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George Washington Papers, Series 3, Subseries 3A, Varick Transcripts, Letterbook 6 George Washington Papers, Series 3, Subseries 3A, Varick Transcripts, Letterbook 6 To THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS Head Quarters, New Windsor, March 1, 1781. Sir: The inclosed memorial of Colo. Hazen was this day put into my hands. Many of the matters mentioned in it are better known to Congress than to myself. The whole are so fully stated, as to speak for themselves, and require only the determination of Congress. The case of the Canadian Officers and Soldiers I know to be peculiarly distressing and truly entitled to redress, if the means are to be obtained. The Regiment, not being appropriated to any State, must soon dwindle into nothing, unless some effectual mode can be devised for recruiting it. Colo. Hazens pretensions to promotion seems to me to have weight, but how far they ought to be admitted, the general principles which Congress mean to adopt for the regulation of this important point will best decide. In justice to Colo. Hazen, I must testify, that he has always appeared to me a sensible, 83 spirited and attentive Officer. I have the honor etc. To THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS Head Quarters, New Windsor, March 1, 1781. Sir: On opening the inclosed, I found it intended for 83. In the writing of Tench Tilghman. The letter was read in Congress on March 23 and referred to Artemas Ward, John Sullivan, and Isaac Motte. your Excellency, though addressed to me. I intend setting out in the morning for Newport to confer with the French General and Admiral upon the operations of the ensuing Campaign. Major Genl. Heath will command in my absence. I have the honor etc. P.S. I am this moment honored with your Excellency's favr. of the 25th: ulto. with its interesting inclosures. Cornwallis is playing a bold game, and should General Greene luckily draw together the 84 force which that Country ought to afford him, his Lordship may repent his hasty advance. George Washington Papers, Series 3, Subseries 3A, Varick Transcripts, Letterbook 6 http://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw3a.006 To THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS Newport, March 11, 1781. Sir: I do myself the honor to inform your Excellency that I arrived here on the 6th. In consequence of previous arrangements between the Count de Rochambeau and myself I found between eleven and twelve hundred of the French Grenadiers and Infantry already embarked and the Fleet nearly ready to sail. They however did not put to sea untill the evening of the 8th. By advices from New London the British, which were in Gardiner's Bay, did the same yesterday morning with their whole force. They gave out that they were bound for 84. In the writing of Tench Tilghman. Chesapeak. A meeting of the two fleets seems unavoidable, and perhaps the issue of a contest between them was never more interesting. I have the honor etc. P.S. I have recd. several of yr. Excellency's late favors, which I shall more particularly acknowledge on 98 my return to New Windsor. To THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS Head Quarters, New Windsor, March 21, 1781. Sir: I returned to this place yesterday at Noon. I did not prosecute my intention of visiting Springfield, as I wished not to be out of the line of communication from the Southward, on account of the important intelligences which may be hourly expected from that quarter. Give me leave sincerely to congratulate Your Excellency and Congress upon the completion of the Confederation of the United States. An event long wished for, which I hope will have the happiest effects upon the politics of this Country, and which will be of essential service to our cause in Europe. 20 I have the honor etc. 98. In the writing of Tench Tilghman. 20. In the writing of Tench Tilghman. George Washington Papers, Series 3, Subseries 3A, Varick Transcripts, Letterbook 6 http://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw3a.006 To THE BOARD OF WAR Head Quarters, New Windsor, March 23, 1781. Gentlemen: Upon my return from Newport three days ago I found your favor of the 3d. I look upon the procuring shoes and Accoutrements to be so much more essential than that of Caps that I would not wish the matter carried into execution while there is the least danger of its interfering with the manufacture of those necessary articles. I recommended the measure upon a presumption that there would be leather enough for all the purposes before mentioned. The want of money may put a stop to the manufacture of accoutrements but I do not see how it ought to affect the supply of shoes, because any number of them may be procured by Contract with Tanners and shoemakers who will take the Hides from the places of killing and return Shoes into the Store without requiring a farthing of money. I am not without my suspicions that some of the Commissaries of Hides are appropriating both Hides and leather to the payment of the Salaries of themselves and Deputies; and I here cannot help remarking that any irregularities of this nature might be looked into and checked by the Clothier General, whose Business it is, could I by any means prevail upon him to give his attendance at the Head Quarters of the Army. He has so repeatedly disobeyed my orders on this head, that I shall be under the necessity of representing his conduct to Congress. It is of importance that Congress should determine whether the States to which the Regiments of Cavalry are apportioned, are to mount as well as recruit them. The Assembly of Connecticut refused to purchase Horses for Sheldons Regt. because the Resolve was not explicit. The Quarter Master General has been by a late Resolve directed to purchase Horses for the Cavalry, but unless he is furnished with means of which I am ignorant, I am certain nothing is to be expected from him. Should the War Continue to the southward we shall more than ever have occasion for Cavalry, as I am informed by General Greene as I have been by all the Officers who have served there that a superiority in Horse gives the most decided advantages to the Army possessed of it. Lt. Colo. Weltners claim rests solely upon a determination whether Baron Arent was considered as Colo. of the German Regiment untill its reform. But I do not see upon what principle Lt. Colo. Smith of the Maryland new raised Regiment, which was only a State Regiment while it existed, can claim the benefits of a reformed Continental Officer. George Washington Papers, Series 3, Subseries 3A, Varick Transcripts, Letterbook 6 http://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw3a.006 It was my intent to have visited Springfield on my return from Newport, but the intelligences which might be every hour expected from the southward were of so much importance that I did not care to go out of the line of communication. I make no doubt but the principal obstacle to carrying on the public Work is the want of money, but by the extract of a letter from Colo. Shephard which I inclose, there appear some want of proper management also. It will therefore I think be well to send the new 43 Commissary Mr. Heller forward 43. Heller or Hiller. as quickly as possible and let him endeavour to make the best arrangements in his power. If it shall be found that the public are unable to furnish the means of carrying on the business, it will be better to discharge the hands than let them remain idly consuming provisions and accumulating a debt by the amount of their pay. As you are pleased to think a letter from me to Congress on the expediency of furnishing the department of Commissary of Stores with money may have weight, I shall most cheerfully comply with your request. The Deputy Cloathier shall be directed to furnish an account of what Goods were sent to Albany for the Oneida Indians. You will oblige me by referring to your Register and informing me who appears, by the dates of Commissions, to be the eldest Captain of the four Regiments of Cavalry, as the second Majority of Lt. Colo. Commandant Whites Regiment is yet vacant and is claimed by two Gentlemen: Capt. Hopkins of Moylans and Capt. Cadwallader Jones of Baylors. I shall be at all times ready and happy to afford the Board every assistance in my power, in the transaction of the very important Business of the War department which Congress have been pleased to commit to them. I have the honor etc. 44 P.S. I have recd. Mr. Carletons letter of the 17th, inclosing the request of the British prisoners to be allowed to send a serjeant into New York to represent their wants. This having been lately done at a meeting 44. Joseph Carleton. He was secretary to the Board of War. George Washington Papers, Series 3, Subseries 3A, Varick Transcripts, Letterbook 6 http://www.loc.gov/resource/mgw3a.006 of our Commy. with Mr. Loring, I do not conceive there is a necessity of granting the request at present. And should another representation become necessary, I should think it ought to go thro' 45 some other Channel. 49 To WILLIAM SHARPE Head Quarters, New Windsor, March 23, 1781. Sir: I had the pleasure of receiving your favor of the 24th. ulto. while at New port. Your communication of the positions and relative distances of the several places mentioned in the late letters from the southward, has been both satisfactory and serviceable to me, as I have not been able to find many of them upon the Maps.
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