1To George Washington from William Moultrie, 15 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
A spirit of emulation seems to be taking place rapidly among the Militia of this State, by forming themselves into Voluntier companies under respectable officers, & in neat uniforms, several of which are Artillery. Willing to promote a Spirit in itself so laudable, I beg leave to be indulged in the request of six brass three pounders from the Arsenal of the United States, this State becoming...
2To George Washington from William Moultrie, July 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to transmit to you a Resolve of this States Society of the Cincinnati enter’d into the 8th instant, expressing the Society’s disapprobation of the conduct of the Secretary General in not sending forward in proper time the notice required by the letter from the Chairman of their standing Committee & addressd to him dated the 2nd March 1790. The conduct of the Secretary General...
3To George Washington from William Moultrie, 7 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to you the Resolves of the Legislature of this State together with a Number of Affidavits, setting forth that Certain Persons in this State have been enlisting Men for the Service of the French Republic to go on an Expedition against a Power not at War with the United States—the Investigation of the whole Business is fully expressed in the Report of the...
4To George Washington from William Moultrie, 30 July 1786 (Washington Papers)
The Gentleman who favors me with the delivery of this letter, is the Honle Wm Drayton Esqr. Council for this State, he will be on his return from the Federal Court, called to determine a dispute between this State & Georgia respecting their boundary lines, he wishes to be introduced to your Excellency. I have therefore taken the liberty of giving him this letter of introduction. Mrs Moultrie...
5To George Washington from William Moultrie, 24 August 1792 (Washington Papers)
Charleston, S.C., 24 Aug. 1792. Recommends for work in the Federal City “Mr Gevan a Stone Cutter,” who had “done the Cornice & other stone work on the State house in Charleston in a masterly manner” and who “is an industrious sober man.” ALS , DNA : RG 42, Records of the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, Letters Received. Although Charleston resident Robert Given (died c.1801)...
6To George Washington from William Moultrie, 10 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to trouble you in favor of my friend Colonel Motte, whose merits deserves every consideration; he was a Lieut. Col. of the Regt which I had the honor to Command at the commencement of the War, and continued in the service for several years, after which he was chosen a member of Congress, at which time I believe he had the honor of being known to your Excellency; his very ample...
7To George Washington from William Moultrie, 6 April 1784 (Washington Papers)
By comparing the date of the Letter with which you honored me as Senior officer in the state of South Carolina, with the Period of Colonel Morris’s arrival at Philadelphia it appears that the Dispatches from the Society of the Cincinnati of this State, with which he was charged came unfortunately too late to anticipate your Excellencys Enquiry concerning the Measures taken to Establish the...
8To George Washington from William Moultrie, 8 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
Agreeably to a resolve of the Legislature of this State, I have the honor herewith to transmit to you, a copy of an Oath made by Benjamin Cleveland respecting the murder of some Cherokee Indians. I have the honor to be, with great respect, Your most Obt hume Servt ALS , owned (1992) by Mr. Gary Hendershott, Little Rock, Arkansas. Benjamin Cleveland (1738–1806) had risen to the rank of colonel...
9To George Washington from William Moultrie, 29 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have sent by the Baltimore Packet (that will sail tomorrow) to the care of Govr Howard the plants I did myself the honor to promise you; they are as follows, 2 boxes with sweet shrubs, 2 boxs with Italian Myrtle, 1 box with 2 opopynaxes, 1 box with two Olianders & 2 boxes with the Palmetto-Royal; they all stand our winters very well except the opopynax which must be housed, the seed of the...
10To George Washington from William Moultrie, 7 August 1786 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your favor of the 14th June last, with Mr Hughes’s letter inclosed. I must beg leave to apologize for the trouble I have given you in this business of ours. Your Excellency’s obliging offer to forward a letter to Mr Brindley has induced me to give you this further trouble, by inclosing you a letter for him. I have the Honor to be Dear Sir Your Excellency’s Most Obedt Humble...
11To George Washington from William Moultrie, 7 April 1786 (Washington Papers)
I have been highly honoured and particularly obliged by you, in introducing the Count De Castiglioni to me; I have found him a most agreeable & accomplished Gentleman; & as such, he has received every mark of polite attention from our Citizens; he expresses great satisfaction on his Visit to this State. The Count left this City a few days ago for Georgia & intends to take his rout through the...
12To George Washington from William Moultrie, 21 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
Mr Genet minister from the French republick will do me the honor to present you with this; I embrace the opportunity of offerring you my most respectfull Compliments, and to assure you of my very great regard & esteem. I am dear & respected Sir Your most Obt & very humle Servt ALS , DLC:GW . Edmond Genet, France’s newly appointed minister to the United States, had landed at Charleston, S.C.,...
13To George Washington from William Moultrie, 10 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
Captain Tate who will do me the Honor of delivering this, was an Officer in the late Continental Army in the line of Artillery of this State in which he served during the whole of the War with honor to himself & Credit to the United States: His Military ardor has lead him on to a further improvement in the Art of War; he therefore means to proceed to join the Armies of the Turkish Empire, and...
14To George Washington from William Moultrie, 11 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
General Pickens will do me the honor to deliver you this; he is a gentleman of great worth and integrity and is well acquainted with the situation of these Southern States particularly the Indian affair, he and I have had some conversation respecting them, we agree that nothing else can be done, then that an Expedition composed of the Militia of the three Southern States should be immediately...
15To George Washington from William Moultrie, 23 February 1787 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Circular Letter, addressed to me, as President of the Society of the Cincinnati of this State, wherein you were pleased to express your desire of not being re-elected President of the Order on their next general Meeting—I did myself the Honor of laying before the Society at an extra meeting held the 12th instant. At the same time that we return your Excellency our Sincere...
16To George Washington from William Moultrie, 26 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
The very defenceless state of this Port, together with the earnest wish of the Citizens, has determined me in erecting a few Cannon to preserve the peace and secure the command of the Harbor; I do myself the honor of communicating this to you, and hope the measure will meet with your approbation. The expences cannot be great, as we already have the Cannon, the Batteries in contemplation to be...