1To George Washington from James Gibbon, 26 March 1787 (Washington Papers)
I am very sorry at this late period of time to trouble you particularly as all your officiall business has ceas’d so long; Your opinion will nevertheless avail sufficiently. A Demand, I long since made to the commissioner of accts for the army, for what I consider’d my due (the commutation) has remaind undetermind till now, owing chiefly to my business confining me at this place so as to...
2To George Washington from James Gibbon, 16 July 1788 (Washington Papers)
Having once wrote you on the subject of my claim, I am unwilling to repeat it, as applications similar to mine, from their frequency must become troublesome. Altho Sir, my case has, by Congress, been referr’d to Mr Pierce he yet in a late letter to me signifies the necessity of referring to yr records with respect to my brevett, the resignation of wh. appears to be consider’d of course with a...
3To George Washington from James Gibbon, 12 February 1789 (Washington Papers)
Tis not without reluctance I am about to trouble you on a Subject, in which, if rightly inform’d you will shortly become the arbiter. When I offer it at this early period, I offer it upon a hope that my motive will be consider’d as favourably of as that of other candidates. The new Government, over which, we are led to hope you will preside, will necessarily have many offices in their...
4To George Washington from James Gibbon, 24 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Unwilling to become importunate or be thought dissatisfied with the situation which you have been pleas’d to appoint me to, I feel a reluctance in addressing you again on the subject, but from a pursuasion that your good intentions to me have been marr’d in their effect, and from other circumstances of serious concern to me, I’m induc’d once more to tresspass on your goodness, in soliciting...
5To George Washington from James Gibbon, 17 July 1792 (Washington Papers)
Coll Carrington as Supervisor of the district of Virginia having been obliging enough to suggest to me the resignation of Coll Newton as Inspector of the th4 Suvey and that twas his intention to recommend me to succeed him—I have taken the liberty, in aid of his good offices in my behalf to trouble you with my own application[.] Having already acted under the Supervisors orders it is left for...