1To George Washington from the Commissioners for Settling Accounts Between the United States and the Individual States … (Washington Papers)
There are some points relative to the finishing of our business which we suppose will occasion you less trouble in giving us directions about in conversation than by letters the principal are respecting the person to whom you think it will be most proper to make our report and into whose custody we shall deliver the Books & papers belonging to the office —if agreeable we shall be glad to know...
2To George Washington from the Commissioners for Settling Accounts Between the United States and the Individual States … (Washington Papers)
The Commissioners appointed to execute the several Acts of Congress, to provide more effectually for the settlement of the Accounts between the United States, and the Individual States, Report, That they have maturely considered the claims of the several States against the United States, and the charges of the United States against the individual States. That they have gone through the process...
3To George Washington from the Commissioners for Settling Accounts Between the United States and the Individual States … (Washington Papers)
The two points we had the honor to submit to your consideration this morning are those on which we wish your direction—there are none other that are material—those points are We consider the custody of these documents of consequence and conceive that they ought not to be subject to any derangement but by proper authority. We Supposed that a conversation would more readily adjust these points...
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Irvine, 18 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
When at Washington I took the liberty to recommend Robert Porter Esqr. of Philadelphia to your notice as one of the Commissioners of Bankruptcy for the District of Pennsylvania—Circumstances probably were not favorable at that time to his appointment—as there is now a vacancy by the death of John W. Vancleve, I again solicit your attention to the pretensions of Mr. Porter for that office,...
5To George Washington from William Irvine, 6 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
My letter of the 18th of July to the Honorable the Secretary at War, (which he promises to shew your Excellency) will I hope explain to your satisfaction my reason for not writing you frequently: Since that time the Virginia Troops at this Post by order of General Lincoln have been discharged & paid four months agreeable to a Resolution of Congress of the 26th of May, without the most distant...
6To Alexander Hamilton from William Irvine, 13 November 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Carlisle [ Pennsylvania ] November 13, 1800 . Notifies Hamilton that his son Callender Irvine is fit to report for military duty and will visit Hamilton to thank him for “indulging him with a long leave of absence for the recovery of health.” ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Irvine, an immigrant from Ireland and a veteran of the American Revolution, was a member of the...
7To George Washington from Brigadier General William Irvine, 3 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding several changes, have taken place since your Excellency laid the situation of our affairs before the Board at Morristown; I apprehend our operations must be nearly the same. I am pretty clearly of opinion, that before our levies can be got together, and Stores collected to a proper point, it will be too late to think of Caneda, unless provision is amply made for remaining there...
8To George Washington from Brigadier General William Irvine, 9 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellencys favour of this date, with One inclosed for Colonel Ogden, which I sent him, I will immediately; & with all possible assiduity attend to the business you direct —I can now only in general inform, that the Sound appears to have a solid Bridge over it—from Amboy, to Deharts Point —However as I had in view, previous to your directions, not only the safety of my...
9To George Washington from William Irvine, 2 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I did not receive your Exellencys letter of the 22d March, untill two days ago, I shall observe your directions respecting the Roads &ca leading to Niagara, as yet have not been able to fall in with any person who has even a tolerable knowledge of them—there has been very little communication with that Quarter since last war and few of the people who were then imployed are now living—Several...
10To George Washington from William Irvine, 1 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys letter of the 22d May did not come to hand till yesterday. The 17th of June I sent One Active intelligent white man with an Indian to explore the Country towards Niagara, I shall take the earliest opportunity after their return of communicating their observations to Your Excellency if they appear usefull—The inclosed Copy of a letter to General Lincoln, will inform your...