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Title: Greene, Nathanael to Henry Hollingsworth, 1780 January 29; No. 427 Nathanael Greene to Henry Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:765
Description: Comments on the measures adopted by Congress for procuring supplies for the army; remarks that although it may be desirable to have public agents free from any concerns in trade, if the states prohibit men who are concerned in trade from serving in the Quartermaster department it "will amount to almost a total prohibition of persons of any knowledge in business serving in the department"; urges him to settle accounts up to 1 March [1779]; encloses a copy [not present) of a letter from General Washington regarding discharging all established express riders; informs him that when Greene comes to Philadelphia, he will hear Hollingsworth's explanation about the loud and bitter complaints against the latter.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786et al
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1780-01-29; 2020

Title: Finnie, William to Hollingsworth, 1779 May 12; Finnie, William to Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21209
Description: Letter from William Finnie to Henry Hollingsworth.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States. Continental Army--Military life; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; ; Finnie, William; Hollingsworth, H. (Henry), 1737-1803
Date: 1779-05-12; 2022

Title: Pickering, Timothy to Henry Hollingsworth, 1778 June 26; No. 1146 Timothy Pickering to Henry Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:674
Description: Informs him that it was impossible to comply with Hollingsworth's request for money because of prior applications and that if he cannot obtain money sooner, the Board of War will send some in three weeks; mentions that tomorrow the public offices will be removed to Philadelphia.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania. Board of War
Date: 1778-06-26; 2021

Title: Pickering, Timothy to Henry Hollingsworth, 1778 June 3; No. 1144 Timothy Pickering, by order of the Board of War to Henry Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:969
Description: Informs him that the Board did not mean to censure Hollingsworth for making purchases and expresses regret that he mistook their intentions; instructs him to fulfill all engagements made on the public account; instructs him to employ all necessary craft to bring provisions from Virginia to Head of Elk or to Harford County, [Md.]; informs him that the enemy are preparing to leave Philadelphia and retire across New Jersey, which "will. . . relieve us from all our difficulties."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; Pennsylvania. Board of War
Date: 1778-06-03; 2021

Title: Johnson, Thomas to Colonel Hollingsworth, 1779 May 12; Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819 to Colonel Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21701
Description: Letter from Thomas Johnson to Henry Hollingsworth. Annapolis - Informing him of the narrow escape of Captain Hanson, who encountered certain armed vessels in the bay and put back to Annapolis. Report by Mr. Robinson of a schooner bound to sea chased by a fleet of between twenty and thirty sail; heard nothing further.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Quartermasters; Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819; Hollingsworth, H. (Henry), 1737-1803
Date: 1779-05-12; 2022

Title: Pettit, Charles to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 19; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 to Nathanael Greene, Henry Hollingsworth to Pettit
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22451
Description: Letter from Charles Pettit to Nathanael Greene. Philadelphia - Enclosing a copy of Colonel Hollingsworth's letter announcing the appearance of the enemy in the bay, the landing of three or four thousand men at Portsmouth on their march to Williamsburg, and fourteen sail lying under New Point Comfort. Explains away a certain phrase in his letter which General Greene took offense at. Desires Mrs. Greene's instructions as to the locket. Hopes of getting money from the Treasury.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806; Hollingsworth, H. (Henry), 1737-1803; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Date: 1779-05-19; 2022

Title: Pickering, Timothy to Henry Hollingsworth, 1778 August 19; No. 1155 Timothy Pickering to Henry Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:780
Description: Acknowledges receipt of enclosed letters [not present] that express approbation of Hollingsworth's conduct in office; instructs him to forward Continental horses to Philadelphia and also to discharge private vessels and wagons employed in transporting public stores when they have nothing to do; postscript: thanks him for sending a map of Delaware.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1780-08-19; 2021