47481From George Washington to Caleb Gibbs, 21 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
When your letter of the 15 ulto came to this place I was in the act of setting off for Virga on urgent private business of my own—and, since my return that of a public nature has engrossed all my time. I write to you now because you have requested an acknowledgement of your letter—not because there is any place vacant (known to me), or⟨,⟩ that I would be under any promise if there was. I have...
47482From George Washington to Brigadier General George Clinton, 9 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 2d Instant is duly Received enclosed you have a Resolution of the provincial Convention which came to hand last Evening, by which you will please to Regulate your Conduct, I must beg you to Inform Me as soon as possible what number your Brigade now consists of—and what number it will contain when a fourth part of the Militia are drafted agreeable to Order of provincial Congress....
47483[Diary entry: 28 June 1768] (Washington Papers)
28. Showery till 11 Oclock with very high Wind from the So. West & West all day, & cool.
47484From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 21 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
By the general order of this day you take the command of the troops left at this post and the vicinity, consisting of Maxwells and Starke’s brigades, Lees corps and the militia—The objects of your command are as far as possible to cover the country and the public stores—the dispositions for this purpose are left entirely to your discretion, with this recommendation only that you use every...
47485George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 1 June 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] June 1, 1780 . Reports fall of Charleston, South Carolina, and news of reported sighting of British fleet off Sandy Hook. Sends instructions for obtaining supplies for the defense of West Point. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress Howe was at this time in command at West Point.
47486[Diary entry: 7 July 1798] (Washington Papers)
7. Morng. Clear & but little Wind. Mer. at 68 in the Morng.—clear all day. Mr. R. Bland Lee & Mr. Hodgden came here to dinner & Mr. Ludwell Lee & Lady went away after Din. mr. hodgden : GW probably means William Hodgson.
47487[Diary entry: 4 October 1794] (Washington Papers)
4th. Forded the Susquehanna; nearly a mile wide, including the Island—at the lower end of wch. the road crosses it. On the Cumberland Side I found a detachment of the Philadelphia light horse ready to receive, and escort me to Carlisle 17 miles; where I arrived at about 11 Oclock. Two miles short of it, I met the Governors of Pennsylvania & New Jersey with all the Cavalry that had rendezvouzed...
47488[Diary entry: 25 September 1768] (Washington Papers)
25. At Home. The above Company went away after Breakfast.
47489From George Washington to Brigadier General William Woodford, 21 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
It gives me pain that a Dispute of so delicate a nature as that which makes the subject of your favor of the 19th inst. should be left undetermined and continue the source of uneasinesses in Officers who deserve well of their Country—This matter will not as you seem to apprehend be returned for the consideration of Congress, they have already refered it to their Committee in this Camp, the...
47490From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 13 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
I am glad the detention of the Ship gives you an opportunity of forwarding the enclosed. Yours ALS , DLC : Jefferson Papers. Jefferson docketed the letter: “Washington Presidt recd Nov. 13. 92.” Jefferson added a notation below the text in which he identified the enclosure: “it was my letter of Nov. 13. to mister Pinckney. London.” In that letter Jefferson wrote that the “ship New Pigou still...