1To James Madison from James Craik, 21 February 1787 (Madison Papers)
Presuming on my former acquaintance with you I take the liberty to trouble you on a subject now before Congress. I wrote Colo. Benjamin Walker some time last summer respecting the settlement of my Account with the Publick for my services during the late War he being appointed by Congress to adjust the Accounts of the Hospital Department. Some time in October I received a letter from the Colo....
2To George Washington from James Craik, 6 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding your unwearied diligence And the unparalleled Sacrifice of Domestic happyness and ease of mind which you have made for the good of your Country yet you are not wanting in Secret enemies who would Rob you of the great and truely deserved esteem your Country has for you—Base and Villainous men thro’ Chagrin, Envy, or Ambition, are endeavouring to lessen you in the minds of the...
3To George Washington from James Craik, 2 October 1784 (Washington Papers)
I have thought it might be more satisfactory to leave you the different Accounts I received respecting the Communication between the waters of the Yoheogany & the North Branch of Potowmack, that you might from a view of the whole Collect an opinion for yourself —it appears to me that the land Carriage from the Forks of Yoheogany to Cumberland which from a variety of Accounts will not be more...
4To George Washington from James Craik, 15 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
It is painful to communicate dissagreeable intelligence, but I am induced by a regard to your Intrest, and the earnest request of Mr Whitting your Manager to give you immediate information of his Situation—His Complaints which for sometime past, have been doubtful as to their Issue, have at last assumed a more certain Character and are hastening fast to a termination—He is now labouring under...
5To George Washington from James Craik, 23 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
Apprehending a movement of the army shortly I think it my duty to represent to your Excellency the state of the sick and wounded that I may be favor’d with your Instructions in regard to them—In the Hospitals at Williamsburg there are about four hundred sick and wounded, at Hanover Town about two hundred, and upwards of six hundred reported sick in the army—those in Hanover Town are in Store...
6To George Washington from James Craik, 18 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
Your very kind and freindly Letter of the 16th came to hand late this Evening, And the Mail being ready to close, I have only time to return you my Sincere thanks for it—I shall see Mr Harrison to morrow who at present is out of Town, And by the Ensuing Post you may expect his determination respecting the Office you are pleased to propose for him, which I hope will not be too late—Mrs Craik &...
7To George Washington from James Craik, 10 May 1783 (Washington Papers)
In full Confidence of your Excellency’s readiness to hear, and as far as your power extends to redress the grievances of the Officers and Soldiers under your command. I take the liberty of stating my Situation with respect to the rewards promised to the Officers for their services—convinced that if you should find emoluments, unequal or inadequate to my rank and Station, that you will have the...
8To George Washington from James Craik, 21 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I should be unworthy of the Confidence reposed in me at this time by your Excellency if I did not from time to time inform you of the progress I had made in the bussiness you were pleased to send me on And I am Sorry indeed to inform your Excellency that notwithstanding all my exertions (which have been used to the utmost of my power) I have not a prospect of coming up to the Spirit of your...
9To George Washington from James Craik, 3 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
Since the receipt of your favour of the 8th Septr nothing has occurred to justify my breaking in upon your necessary engagements by an Epistolary Communication—Tho a Correspondence with those we Esteem and adore is one of the greatest pleasures, yet have I every gratification that I can expect from the public Prints. by them am I dayly informed, how deservedly you retain that high place in the...
10To George Washington from James Craik, 25 November 1757 (Washington Papers)
The dissagreeable news I recd by Jenkins, of the Increase of your disorder, is real concern to me—I had been flatering my self with the Pleasant hope of seeing you here again soon—thinking that the change of Air, with the quiet Situation of Mount Vernon—would have been a Speedy means of your recovery—however as your disorder hath been of long Standing, and hath corrupted the whole mass of...