11To James Madison from William Moore, 31 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
From the foregoing information of your Father of the Fluctuating Sentiments of the Freeholders of this County on the Constitution proposed by the Convention at Philidelphia and the Arts of some Men in this County to mislead the People whose Interest you know are repugnant to a Govermt. that will Administer Justice, safety, protection, and true Liberty to the Good and Virtuous Citizens of...
12To George Washington from William Moore, 27 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
Our cordial acknowledgments are ever due to Your Excellency, for the great and disinterested service you have rendered our common country; but, on this occasion, we approach you with peculiar pleasure, and can only regret, that the common language of congratulation will too imperfectly convey our gratefull sense of the late eminent display of your military virtues, in the capture of a British...
13William Moore to the Commissioners, 20 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
Your Petitioner Humbly Sheweth that being a native of the States of New Jersey one of the thirteen United States of North America—That having Come Over from the East Indies where he now has A brother who is About Removing A Considerable property from thence to Great Britain—he being entirely unaquainted with the present Situation of that Kingdom—That from the attachment your petitioner has for...
14To Thomas Jefferson from William Moore, 19 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the Liberty of sending You a small parcel of Wheat , of a Species new to us, in this Country, & I believe as Yet unknown in America. A few Ears of it were brought home some Years since by a Servant of Mr Whaley’s, who accompanied him to Jerusalem on a foolish Bet which he made, 3 Years since a Gentleman of this Town saw them in his House, & from their singular appearance requested he...
15John Walshe and Others to the Commissioners, 20 November 1778 (Adams Papers)
Memorial of the Officers late of his Britanic Majesty’s Sloop Drake, Captn. Wm. Moore of the Patience Brig, Archibald Borland of the Tryal Schooner, John Douglass of the Sally Sloop, Prisoners on board the said Brig. Sheweth. That your Memorialists were brought into this Road of Brest on the 7th May last and on the 11th were put on board this Vessel and allowed the Cabin to be in, which they...