1To George Washington from Daniel Murray, 6 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
States “that he has received the repeated Commands of his Father, now a resident in Boston, to assist his Sister & two Brothers now at Waltham; in procuring them a pass into the town of Boston.” He requests GW to grant such a pass. ALS , M-Ar : Revolution Letters. Daniel Murray (1751–1832) of Rutland, Mass., and his family were zealous Loyalists. During the summer of 1774, Murray left his...
2Daniel Murray to Virginia Delegates, 29 December 1781 (Madison Papers)
RC (Virginia State Library). This memorial was enclosed in the delegates’ letter of 8 January 1782 to Governor Harrison . The Honble. the Delegates in Congress from the State of Virginia The Memorial of Daniel Murray Respectfully Sheweth That your Memorialist was left in the Illinois Country in the Year 1776 Charged with the Commercial affairs of his Brother Willm. Murray with directions in...
3To George Washington from Daniel Murray, 16 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
Major Murray takes the liberty of putting the enclosed Packet under cover to His Excellency General Washington in consequence of a Letter from Mr Lloyd intimating his having obtained his Excellency’s permission for that purpose. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
4To George Washington from Daniel Murray, 3 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
Major Murray does himself the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Card from General Washington with the letters, which shall be forwarded to England by the first safe opportunity. Major Murray however feels himself Mortify’d at the Idea that his appology for taking the liberty to address a packet to His Excellency should have given the trouble of an Answer, And ‘tho the Major intended to...