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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Armstrong, John | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from John Armstrong, [17 … | 1791-09-17 | Permit me Sir to intrude so fancy to call your attention for a moment on a subject that to me is... |
2 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 3 November–20 … | ≈1767-11-03 | With particular pleasure I acknowlege the receit of your favour of the 21st Septr but know not... |
3 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 24 January … | 1770-01-24 | Letter not found: from John Armstrong, 24 Jan. 1770. On 20 Mar. GW wrote to Armstrong: “Your... |
4 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 17 August … | 1773-08-17 | Such is the uncertainty of human affairs, that I have again the unexpected occasion of giving you... |
5 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 24 December … | 1773-12-24 | Your favours of the 28th Sepr from Annapolis, and that of the 10th Octobr from your Own House, I... |
6 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Brigadier General John … | 1777-02-01 | You will scarcely expect a Letter from me dated at this place so far out of the line of yr... |
7 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Brigadier General John … | 1777-02-22 | On my return from Baltimore & travelling the West⟨ern⟩ part of the County of York, I am favoured... |
8 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Brigadier General John … | 1777-04-08 | The bearer Mr Saml Kersley is One under the Nomination of a Captain in the minute I left yr... |
9 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Brigadier General John … | ≈1777-06-20 | I shall not incroach on your time with disscribeing that Circle of feeble Service wherein I have... |
10 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Maj. Gen. John Armstrong, 17 … | 1777-09-17 | Letter not found: from Maj. Gen. John Armstrong, Sr., 17 Sept. 1777. Armstrong wrote GW at 8:00... |
11 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-11-25 | Without such an acquaintance of the Enemies lines as wou’d discover to you where they are more or... |
12 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-12-01 | I beg leave to recommend, that as early as it may be Safe to make such movement, the Army may... |
13 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-12-04 | In regard to the Advisability of a Winters Campaign, I answer —In keeping the Field, the... |
14 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-12-19 | This day or tomorrow I design moving Over to the Bethlehem or rather the Eastown Road & near the... |
15 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-12-23 | Yesterday, prior to your Excellens. favour which came to hand last night, I had dispatch’d an... |
16 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-12-23 | I received your Excellys Favour this Afternoon & shall as far as in my Power endeavour to obey... |
17 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-12-26 | I cannot yet learn whether the Enemy are return’d to Philada—a person from thence, tells me the... |
18 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-12-29 | I lately wrote yr Excely of four prisoners confined in this Guard for Carrying Provisions on... |
19 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1777-12-30 | My last letter to the Council of this State was wrote in consequence of yr Excellencys desire,... |
20 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1778-02-05 | My unacquaintance at coming to this place, with the Complexion of Congress & exertions of that... |
21 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General John Armstrong … | 1778-03-10 | The intelligence gain’d by a Miss Myer, respecting a Certain John Robinson who has undertaken... |
22 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 3 December … | 1778-12-03 | By so good a conveyance as that of Coll Irwin I can not wave the pleasure of a line to your... |
23 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 10 May 1779 | 1779-05-10 | Necessarily as now you must be led to consider on the One hand, the various distributions of your... |
24 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 25–29 June … | ≈1779-06-25 | I am for Some time possessed of your Excellencys favour of the 18th Ulto and perfectly convinced... |
25 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 7 July 1779 | 1779-07-07 | Major Nichols having been Nominated by the Board of War as a Lieutenant Colonel in the... |
26 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 12 January … | 1780-01-12 | The present distressing Asspect of our publick affairs compels me to add to your Excellencys... |
27 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 31 August … | 1780-08-31 | Since my return to Congress in the latter end of May, few Weeks have passed in which I did not... |
28 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 25 January … | 1785-01-25 | My last to your Excellency was of the congratulatory Sort, written on the joyfull & acceptable... |
29 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 2 March 1787 | 1787-03-02 | Amongst many others, I consider myself your Excellencys debtor—and that the small Annuity of a... |
30 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 5 June 1787 | 1787-06-05 | My last letter addressed to your Excellency at Mount Vernon, intimated some expectation as well... |
31 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 20 February … | 1788-02-20 | As a Citizen of the united States, I always consider my Self your debtor, and the annual tribute... |
32 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 27 January … | 1789-01-27 | Your very Obligeing letter of the 25th of April last came only to hand, and yeilded much... |
33 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 2 February … | 1790-02-02 | Notwithstanding how frequently your person and Office possess my thoughts, I have studiously... |
34 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 29 December … | 1790-12-29 | The design of my Subject being in some sense premature, you may possibly consider it as the... |
35 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 14 March 1792 | 1792-03-14 | Whatever may have been the constructions of others respecting the designs of Government, in... |
36 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 25 November … | 1793-11-25 | Please to accept my sincere Congratulations on the reputed State of your good health & safe... |
37 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 8 March 1781 | 1781-03-08 | Five Sabel months have passed over Since I last had the pleasure of writing yr Excellency & then... |
38 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 27 December … | 1781-12-27 | It was a choice too long deferred writing Yr Excellency on the very important Capture of the Earl... |
39 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 29 June 1782 | 1782-06-29 | Altho’ this warm weather leaves me but little inclination to write, I could not entirely decline... |
40 | Armstrong, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Armstrong, 22 April 1783 | 1783-04-22 | In March, I was honored with the receit of your Excellencys letter of the 10th of January—and the... |
41 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 2 [June] 1804 | 1804-06-02 | I yesterday had the honor of receiving your letter of the 27th. Ult. and after giving to the... |
42 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 15 July 1804 | 1804-07-15 | I arrived in this city two days ago and have taken a passage in a ship destined to Nantz, which... |
43 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 6 August 1804 | 1804-08-06 | On my arrival here with my family a few days past I had the honor of receiving your letters of... |
44 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 29 August 1804 | 1804-08-29 | The delay in our sailing, which, under various pretences, has been kept up from the 15th. ’till... |
45 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 31 August 1804 | 1804-08-31 | Having occasion for five hundred dollars more than the amount of your late draft on the Treasury... |
46 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 14 October 1804 | 1804-10-14 | Having this moment heard that the Jane is about to sail for Boston early to:morrow, I avail... |
47 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 20 October 1804 | 1804-10-20 | I wrote a few lines to you on the 14th. instant by the Jane (a small vessel bound to Boston)... |
48 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 12 November 1804 | 1804-11-12 | I arrived in this city on the 29th. ulto, and found here M[e]ssrs Livingston and Munroe; the one,... |
49 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 24 December 1804 | 1804-12-24 | A few days after the date of my last letter (the 12 Nov) I was admitted to a private audience of... |
50 | Armstrong, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, 25 December 1804 | 1804-12-25 | Enclosed is my account with the United States, for the six months which have elapsed since my... |