1To Alexander Hamilton from John Mathews, 1 May 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ May 1, 1792 . On July 10, 1792, Tench Coxe wrote to Mathews: “I have before me your Letter of the 1st: of May to the Secretary of the Treasury, and I feel great pleasure in observing that the little duty, which has accrued under the Act of March 1791 is likely to be collected without legal compulsion.” Letter not found. ] Mathews was supervisor of the revenue for the District of Georgia. “An...
RC (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan). The inclosed extracts appear as sufficiently interesting, to induce us to forward them to you. The reiterated information we have lately received from different quarters leave little room to doubt, that the Southern States, will be the grand theatre of war this ensuing winter and spring. The Waggons with stores for the army under your...
3To George Washington from John Mathews, 15 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 19th of December last was by my Predecessor Mr Rutledge, laid before the Legislature of this State at Their last Meeting in January. In consequence whereof and from a previous conviction, of the importance of the several matters recommended by Your Excellency, the subject of recruiting the line of this State, had been taken up, and on receipt of your letter a law was passed...
4To George Washington from John Mathews, 11 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
I received your much esteemed favor of the twenty second of May a few days ago. The sentiments of regard it contained are extremely flattering to me indeed—And it shall be an invariable principle with me to cultivate a continuance of it with the utmost assiduity. I congratulate your Excellency on the evacuation of Savannah by the enemy. I flatter myself it will be productive of happy...
RC (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan). The inclosed extracts from Genl. Washingtons letter of the 13th & 27th. Ulto. and from Mr. Houston’s of the 30 Ulto. & newspapers will give you all the information from this quarter, worth communicating, except that the fleet from New York, is sailed; what it’s destination is, we are at present uninformed. ’tis said Portsmouth in...
RC (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan). The inclosed papers will furnish you with the most important foreign intelligence we have lately received. And of what has been done by Congress in consequence thereof. We thought it necessary to give you this communication, not knowing how far [it ma]y influence your future operations [so t]hat you might thereby be enabled to take your...
RC (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). Address sheet missing. We are desired by Congress to transmit you the inclosed resolutions. Nothing new has transpired since we last wrote, informing you of the departure of the British fleet from New York, except that in less than forty eight hours after their sailing, there was a most violent storm, which we have the best reason to imagine they had to...
8To George Washington from John Mathews, 30 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
As this intelligence received yesterday possibly may not be conveyed to you through any other channel at this time; and being well assured it will aford you much satisfaction to be informed of it: I have therefore taken the liberty of communicating it to you. Tho the information does not come officially from the state, yet it comes in such a manner that it is to be depended on—That Maryland...
9To George Washington from John Mathews, 2 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will no doubt think it some thing singular, that the inclosed should be of so old a date and handed to you with this, but the reason of it is, that it was meant to go by Govr Rutledge, who intended paying a visit at Head Quarters, but being taken ill tho’ expecting daily to be in condition to prosecute his journey finding that not likely to be soon the case, I have requested Mr Duane to be...
10Enclosure X: Letter from John Mathews and Richard Hutson, 30 October 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
We feel ourselves happy, in this opportunity, afforded us, of attempting to do justice to the injured reputation of the late Major General Greene, whose eminent services to this Continent in general, must have greatly endeared his memory to every true friend to the American revolution; and whose distinguished and effectual exertions, for the recovery of this State, from the possession of the...