51To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 19 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 10th instant, which I this day received, is not the first information concerning Lord Tankerville’s power of attorney. I was written to by Lady Tankerville and his Lordship, as early as November last: and immediately desired Colo. Hooe to state to me the particulars of this new office. He answered me, that he was ignorant of the duty, expected from us, and must remain so,...
52To George Washington from William Hamilton, 20 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
I receiv’d your favor of the 15th January, & shall be happy in affording you all the information in my power respecting its contents. Just before I had the pleasure of seeing your Excellency in philada I engaged a person of the name of Turner, newly arrived from England, to do some Stucco work at Bush Hill. It was not long before he proved himself a Master in that Business, & has since...
53To George Washington from Lilancour, 20 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
L’admission dans La Confraternité de Cincinnatus, des of- ficiers francais (jusqu’au Grade de Colonel) qui ont Eu Le bonheur de Contribuer au Succés des Armes Des Etats unis de l’amérïque est trop honnorable pour eux; pour que ceux qui peuvent Etre auctorisés a y aspirer par Leurs Services, ne Les Recherchent pas avéc LEmpressement Le plus vif. j’ai Lhonneur Monsieur, dEtre Brigadier des...
54To George Washington from Winthrop Sargent, 20 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Desirous of contributing to the Amusement of your Excellency I do myself the honor to Transmit you a Poem of Eulogy on the Institution of The Society of Cincinnati—I hazard it to your Excellency’s Judgment without more Preface than an Extract from its accompanying Letter. If your Excellency & Mrs Washington (to whom I beg Leave to present my Respects) deign to grant the approbating Smile I...
55To George Washington from John Harvie, 21 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
I have Caus’d the Records and Return of Surveys in the Land Office to be accurately Searched to Collect proper Information respecting the Tracts of Land you mention in your Letter, and am sorry that my researches will produce you so little Satisfaction, amongst the Surveys (not patented) turn’d over to me by the Secretary, I find two of yours of which I inclose you Copys, they only wait your...
56To George Washington from Henry Knox, 21 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Agreably to my promise my dear sir, I write you from this place, and flatter myself with the hope, that although my letter contains no important intelligence, yet it may not be unpleasing to you. Your calm retreat, of mount Vernon, must be a source of ineffable delight to you. you can from thence, take a retrospective view, of the critical exigencies of the War, and see a thousand ways, by...
57To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 22 February 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 22 Feb. 1784. On 10 Mar. 1784 GW wrote to Biddle : “I have received the Lace & two-pole chain, accompanied by your favors of the 22d & 29th ulto.”
58To George Washington from Isaac Collett, 22 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
I make free to trouble your Excellency with a few lines relating to the conveyance or transference of the lease or Tenement of Land Guaranteed to Moses Collett of sd Couty As he has some time been dead, his sons during the war has bee mutch in the Army, since that mutch dispersed into the back Country’s, his only survivor his eldest son who was his chief Executor who held the place having...
59To George Washington from Fielding Lewis, Jr., 22 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I have Sent you my Fathers letters wharein you will See his intention Before his death, of releiveing me out of my distressis, Occasioned by my youthfull Folley. Since which it has pleased God to take him out of this transetorey life, before he had Compleated his Intention, tharefore I have taken the Freedom and liberty, of beging of you to Assist me through them, for which Kinderness...
60To George Washington from Daniel McCarty, 22 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Tomorrow is appointed for us to have a Vestry the Place of meeting is to be at Wm Lindsay’s in Colchester by 11 Oclock, it was attempted five or six times last fall, but you and Mr Hendersons, both being out of the County we never could get a Sufficient Number of the Gentlemen to meet to make a Vestry, by Which means the Poor Suffers Very much, and Some of them must Inevitabley Perish without...
61To George Washington from Jedediah Huntington, 23 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor of the 28th of Decr did not reach me before last Week. I shall not fail to give Notice either by Letter or in Person, to the Delegates from this States’ Society, of the time appointed for the general meeting of the Cincinnati. I have the Honor to be, most respectfully, Dear Sir, your very humble Servant ALS , DSoC . Jedediah Huntington (1743–1818) of the Connecticut forces at the...
62To George Washington from Francis Johnston, 23 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
At the request of Captain Paschke of the Light Dragoons and, Captains De Marcellin and Le Roy late of the 2d P. Regt; I beg leave to inform Your Excellency that they are going to Europe and are desirous of receiving from your own hand a Certificate of their being Members of the Cincinnati Society —they have all signed the Institution in due form and lodged with me an Order on the Paymaster...
63To George Washington from Fock, 24 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
The many favors, and particular marks, of His Excellencis Kindness, and oblidging conduct, towards me, during the whole time, I spent in America, Gives me reason, to hope You will honor me with the order of Cincinnatus, of wich Your Excellency is the President. As I was not a Colonel during the war, I cannot get the order, wich is Conferred only on Generals or Colonels in General Rochambeaus...
64To George Washington from Jean-Daniel de Gambs, 24 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
The kindness you were pleased to shew me, when we had the honor of being commanded by you, encourages me to claim your protection for admittance into the Order of Cincinnatus. I should be much flattered with the honor—I have been the oldest Major in Count Rochambeau’s army, and in this quality made three Campains in America as Major of Brigade: and independant of the siege of Yorck, fortune...
65To George Washington from Thomas Lewis, 24 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 1th Instant Came to hand this day. in Complyance with your request, I have Searched my offices, and find no other locations in your name Returned by Colo. Crawford but those you mention vizt that on Shirtee & that at the round bottom on the Ohio, the Warrants with the assignments on which you right to both those are founded I have in Safe keeping, and they were all recited or...
66To George Washington from Henry Babcock, 25 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
Great illustrious, Sir! I have for these several Years set down to my desk to congratulate Your Excellency, upon your unparreled Successes in Arms. There is a Gentleman that lives in Northampton who studies under the great Doctor Stiles, President of Yale College, in the State of Connecticut; has a true Poetick Vain, superior to any Man, I am acquainted with, who would (if possible[)] do...
67To George Washington from d’Estaing, 26 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
It is in the name of all the French Sailors that I take the Liberty to request Your Excellency to accept of an American Eagle, expressed rather than embellished by a French Artist. Liberty (of which it is the happy and august Symbol) has risen of itself, supported by Wisdom, talents, and disinterestedness, by every virtue—by Genl Washington; obstacles have only Served to increase its strength....
68To George Washington from George Clinton, 27 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
I with great pleasure embrace the first direct opportunity that has offered, to acknowledge the receipt of your Letters of the 15th and 28th December; the former covering Mr Morris Notes to the amount of 2080 80/90 Dollars. Mr Gouv. Morris has also informed me that a Warrant in your favor for 857 52/90 is lodged in the Office of Finance, with directions to transmit it to me —I will take care...
69To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 29 February 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Clement Biddle, 29 Feb. 1784. On 10 Mar. 1784 GW wrote to Biddle : “I have received the Lace & two-pole chain, accompanied by your favors of the 22d & 29th ulto.”
70To George Washington from Samuel Fraunces, 1 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of Conveying by an unexpected opportunity my most sincere & dutifull respects to your Excellency & a gratefull heart that is Fully sensible of the innumerable obligations your unmerrited favours has laid me under, therfor your Excellency’s native goodness will pardon any presumption that may seem in this; My prayers shall at all times be most devoutly, for the health &...
71To George Washington from Rochambeau, 1 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
You Will be, my Dear Général, Single confidant of this letter. I did foresee the ministry on the way Wherewith could be received here the defferent Demands that I have made to you, in order to increase or make Some additions in the Society of Cincinnatus, one did answer me that the King had a great repugnancy to permit to his Subjects any Stranger order, and it Was but by a particular...
72To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 2 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Since I was honored with the receipt of your favor of this State society of the Cincinnati have had a meeting & have made choice of General Knox Genl Putnam Colo. Cobb Colo. Hull & Majr Serjeant to represent them in the General Meeting to be held at Philadelphia on May next. they are notified to attend I expect that two or three or more will have the pleasure of meeting your Excellency...
73To George Washington from Duportail, 3 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I Cannot let so fine opportunity as major l’enfants going escape without Recalling me to your excellency’s memory—probably this letter will find you on the bancs of potoomak; after having ascertained the liberty of your Country, and the fame of your name, you enjoy the Tranquill pleasures of the Rural Life like the patron of our society which you Represent more than any defensor of the...
74To George Washington from Frédéric de Kalb, 3 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I have just recieved the honor of the Order of Cincinnatus; wc. is conferred on those who have distinguished themselves in the service of America—You honor me with it, as Heir of an unfortunate & respectable parent—I return you my warmest acknowledgments for it, & wish the distance of your Country, did not prevent me from paying my respects to you personally—I am Your Hble & Obt servant...
75To George Washington from George Muse, 3 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I now being Destressed for cash must colicite your favour to settle with my son Laurence Muse for my Exspences in going to Pitsburge on my way Down the Ohio To secure my Titled to Certain Lands, Agreable to your Derections, my Exspences in going To Pitsburge, which is Computed To be three hundred Miles, and from home again with a servent and three Horses, cost me forty pounds, which your...
76To George Washington from Marcellin and Le Roy, 4 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Having had the Glory of serving in the armies of the United States, for near five years; and having seen the happy termination of the War, we are now preparing to return to Europe, with the hearth Self satisfaction of having Contributed a share of Service under your auspicious Command in the Establishment of a revolution So Brilliant and Extraordinary. As the society of Cincinnaty must be...
77To George Washington from Thomas Bee, 5 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
The Charleston Library Society desirous of Testifying their Esteem for your Excellency, and at the same time of having the Opportunity to Inroll your Name as one of their Members, Did, by an Uninimous Vote at their last Anniversary Meeting, Elect you, an Honorary Member of their Society, as will appear by the inclosed Certificates, which as their President, I have now the Honour of...
78To George Washington from Joshua Barney, 6 March 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Joshua Barney, 6 Mar. 1784. On 24 Mar. GW wrote to Barney : “Your Letter of the 6th only came to hand the 22d.”
79To George Washington from Chastellux, 6 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
When major l’enfant leaves Europe a second time to go to america, I cannot help troubling your excellency with a few lines. the further I find myself from the time I had the happiness of seeing you, the more also I feel a desire to tell you how much I am attached to you. I think, moreover, my dear general, that being retired for the future to mount vernon, and your modesty making you fear to...
80To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 6 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 3d is this moment put into my hands, and as the post does not usually stay here above an hour, it leaves me time to scribble a few lines only, scarcely admitting them to be prefaced with an acknowlegement of the pleasure it will give me to be permitted to communicate with you occasionnally. we received dispatches from Europe yesterday, by Capt. Barney. there is no news but in...
81To George Washington from William Gordon, 8 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
It afforded me peculiar pleasure to learn, how your Excellency had secured your public character by your manner of retiring to the private walk of domestick happiness, after having been, in the hands of the Supreme Governor, a glorious instrument of establishing the rights of the American States. Your name will be mentioned with honor by all historians, whether Whigs or Tories: but my prayer...
82To George Washington from John Moriarty, 8 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
The fame of your Character Emboldens me to address your Excellency, & make my Situation & Circumstances Known to you. I was bred up to business in the City of Cork (Ireland)from my Infancy, ’till the year 1777. I then took passage to the Continent; & arrived in this town, where I Immediately got Connected with the Inhabitants & met every reasonable Encouragemt, then Invested every thing I had...
83To George Washington from Lafayette, 9 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency Has Been Acquainted With my first Measures Respecting our Society—To My Letter Xbr the 25th I Beg Leave Particularly to Refer and Entrust this with Major l’Enfant Who is Returning to America. Having in a Body Waited Upon Count de Rochambeau, we delivered Him and His officers the Marks of the Assossiation—A Resolve of theirs for a Volontary Subscription Will Arrive in time to Be...
84To George Washington from Lafayette, 9 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Mr du Bouchet formerly a Major in our Service Having Presented me With His Claims to Our Assossiation, I found Myself Obliged to tell Him that His Pretensions Were Groundless—So far was He Convinced of it, that He did not think it Proper to Apply to our Committee, But Has determined Upon Going Himself to America—I Candidly Represented Him that there Was a Good share of Madness in His plan, and...
85To George Washington from Lafayette, 9 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Altho I Write You another Private letter, I Must Confidentially Let you know My opinion Upon Matters Relative to the Society. The Captains in the Navy Have Been Much Mortified to be left out in the Institutions—they Rank as Colonels, they Have Rendered Great Services, and it is Expected Here they Will be Admitted into the Society—Some of them Came with Count d’Estaing Among Whom are Suffrein,...
86To George Washington from Lafayette, 9 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Had I Not So perfect a Confidence in Your friendship, I Would Very Much fear to tire You with My Scribbling of this day—But Cannot leave My Penn Before I Have Again Mentionned My tender Respectfull Affection to My dear General—I want to tell you that Mde de lafayette and My three Children are Well, and that all of us in the family Heartly join to Present their dutiful Affectionate Compliments...
87To George Washington from James Milligan, 9 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
By last Post I was honored with your Excellency’s favour of the 18th February, and have the pleasure of informing you that, As the Entry of your Accounts in the principal Books had been delayed, purposely until I should be favoured with your sentiments on the mode of the Statements transmitted your Excellency, it is still in my power to correct the impropriety of charging the persons, whose...
88To George Washington from Gerard Vogels, 10 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Tho’ personally unknown to your Excellency I have the Honor to inclose an Address in Verse sent by a Lady in Holland who never dedicated her Poems but to Virtue and Heroism, & who after having sung the great deeds of the Roman Warrior Germanicus in her Native tongue, thought it just to offer up her last poetical Breath in praise of an Hero who is esteemed by All to have equalled either ancient...
89To George Washington from James Hanna, 12 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Youl Excuse the liberty I take in incloseing the inclosed[.] sume years past a Baron von Lorch formerly in the Prusian Service went of from this place in the winter the same Rout Arnold Came to Joine you I know he got safe throe as G. Carelton Sent a party after him Comman[d]ed by a Captn Lonear whom got to the first inhabitants in Newingland wherein the Baron had Slept in the night before but...
90To George Washington from Francis Lightfoot Lee and Ralph Wormeley, Jr., 12 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed letters were received last summer, but, as your public engagements, at that time, did not permit your return to Mount Vernon, nor give you leisure to advert to transactions of private concernment, we postponed laying them before you, till you had withdrawn yourself from those public and official engagements. we are totally ignorant of the part Col. Tayloe took in this affair,...
91To George Washington from John Sullivan, 12 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys favor of the 28th of December, respecting the attendance of our Delegates at the General Meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati on the first Monday of May; came to hand the first Instant—the Contents have been communicated & a Meeting appointed on the second of April, at which time I doubt not Delegates will be chosen & the proper steps taken to insure a punctual attendance....
92To George Washington from Bartholomew Dandridge, 13 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
It has given me great pleasure to hear you are arrived at home in safety & good health, I most sincerely congratulate you on this happy Event, and all others that have contributed to it, and wish you a long continuance of every Happiness you can desire. I have endeavored to arrange the Affairs of Mr Custis’s Estate in such a manner as I judged most for it’s Interest, but I must own I have not...
93To George Washington from Robert McCrea, 13 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I never open’d yours of the 10th Inst, till this Moment, & all I can say relative to the contents, is That I observe those Letters for your Excellency from the genl Post office comes free, & therefore I shall send yours free from this office untill there is orders, or reason, to the Contrary. there was however one or two from other offices Marked, but have taken no Notice thereof. Your Dollar...
94To George Washington from Armand, 14 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I have received a lettre from Grl duportail dated from paris the 24th decembre last in which, he gives me the following account of the succes which the order & society of the Cincinaty have in france. The order of the Cincinaty has had great succes here, till this instant, the king has permitted the french officers who belong to it to wear the badge of it—every man would wishes to have it, &...
95To George Washington from de Grasse, 15 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I can not at this time answer the friendship with which you honor me unless it is by a proof of my confidence in you and I give it with pleasure. I have the honor to send to you the memorials which I have submitted to the consideration of the Court Martial for their better information of my conduct. The sincere desire I have to make you judge of this affair induces me to deviate from the order...
96To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Since my last nothing new has occurred. I suppose the crippled state of Congress is not new to you. we have only 9 states present, 8 of whom are represented by two members each, and of course, on all great questions not only an unanimity of states but of members is necessary, an unanimity which never can be obtained on a matter of any importance, the consequence is that we are wasting our time...
97To George Washington from Le Gardeur de Tilly, 15 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
agrée je vous prie L’homage De mon Respect et me perméte De vous Rappeler Les Sirconstances, qui Mont procuré La Satisfaction De méttre En Evidance tout Le zele et Lamprescement a Cegonder veaux vüe par mes Scitations Sur veaux Côttes Comendant Le vaisseau de Sa Majésté LEveillé et Deux frégate avec Lesquels je me Suis Rendüe Maitre Du vaisseau Le Romulusse, Le Duc De york, La Goilétte La...
98To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 15 March 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Edward Newenham, 15 Mar. 1784. On 10 June GW wrote to Newenham : “I had the honor to receive . . . your favors of the 30th of Jany & 15th of March.”
99To George Washington from Edward Carrington, 18 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to offer you my most sincere congratulations on your return from the Feild to those pleasing scenes of domestic life which you left with regret. In contemplating the great event which has closed your Military life, be assured that no Fellow Citizen is inspired with more gratitude towards you than myself—but to the Common feelings of my Countrymen, I have to add, as an individual, my...
100To George Washington from Elbridge Gerry, 18 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
By the last Post I received from the president of the Senate of Massachusetts a Letter, inclosing the papers herewith transmitted, & requesting me to write to your Excellency on the Subject. As I have no other Knowledge of the Matter, than what is derived from Colo. Gridley’s Letter & the Resolve accompanying it, I can only say, that when your Excellency is at Leisure, if You think it...