52161To John Adams from Moses Gill, 1 July 1775 (Adams Papers)
I am Now Acompanyg Genl. Washington and Lee from Springfield to the Camp—having been appointed by Congress with Doctr. Church to proceed to Springfield and Acompany them to the Camp aforesaid. We Meet them at Spring, lodged last Night at Brookfield and are now under the Escort of the Troop of Horse which is to Continue till we arive at Worcester—where we are to be received by an Other Troop...
52162To George Washington from Moses Gill and John Pitts, 30 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Watertown [Mass.] 30 November 1775 . Present “Mr Gillam Tailer, a Gentleman from Boston, of a good Family & whose Character is unexceptionable, as being desirous to serve his Country.” LS , in John Pitt’s writing, DLC:GW . Moses Gill (1731–1800) of Princeton, Mass., was a member of the council and served on the committee of supplies. See Tailer to GW, 1 Nov. 1775 .
52163To John Adams from Moses Gill, 14 June 1799 (Adams Papers)
The Lieutt. Governor presents his dutiful respects to His Excellency President Adams, and begs he will accept of a Family Picture now sent him. Hopes Madam is growing better, and will soon be at Boston. MHi : Adams Papers.
52164To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Gillon, 12 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society When I had the pleasure of seeing you last, I acquainted your Excellency that there was strong hopes, that I should want Seamen & requested your Aid which you was pleased to promise me, observing that there was no men wanted for the immediate Service of the Continent, as the Alliance had more men than she wanted, I have now the direction of One Vessell for...
52165Alexander Gillon to the Commissioners, 25 January 1779 (Adams Papers)
Permit me to embrace this earliest opportunity of acquainting you of my arrival here this day from Our Continent, Via Havana, were I embark’d in A Spanish Vessel for Spain the 17 Novr. last, and on the 19th. Instant fell in with A Small Fleet from here under the Command of Count de Grace, (Cape Finisterre bearing E S E about 50 Leagues) who immediately with his Usual Politeness, offer’d me...
52166To John Adams from Alexander Gillon, 14 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
I should have had the pleasure of answering your respectfull favour of 20th. past ere now had I not waited to have inform’d you what was doing here. The States are still sitting and I have reason to believe will not adjourn soon, various are the Reports of their proceedings but from what I am able to gather from there I can depend on. The Grand business is done between the Northern Powers on A...
52167To John Adams from Alexander Gillon, 12 November 1780 (Adams Papers)
A Fever having confind me to my lodgings some days, debar’d me of the pleasure of waiting on your Excellency, and of making a Verbal instead of A written application to you in behalf and for the use of the State of South Carolina. Your Excellency has been partly a Witness to the unavoidable delays I have met with here, proceeding from a three months spell of Easterly winds and not sufficient...
52168To John Jay from Alexander Gillon, 29 August 1779 (Jay Papers)
I flatter my self with the Hopes that you have enjoy’d a Perfect State of Health since I had the pleasure of Seeing you at Philadelphia, & that you will very soon Reap the Reward due to your Perserverance & Labour, as A little Success of the United Fleet must I conceive produce next Spring that Inestimable Blessing Peace.— I have been Seven Months in this Kingdom Labouring to Execute the...
52169To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Gillon, [25 May 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I much regret that I had not the pleasure of meeting your Excellency at Home on my first visit to you since my return from Holland. I was as unlucky Yesterday, being detain’d by unforeseen Events, so that I cou’d not wait on you till the Afternoon, missing you then also, I tho’t it best to come here in hopes of seeing you this day;—will your Excellency...
52170To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Gillon, 1 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As I inform’d your Excelly. of my intended Rout last time I had the pleasure of Seeing you, I now with satisfaction assure you that notwithstanding some extraordinary difficulty that arose in Prussia, I adjusted a very essential piece of business there, & know at what terms I can build & fit out these, but little can be done during the winter season there,...