1From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 15 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 25th ulto suggesting the expediency of letting the park of Artillery remain at providence untill circumstances should determine the probability of the enemy’s repossessing Rhode Island —This matter I think may be ascertained with a tolerable degree of certainty in a short time, as, by a variety of accounts, a very considerable detachment from the Army at...
2From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 14 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am happy in the oppertunity which your address affords me of testifying to you how deeply I am penetrated with those demonstrations of attachment which I have experienced from the Inhabitants of this Town. The confidence and affection of his fellow Citizens is the most valuable & agreeable reward a Citizen can receive—Next to the happiness of my Country, this is the most powerful inducement...
3From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 10 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with your Letter of 30th July—The Reason of my mentioning in my first Requisition, a Short Period for the Service of your State Militia, was my Expectation, at the Time, that the Count de Barras would soon leave Newport with his fleet—But as this Event has not, & may not yet take place—the Service of the Militia for the Security of the Fleet, will be essentially necessary,...
4From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 16 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am persuaded you will excuse the liberty I am about to take, when I assure you that the execution of the business which I shall wish you to undertake is of the utmost importance. It is to ship and put under the Convoy of the Count de Barras all the public salted provision at Providence and thirty Hhds of Rum if so many should be left—The Vessels must go prepared for a Voyage of perhaps a...
5From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 10 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your favor of the 16th ulto. In consequence of reports which I recd from New York, that the enemy mean an attack upon the French Ships either in Boston or Portsmouth Harbors, I advised the Marquis de Vandreuil to keep upon his Guard, and have requested the Govs. of Massachusetts and New Hampshire to hold their Militia in readiness, should there be occasion for them—I...
6From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 19 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your letter of the 13th inclosing the examination of Osgood—You will be pleased to keep him closely confined untill you hear further from me on the matter and if possible prevent the information which he has given from taking wind—otherwise the characters mentioned by him may make their escape. Considering the peculiar situation of the people of Vermont I do not...
7From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 9 January 1787 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 23d of Novr. I should have been happy to have seen you at Mount Vernon agreeable to your intention had you proceeded as far as Annapolis. The Convention at that place would undoubtedly have been productive of some benefit to the Union had it taken place, but the tardiness of the Commissioners from several States rendered abortive every advantage that was...
8From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 27 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
The letters with which you have been pleased to favor me, dated in Octr and the 15th of the present month came duly to hand, and are entitled to my thanks for the communications contained in them. As it is possible the conduct of Rhode Island (if persevered in) may involve questions in Congress which will call for my official decisions, it is not fit that I should express more than a wish—in...