1Enclosure: Benjamin Galloway to Maryland General Assembly, 5 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Alexander Contee Hanson
2To John Adams from Alexander Contee Hanson, 6 December 1792 (Adams Papers)
A C Hanson
...in consequence of the extreme severity of the weather—It was however tolerably pleasant—Dr. & Mrs. Thornton Mrs Key Mr & Miss Tayloe, Mr Mrs. & Miss Pleasanton, Major and Miss Selden, Dr Wrightman, Miss Hanson, Miss Aldrich Miss Forrest, Judge McLean, Mr Cook of Illinois Mr. Rhea, Mr Lear Mr. Coxe Mr. Elgar and Dr. Huntt with the Corps Diplomatique—I like Judge McLean very well he is a very...
Mr. & Mrs. Hanson are highly flattered by having it in their power to acknowledge the honor of an invitation to dine with Mr. & Mrs. Adams, and certainly do not regret less than Mr. & Mrs. Adams the circumstances which...
5From George Washington to Robert Alexander, 14 November 1786 (Washington Papers)
Robert Alexander (d. 1793) of Alexandria was the son of Col. Gerard Alexander (d. 1761).For the land deal in which GW in the fall of 1769 advanced Robert Alexander £500 to purchase land in Charles County, Md., see
6From George Washington to Robert Alexander, 20 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
...of justice, in fulfilling his Bargains and complying with his wishes, if he had been really in earnest in requesting the matter of her; especially, as the inducement which you thought would have a powerful operation on Mrs Alexander, namely the birth of a Child, has been doubled, and tripled....will believe, that the fault is not in Mrs Alexander, but yourself, if matters are procrastinated...
7From George Washington to John Banister, 21 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, Alexander McDougall to GW, 13 April
8Enclosure: Jacob Wagner to Mr. Barry, [ca. 5–22 December 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
Alexander Contee Hanson
9From George Washington to Colonel George Baylor, 9 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
On 10 Jan. GW instructed Robert Hanson Harrison to forward GW’s letter to Maj. Alexander Clough, which has not been found. Alexander Clough (d. 1778) served as a lieutenant and adjutant in the 1st New Jersey Regiment from December 1775 until GW offered him this majority. GW commended Clough for bravery in a skirmish with the British light horse at...
10From George Washington to John Beatty, 12 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, The completion of preparations for Beatty to negotiate prisoner exchanges allowed GW’s secretary Robert Hanson Harrison to write Col. Samuel Blachley Webb from New Windsor on 14 July: “Agreable to your request when we parted, I inform You, that Congress on the 3d Ulto Resolved ‘That the Commander in Chief be authorised...