1To George Washington from Caleb Gibbs, 30 November 1795 (Washington Papers)
Nothing but the support and comfort of an amiable wife and five children could possibly induce me so frequently to call to your recollection my situation. One year has nearly expired since I was appointed as Clerk of the Navy Yard in this place, from the commencment of which period I have kept an exact account of my expences and allowing December to average with the other months (which will be...
2To George Washington from Caleb Gibbs, 9 February 1788 (Washington Papers)
It is with infinite satisfaction that I take the earliest oppertunity of Informing your Excellency that on the 6th Inst. at evening the Convention of this Commonwealth, assented to & Ratified the proposed Constitution for the United States. It gives all ranks of people great pleasure, thus to see a glimmer of a hope that this Country is in a fair way of appearing respectable both at home and...
3To George Washington from Capt. Caleb Gibbs, 23 April 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Capt. Caleb Gibbs, c.23 April 1777. GW wrote Gibbs on 3 May : “Mr Harrison having lost, or mislaid your Letter from Newtown, I have no Acct of what you did, or meant to do, respecting our Baggage.”
4To George Washington from Capt. Caleb Gibbs, 6 May 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Capt. Caleb Gibbs, 6 May 1777. Gibbs docketed GW’s letter to him of 3 May in part: “Answerd. 6th May.”
5To George Washington from Capt. Caleb Gibbs, 27 April 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Capt. Caleb Gibbs, 27 April 1777. GW wrote Gibbs on 3 May : “Your Letter of the 27th Ulto is now before me.”
6To George Washington from Caleb Gibbs, 12 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
By the Schooner Porga Captn Coffin who sails to morrow for Philadelphia I do myself the pleasure to ship you two packages of the very best of Isle of shoal dumb fish, which I beg your acceptance of. Knowing your fondness for those kind of fish (and being in possession of some of them) Induced me to forward a small quantity to you by this conveyance. Hopeing they may get safe to hand and in...
7To George Washington from Caleb Gibbs, 11 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Captn Hayward of the 2d Massachusetts Regiment will have the honor of delivering this. The particular situation of his family (as he relates it) oblige’s him to leave the service. He is recommended to your Excellency for a discharge. I have the honor to be With great respect Your Excellency’s Most Obedt humbe servt DNA : RG 93—War Department.
8To George Washington from Caleb Gibbs, 25 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Lieut. Mitchell of the 2d Massachusetts Regiment, who will have the honor of delivering your Excellency this applies for a discharge from the service. Whatever Mr Mitchells reason may be, I cannot ascertain. I have endeavoured to use my influence to dissuade him to the contrary, but it is of no avail. It being his first determination to leave the Army, I recommend him to Your Excellency for a...
9To George Washington from Caleb Gibbs, 26 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
Accept the warmest acknowledgements My Dear General of a heart filld with gratitude, for your kind care and fatherly attention to me, while I had the honor to make a part of Your Excellency’s family. I want words to express the many obligations I am under to you, and can only wish, I may ever be so happy as to have it in my power to make compinsation. The General Order of the 23d inst. is a...
10To George Washington from Captain Caleb Gibbs, 23 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
I wrote Colo. Harrison on the 21st Ulto from Morristown informing him of the disagreable peice of intelligence which I had that day received, of the Illness of Colo. Hamilton, and of my intention to set out immediately for Peeks Kill with all possible dispatch. I accordingly arrived here yesterday morning about 9 oClock, w[h]ere I found Colo. Hamilton much worse than I expected, labouring...