11To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 24 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of your favor of the 8th Instant which was immediately laid before the Assembly, who seem to have every disposition to serve the common cause, and I am happy to have it in my power to say that, that body, has not been composed of more respectable characters for many years. I perfectly coincede with you in opinion that, the present Ministry will not be more favorably inclined...
12To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 31 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
An affair has happen’d in this State in which I must beg your kind assistance. A Flag Brig. that came from South Carolina with American prisoners lay at Hampton with a Sloop belonging to Suffolk bound up the Bay. In the night after the Sloops arrival, she was carried off by five men, and there is every reason to suppose that they belong’d to the Brig., as Hart the Captain, acknowledged he had...
13From George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 18 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s Favor of the 31st —of May—covering your Letter Addressed to Sir Guy Carleton. As your Letter, with the Depositions which accompany it, contain everything that is to be said on the Subject, it is needless for me to impress it with any Observations of mine. The Letter to Sir Guy is forwarded by a flag to N. York, and any Reply he may be pleased to commit to my...
14To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 23 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I should long since have acknowledged the rect of several of your favors, if any thing worthy of notice had occur’d, but that not being the case, and my situation being precisely the same as when I wrote last, I would not call your attention for a moment from your business to a letter which, at best could contain nothing more than a compliment. The Assembly has been long sitting, some things...
15From George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 22 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Just before the receipt of your Favor by the post, I had written your Excellency by a private conveyance, which will in a great measure anticipates necessity of this. The removal of the french Garrisons from York River with their Stores will relieve your Militia from the Service they were particularly called on for by the Count de Rochambeau, & will effectually relieve you from the...
16From George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 22 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Count de Rochambeau havg come to a Resolution to remove the Garrison of French troops with their Artillery & Stores from Virginia, I think it necessary to inform you of that Event, and to acquaint you that it will be no longer necessary for the Militia of your State to be keept up for their Security. It is also my Opinion, as well as of the Count, that upon removal of the Garrison &...
17To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 26 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
No appology was necessary my Dear Sir for opening my Letter, I rather wish you had done the same by the other as it was my intention you shou’d see General Carletons answer to the Letter enclosed to You. He has acted in every respect as I expected He would do, is useing every means to come at the Villains who carried off the Sloop, and will make satisfaction to the owners of Her and Her...
18To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 1 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d your Excellencys favors of the 22d and 23d Ulto by post. General Lincoln had given orders for the destruction of all the works at York Town without even writing to me on the subject and they would most certainly have been demolish’d before your letter got to hand (leaving it with the State) if Colo. Lavalette had not been more complaisant than the General. I have desired that the...
19From George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 12 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have this Day received your Excellencys Favor of the 26th of July—covering a Letter directed to Sir Guy Carleton, which has been immediately forwarded to him. From whatever principle it may be, Sir Guy appears to be disposed, in every Instance, to make himself perfectly agreeable to the people of America. A late Letter of his to me announces a "Negociation havg been opened at Paris, for the...
20To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 25 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
In June 1780 a party of British Troops and Nothern Indian made an incursion into Kentuckey and carried of between three and four Hundred people to detroit and its neighbourhood, where I am inform’d the Men are at present detain’d, and many of the poor Women separated from their Husbands and given to the Indians who use them as Slaves this piece of Cruelty calls for redress, and I know of no...