1To George Washington from John Hall, April–May 1757 (Washington Papers)
I make bold to address you & require your Permission to leave the Virginia Regiment, as likewise if you think I deserve it yr Lr recommendatory to his Honr the Govr or any other you may be pleas’d to offer that might be serviceable to me in carrying Arms to the Northward in some of the British Regiments—From the small Acquaintance I can boast you have hon[ore]d me with I have discoverd that a...
2To George Washington from John Hall, 1 June 1757 (Washington Papers)
I have to inform you I have been at this Place this 7 days. I have made use of all my Credentialls, & got admitted to an Interview with his Lordship—he seem’d much displeas’d at my leaving the Virginia Regiment, & I believe t’was owing to the Influence of yr kind Lr he did not reject me, being apprehensive I presume too favourable a Reception might encourage others of that Chore to revolt. I...
3To George Washington from John Hall, 5 July 1757 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you last from New York, & have now to acquaint you Our Fleet arriv’d at this place the 30. Ultimo, after a blustring Passage of 9 days: Heaven propitious to our Designs, happily carrd the french Fleet under Marq. Beaufremont off this Coast a very few days before, where he had been cruising sometime with 8 Sail of the Line—had they fell in with us, the Event wou’d have disconcerted all...
4To George Washington from John Hall, 14 February 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have yr acceptable favr from Mt Vernon—& I sincerely rejoyce at yr beginning to master the Indisposition Mr Boyd acquaints me you have long labour’d under—I hope to meet you perfectly recover’d & I shall impatiently wish to hear of yr being at Wmsburgh. Will you excuse the Liberty of intruding a Subject not so agreable as many others—I’ve this day receivd a Lr from Col. Gage & There cite his...
5To George Washington from John Hall, 22 October 1758 (Washington Papers)
this is the 4th Lr I have wrote you this Campn for all wch have not b⟨een⟩ so happy as to receve one in return. I cant account for the Loss of yr ⟨ illegible ⟩ any other Way than by attributg it to Business, wch your Warfare must naturally involve you in⟨.⟩ an active mind like yours steadily bent on a glorious persuit, ought not to be wean’d to a more trifling Attention, that as to this point...
6To George Washington from John Hall, 25 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
As I understand the Judiciary Sistem is nearly concluded I take the liberty to request your attention to an application for the office of Marshall to the District Court of Georgia; any information respecting the confidence which may be reposed in me I beg leave to refer you to the Gentlemen Senators and Representatives from Georgia. I have the Honor to be sir your mo. obt and mo. Hble Sert ALS...
7To George Washington from John Hall, 19 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
By the Law for establishing a Mint of The United States I find a Treasurer will be requisite. I am encouraged by Several of my friends to apply to your Excellency for that appointment and would beg leave to refer to their recommendations for my sufficiency to fullfil the duties of the office. For myself I can only promise my best exertions, diligence & fidelity, should I be so happy as to be...
8To James Madison from John Hall and Others, 7 January 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 January 1813 , “ Marine Barracks Washington .” Members of the court-martial for Lt. John Brooks “gave their deliberate ⟨d⟩ecision, on the charges produced against that ⟨o⟩fficer, on Thursday the 24th. Decr., and … a ⟨r⟩econsideration of the Sentence was ordered by ⟨th⟩e Hono. Secretary of the Navy and the Court re⟨a⟩ssembled and came again to a decision on ⟨T⟩hursday the 31st. Ultimo; since...
9To Thomas Jefferson from John Hall, 7 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
From your Character for integrity which I have been taught to respect ever since I entered the Army of the United States in our revolutionary war in the year 1777, and from the excellent sentiments contained in your inaugural Speech, (every one of which is congenial to my heart) I have been led to believe no subordinate Officer of the General Government who has not been defficient in duty,...