1To George Washington from Mordecai Gist, 25 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
The constitution of the United States having invested the President with the power of nominating officers for the different departments of the present Government, I have in consequence thereof taken the liberty of presenting myself to your Excellency; & shall be exceedingly happy to accept of any appointment in this State, or the State of Maryland that I may be deemed qualified for. should I...
2To George Washington from Colonel Mordecai Gist, 8 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
my last was of the 2d Instant, covering a Return of the Troops forwarded from this place total 1694, since which only a small detachment of my Regt has come in, who are to March to Morrow. I take the liberty of laying before your Excellency the Inclosed act of Assembly, by which you will find that the Officers of the last Regts orderd by Congress are precluded the priviledge of recruiting in...
3To George Washington from Mordecai Gist, 24 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed papers were taken in a Dispatch Boat from Lord Cornwallis by the Brig. Sea Nymph of Phila. the 10th Inst. off Cape Charles, and now brought in here last Night. I have the honor to forward them for Your Excellency’s information. The French Troops and Delaware regiments embarked and Sailed from Annapolis on the evening of the 20th. There remains only one Vessel (exclusive of the...
4To George Washington from Colonel Mordecai Gist, 30 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have the Misfortune to be on camp Near the Quarters of General Maxwell and have no good Water convenient except at his house. I endeavoured first by virtue of an order and since by personal Application to obtain some water for my own use, which contrary to the principles of politeness was refused to me. You will pardon me sir for troubling You on so frivolous an occasion, and permit me to...
5To George Washington from Brigadier General Mordecai Gist, 24 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 13th Instant came to hand Yesterday, our Assembly have ever since my last been unhappily engag’d in a dispute respecting the power of the House of Delegates, to call their Members to the Bar to Answer for Misdemeanours committed out of the House during the sessions, parties ran high, and the Members were much inflamed on the case of Mr James Hindman, who was called to the Bar...
6To George Washington from Mordecai Gist, 6 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to enclose You a list of the Vessels that have sailed from this port for the Head of Elk, ammounting in the whole to 1,012 Tons, which I hope are arrived before this. About 300 Tons of Shipping are now in the Harbour discharging their Cargoes, including a Galley of four 18 Pounders, belonging to the merchts of the Town, who have had her sometime under repair, she is not...
7To George Washington from Mordecai Gist, 4 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you that the Serpent Cutter of 18 Guns Captain Anne DeLaLauno has this moment arrived here with Dispatches for your Excellency from Count DeGrasse, who arrived in Cheasepeake with 28 ships of the Line the 26th Ultimo, and the next day landed 3000 Troops on the South side of James River in order to form a junction with the Marquis D. La Fayette. The Fleet on their...
8To George Washington from Colonel Mordecai Gist, 2 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of addressing your Excellency last from Philadelphia and have now to Inclose you a return of the continental troops forwarded from this place since the 4th ultimo, amounting in the whole to 1694 Men Including Officers, I have likewise sent a return of my own Regiment, total at Camp 307. the Assembly of Maryland have resolved to add an Additional Bounty of thirty dollars to the...
9To George Washington from Brigadier General Mordecai Gist, 15 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday the General Assembly of this state pass’d an Act to call in the Continental & states money at Forty for One, and an order to give a better circulation to the New Currency no Continental money is to be issued in payment for any contract after the 20th March Next. The Tender Law is repealed —a Bill from the House of Delegates for the Confiscation of British property is now before the...
10To George Washington from Colonel Mordecai Gist, 15 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to a resolve of congress forwarded to me through the hands of General Smallwood, I am preparing to march the Troops in my command to Join the main Army, and propose reaching New Ark to Night. the sick and Wounded of the Enemy came into Wilmington Yesterday with the prisoners they took in the late Engagement. they brought with them five peices of Artillery and have a Guard of Near...