1Petition to the King for the Virginia Regiment, 11 March–10 July 1762 (Washington Papers)
To the Kings most Excellent Majesty The Memorial of George Washington, Adam Stephen, and Andrew Lewis Esquires in behalf of themselves and the rest of the surviving Officers and Soldiers who enlisted in the Service of your Majesties late royal Grandfather (of blessed memory) for the Defence and Security of your Majesties Colony and Dominion of Virginia. Most humbly Sheweth That the French and...
2Mississippi Land Company’s Memorial to the King, 9 September 1763 (Washington Papers)
To the Kings most Excellent Majesty The Humble Memorial of Inhabitants of Great Britain Virginia, Maryland, &c. May it please your Majesty [Belleview, 9 September 1763 ] The Memorialists considering it the duty of all good subjects to improve to the utmost of their power the blessings of peace and reflecting how this improvement may best be obtained by the exertions of their abilities and the...
3Mississippi Land Company’s Petition to the King, December 1768 (Washington Papers)
To the Kings most excellent Majesty in Council The humble Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of Great Britain, Virginia, and Maryland. May it please Your Majesty December 1768. Your Petitioners, considering it the Duty of all good ⟨Subjects⟩ to improve to the utmost of their power the blessings of Peace; and reflecting how this Improvement may be best obtained by the Exertion of their Abilitys,...