121To George Washington from Robert Morris, 23 April 1787 (Washington Papers)
The Public Papers have announced Your consent to serve as a Member of the Convention to be held in this City. this is what I ardently wished for & I am truely rejoiced at it—I was only restrained from writing to you by Motives of delicacy, thinking that your own judgement rather than the perswasion of Friends ought to determine. I hope Mrs Washington will come with you & Mrs Morris joins me in...
122To George Washington from Robert Morris, 17 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to enclose to your Excellency the Copy of a System for Issuing Provisions and Hospital Stores entered into with the Secretary at War. As he is now on his Way to Head Quarters I shall take the Liberty to refer your Excellency to him for those Observations which I should otherwise have written. I am Sir Your Excellency’s most obedient & humble Servant DLC : Papers of George...
123To George Washington from Robert Morris, 25 October 1787 (Washington Papers)
That you may not think me guilty of Neglect, I acknowledge the receipt of your obliging letter of the 14th Inst. by Post, but that by the Charming Polly is not yet arrived, when it comes to hand I shall have the pleasure of addressing you again. Mr G. Morris went to New York to stay Nine days, he has been gone near five Weeks & I wait his return before I can finally decide whether I can set...
124To George Washington from Robert Morris, 9 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s Letter of the fourth last Evening. I this Morning sent for Mr Francis, one of the Contractors, and directed him to purchase five hundred Barrels, for which I will pay the Cash, and five hundred more on Credit; and forward it on as fast as procured. I am, Sir, with great Respect Your Excellency’s most obedient & humble Servant, DLC : Papers of George Washington.
125To George Washington from Robert Morris, 12 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have before me your Excellency’s several Letters of the 23d of August, and 2d & 4th Instant. I have now the Pleasure to inform you that General Cornell has agreed to accept the Office of Inspector of the Contracts &c. for your Army, and will soon proceed on the Business of his Department. I hope you may find Relief from this Appointment, and that it may prove perfectly agreable to you. If Mr...
126To George Washington from Robert Morris, 5 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I received your Letter of the thirtieth of July late in the Evening of Friday the second Instant. The Ideas which in Conversation with you I endeavoured to impress were, that I should at all Events fulfil my Part of the Contracts entered into for feeding your Army, That I had constantly attended to the claims of the Contractors. That I should continue to do so, and that I beleived I had in...
127To George Washington from Robert Morris, 17 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
By a Mistake it happened that the last Post did not carry my Acknowlegement of your Excellency’s Letter of the fourth Instant. I am very sorry to find that the Officer who conducted hither the Prisoners met with any Difficulties on the score of Provisions. The Contractor for New York and New Jersey being at Head Quarters I could wish your Excellency to direct such Arrangmements as may in...
128To George Washington from Robert Morris, 16 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty to enclose herewith a Note rec’d last Winter from Andrew Elliot Esqr. of New York requesting me to forward a Commission of Genl Robertson’s which was taken onboard a Packet & brought in here, I have had a good deal of trouble to obtain this Commission but having at length succeeded, I think it most proper to send it to your Excellency, that You may convey it safely to New...
129To George Washington from Robert Morris, 30 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have recd your favour of Yesterday & will duely forward your dispatches to Congress & the other letters by Post. I am desired to put the enclosed letters in the way of being Sent into Newyork and make no doubt your Excellency will readily forward them by the first Flag after they reach your hands. I am impatiently waiting for further News from Genl Cadwallader & with constant wishes for...
130To George Washington from Robert Morris, 8 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Having occasion to Answer a letter lately received from a Mr Creeden in New York, I beg leave to trouble You with the care of sending it in by such opportunity as may first occur. I am preparing Money for the Contractors their demands so immediately on the back of the Pay Master Generals Notes due the 1st Inst. press me closely. I am most truely Dear Sir Your affectionate hble servt NjP :...
131To George Washington from Robert Morris, 22 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
When Your Letter of the 28 Ultimo came to my Hands enclosing one from Mr John Logan the SubContracor, assigning the want of Money as the Cause of his not having been regular in the Supply of provisions to the Troops at Morris Town and Pumpton; I delivered the same to Messrs Francis and Slough the persons that contracted with me, they instantly acknowledged that so far from being kept in want...
132To George Washington from Robert Morris, 29 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I find by several letters that have come before my view, you have been informed of what has passed between Congress and my self relative to the office of Superintendant of Finance. The unmeritted abuse I had formerly received as the reward of Exertions as disinterested and pure as ever were made by Mortal Man had determined me against a very public Station, and God knows my Sentiments are not...
133To George Washington from Robert Morris, 26 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have just received yours of yesterday and will duely attend to those things you recommend to my consideration, at present I have to enclose you a letter from Congress which I suppose Contains their resolves of the 20th Inst. but as the President does not say in his letter to me that they are enclosed to you & as it is necessary you shou’d have them, I take the liberty to send herewith a Copy...
134To George Washington from Robert Morris, 15 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
After a good deal of Trouble the Contract for the moving Army has been Compleated and the Issues under it are to Commence the first day of May next. The Gentlemen concerned in it were so long in agreeing on several points regarding each other, that at last they grew too Impatient to allow the Secretary at War Time sufficient to have the Contract drawn with that precision and Clearness which he...
135To George Washington from Robert Morris, 9 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor to receive your Excellency’s Favor of the Fifth Instant, last Evening. I beg Leave to refer, for a State of Matters between the public & the Contractors, to mine of the Fifth Instant. I should long since have appointed the Officer you mention, could I have got a proper Person. I had applied to General Cornell, and he had (in a manner) undertaken, but afterwards declined. Colo....
136To George Washington from Robert Morris, 5 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Morris & myself accept most chearfully, the polite & Friendly invitation with which Mrs Washington & you are pleased to honor us, it is our intention to pay you a visit in a short time unless Congress should prevent it by removing themselves & You to this City previous to our journey. One part of our business at Prince Town is to entreat in person that our House may be Your’s whenever...
137To George Washington from Robert Morris, 25 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer of this Letter is the Baron de Poellnitz a Gentn of Considerable Family and Fortune who proposes becoming a Citizen of America he desires from me a few Lines of Introduction to your Excellency—and as he appear to be a Gent. of Merit and Information I have Complied with his Wishes—and any Civilities which Your Excellency may be pleased to shew him will very much oblige Sir Your obed....
138To George Washington from Robert Morris, 5 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to enclose with an Act of Congress of the first Instant my two circular Letters of this Date, one to the several Governors, and the other to the Receivers. I think it my Duty to communicate to you this Act that you may have an Opportunity at every convenient Season to shew the military Servants of the Country that their Sovereign is attentive to their just Claims. I have...
139To George Washington from Robert Morris, 19 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
Mr D. Russell of Boston, son of the late Thos Russell Esqre, has requested me to present the Book sent herewith to you in his name which I do with pleasure as I respected & esteemed the deceased very much. With great respect & regard I am Yrs LB , DLC : Robert Morris Papers. No reply to Morris from GW has been found. Daniel Russell (1769–1804) was the son of Charlestown, Mass., merchant Thomas...