1To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 9th ulto did not reach me till yesterday, the postmaster having by mistake, sent it to the Williamsburg office. The sentiments you express, and the motives you assign, for taking on you the administration of the American government, I am sure proceed from the heart; and indeed they are such as I knew could alone govern you. If we could always be in such hands, my fears would...
2To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 26 February 1789 (Washington Papers)
It is long since I had the pleasure of any of your favors; which I hope does not proceed, from any alteration in your friendship for me; as I am not conscious of any cause that could produce such an alteration, in a breast so perfectly liberal, as I know yours to be. That we have differ’d in sentiments is true; yet as that difference arose from the same pure motives in both of us; that is,...
3To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 4 October 1787 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 28th Ulto got to me two days ago: I am particularly oblig’d to you for this additional mark of your friendship, and attention, than which, there are very few things indeed, that can be more acceptable: I feel my self deeply interested in every thing that you have had a hand in, or that comes from you, and am so well assured of the solidity of your judgment, and the rectitude...
4To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 7 December 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to enclose to you a copy of the act of assembly, pass’d in consequence of your letter to the Governor, which I hope will meet your entire approbation. your conduct on this occasion will add new lustre to your character and fully prove, if there was a doubt remaining in the melevolent hearts of any, that all your actions have been dictated by the pure motives of virtue and a...
5To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 8 February 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your esteem’d favor of the 22d of last month reached me but a few days ago. Letters by post are some time geting to me, owing to the distance I am from the post road. I was fully aware of the difficulties the compliment made you by the assembly would lay you under, and assure you that the love and friendship I entertain for you, my earnest wishes that you might still support that noble...
6To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 6 January 1785 (Washington Papers)
It gives me great pleasure to inform that the assembly yesterday without a discenting voice complimented you with fifty shares in the potowmack company and one hundred in the James River company. of which I give you this early notice to stop your subscribing on your own account. As this compliment is intended by your country in commemoration of your assiduous ⟨cares⟩ to promote her interest I...
7To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 13 November 1784 (Washington Papers)
I was in great hopes of seeing you here before this that I might have acknowledged the rect of your favor of the 10th of last month in person, and have told you how much I approve your plan for opening the navigation of the western waters. The letter was so much more explicit than I could be that I took the liberty to lay it before the assembly, who appear so impress’d with the utility of the...
8To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 17 September 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Benjamin Harrison, 17 Sept. 1784. On 10 Oct. GW wrote Harrison : “I had the pleasure to receive your favor of the 17th ulto.”
9To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 2 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
The great impositions that have been practiced on the country in the settlement of the depreciation accts of the soldiers, and the number of forged certificates of service that have been produced to the auditors and warrants obtain’d on them induced me to request the attention of the assembly to the subject; in consequence of which they have directed a revision of them, and in order to a full...
10To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 3 April 1784 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed letter from the clerk of the H. Delegates will inform you that the marquess’s thanks to the assembly have been presented. The resolution directing the Bust was order’d to be carried into execution by the commercial agent who was soon after dismiss’d from office, it never came to my hands till I sent for it yesterday, I will endeavour to have it comply’d with tho’ like other...
11To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 8 January 1784 (Washington Papers)
I congratulate you my dear sir on your safe return to your native country and to that domestic ease and happiness you have so long earnestly wish’d for. Your disinterested virtue and patriotism have raised you to a height of glory which no human being can exceed, and stamp’d a value on your character superior if possible to the laurels you have gaind in the field, and the glorious independence...
12To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 11 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you that the Assembly of this State has pass’d an act for raising three thousand men, which I think can not fail producing them; it gives a bounty of twelve pound specie to the recruit and forty shillings to the recruiting officer for each Man he enlists, the country is laid of into 3000 districts, each of which is to produce a man or the above sum of fourteen...
13To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 15 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
My sincerest thanks to you for your friendly congratulations on my promotion to the Government; indeed my Friend if you knew my true situation and that of this Country you would rather condole with me. When I accepted the appointment I knew I had innumerable difficulties to encounter, yet I undertook the task with a hope of surmounting them, not with a view of serving myself, for there is...
14To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 8 February 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 10th ulto did not get to hand till a day or two ago, stopped I suppose by the way, by the severe weather, The Letter from the Officers ordered to march for Carolina (to Colo. Febiger ) was laid before the Assembly at their last setting, and every relief given to them that it was in their power to give. They seemed so sensible of this, that I had no doubt of their marching...
15To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 28 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosed letters for Mr Carter the unworthy Son of a very worthy Father I must beg in his name and my own may be sent with a flagg to New-York as soon as possible, as he must stand in the greatest need of assistance, he fell into the hands of the Enemy in a stupid drunken ⟨fro⟩lick, I hope the accident may bring him to his senses, if it do[e]s not nothing will, I am extremely glad to hear...
16To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 25 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you on the sixteenth a letter on the business I was sent on but supposing you were gone from Camp I did not send it on till now, which will make my appology for the Delay —Cornwallis is advancing fast into our Country. a letter from Gen. Green tells us he was retiring before him not being strong enough to fight him tho’ he is only about 2500 Strong; Green has passed the Stanton where I...
17To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 16-c.20 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I arrived at this place five days ago, sent by our Assembly to make application to congress for immediate assistance in men, arms, ammunition cloathing, and was also directed to wait on You on the same subjects; on Wednesday last I laid before a Committee of that body the business I had in charge as fully as it was in my power to do without answers to letters I had written to the Governor of...
18To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 16 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have long seen with the deepest concern the situation of america and it is not a little increased by that you were so obliging as to give me of the army, I have supposed that matters were in a bad way but my imagination never reach’d the truth; every man here, I mean in the assembly, seems most heartily disposed to use every exertion for the common cause, but indeed my Dear friend we are so...
19To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 6–10 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have not had the pleasure of a line from you since your favor in Novr last, which leads me to conclude that my several letters from wmsburg in that month and the succeeding one never reach’d you, tho’ they were deliver’d to the post master by my own servant; since that period nothing has come to my knowledge till now worthy your notice, or I should most certainly have communicated it. I have...
20To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 8 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Benjamin Harrison, 8 Feb. 1779. GW wrote Harrison on 5–7 May : “Your favor of the 8th of Feby arrivd safe by Colo. Mead abt the 10th of Apl” ( DLC:GW ).
21To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 20 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I remember well a Conversation passing betwixt you and I on the Subject of the Marquis de la Fyattes Commission, & that I told you it was merely Honorary, in this light I look’d on it, and so did every other member of Congress, he had made an agreement with mr Deane, but this he gave up by Letter to Congress, not wishing as he said to embarrass their affairs, Mr Duer who presented this Letter...
22The Board of War to George Washington, 21 June 1776 (Adams Papers)
The Congress having thought proper to appoint us to the Board of War and Ordinance, we do ourselves the Honour to transmit you the foregoing Extracts from their Proceedings establishing a War Office for the more speedy and effectual Dispatch of military Business. You will percieve, on Perusal of the Extracts, that it will be necessary for you forthwith to furnish the Board with an exact State...
23To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 21–24 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
I received your very acceptable favor of the 10th Instant by express, your Fatigue and various kinds of trouble I dare say are great, but they are not more than I expected, knowing the People you have to deal with by the sample we have here, the Congress have taken the two Regiments now raising in Conecticut into service, which with Rifle Men and Recruits to your Regiments will I hope make up...
24To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Peyton Randolph, and Richard Bland, 24 October 1774 (Washington Papers)
We Depute Colo. George Washington to sign our Names to any of the Proceedings of this Congress. LS , in the hand of Benjamin Harrison, DLC:GW . In PHi : Dreer Collection, there is a document in GW’s hand listing the Virginia delegates to the First Continental Congress with the number of votes each received in the August convention: “Peyton Randolph Esqr. 104[,] Richd Henry Lee 100[,] Geo....