6571To George Washington from James McCubbin Lingan, 13 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
Being informed that your Excellency Receives none but written applications from candidates for office. I have only to Say that I was appointed to the naval office at this Port from its first Establishment. in the Execution of this duty I trust general Satisfaction has been given and I know it has been discharged with fidelity to the State. Should the office be continued under the present...
6572To George Washington from the New Hampshire General Court, 17 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the 13th Instt setting forth the Difficulty of providing Fire Arms for the Army, came to hand yesterday —The General Court now setting immediately took the Contents under Consideration, and find that all the publick Arms of the Colony have been deliver’d out to the Soldiers in the Continental Army, & at our Garrisons in Portsmo. Upon a return lately made from the...
6573To George Washington from Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 15 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
J’ai reçu la Lettre de votre Excellence du 11. de ce mois, le raport du nombre de Vaisseaux de L’escadre ennemie me paroit juste et confirmé tant par la correspondance du major Talmadge que par le raport des prisonniers d’un flag, ils ont 9. gros Vaisseaux, 2 de 50. et 4. de 44. avec les fregates, l’embarquement n’est que de 2. mille hommes; et il Specifie les regimens. Je crois que leur...
6574To George Washington from Thomas Johnson, 4 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I recvd your Letter of the first Instant and was happy in having it in my power to converse with General Smallwood on the Contents of it. I see several Vessels in the Harbour which I think might well be applied for the purpose you mention and believe I could get Men who would at least endeavour to go through it but I am apprehensive it could not be conducted with Success we have very little...
6575To George Washington from John Hyde, 23 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
your Letter of the 20 I am favour’d with, I have communed with Mr Baur on the Several parts of it he Excepts the fortytwo Guineas a year, I have taken the Liberty to send him to philadelphia, he will deliver this Letter to your Excellence, and I hope he will be a good and faithfull Sart. I am your Excellence’s most obliged most Humble Sart to Command ALS , DLC:GW . This letter has not been...
6576To George Washington from Christian Charles de Klauman, 4 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency will pardon the liberty of this address, tho’ the author of it has not the honor of being personally known to you. My wish is, thro your favor, to be appointed to some employment whereby I may make a decent living, and my pretensions are these. I left the Danish service in the year 1777, and arrived in Virginia that Fall with an intention of joining your army, but the Enemy...
6577To George Washington from William Wilson, 10 November 1797 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving Your letter of this date. Agreeably thereto I inclose my Bill on Findlay Bannatyne & Co. London at 30 d[a]ys for Ten pounds Sterling which at 33⅓ ⅌ Ct exchange, amounts to £13.6.8 Curry. With great respect I am Sir Your Mo. Obedt st ALS , DLC:GW . GW docketed the letter 19 November. William Wilson (died c.1823), who dined at Mount Vernon on 14 Nov., was a merchant...
6578To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 24 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
Estimate of the demands on the Foreign Fund from July 1, 1790, to March, 4, 1793 1790-1. 1791.-2. 1792-3 8 months France Salary 4500 6000. 6000. Secretary of Chargé des Affaires, during his absence in Holland. Suppose 4 months abt 243. 1350. 900. his expences on that journey abt 675. Gazettes postage, and other Extras abt 350. 350.
6579To George Washington from Thomas Wharton, Jr., 23 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
A controversy having arisen, in this borough, between a tavern-keeper and one of the officers which your Excellency permitted to come out of philadelphia with cloathing for the British and Hessian prisoners, about the price to be paid for the provisions with which the officer had been supplied—Lieutenant Patterson laid the bill, together with his own, before the Council, who sent for the...
6580To George Washington from John Morgan, 25 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
Cambridge, 25 February 1776 . Recommends “Doctr Spafford of Col: Nixons Regiment ... for a Commission as Regimental Surgeon.” ADS , DNA : RG 93, Manuscript File. Isaac Spofford (Spafford; 1752–1786), who studied medicine under Dr. James Brickett of Haverhill, Mass., was appointed surgeon of Col. John Nixon’s regiment on 5 July 1775. From January 1777 to May 1778 Spofford served as surgeon of...
6581To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 1 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
We this moment have received the Intelligence contained in the inclosed —whether the Enemy will turn in here, or whether they are destined to Portsmouth, Falmouth (Casco Bay) or to Hallifax, or to the River St Lawrance, Time must discover. I have not time to add, but have The Honor to be Your Excellency’s Most Hble Servt LS , DLC:GW ; ADfS , MHi : Heath Papers; copy, DNA:PCC , item 169. The...
6582To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 14 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph has the honor of informing the President, that after every effort no person has appeared so proper for the temporary comptrollership as Major Lenox; and he will accept, without further expectations . Mr Wolcott and E. Randolph concur in thinking him unexceptionable; and if the President should approve, the business of the office, which is now stagnated, may immediately proceed. AL...
6583To George Washington from Colonel William Malcom, 7 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
I return’d from the Mohawk River on Saturday last —Colonel Wesenfels is gone forward, to Fort Scuyler, His own letter which goes by this Opportunity will best inform Your Excellency concerning his Situation & circumstances —I have with very great difficulty provided provisions for the Garrison to the first of January, but the triffling delays which at present Keep Two Garrisons Subsisting on...
6584To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 24 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
We beg leave to refer you to Mr Blodget on the subject of the National University to which in general we have the most friendly disposition, and the site painted out by him we entirely approve if it can be had on the generous terms proposed, on its meeting your approbation we will do every thing in our power in favour of the important institution. We are &ca LB , DNA : RG 42, Records of the...
6585To George Washington from William Bradford, Sr., 14 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Governor Cooke having entered the Hospital for Inoculation it becomes incumbent upon me to acquaint your Excellency that upon the Receipt of a Letter of the 3d instant from Mr President Hancock inclosing several Resolves of the General Congress, One of them ordering One of the Continental Battalions in this State to march immediately to New York and requesting the Massachusetts-Bay to send a...
6586To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 23 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Scarcity of forage in this Departmt has induced Colo. Sheldon to order an assortment of the Horses belonging to this Regt that those which in all probability will never be fit for the Dragoon-Service again, may be put to some other Service in the Army, & the Publick be eased of the Burden & Expence of supplying a number of Horses, which in their present Destination, render the Publick no...
6587To George Washington from Brigadier General Edward Hand, 17 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am perfectly satisfied that your Excys reasons for desiring the continuance of the Genl Officers in Camp for the present are Good. Yet as my Case is somwhat singular and as leave of Absence at any other time than the present, can’t answer the purposes for which I wished to Obtain it, I beg leave to enumerate my most pressing reasons for troubling your Excy at this particular juncture,...
6588To George Washington from Embree & Shotwell, 3 December 1788 (Washington Papers)
We wrote thee the 17th 10 mo. since which have none of thy Favours—We have seen the Person to whom we applyed respecting Clover Seed who will engage to deliver us what thee may want @ 8 1/2 Specie ⅌ lb., This is the lowest price we can obtain any that the Quality may be depended on for—It can be ready to ship by the first Opportunity the opening of the Rivers should thou incline shortly to...
6589To George Washington from Thomas Nelson, Jr., 2 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I had the agreeable intelligence of the arrival of Count de Grasse with his Armament announced to me at Camp yesterday. My Happiness could not have been increas’d by any thing but the information communicated to me in your Letter of 27th past. An Event so unexpected, and so much wish’d, cannot but be productive of the most happy consequences to this Country. I think I can venture to assure...
6590To George Washington from Major Justus Christoph de Meibom, 7 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
About nine months ago I did myself the honour to apply to Your Excellency for leave to send an officer into New York in order to bring out our pay and cloathing. Your Excellency was pleased to give me for answer, that circumstances would not admitt of complying with my request for that time All my endeavours to transact my business in writing having prouved ineffectual to this very time; I...
6591To George Washington from Thomas Mifflin, 20 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
In compliance with your request, communicated by the Secretary at War, in his letter of the 19. current, I have the honor to inform you, that orders were immediately issued to the Adjutant General, for organizing, arming, and equipping, according to law, 10,768 of the Militia of Pennsylvania, officers included; agreably to your requisition, founded on the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act...
6592To George Washington from William Livingston, 12 October 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Assembly could not be prevailed upon to agree to more than 1000 Men to be raised for reinforcing General Putnam, unless I take some of those to be called out by General Forman to join the Army under your Excellency’s command; which I suppose would not be adviseable. The Council of Safety will quit this place to morrow for Quaker Town (a most ominous Appellation!) whither your Excellency...
6593To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 18 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys Favour of this date I have Just now recd and am but very lately returned from near Woodbridge I did suspect the Enemy would be out to day after yesterdays Truce, and found it so when I was at Colo. Potters Quarters about 9 oclock. I had given Orders sometime ago that the whole of the Eastern Division except those on scouts & Picquets should Assemble at some apointed parade...
6594To George Washington from James McHenry, 20 April 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your election for members of convention being over must have furnished data by which to form an opinion of the probable fate of the constitution in your State. I wish you to favor me with a line on this subject, and whether you think an adjournment of our convention would operate with yours against its adoption. Our opposition intend to push for an adjournment under the pretext of a conference...
6595To George Washington from Walter Magowan, 3 February 1775 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 30th Decmr I received the 15th Ult: and should have sent the inclosed sooner, had I not expected to have received the Cash for the Tickets sold by me; it is not in my power at present to advise you of the names of those who had them, because the Gentlmn to whom I delivered them sold them out afterwards, but shall ascertain them by the time that I come over to see you which shall...
6596To George Washington from Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington, 2 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Connecticut Line have taken their huting Ground near Constitution Island. I shall by Tomorrow Night discharge the most, if not all, the short Levies under Colour of their wanting Cloaths. The Line will hut in the Form they are to assume the first of January—The Arrangement is so nearly completed as that it will be done at that Time without any Difficulty—and; I beleive, to great...
6597To George Washington from Major General Adam Stephen, 22 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
By a person to be depended on Who left New york yesterday—a Brigade consisting of the 15th 17th not exceeding 700 men & he believes the 36th & 4th embarked on the 20th at Night & he Supposes Saild up the N. River yesterday Morng to destroy Genl McDougal. The rest of the Advices not So important, & not yet digested I refer at present, & am wt. great Respect Sr your most Obt LS , DNA:PCC , item...
6598To George Washington from James McHenry, 11 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
I have received to-day the following information from a quarter that may be depended on which I think it my duty to communicate. The French minister has made a requisition upon the French merchant fleet in this harbour for 600 seamen to rendezvous at Philadelphia, and has ordered the consul here to furnish each volunteer with five dollars. So far is certain. The requisition has been complied...
6599To George Washington from Brice McGeehon, 12 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
Washington County [Pa.] May it please your Excellency Augt 12th 1789 In a former letter, I informed your Excellency of my situation and circumstances that I was one of those unfortunate people who settled and claimed your lands on Millers Run. One who thought my clame so Just, as to warrant my defence thereof against your Excellency in a suit at law. The event (tho’ too late) has proved my...
6600To George Washington from James McHenry, 10 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday Mrs Murray Mr Murray and Mr Dandridge left this City for Amsterdam. Mr Dandridge had reced your letter on Saturday. He has left a thermometer with me for a post in Jersey. It is a present from you, but what is the name of the post, and where does he live? I believe in my hurry I have not detailed the facts to you respecting Gen. Pinckney as particular as I ought. The principal are as...