41To George Washington from Charles, marquis de La Rouërie Armand Tuffin, 30 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty to inclose here a Copy of a petition of some of the officers of the army to Congress, & request the permission to make some remarks on the difference betwixt my proposal & their demand. they do not mention positively that any of them shall go & settle on the lands Granted by Congress, nor do they intimate that a body or several body of them wishes to go & settle in Company...
42To George Washington from Antoine-Jean-Louis Le Bègue de Presle Duportail, 30 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
according to the demand of the Committee I have the honour to send to your excellency my ideas about the establishment of my department. I wish I may be so happy as to meet with your own—I had a peculiar attention not to say any thing more than what is necessary—to take a determination upon the matter without defending to particulars which should have fuelled the memorial without any advantage...
43To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 30 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
As I flatter myself I may indulge a consciousness that my services have been of some value to the public, at least enough to merit the small compensation I wish, I will make no apology to your Excellency for conveying through you that wish to Congress. You are able to inform them if they wish information, in what degree I may have been useful— and I have entire confidence that you will do me...
44To George Washington from Hayenga, 30 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
Jetzo habe die Ehre Ir Excellenz meinen geringen Persohn den Nahmen nach, Bekandt zu machen; mir, dasβSie es nicht mit gleichgültigen Augen werde ansehen. bEin liegenden brief habe ich von Ir hoch: v: Bricsen aus der stadt Aurich (im fürstenthum Ostfriesland) erhalten, welche mir ersucht hat, selbiger an Ir Excellenz besorgern zu lassen. Nach mich in dero gewogenheit unterthänig habe...
45To George Washington from Henry Knox, 1 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
I am unable to express the sense I have of your kindness, in the instance of your writing to General Lincoln, on the 6th of last June respecting an extra allowance from the Publick, as head of the ordnance, and during the time I have been in the command of these posts. Your letter to him, was so full, and complete, that I did not think another word, would have been necessary to have obtained...
46To George Washington from Lund Washington, 1 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
Since my last I have Re ceive d two of your Letters the 13th and 20th of Septmbr. I did not write by the last Post because I did not return in time from visiting your Tenants, I have not been able to Collect one shillg from them your Tenaments over the Ridge are clever and in good order with Fine Crops growing on them, White in gs excepted and that I think has the appearance of decay the...
47To George Washington from Charles, marquis de La Rouërie Armand Tuffin, 2 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have this morning presented a petition to the hble the Congress requesting them to grant to the legion lands on the Northwest side of ohio agreeable & in a proportion to what they have promissed to their army in général a Committee of three has been appointed on that affair but do cto r willamson who is one of them having told me that it could not be taken in to Consideration before some...
48To George Washington from Henry Knox, 2 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
By some bad arrangement of the post, which has been detained two days upon the road, I did not receive your excellencys dispatches of the 23, and 25 ultimo untill last night. I will attend to your directions to discharge the invalids and those whose times of service will shortly expire. If 3000 men or any number near it, should be absolutely necessary for a considerable part, or the whole of...
49To George Washington from Robert Morris, 2 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
I beg Leave to enclose you a Letter just now received from the Viscount De Noailles—I learn from my Steward that there are some Boxes of Claret in my Cellar belonging to you—These were (as I thought) long since sent forward as I had spoken to the Qr Master Genl on the Subject. At present they shall if you please be sent to Princeton or they shall wait your order here. I am my dear Sir with...
50To George Washington from Thomas Newton, Jr., 2 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
I Received your Excys favor inclosing Miss Janet Dalgleishs letter & have wrote her as near as I can the situation of her B r others affairs here. Dotr Campbell the Exr lives in Bermuda he has made no return of his proceedings nor has their been an audit of the Estate that no thing can be done without his rendering an acct. I have inform’d by letter that if she can send me proper papers, I...