6631To George Washington from Henry Lee, 14 March 1789 (Washington Papers)
I shall leave your deed with Mr C. Lee, after having procured the most probable attendants on the general court, to witness it (of which he will be one). As the hour is at hand, when you must again leave your country & my departure this evening or tomorrow prevents my bidding you adieu in person, I beg leave now to offer my most sincere wishes for the continuation of your health and for...
6632To George Washington from Edward Carrington, 28 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Innes has just returned to Town and Genl Marshall, on a conversation with him, has formed an opinion favorable to his appointment to the Office of Attorney General. judging that too much time would be lost in my waiting for your notification of our powers on this subject being still in existence, we thought it best to sound him on the score of his acceptance, apprising him of the...
6633To George Washington from the Northampton Committee of Safety, 4 January 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from the Northampton Committee of Safety, 4 Jan. 1776. On 24 Jan. Robert Hanson Harrison wrote to this committee: “I am commanded by his Excellency General Washington to Inform you, that Major Hawley laid before him your Letter of the 4 Instant. As to discharging the persons therein mentioned from confinement, his Excellency leaves the matter entirely with you, either to do...
6634To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 29 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment got the letters design’d for me last night & mention’d in my Express of to day & tho’ I See not much cause to alter my determination expressd in that letter yet I Shall wait here your Excellency’s orders. Colo. Barber has detain’d the artillery & the New Hampshire detachment. I am Dear Sir with the Sincerest Respect your Excellency’s Most humble & most obedient Servant. P.S....
6635To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 11 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President. the state of health of his little boy & the situation of Mrs Hamilton in consequence of it, oblige him to request the President to excuse him from attending the interview with the Indians today & also to ask the President’s permission to make an excursion into the country for a few days to try the effect of exercise & change...
6636To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I trouble you with the inclosed Papers lately sent to me—respecting Prisoners sentenced by Court Martial to Confinement in Simsbury Mines in this State & sent thither agreable to you[r] Excellency’s Order —with an Account of Expences incurred for their Support &Ca I shall take it as a Favour in Behalf of the Comtee of P. Town if the Necessary Orders are given for the Refunding the Expences...
6637To George Washington from Daniel Waters, 30 September 1790 (Washington Papers)
The underwritten, has the honor to set forth, that previous to Your Excellencys taking the Command in 1775, He had the direction of a floating battery; and was appointed upon the 20th of January 1776 by your Excellency, to command the Schooner Lee: In which had the good fortune to Capture the 1st British transport with 120 Light Infantry: and also to assist at the taking of the powder Ship....
6638To George Washington from William Heath, 15 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I took the liberty once and again the last year to represent to your excellency, that the officers of the Massachusetts line thought themselves neglected in one of the brigades of the line of that state remaining so long without a brigadier, which not only deprived the officer of promotion whose right it is by the resolutions of the honorable the Congress, in that case passed and published;...
6639To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 5 November 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph has the honor of informing the President, that Mr Taylor finished the copy last evening, and will this morning compare it with Mr Dandridge. After this examination by them, E.R. will be glad to examine the two copies with Mr Dandridge over again—The senate were so far from a quorum yesterday, that there is no ground for expecting a house to-day. Mr Izard and Mr Muhlenberg, both...
6640To George Washington from John Carlyle, 4 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosed I took out of the Mail going to Wmburg Expecting it Woud Meet a reader Passage to You from hence[.] I Send it Up to the Care of Mr Smith. I have the Pleasure to Acquaint You That Copithorn is Arrived Safe at Bristoll tho’ its Said he has Damaged Sum of his Tobacco. We have No News here Yr Work seem to be Goes on Well, Mrs Carlyle & Mr Dalton Joyn Me In Compts & am Dr Sir Yr Very...
6641To George Washington from Count de Wengierski, 8 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
I Believe that the weather will permit Your Excellency to come here to morrow morning, because I love to flatter Myself with the hopes of Seeing You again. I have travelled many thousand miles to see and know the founders of American liberty, as much to boast of having seen them, as to learn from them, the means to conserve to the people their most precious rights. I am Citizan of an Unhappy...
6642To George Washington from Capt. Bartholomew von Heer, 1 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Capt. Bartholomew von Heer, 1 June 1779. GW’s aide-de-camp Richard Kidder Meade wrote Heer on this date: “His Excellency received your favor of this date, & I have it in command from him, to inform you that by a letter he has lately rec’d from the Board of War [25 May], that the Baron [Johann Heinrich Wulffen] is looked upon as out of the service— It will then be only...
6643To George Washington from Brigadier General Edward Hand, 18 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
This is but the third day since I had the Honor to recieve your Excys favour of the 23d Ultimo. when I left home I did not expect to go on to Camp, must there fore return to Lancaster. I leave Town to day, & will join you as soon as possible. The Ariel, Captn Paul Jones, Arived at Chester yesterday. from L’Orient. which place She left the 16th Decr last the Captn Came up to Town last night...
6644To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 4 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury requests the favor of the President to send him the communications from the Governor, on which he not long since reported, containing imputations on the conduct of the officers of the U. States employed in the Western Counties. They will be useful in forming the reply to his last letter, in which a considerable progress has been made. LB , DLC:GW . Hamilton...
6645To George Washington from Henry Laurens, 15 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of writing to Your Excellency Yesterday by Messenger Freeman. Your Excellency will receive inclosed herewith Copy of a Letter dated Sunbury 9th Instant from Colonel Hartley to the Board of War, which Congress have directed to transmit & to signify that it is the desire of the House Your Excellency “will take such Measures relative to the subject matter thereof as you shall...
6646To George Washington from George Clinton, 30 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
My last Letter was dated at Albany and communicated the disagreable Intelligence of the destruction of Schoharie and part of Balls Town about twelve Miles North east of Schenectady; since which I have not been able to write to your Excellency. As I then proposed, I immediately left Albany in order to take the necessary Measures for checking the further Incursions of the Enemy. On my arrival at...
6647To George Washington from William Heath, 25 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I forward two sailors who lately made their escape from the British man of war, Adamant—and inclose a New York paper of the 19th the latest I have received. When I was honored by your Excellency the winter before last with a command similar to that you have been pleased now to assign me, your pleasure was signified that I should approve or disapprove the sentences of courts-martial, except...
6648To George Washington from Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, 6 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Duty of the Service keep me from present My Self to your Excellency my homage, I Send for this Purpose Mr De Segond he Will have the honour to tell you What of Want their Effect Will Depend from your Goodness & I Call upon them. I am With Respect Sir, your humble & obedient Servant ALS , PHi : Society Collection. Jacques-Marie-Blaise, Chevalier de Segond de Sederon (1758–1832), joined the...
6649To George Washington from Brigadier General Nathanael Greene, 25 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Challenge I mentiond to your Excellency the other Evening I find is given and accepted and the parties have appointed tomorrow morning to fight. As I am made acquainted with the matter I beg your Excellencys direction in what manner I am to conduct myself. This moment Colo. Hand was with me and Acquaints me that I have mistaken his intentions respecting promotions. As he is coming to Head...
6650To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 19 June 1789 (Washington Papers)
With reluctance I trouble your Excellency on a subject relating to myself. Being informed that the Judiciary Bill is in forwardness and that there will probably be a Marshal of the federal Court for the district of Pennsylvania, I beg leave to inform you that on my retiring from the Army, I was appointed Marshal of the Court of Admiralty for this State and have filled the Office since that...
6651To George Washington from William Grayson, 25 July 1785 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed letters were handed to me the other day by young Mr Adams, son of Mr John Adams, who has arrived in the last packett, and no private opportunity offering, I do myself the honor of transmitting them by Post. Congress are informed by a letter from Mr Adams, that he has been introduced to the King of G.B. in due form, and recieved, as a public Minister from the U.S. of America. They...
6652To George Washington from Cyrus Griffin, 4 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
Being engaged upon duty at the Circuit and District Courts held in the City of Richmond I had not an opportunity of sooner acknowleging the honor of your letter. I am particularly uneasy and depressed to have taken one moment from the immense labour of your public functions, or to have incured your displeasure in the remotest degree. We understood that Congress were to adjourn on the 20th of...
6653To George Washington from Horatio Gates, 16 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
Report of The Board of Genl Officers, to The Commander in Chiefs Question contained in Major Walkers Letter on The other side. The Board are “Unanimously” of Opinion that an Officer Suspended Generally, is so, from Command, Pay, and all other Emoluments; and not under Military Controul during The Time of such Suspension Reports of a Board of General Officers held 16th Febry 1783 Cantonment of...
6654To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Loammi Baldwin, 19 December 1775 (Washington Papers)
this Evening came to my Quarters under a guard one Weber Sent from Point Shirley by the Committee as you will See by the Enclosed letter Sd Weber has a great mind to go back into Boston he brought a Man out of Boston with 20 Joes in Cash that could not git a Pass to come out & intended to return himselfe (as he says) to help more out, he goes under the Pretence of Fowling being a noted Gunner...
6655To George Washington from Justus Erick Bollmann, 3 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
If I am not mistaken Your Excellency mentioned, when I had the honor to wait on You about three weeks ago, that You intented to have some farther conversation with me through Mr Pickering. Not having had the pleasure to see Mr Pickering since, and going to depart for New york in a few days I think it my duty to inform Your Excellency of this in order to receive Your commands. Waiting which I...
6656To George Washington from John Mehelm, 7 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
In my last I gave your Excellency an Acct of Near a Thousand pr of Shoes more than has been since delivered to the Clothier General’s Store. they were Shoes that Mr Caldwell had purchased by order of the board of war before he became an Assistant of mine. he therefore did not consider himself under any Obligation to deliver the Shoes to my order but kept them for the Jersy Brigade to whom I...
6657To George Washington from Burgess Ball, 13 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours a few days past mentiong that you had procured the Clover Seed for me, and that it wd be forwarded as soon as the Ice wd permit. As I have troubled you so far, I wd take the liberty of requesting you’ll be so good as to procure & send me 2 or 3 Bush: of the Chocolate Shells such as we’ve frequently drank Chocolate of at Mt Vernon, as my Wife thinks it agreed with her better than...
6658To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel John Jameson, 23 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have just received Intelligence that part of the Cork Fleet have arrived that they have a number of Recruits on board (the report is three thousand) It is also said that another embarkation has taken place (the number I have not heard[)] They had not Sailed Yesterday. The Militia on Long Island are Ordered to assembl⟨e⟩ at Flat Bush the last of this Week to draft a number of Men to Garrison...
6659To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 1 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
I am of opinion, that a passport ought to be granted for the above vessel, on condition, that she take any freight of provisions, which the owners of the vessels, detained at Bourdeaux ma<y> choose to put on board for their use. ADS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters. This note was written on a letter of 1 May addressed to Randolph from Philadelphia merchants Reed & Forde: "We have a ship at...
6660To George Washington from John Laurance, 16 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
At this period of the War, it is not without much Pain, that I induce myself to resign to Your Excellency, the Commission I hold in the Army. For a considerable time past, I have combated many difficulties to continue in Service, being desireous of contributing my mite to the attainment of the great Object of the Controversy, but my circumstances, at present, render me unable to do it longer,...