1To George Washington from John Brown, 1 November 1786 (Washington Papers)
Tho’ its a long time since I have had the pleasure of seeing or hearing from you, my continued esteem for your Person & Character prompts me to address you in favour of a Mr Joseph Jenckes a young Gentleman of about 22 years of age who went from this place to Alexandria in September last with Intention to set down in Business there in the mercantile Line under the Firm of Jenckes Winsor & Co....
2To George Washington from John Brown, 21 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you of the 3rd Instant, to which have not been favord with an Answer, This is to Offer you One Ton of good Pistol Powder at Six shillings ⅌ pound here, to which Desire your Answer, as also respecting the Cannon, in which youl Oblige Sir Your most Obt humble Servt LS , DLC:GW . The letter that Stephen Moylan wrote to Brown on 8 Nov. apparently failed to arrive. See Brown to GW, 3–4 Nov....
3To George Washington from John Brown, 9 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I being a Small part Concern’d in a prize Ship Arived at the port of Boston with a Cargo of Maderia wine and haveing lately ben told that Good wine was not to be bot at or near Your Camp, have taken the Liberty to present You with a Butt Qt 157 Gs. which was picked out by Collo. More, as the Best in the whole Cargo which Consisted of about 29,000 Gallons the Same was well Cassed up and...
4To George Washington from John Brown, 3–4 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
I having a Vessel arrived at Norwich from Suranam which having brought a Small Quantity of Powder Viz. Forty four Cask Containing a Half hundred Each, I thought it proper to acquaint you thereof, but I am at a loss to determin which may be best for the General Cause for it to go to the Camp or to be Sold out here, so that People in General may be better quallified to Defend the Sea Coast, Our...
5To George Washington from John Brown et al., 2 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
As the office of attorney for the United States for this district is vacant by the decease of William Channing Esqr. permit us to recommend David Howell Esqr. L.L.D. professor of law in the college here, and one of the most approved practitioners at the bar in this State. This gentlemans literary & professional abilities are generally acknowledged, it also ought to be known that his conduct as...
6To George Washington from John Brown, 4 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
With due Submission to your Excellencys Superior Judgment, I now take the Liberty to Mention a Matter which Appears to me to bid fair for great Advantages to the United States in General, tho it may be Otherwise to this State in perticular. from the late Disaster of the Culloden one of the Enemys 74 Gun Ships and the Dismastment of One more of the Ships of the Line at Gardners Bay, the French...
7Enclosure: Extract of A Letter from Kentucky, 25 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
I suppose the Voice of fame has apprized you of the attempts which are mediated by some of the Inhabitants of this Country against the Spanish Dominions in Louisiana. General Logan has, I am told, embarked in the enterprize as second in command, and will unless prevented by the Federal Arm, proceed down the River before the last of February, at the head of two thousand men. Clark it is said...