1To John Adams from James Montgomery, 15 November 1797 (Adams Papers)
As I have not as yet received any Answer to mine of May 6 and June 4th soliciting the return of my vouchers I once more take the Liberty of requesting of your Excellency an answer to them and at the same Time to request you will determine from your own Sense of Justice whether the unmerited attack upon my Character does not call for redress I wish to receive it from you but I must look on it...
2To John Adams from James Montgomery, 6 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
In Consequence of a Letter from Secretary Wollcott in which he informs me by your determination my Commission as Captain of the Revenue Cutter is annulled and that the Public Interest requires it should be done I beg leave to request an explanation of those Words as it imply’s a degree of Crimination of my Conduct that as a Man of Honour and a Citizen I am entitled to an explanation of I...
3To John Adams from James Montgomery, 25 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
In Consequence of Understanding there are several applicants for the Command I now hold of the Revenue Cutter which I imagine to proceed from the encouragement given by the Collector to the different applicants I do my self the Honour to transmitt to your Excellency all the Papers relative to the Dispute and the Charge against me which I trust those Certificates inclosed, with my first Letter...
4To John Adams from James Montgomery, 6 December 1797 (Adams Papers)
As I conceive it to be but that Justice which every Citizen may claim as His Due to have his Character cleared from false aspersions I entreat your Excellency will afford me that Privilidge which I think I may lay Claim to I have been for Many Months expecting Your Excellency would have returned those vouchers which I had the Honour of Transmitting to You and which our Late Beloved President...
5To George Washington from James Montgomery, 26 September 1796 (Washington Papers)
After apologizing to your Excellency for intruding on that Time which at every Period is of such Consequence to your Country and more especially so at this particular one I beg leave to lay before you the Unmerited Treatment I have met with, I can with the Boldness of Truth appeal to my Early my unabated Attachment to the Cause I have Risqued both Life and Property and have been so Unfortunate...
6To George Washington from James Montgomery, 10 January 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your Petitioner understanding that a Vacancy is like to take Place in the Office of Surveyor of the District of Pensylvania by the Resignation of General Stewart Your Petitioner Humbly offers Himself as a Candidate for that Office and altho former Services in the Revolution of our Country are no Recommendation in the Estimation of many yet I flatter myself your Petitioner has some Claim on...
7To George Washington from James Montgomery, 12 March 1795 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to resign my Commission as Captain of the Revenue Cutter as the Base and unprecedented treatment I have received from the Collector has been such that it is unless redressed incompatible with the feelings of a Man of Honour and a Gentleman to submit to Conscious of having never deviated in the Smallest instance from the strictest Duty (and my abilities are certainly not to be...