11To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Sherman, 14 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Nelson left town just before my arrival, and has not been here since —I wrote immediately to as many Magistrates as I could collect the names of, requesting them to meet at this place on the 11th instant, and take into consideration a requisition from Your Excelly: several of the gentlemen met agreeable to the request, but there not being a majority they did nothing decisive respecting...
12To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Sherman, 26 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I sent on to Camp last friday from the County of Middlesex an hundred and twenty one head of cattle, sixty head more will be in to day —fourteen quarters of beef, 1150 Wt of salt pork and 80 of fresh is deliver’d Mr Schuyler purchasing Commisy at Brunswic, who will send them on immediately if wanted —The pork is estimated to be equivalent to four Beeves. The whole of the grain is deliver’d at...
13To George Washington from Colonel Josiah Starr and Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Sherman, 15 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
We view with anxious concern the uneasiness among the Officers in the Connect. line, owing to their distressed situation with respect to Cloathing. Having for a long time been inured to Arms, and influenced with a desire of promoting the honor and glory of their Country, they wish to continue in a mode of life so correspondent with their inclinations could they do it with decency and honor....
14To George Washington from Isaac Sherman, 20 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
Nearly eleven years of the prime of life I have appropriated to the service of the public; eight years in the armies of the united states, and part of three years in the surveying department. Nearly the whole of the savings of eight years of uninterrupted military services I have expended in order to carry into effect the land ordinance of Congress—This I did from an order to promote the...
15To George Washington from Isaac Sherman, 28 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
By the advice of Mr Hamilton, I am induced to offer myself a candidate for Treasurer of the Mint; being informed that the present Treasurer intends soon to resign. I flatter myself upon experiment, that I should be found competent to the place; and should I be so happy as to obtain, I hope that my attention, fidelity and integrity would meet your entire approbation and that of the public. I...
16To George Washington from Isaac Sherman, 4 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
The officers of the first and second Connecticut brigades beg leave, as a part of the army, to express the great joy and felicity we feel on the auspicious birth of the Dauphin of France. Permit us to request of your excellency to address his excellency the minister of France with our hearty congratulations upon this important event, and to express for us in the warmest terms the very sincere...