1The Massachusetts Delegates to George Washington, 22 June 1775 (Adams Papers)
In Complyance with your Request We have considered of what you proposed to us, and are obliged to give you our Sentiments, very briefly, and in great Haste. In general, Sir, there will be three Committees, either of a Congress, or of an House of Representatives, which are and will be composed of our best Men; Such, whose Judgment and Integrity, may be most rely’d on; the Committee on the State...
2To George Washington from Thomas Cushing, 3 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
By order of a Committee of the General Court of this Colony, whereof I have the Honr to be Chairman, I enclose you a Copy of a piece of Intelligence, which is of the greatest Importance, received by Capt. John Lee, a Gentleman who may be depended upon. We would humbly submit it to your Excellency whether, as the British Troops left this Colony in Disgrace, they will not return here to retrieve...
3From George Washington to Thomas Cushing, 9 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of the 3d Instt on Tuesday Evening, covering that of the Committee of Salem to your Honorable Court, and Judging the Intelligence Interesting and important, I immediately forwarded Copies of both to Congress by the Express, for them to give such order & direction respecting It, as they might think proper & requisite. I have not yet received their Answer, as soon as I do,...
4From George Washington to William Sever and Thomas Cushing, 10 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with yours of the 20th last month, in which you make a request for five thousand of the Arms, lately arrived from France, for the use of the Troops of your State. As your letter went on to Philadelphia it only reached my hands a few days ago. I cannot conceive that such a number could be wanting, had proper pains been taken to collect the public Arms, and to purchase all that...
5To George Washington from Thomas Cushing, 7 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to Acquaint you of the safe arrival of a very fine Jack Ass, which I have just received from Glocester, a Town in this State, It was Sent to me by Mr David Pea[r]ce a Merchant there, who writes me, it came in a Ship of his from Bilboa & that he was directed to send it to me in order to be forwarded to your Excellency, It was accompanied by a Spaniard, to whose special Care...
6From George Washington to Thomas Cushing, 26 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
The last Post gave me the honor of your favor of the 7th inst: for which & your care of the Jack and his Keeper, I pray you to accept my grateful thanks. As the Jack is now safely landed, & as I am unwilling to hazard him again at Sea, I have sent a man in whom I can confide, to conduct him & the Spaniard to this place by Land. The person I send has not the smallest knowledge of the Spanish...
7To George Washington from Thomas Cushing, 6 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor this day of receiving your Favor of the 26th of Octr last, by Mr Fairfax, in Answer to a Letter I wrote you the 7th of the same month relative to the Jack I received from Spain on Your Account, he has gained flesh since he came on shore and is in much better order than when I receivd him, I shall send him on, as soon as I can purchase a good mare, with Mr Fairfax & the...
8To George Washington from Thomas Cushing, 9 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
This will be handed you by Mr Fairfax, to whom I have delivered the Jack, & sincerely wish you may receive him in safety, & in good order—I have directed Mr Fairfax in general to observe the directions received from Spain, with respect to managing & feeding this animal. I have delivered him also a good Mare which I have purchased on your account, for one hundred Spanish dollars. I did not...
9To George Washington from Thomas Cushing, 16 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
The foregoing is a copy of mine of the 9th instant by Mr Fairfax, who set out on his journey together with the Spaniard & the Jack on the 10th instant—I have not as yet been able to procure from Mr Peirce of Gloucester, nor from Mr Cabot of Beverly their respective Accounts for the passages of the Jack Asses, & therefore cannot as yet send your account of expenditures relative to the Jacks,...
10To George Washington from Thomas Cushing, 22 February 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Cushing, 22 Feb. 1786. GW wrote Cushing on 5 April 1786 : “I have now the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your several favors of. . . 22d of Feby.”
11From George Washington to Thomas Cushing, 5 April 1786 (Washington Papers)
I have now the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your several favors of the 6th 9th & 16th of Novr & 22d of Feby. I purposely delayed my acknowledgments of the first three, ’till I should receive the one promised therein, that I might give you no more trouble with my concerns than was unavoidable. I feel myself under great obligation to you for your obliging & disinterested attention to my...
12From George Washington to Thomas Cushing, 10 March 1787 (Washington Papers)
By your letter & Acct of the 22d of Feby 1786, there appears a balance in my favor of fifteen pounds thirteen shillings Lawful Money, which I take the liberty to draw a bill for in favor of Mr Thomas Porter of Alexandria, payable ten days after sight. I am happy to find by the last Accounts from the Northward that the disturbances in your State were almost totally suppressed, & I hope before...
13To George Washington from Thomas Cushing, 12 February 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Cushing, 12 Feb. 1788. On 10 Mar. GW wrote Cushing acknowledging the receipt of “Your letter of the 12th Ulto . . . last Saturday.”
14From George Washington to Thomas Cushing, 10 March 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 12th Ulto inclosing the recommendatory Amendments to the proposed plan of Government by your Convention, did not come to hand till last Saturday, or it should have had an earlier acknowledgement. The adoption of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts will undoubtedly have a very happy influence upon the decision of those States which have yet to determine upon the...