1To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to Your Excellency a day or two ago by express—Since that a Committee appointed on the communications from you have had a meeting, and find themselves embarrassed. They have requested me to communicate our embarrassments to you in confidence and to ask your private opinion. The army by their resolutions express an expectation that Congress will not disband them previous to a settlement...
2To George Washington from Claude-Amable-Vincent de Requeplan, baron de L’Estrade, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Claude—Amable de Roeplant—Baron de L’Estrade, Brigadier of the Armys of the king Lt Colonel of the Regiment of Royal Auvergne formerly Gatinois—was born the 17 March 1725 & began his Services in Bohemia in 1742—He has been present at a number of Seiges, Attacks Battles, Skirmishes, passages of Rivers, Escalades Assaults, & taking of Posts—having served all the wars since 1740—and was...
3From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 25 March 1783 (Hamilton Papers)
The inclosed I write more in a public than in a private capacity. Here I write as a citizen zealous for the true happiness of this country, as a soldier who feels what is due to an army which has suffered everything and done much for the safety of America. I sincerly wish ingratitude was not so natural to the human heart as it is. I sincerely wish there were no seeds of it in those who direct...
4To George Washington from William Stephens Smith, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have been honour’d with your Excellency’s Letter of the 23d Inst. and have communicated to Capt. Douglass the contents as far as they respected him. By intelligence from New York this instant deliverd, I am informed, that a private Express arrived there at one o’Clock last night from Philadelphia, conveying an account of the arrival of a french Sloop of War on sunday afternoon from Cadiz in...
5To George Washington from Theodorick Bland, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Many Events have lately occurrd which have occasioned me to trouble your Excelly with my Correspondence of Private nature—I now take the Liberty of Writing to you by desire of a Committe of which I have the Honor to be one, to whom your very Interesting dispatches to Congress of the 15th of this month were committed. You will without doubt have been informd Sr & have received with Pleasure the...
6To George Washington from Claude-Amable-Vincent de Requeplan, baron de L’Estrade, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to ask the favor of your Excellency to assist me with all your influence as well as that of Congress in causing your Ambassador in france to ask in your Names from M. de Castries and even from the king the commandment in record of the North part of the Coast of St Domingo which is going to be vacated by Mr de Lilancour who retires to france with the rank of Brigadier . I ask this...
7To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed I write more in a public than in a private capacity—Here I write as a citizen zealous for the true happiness of this country—as a soldier who feels what is due to an army which has suffered every thing and done much for the safety of America. I sincerly wish ingratitude was not so natural to the human heart as it is—I sincerely wish there were no seeds of it in those who direct...
8To George Washington from Robert Morris, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have now before me your several Letters of the tenth twelfth and twentieth Instant. I heartily wish it were in my Power to undertake for an Additional Months Pay to the Army but the State of the Finances will by no Means admit of it . The Plan proposed by Mr Parker is otherwise unexceptionable and if any fortunate Change of Affairs will enable me to do more I shall readily go into the...
9From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [25 March 1783] (Hamilton Papers)
I wrote to Your Excellency a day or two ago by express. Since that a Committee appointed on the communications from you have had a meeting, and find themselves embarrassed. They have requested me to communicate our embarrassments to you in confidence and to ask your private opinion. The army by their resolutions express an expectation that Congress will not disband them previous to a...
10To George Washington from Walter Stewart, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to hand your Excellency the Abstracts of Musters for the Months of January and February. From Unavoidable Circumstances, Major Barber has not previous to this, been able to Compleat the former. The Observations necessary on the latter are few, and they pretty General. The want of Facings has prevented the Coats of the Soldiery, except in a few Instances being turn’d, Cloth I...
11To George Washington from Antoine-Charles du Houx, baron de Vioménil, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
nous venons dapprandre que les préliminaires et Les ratifications de la paix la plus glorieuse pour la france et ses alliés, ont eté signée a versailles dans les mois de janvier et de fevrier, je ne perds pas un instant pour felicitter votre Exélence sur Lindependence et sur les autres avantages accordés a lamerique, cest principallement a ses talents, a sa perséverance, comme a la Sagesse de...
12To George Washington from John Ellis, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your former acts of hospitality and kindnesses will ever make strong and flattering impressions on my mind. You will but do me justice to believe I have never lost sight of you in the course of your dangers and difficulties—however widely we have acted in our sentiments & politicks—They make no alteration in my friendship. The Political creed is out of the question with me. The revolution you...
13To George Washington from William Heath, 25 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
A number of very respectable merchants in the town of Boston have lately been imposed upon and defrauded of property to a very large amount, by two persons whose names are William Campbell, and William Huntington, who after geting the property into their hands have abscounded, and as is Supposed gone to New York, such practices being detested by all civilized nations, and persons whose breasts...