this Occasion will be unnecessary, for I am perswaded that your
                     Excellency must be of Opinion with me that without the civil List is paid
                     neither civil nor military can exist at all.
                  I am very sorry to find so many Difficulties made about the
                     Contract. The first which was formed and which the Officers now refer to was as
                     you will remember much opposed and many Difficulties arose
                     in the Execution. The Methods taken to obviate those Difficulties have produced
                     many others and I am perswaded that if attending to the Reasons assigned by the
                     Officers an Alteration should be made, conformably to them their Complaints
                     would thereby be increased. If for Instance on the Principle that they are
                     intitled to the Ration in kind, orders should issue that they draw those
                     Rations or in case of not drawing receive no compensation this would leave them
                     in the Mercy of the Contractor to allow so much as they may think proper for
                     the Rations retained. And yet this would be a literal Performance of the
                     Promise made in 1775.
                  I shall not enter into the various Causes of Complaint because
                     that I expect the Minister of War will go to Camp for the Purpose of enquiring
                     into them and I shall on my Part do every thing I can to facilitate his
                     Measures—I am nevertheless perswaded that all the Obstacles might be more
                     readily surmounted by a good Understanding between the Officers and Contractors
                     than in any other Mode. As I am told that the old Commissary of Issues is now
                     about to become the Issuing Contractor I expect that his knowledge of the Army
                     will enable him to get over many Difficulties which have formerly existed. If
                     the Officers and Contractors understand each other they may easily square their
                     Mode of doing Business with that which is prescribed for the public
                     Convenience. For altho the Provisions be actually issued during every Day of
                     the weak or Month it will be extremely easy to make a weekly or monthly
                     Settlement and comprise all the Rations in one Order and Return, this by
                     simplifying the Vouchers will facilitate the Adjustment of public Accounts.
                  I should have sent forward e’er this Moment the Intendant and had
                     applied to General Cornell to accept that office but some Circumstances
                     prevented him from going after he agreed that he would and this which only came
                     to my Knowledge Yesterday has reduced me to the Necessity of seeking another
                     and find it no easy Matter to fix on a proper Person for that important
                     Station.
                  I pray you will be convinced that I have no Partiality or
                     Prediliction in Favor of Mr Sands or of any other Person. If they are guilty of
                     Fraud or Neglect of Duty I am not only willing but desirious that they should
                     suffer. The Contract for West point of which I presume your Excellency has a
                     copy from the War-Office will point out the Remedy where there is a Deficiency
                     of Quantity or Quality in the Articles of a Ration. Besides this the
                     Contractors all give Bond for the faithful Performance of their Contracts. That
                     they have not laid up the Magazines required at West Point is an Omission for
                     which they are answerable and I trust that General Lincoln will take the proper
                     Measures to compel their Obedience or punish their Neglect.
                  I am well perswaded of your Excellency’s Desire to promote the
                     Success of those Measures I have taken because I am sure you are convinced that
                     their Tendency and my Intentions are all directed to the public Good Indeed my
                     dear Sir you will hardly be able to form an adequate Idea of the Earnestness
                     with which I desire to relieve you from the Anxieties you must undergo. But
                     when the several Gazetts Shall have announced the Sums received for this Year’s
                     Service, and I am well convinced that the whole did not on the first of June
                     amount to twenty thousand Dollars, when it is recollected that our Expences at
                     the Rate of near eight Millions annually are near twenty thousand Dollars pr
                     day and when it is known that the Estimates on which the Demand was founded do
                     not include many essential Branches among which the marine and foreign Affairs
                     are to be numbered, surely it cannot be a Matter of Surprise that the Army are not
                     paid. Surely the Blame is to fall on those from whose Negligence the Evil
                     originates. But I will not give you the Pain of hearing me repeat Complaints
                     which you know to be but too well founded. I pray you to believe that I am Sir
                     with very great respect Your Excellency’s most Obedient and Humble servant

                     Robt Morris

                     P.S. I have received yours of the 29th of May. The Notes for
                        Mr Varrick did not go when I expected owing to a Mistake of Mr Swanwick’s
                        They are now sent in a Letter to Colo. Varrick by favor of Colo.
                     Wadsworth.


Title: To George Washington from Robert Morris, 4 June 1782
From: Morris, Robert
To: Washington, George

                     Dear Sir
                     Office of Finance 4th June
                     1782.

                  Since I wrote you in Cypher relating to the Loan in France I have
                     received Letters from Doctor Franklin which made it proper to communicate the
                     Matter to Congress. By those Letters and by Communications from the french
                     Minister on the Part of his Court it appeared that Mr Franklin had already
                     anticipated the whole of this Loan excepting the small Part which I have drawn
                     for, so that we can count upon nothing from that Quarter towards the Relief of
                     our Necessities. In Consequence of this and of other matters of the like Kind
                     which I found myself compelled to lay before the United states in Congress they
                     have appointed two Gentlemen of their Body to go to the Eastern and two others
                     to the southern States. Messrs Root and Montgomery will I presume have been at
                     Head Quarters before this Letter reaches you and will have explained to your
                     Excellency more fully than I can do by writing the State of our Public Affairs.
                     This Letter will go by Colo. Wadsworth and therefore I shall trust it as well
                     as my other Letter of this Date without using our Cypher. I have the honor to
                     be Your Excellencies Most Obedt & most hble servant

                     Robt Morris


Title: To George Washington from John Morin Scott, 4 June 1782
From: Scott, John Morin
To: Washington, George

                     Sir
                     Philadelphia June 4th 1782

                  The immediate departure of the Post leaves Me barely the
                     Opportunity of a few Moments to trouble your Excellency on a Subject of a
                     delicate Nature. Your Letter to the Secretary at War of the 28th last contains
                     a passage, which he at your Request has laid before Congress, "that such
                     Measures may be taken thereon as they shall think proper to direct." The
                     passage to which I allude, is that which—respects those Inhabitants of the
                     State of South Carolina which in defiance of good Faith, & breach of
                     the Capitulation of Charles town, have been exiled from their Habitations by
                     the Enemy. This Passage together with a Copy of Sir Guy Carlton’s Letter in
                     answer to yours of the 21st last on that Subject have been referred to a
                     Committee, of which I have, the Honor to be Chairman, to report thereon. The
                     committee are ignorant on what Grounds You—placed your Application to the
                     British Commander in Chief; and are the more anxious for information from your
                     Excellency from a due attention to certain Strokes in passage alluded to,
                     expressive of your Feelings on this delicate Subject. They will therefore be
                     much obliged by a Copy of your Application to the British Commander in Chief in
                     Behalf of the injured Capitulants; should such a Communication render itself
                     proper in your Judgment, that they may be enabled to report on the fullest
                     Information concerning a Matter which so nearly concerns the Honor of these
                     united States. I have the Honor to be with the greatest respect Your
                     Excellency’s most obedient humble Servant

                     Jno: Morin Scott


Title: From George Washington to Jean-Louis-Ambroise, chevalier de Villefranche de Genton, 4 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To: Villefranche de Genton, Jean-Louis-Ambroise, chevalier de

                     sir
                     Newburgh June 4. 1782

                  I take this Early Opportunity of Expressing to you the high
                     Satisfaction I received at the taste
                     & Elegance displayed in the preparations you made for the Celebration
                     of the birth of the Dauphin—the very great part you had in contributing to the
                     pleasures of that day deserves my warmest acknowledgements and I beg you to
                     receive this Testimony of my thanks for your exertion on that occasion.


Title: To George Washington from Joseph Vose, 4 June 1782
From: Vose, Joseph,Putnam, Rufus,Crane, John
To: Washington, George

                     Sir,
                     West Point 4th June 1782

                  The Officers of the first and second Massachusetts Brigades and
                     Massachusetts regiment of artillery, beg leave as a part of the army, to express
                     the great joy and felicity we feel on the auspicious birth of the Dauphin of
                     France. Permit us to request of your Excellency to address his excellency the
                     minister of France with our hearty congratulations upon this important event,
                     and to express for us in the warmest terms the very sincere attachment we have
                     to the alliance formed with that illustrious nation whose minister he is, and
                     of our fixed determination, in common with our countrymen, to adhere to a
                     compact so reciprocally beneficial under every possible change of fortune. We
                     have the honor to be With great respect your Excellencys Most obedient servants

                     Joseph Vose Colo. Commandt
                     in behalf of the Offrs 1st Brigade
                     Rufus Putnam Colo. Commandt
                     In behalf of the officrs 2d Brigaid
                     John Crane Colo.
                     In behalf of the officers of Massts Arty


Title: From David Humphreys to Caleb Brewster, 5 June 1782
From: Humphreys, David
To: Brewster, Caleb

                     Sir
                     Head Quarters June 5th
                     1782

                  His Excellency commands me to acknowledge the Rect of the
                     Dispatches addressed to John Bolton Esqr. by the bearer of this; and also to
                     request that you will keep up the communication, & give him regularly
                     every information in your power. I am Sir Your Most Hble Servt

                     D. Humphrys Aid de Camp


Title: From George Washington to Robert Digby, 5 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To: Digby, Robert

                     Sir
                     Head Quarters 5th June
                     1782

                  By a Parole granted to two Gentlemen, Messrs
                     Osborn & Bowen, I perceive that your Excellency has granted them
                     permission to come to me with a Representation of their Sufferings of the
                     American naval Prisoners at N. York.
                  As I have no Agency in naval Matters, this Application to me is
                     made on mistaken Grounds--But Curiosity leading me to enquire into the Nature
                     & Cause of their Sufferings, I am informed that the principal Complaint
                     is, that of their being crouded, especially at this Season in great Numbers on
                     Board of foul and Infectious prison Ships, where Disease & Death are
                     almost inevitable. This Circumstance, I am persuaded needs only to be mentioned
                     to your Excellency, to obtain that Redress which is in your power only to afford, & which Humanity so Strongly
                     prompts.
                  If the fortune of War Sir! has thrown a Number of these miserable
                     people into your Hands, I am certain your Excellencys feelings for fellow Men
                     must induce you to proportion the Ships (if they must be confined on Board
                     Ships) to their Accomodation & Comfort--and not, by crouding them
                     together in a few, bring on Disorders which consign them by half Dozens a Day
                     to the Grave.
                  The Soldiers of His Britanic Majesty, prisoners with us, were
                     they (which might be the Case) to be equally crouded together into close
                     & confined prisons at this Season, would be exposed to equal Losses
                     & Misery.


Title: From George Washington to William Heath, 5 June 1782
From: Washington, George
To: Heath, William

                     Dear Sir
                     Head Quarters Newburg June 5th
                     1782

                  Your favor of yesterday has been duly received. A Deputy Commy of
                     Prisoners for the Post at Dobb’s Ferry, has been already ordered, who will, I
                     hope, liberate you from those constant applications from that post; and as
                     Capt. Pray’s duty must be encreased at that Post, I wish you to grant him what
                     additional Boats & Men you may think necessary.
                  I must depend upon your constant attention to the recruiting
                     service of Masstts and highly approve your sending Lt Govr Popkin to relieve
                     Majr Pettengail at Boston, and let Colo. Popkin be informed, that I wish him to
                     write to the several mustering Officers in that State, that I expect their
                     constant attention to their duty, and that they may depend on being bro’t to a
                     Court Martial for any deficiencies.
                  Mr Gardner may pass to the Enemy’s Lines with the prisoners he
                     has with him.
                  The Recruits that have been mustered out by the Baron, must
                     remain where they are for the present. I am Dear Sir Your Most Humble Servant

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