1From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 29 May 1754 (Washington Papers)
.... I dare say your Honour remembers the first Estimation allowd a Lieutt Colo. 15/ and Majr 12/6 which I then complaind very much off; till your Honour assurd me that we were to be furnish’d with proper necessary’s and offerd that as a reason why the pay was Less than British:
2To George Washington from Robert Dinwiddie, 18 June 1756 (Washington Papers)
As the Regimt will be pretty much divided in Forts &ca I thot it proper & necessary to appoint Mr Boyd the Pay-Mr, Muster Master,
3To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
.... Whatever Expence has or may accrue on their Account will certainly be brought into the Continental Account, & I make no doubt but such gratueties will be also allowed as you may think proper & necessary, should there be any other Disposition of them ariseing from Circumstances not now known I must beg leave to observe to you that this Army is so unprovided with all kinds of Woollens,...
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr, 20 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
...Accident than Design: I would wish equally to avoid the Character of turbulent or passive, & am unhappy to have troubled your Excellency with a Matter which concerns only myself, but as a decent Attention to Rank is both proper & necessary, I hope it will be excused in one who regards his Honour, next to the Welfare of his Country.
5General Orders, 14 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
...the Quarter-Guards are to be posted at proper places who are to make Prisoner of any soldier who shall attempt to ease himself any where but at a proper necessary & five lashes are to be immediately ordered him by the Commanding Officer of the Regiment to which the delinquent belongs for the offence and disobedience of orders. That soldiers may not ignorantly offend against this order...
6From George Washington to Joseph Reed, 19 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
, which was no doubt a proper & necessary one.
7From David Humphreys to John Pray, 20 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
...transacting the business of his Department, will also have the superintendance of that Post—he will have the charge of receiving & granting Flags, he will send only such as are proper &
necessary; The General desires therefore you will furnish such Boats for the purpose as he shall have occasion for; and co-operate with him in any other Measures which will be...
8To George Washington from John Parke, 25 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Number of Departments under Government, that are now filling with the Proper & necessary Officers, have induced me, with great Submission to become an Applicant to your Excellency.
9To George Washington from David Humphreys, 30 November 1790 (Washington Papers)
The proper & necessary expences of a Chargé des Affaires will, I believe, be pretty nearly the same in every respect with those of a Minister Resident. Should I have the honor of being nominated in the latter quality
10To George Washington from Samuel Henley, 10 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
proper & necessary. Yet they have operated in a peculiar manner to distress me, for ten years, (commencing in 1781 & ending last year,) I administered the Office of Collector of Excise in the County of Middlesex, & as...
11From George Washington to William Moultrie, 28 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
...repair to this City in order that I might obtain from him such facts & information as would be essential to an offensive Expedition against the refractory part of the Creek nation, whenever Congress should decide that measure to be proper & necessary.
12To George Washington from John Fitzgerald, 11 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
...will be pleased to observe that the Publick Papers join the Eighth Resolution with
the others which, I dont know why, were seperated in the Copy sent, this I presume will
render the Answer, to be made public, proper & necessary, which will accordingly
appear.
13From George Washington to John Adams, 8 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
I am now deliberating on the measure proper & necessary to be taken with respect to
Mr G——t and wish for aid in so doing; the critical state of things making me more than
usually anxious to decide right in the present case.
14To George Washington from Benjamin Lane, 17 March 1795 (Washington Papers)
To substantiate my pretentions, it will no doubt be highly proper, & necessary, for me to make mention of my present Vocations. for a Confirmation of which—permit me if you please—to refer you to the present Secretary at War—with whom I had the pleasure of having an interview in...
15To George Washington from Charles Lee, 7 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
...my mind to confirm the truth of those things that had been heard from other quarters respecting to the designs of france against our trade; and therefore the second letter written by the Secretary of state to him, became proper & necessary.