19501To George Washington from John Hancock, 14–16 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am extremely happy to have it in my Power to assure you that the several Matters referred to Congress in your Letters, will receive a speedy Determination. With great Pleasure I shall transmit you the Result, as soon as I am ordered. I enclose to you, at this Time, sundry important Resolves, to which I beg Leave to refer your Attention. You will there perceive that Congress have ordered 9000...
19502To George Washington from Brigadier General Edward Hand, 26 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote your Excy on the 23d from this place I informed you I entended visiting Col. Blain D.C.G. of Purchases to inform myself of the prospects he has of procuring the provision Ordered by your Excy for the Susquehannah—I at the same [time] hoped to see Col. Heartly, but was disappointed, he being at Baltimore—you have Col. Blains report inclosed—and he has given me the strongest...
19503To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 21 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am just honored with yours of the 20th. A small supply of flour arrived yesterday. I will endeavour to enquire into the issues of provisions; but as the weekly returns are now sent to the Adjutant General, and the scarcity of paper forbidding duplicate Returns, I shall not have so good an opportunity of compareing the regimental & provision Returns, as probably the Adjutant General will...
19504To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 9 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have now the honour to return you the letter from the President of the Assembly of representatives for the community of Paris to the President and members of Congress, which you had recieved from the President of the Senate with the opinion of that house that it should be opened by you, and their request that you would communicate to Congress such parts of it as in your opinion might be...
19505To George Washington from Eleazar Wheelock, 26 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer Mr Joseph Johnson, an Indian of the Mohegan Tribe was educated in my School when in Connecticut, and Since he left it has been employed in keeping School Among the Six Nations, till he is become considerably Master of their Language and has Served as interpreter for a Missionary Which I have Sent to these Nations—The August before last he was examined by a Voluntary Convention of...
19506To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 22 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Favor of the 18th Instant I had the Honor to receive about two O’Clock this Morning. I shall take the Liberty, to shew General St Clair that part of your Letter which relates to him but, I believe, before this, you will have received a Letter of his of the 17th Instant, probably on the Subject of the Evacuation of Tyonderoga—Mine of the 18th in Answer to your Excellency’s of...
19507To George Washington from William Brown, 29 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to send enclosed the general return of the Sick and Wounded in the hospitals for the month of April —it should have been made earlier, but that I was in hopes by waiting a week after my arrival in Camp from Virginia, I should be able to collect a larger number of the returns from the more distant hospitals, so as to render the general return more complete. While in Virginia I had...
19508To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 26 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your Excellency’s Favor of the 21st Instant inclosing Colo: Stark’s Letter to General Gates. On the 16th Instant I wrote to Congress, desiring that the Money to be allowed for Rations in this Department might be determined—That I had refused to do it until ordered by your Excellency or by Congress, and gave my Reasons for it —I have not yet been honored with their Answer—I...
19509To George Washington from James McHenry, 13 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
Without pursuing any official form, (with which I cannot say I am yet acquainted), I take the liberty to submit the thoughts that have occurred to me on reading the letters you were pleased to put into my hands on saturday last. Were you to conform to the dictates of friendship and receive publicly into your family the son of Mr La Fayette, it might be productive of certain political...
19510To George Washington from William Livingston, 27 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellencys favour of the 16 instant, & am greatly obliged to you for your kind Congratulation on my Re-election to the Government. If your Excellency has seen a certain Lybel in Collins’s Paper, you will probably acknowledge that I have rather been over taxed for the Emoluments of the appointment; but Calumny Sir is a Tax that the Tories will impose upon every man who...
19511To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 27 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I this minute received your Excellencys favor of the 24th inst. and I have directly sent to Mr Destouches the one which was inclosed for him, and I send you his answer. All that regards the Land forces will be ready in 24. hours hence, but the Navy may yet be eight days before every thing be ready on her part. I am very sorry that the News of Count d’Estaing’s success be not further confirmed...
19512To George Washington from Brigadier General William Smallwood, 18 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
I think an enterprize against the Enemy in their present Situation in Philadelphia, would be impolitic, and avail nothing, as they either have it in view to evacuate the City upon an Attack, or throw in a reinforcement, both which would be practicable and in the attempt much might be risk’d, which if crowned with Success, would not afford any material Advantage. From a Comprehensive view of...
19513To George Washington from Thomas Cushing, 7 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to Acquaint you of the safe arrival of a very fine Jack Ass, which I have just received from Glocester, a Town in this State, It was Sent to me by Mr David Pea[r]ce a Merchant there, who writes me, it came in a Ship of his from Bilboa & that he was directed to send it to me in order to be forwarded to your Excellency, It was accompanied by a Spaniard, to whose special Care...
19514To George Washington from William Duer, 4 November 1788 (Washington Papers)
Mr Warville who will do me Favor of presenting this Letter, has been particularly introduced to Colo. Wadsworth, Colo. Hamilton, and myself, by our Freinds in France, as a Gentleman truly attach’d to the Interests of this Country, and capable, from his Talents, of making such a Representation of our present State, and future Prospects, as may Efface the unfavorable Impressions, which the...
19515To George Washington from James Ross, 18 August 1796 (Washington Papers)
Since my return home I have delivered your conveyance to Colo. Ritchie & received the enclosed bond together with a Mortgage upon the land sold which I have lodged with the recorder of washington County, in whose hands it will remain to be proceeded upon if necessary. The quantity fell short of what we expected as you will see by the enclosed draft of a survey made by Charles Morgan. All...
19516To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 20 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored by the receipt of yours of the 22d Ulto. Having received the Resolve of Congress for delaying the embarkation of General Burgoyne & his Army ’till the Convention is ratified by the Court of Great Britain. I am carefully observing the conduct of these Troops; have inculcated vigilence & alertness on the Guards & Sentinels, and have augmented their numbers; have been...
19517To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 23 March 1775 (Washington Papers)
I Came to this place on fryday Evening and I Should have Com down Sooner But I Never Recved your Drafts till a fews days before I Came down and thinking you Might be gon to the Con grass I thought it advisable to Send them to you by Capt. Rutherford as you Might Meet with Mr Lewis there and have the plats Examenid by Lewis your Selfe. I hope you will Excuse My Not breng down all My acounts and...
19518To George Washington from John Marsden Pintard, 24 January–5 February 1786 (Washington Papers)
A few days ago I was honoured with your Excellency’s favour of the 18th November Acknoledging receipt of mine of 19th August last. The Esteem Your Excellency is Pleased of Express for my father and the very Polite Manner of Conveying your Congratulations to me on my Appointment with your Wishes for my Success are highly flattering to me. More Particularly So as Coming from So Great a Charecter...
19519To George Washington from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 18 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have had the pleasure to receive your favour of May 15th—and while I rejoice that you enjoy that repose & tranquillity so richly earned by a life of services and benefits for mankind, the reflection, that he who so long directed public opinion, and whose council at this time would possess and deserve universal confidence, is a private Citizen, encites mixed emotions, which I am unable to...
19520To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 4 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor of writing to you Yesterday by Express, I have since received a Letter from Captn Burrowes by which he informs me of the sailing of a Fleet on the 29th consisting he says of 27 Ships 13 Brigs and Snows, and 13 Sloops and Schooners, in all 53 Sail, but the Messenger who brought me that Letter says that after the writing that Letter, more Vessels of various Siezes came down so as...
19521To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, 14 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
I heard some Time agoe that a Gent. under Orders from the Executive had been viewing different Situations on each Side of Potomack from the Mouth of Connegochege downwards for a Scite for a Cannon Foundery and a Manufactory of Arms for the Public and that one in the Neighbourhood of Leesburgh was reported to be the most proper. I have since heard that it was relinquished and Shannandoah...
19522To George Washington from Richard Vernon, 24 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I hope no Eval will accrue from my detaining a Letter derected To you So Long by me, When had opertunety to Send it Sooner but humbly hope the Severity of my Disorder will plead my Excuse—Mr McCullouch must apply to Sir John for Cash To Discharge the branch forrage acct; Mr Walker hath wrote only, for What Will be Sufficien To discharge The debts allredy Contracted below—I Could not by any...
19523To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 13 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
To-day I was honoured with your letter of the 10th instant. A commission will be made out for Mr Bourne as districtjudge of Rhode Island. The letters concerning him which I transmitted to you yesterday will add to the satisfaction you have in conferring the commission on him. The gentleman who was recommended for district attorney for Kentuckey, was William Clarke. His commission was forwarded...
19524To George Washington from John Carter, 22 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
On a Presumption that this truly distressed State is at length on the Point of joining the Union, and that a new Arrangement of Officers will in Consequence take Place, permit me, with all Deference, to ask of your Excellency a Nomination to the Naval Office for this District. My Object, in the first Instance, was the Collectorship, and I had endeavoured to make some little Interest: But...
19525To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 23 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I Last Evening had the Honor of Receiving Your Excellenceys favor of the 18th Instant: My Letter of the 20th Superseades the Necassety of a particular answer to that part of it which Respects the Commissarys Department—I only beg Leave to observe that My Reasons for not Troubling your Excellencey with my Situation arose from a Desire to Avoid Distressing a mind which has already Suffered (but)...
19526To George Washington from William Heath, 10 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was the last evening honored with yours of the 8th. As your Excellency by your letters of January last committed the case and direction of the recruiting service in the eastern states to general Lincoln, Huntington, colonel Olney, &c. I have never had any official knowledge of the regulations which have been established, or what methods have been pursued, nor have I ever written to the...
19527From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 28 May 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury conceives it to be his duty most respectfully to represent to the President of the United states, that there are, in his judgment, objections of a very serious & weighty nature to the resolutions of the two houses of Congress of the twenty first instant, concerning certain arrears of pay due to the Officers and soldiers of the Lines of Virginia and North Carolina....
19528To George Washington from Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 22 August 1796 (Washington Papers)
The plough which you did me the favor to say you would try, is now ready, and I shall send it, directed to the care of Mr Porter, merchant, Alexandria, by the first vessel that is bound from hence to that port. Its merits in working you will easily ascertain upon trial, and should you be satisfied on that head, you will, I believe, find, that with very little care and precission your own...
19529To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beekman Livingston, 24 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
since my Last I have made a little excursion upon Long Island and braught off 3,129 Sheep and 400 Head of Horned Cattle from Shenecock Plains about thirty Miles from Sag Harbour there Hearing a Mr Richard Miller and some others were raiseing Companies to aid and Assist General How I dispatched Captain Roe with about thirty Men to Seize their Leaders and hinder the People from Collecting, at...
19530To George Washington from Joseph Nourse, 20 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to inform your Excellency that in Consequence of the Resolution of Congress giving The Revd Mr Batwell of Yorktown, the alternative of taking the Oath of Allegiance to the state of Pennsilva. or going into the City of Philada in order to embark with his Family for Europe, that agreable to his choice the Board have given him, a Passport for himself, his Wife, two Children, his...