1To George Washington from John Cleves Symmes, 8 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I wish I may not be thought troublesome, but by the Information I get at this place by other Means than what Your Excellency will see by the Inclosed deposition, I must Conclude the enemy are formidable, tis said that there are 300 Regular troops, 1500 Indians and a Large body of Tories which Compose the enemies force, I need not suggest to Your Excellency the apprehesions of the Inhabitants...
2To George Washington from John Cleves Symmes, 10 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to transmit to Your Excellency an Examination of Jacob Wise, who says Many things of the Intentions and Movments of the Enemy, the Substance of which Your Excellency will have Inclosed. It would be vain in me to Comment or infer. I beg leave only to Mention to your Excellency that the Militia come in but slow, we have not three hundred men on the River and an extent of 30...
3To George Washington from John Cleves Symmes, 15 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to communicate to Your Excellency a copy of a letter which I have wrote to the Legislature of the State. As it relates to the Army, I think it my duty thus early to acquaint your Excellency with the Contents thereof; that if I am misinformed, the matter may be truly represented by the Gentlemen of the Army. I have the honor to be, sir. with much esteem, Your Excellencies very...
4To George Washington from John Cleves Symmes, 6 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
The grand Jurors for the County of Morris have requested me to inform Your Excellency, that, “they feel in the most sensible manner the distresses which the Army must experience from the depreciation of the Money without any other addition—are deeply wounded at an Information that there were some persons who were so lost to the duty they owe to brave men suffering and exposing themselves for...
5To George Washington from John Cleves Symmes, 17 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform Your Excellency, that William Loudon of the Artillery, who was Indicted for the Murder of Richard Savage; Upon trial, was acquited of the Murder, and found guilty of Manslaughter: he has been allowed his Clergy, and burned in the hand pursuant to his Judgment: and having gone through every stage of the Civil Law, is now remanded to the Provost Guard, where he waits...
6To George Washington from John Cleves Symmes, 14 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Indictments are presented before me at the Court of Oyer & Terminer in & for the County of Bergen against Andrew Coldeleugh a forage Master belonging to the Army for Trespass & false imprissonment. I am sorry that my Duty oblidges me to trouble your Excellency on this Occasion, being fully sensible how much your feelings are hurt, when any of your Officers, so far deviate from the Line of...
7To George Washington from John Cleves Symmes, 8 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to inform Your Excellency that application was made to me as one of the Justices of the supreme court of this State on Monday the third instant to allow writs of Habs Corps in favour of Mr Pierre Depeyster a Gentleman residing back of second river in the County of Essex, who I was informed had been apprehended by a Military guard on suspicion of being a spy for the enemy, and then...
8To Alexander Hamilton from John Cleves Symmes, [8 June 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
[ June 8, 1793. “The Secretary of the Treasury put into my hands a letter from Judge Symmes, dated 8th June on the subject of the land granted to him & his associates.” Letter not found. ] JPP “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. , 142. See H to William Rawle, January 6, 1793, note 2 .
9Request for Alteration of Patent to John Cleves Symmes, 29 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
Be it known unto all men by these Presents that whereas in pursuance of certain resolutions of the United States in Congress assembled bearing date respectively the 23rd & 27th days of July and the 23rd day of October 1787, or some of them a Contract was duly made & executed between Samuel Osgood, Walter Livingston & Arthur Lee Esqrs. Commissioners of the board of Treasury of the United States...
10To John Adams from John Cleves Symmes, 23 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
Permit me to Observe, that in October 1788, my agents at New York on my behalf entered into a Contract with the United States in Congress assembled for the grant of one million acres of land, lying east of and adjoining to the Great Miami River. On certain conditions therein set forth, which conditions of purchase I conceive have hitherto been literally complied with, and fulfilled on my part...
11To Thomas Jefferson from John Cleves Symmes, 3 February 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
It becomes my duty, and I hope it may also tend to my Interest, to renew my prayer to the Senate of the United States for their countenance to my claims, and permission for me to proceed with my payments into the treasury of the Nation, in discharge of that balance which I owe the United States on the Miami purchase. Greatly as I have been embarrassed on that subject, and disappointed in the...
12To Thomas Jefferson from John Cleves Symmes, 4 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Samuel Heighway esquire, and Mr. John Poole , both of the Miami purchase, have lately invented a Machine on the principle of steam, that I am inclined to believe will excel any thing of the kind that the world has yet been favored with. From several years acquaintance with Mr. Heighway, and prepossession in favor of his integrity and judgment, I am inclined to hope that the gentlemen are not...
13To Thomas Jefferson from John Cleves Symmes, 23 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Pardon me Sir, if in this instance I depart from the prescribed mode of addressing the President on a subject of Territorial concern, through Mr. Maddison the proper organ of State business. My communication being of a delatory nature against the first Magistrate of the Northwestern Territory, whose prompt removal from office rests solely with the President: it would seem only necessary, Sir,...
14To Thomas Jefferson from John Cleves Symmes, 5 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me, respected Sir, to introduce to you the bearer hereof, a very worthy Indian by the name of Nanasekaw, alias Captain Blackbeard of the Shawanae nation, and nearly one hundred years old as he informs me. I have known this man more than seventeen years, during which time he has behaved with propriety as far as I can learn, (the time of war excepted) he has proved himself very friendly...
15To Thomas Jefferson from John Cleves Symmes, 5 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The office of register of the land office at Cincinnati having become vacant by the death of Mr. Killgore, I beg leave among the number of applications which will probably be made to you on that subject, to recommend my nephew Daniel Symmes Esqr. as a person qualified for the discharge of the duties of such a trust. I believe it may be said, without boasting on my part, that no character in...
16To James Madison from John Cleves Symmes, 19 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
By the Enquirer a publick paper from Richmond, I perceive that Colonel Burr and Mr. Blanerhasset are ordered into this State for trial. As there cannot be a doubt of their guilt rest in g on the mind of any impartial man who has read the train of testimony exhibited against them at Richmond i t becomes the duty of every friend of the present administration, and indeed, of the friends to the...