161To George Washington from William Livingston, 7 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
It is represented to me by some very respectable Inhabitants of this state that in or about the month of June 1781 a descent was made by the Indians upon the Settlement called Kantucky, at which place a number of the Inhabitants, having thrown themselves into a fort for their defense, were obliged to surrender themselves prisoners to the savages. Among those was a certain Thomas Mullar Reading...
162To George Washington from William Livingston, 28 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been favoured with your Excellency’s Letter of the 17th instant. I am greatly obliged to your Excellency for offering to write to General Haldeman respecting the release of Mr Roading tho’ you have no correspondence with him; or to forward a Letter from me to him on that subject. The first I can’t prevail upon myself to desire, considering that General Haldeman has not thought proper to...
163To Thomas Jefferson from William Livingston, 25 January 1783 (Jefferson Papers)
Being just returned to this place from a Journey to the eastern parts of the State, I find myself honoured with your very kind and obliging Letter of the 3d. instant. My host here having neglected to transmit it to me from his daily expectations of my return, I fear that this letter will not find you in America, and in such case I have desired the President of Congress to do me the favour of...
164To George Washington from William Livingston, 18 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellencys letter inclosing the Queries. I doubt not a matter of so great importance will attract the first attention of the Legislature—After closing the war so gloriously, I hope we shall not be deficient either in Justice or Gratitude to those who have been so particularly instrumental in obtaining an honorable peace, as the American Army—with the greatest esteem I...
165To John Jay from William Livingston, 21 May 1783 (Jay Papers)
I embrace the opportunity of Doctor Wearing’s going to France (a young Gentleman belonging to South Carolina & Strongly recommended to me by President Boudinot) to send you a line, which I hope you will never receive, provided the non reception of it is owing to your having left Paris for America, when it arrives in France. The Treaty is universally applauded; & the American Commissioners who...