1To George Washington from Colonel Alexander Martin, 7 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
The within Proceedings of the Board of Officers of the N. Carolina Brigade I approve of, and do recommend the Gentlemen Officers within named—both from their Rank & Merit, to your Excellency, to fill the Vacancies aforesaid. ALS , DNA : RG 93, Revolutionary War Records, North Carolina. Beneath Martin’s letter GW’s secretary Robert Hanson Harrison summarized the promotions of four field...
2To George Washington from Alexander Martin, 4 February 1798 (Washington Papers)
I beg you to permit the enclosed little dramatic piece to wait on you in your present Retirement, it was written by me this Session of Congress partly for Amusement, and partly with a view by bringing forward in this Manner the most prominent Characters in our late Revolution, to reconcile in some Measure if possible the present jarring political Sentiments that unfortunately distract our...
3To George Washington from Alexander Martin, 1 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honour of transmitting to you herewith “An Act” of the General Assembly of this State passed at their last Session “to carry into Effect a Resolution of Congress passed the twenty-ninth Day of September in the year 1789.” which I have to request you will please to communicate to the Congress of the United States. I have the Honour to be with most respectful Consideration Sir,...
4To George Washington from Alexander Martin, 24 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to inclose your Excellency herewith a copy of an Act of the General Assembly of this State passed at their last Session at this place, “for the purpose of ceding to the United States of America certain western Lands therein described,” which your Excellency will please to lay before the honorable the Congress of the United States at their next Session. I have the Honour...
5To George Washington from Alexander Martin, 18 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
As Brigadier General Martin of Washington District in this State, Agent of Indian Affairs has been criminated as he is informed before your Excellency and Congress, by a certain Bennet Belew for some mal-practises in his Agency, more particularly for a Letter said Gen. Martin should have written to Alexander McGilveray one of the Chiefs of the Creek Nation, to whom some particular Resolutions...
6To George Washington from Alexander Martin, 27 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to call your attention a moment from the weighty Concerns of the United States to the appointment of officers of the federal Court of this State, a Business I had determined not to interfere in, as the Senators and Representatives were generally acquainted with the several Law Characters among us who might be Candidates for offices in the same, making no doubt but these Gentlemen...
7To George Washington from Alexander Martin, 10 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to acquaint your Excellency that Governor Burke the 12th of September last was surprized and taken by a party of three hundred Tories at Hillsborough, and immediately born of f to Wilmington where the British have had a Post of some Strength for a considerable Time. They had, it seems, concerted their plan with Address in marching one hundred and fifty Miles on Horseback thro’ Swams...
8To George Washington from Colonel Alexander Martin, 16 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Five Days ago, I arrived at this place with the first Division of the North Carolina Troops, and expect two more will arrive to morrow, and am sorry that we are compelled to halt for some Time to under go Innoculation for the Small Pox before we can join you. The marching and countermarching of the N. Carolina Troops last Winter and this Spring to and from Charlestown has much retarded our...