1To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Hazard, 1 August 1786 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, August 1, 1786. Requests Hamilton’s opinion on questions concerning a government contract for carrying the mail. Copy, Papers of the Continental Congress, National Archives. Hazard was Postmaster General of the United States. This letter was enclosed in a letter Hazard sent to Nathaniel Gorham, September 25, 1786.
2To Benjamin Franklin from Ebenezer Hazard, 3 May 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We have no News here, except that the last Phila. Post brought Advice that the Roebuck of 44 Guns was on Shore on the East Bank of Brandywine, and that eight Row Gallies, the Province Ship and Reprisal were gone down to take her. The Phila. Post is not arrived today, and we are not yet informed whether they have been successful. Mr. Measum writes me that...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Ebenezer Hazard, [28 May? 1776] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Hazard’s Compliments to Doctor Franklin. He will watch the Sloops from Albany, and forward the Doctor’s Bedding by the first Stage after it comes to Hand. Addressed: Dr. Franklin. BF left that morning for Philadelphia; see the note on his letter to Carroll and Chase above, May 27. We assume that he asked the New York postmaster to look out for his...
4To George Washington from Ebenezer Hazard, 26 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Mr Hazard presents most respectful Compliments to his Excellency General Washington, and begs Leave to inform him that he has received a Letter from Boston this Evening, dated the 20th Inst. from which the following is extracted. On the 18th Inst. arrived at Portsmouth an armed Vessel, of 14 Guns, from France. Her Cargo consists of Twelve Thousand Stands of Arms, one thousand Barrels of...
5To George Washington from Ebenezer Hazard, 11 May 1784 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of Congress transmitted me a Copy of the enclosed Resolution, which I received with singular Pleasure as an Act of Justice due to your Excellency, and at the same Time relieving me, as I had desired, from the very disagreeable Situation with Respect to your Excellency’s Letters to which I was reduced by the Ordinance for regulating the Post Office of the United States. The...
6To George Washington from Ebenezer Hazard, 21 December 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Ebenezer Hazard, 21 Dec. 1784. On 5 Jan. 1785 GW wrote to Hazard: “A few days ago I was favored with your Letter of the 21st ulto.” GW’s letter is printed in GW to Jeremy Belknap, 5 Jan. 1785, n.1 .
7To George Washington from Ebenezer Hazard, 24 June 1788 (Washington Papers)
By sending the enclosed under Cover to me, our good Friend Dr Gordon has given me another Opportunity of testifying my Respect for your Excellency, without unnecessarily diverting your Attention from more important Objects. It came to hand yesterday from Boston, where Mr John Adams has at length arrived after a Passage of ten Weeks. The Attention of Politicians here is wholly engrossed by the...
8To George Washington from Ebenezer Hazard, 14 July 1788 (Washington Papers)
Some short Time since Col. Morgan, of Princeton, left with me a Parcel for your Excellency, with a Request that I would forward it at any Time when we happened to have a small Mail; I have now the Honor to transmit it, with Assurances of the warmest Attachment of Your Excellency’s most obedient humble Servant ALS , DLC:GW . GW wrote Hazard from Mount Vernon on 22 July: “Sir, The letters with...
9To George Washington from Ebenezer Hazard, 7 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
It is really with Reluctance that I add my name to the List of those who are Candidates for Offices, and by their Importunity encrease the weight of your Burthens: nor did I intend to do it: for, enjoying already the Office of Postmaster General, and conscious of no Cause of Removal, I thought it unnecessary; but having been lately informed that I have a Competitor, and fearing lest your...
10To George Washington from Ebenezer Hazard, 27 June 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Ebenezer Hazard, 27 June 1789. On 3 July GW wrote to Hazard : “Your letter of the 27th of June, together with the amount of receipts . . . were duly handed to me.”