151To George Washington from Daniel Parker, 21 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys favor by Dr La Moyeur was deliver’d to me last Eve’g, I shall Immediately procure the Trunks, with the Labels agreable to the Directions. Colo. Smith has been supplied with Cash, for the payment of such Books &c. as he has purchased, for your Excellency, which sum with the Amount of the small Articles sent by me, shall be Transmitted by the next Oppurtunity—Mr Benson leaves...
152To George Washington from Friedrich Adolph von Riedesel, 21 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave hereby to introduce Lieutt D’anier of the Brunswick Troops and to request Your Excellency will permit Him to have Passports to go to New York, by land and return by the same route, on business which only concerns the interior and particular œconomy of the Troops I have the honor to command: The Pacific situation of Publick affairs emboldens me to make this request and suspend...
153To George Washington from William Heath, 19 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
In the month of Jany 1780 Capt. Sewall lost all his Baggage by fire at West point, upon his representation and request to your Excellency you were pleased to send me directions from Morristown to give him an order on the Clothing Store for a supply of such articles as he had lost or such of them as might be in Store which was done and Sundry articles received and Charged, Capt. Sewall is now...
154To George Washington from Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron [von] Steuben, 19 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
At a meeting of the Convention for establishing the Society of the Cincinnati, this 19 June 1783, Voted That His Excellency the Commander in Chief be requested to Officiate as President General, until the first general meeting, to be held in May next. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
155To George Washington from Egbert Benson, 18 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
On Sunday last we were honored with your Excellency’s Letter of the 10th instt, and this day We transmitted to Sir Guy Carleton a Representation of which We do ourselves the Honor to inclose your Excellency a Copy; and the Reasons which induced us to make it, appear so fully from the Representation itself as to prevent the necessity of any further Explanation. Except some Provincials, no...
156To George Washington from Janet Dalgleish, 18 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
see letter of 28 February 1783 The above is a Copy of a letter I wrote your Excellency, upon the first opening of the packet for America; and I hope it has long e’er now, been honour’d by your perusal—this will I trust be delivered you by Mr Ralph Bowie in person, who goes out to settle at Philadelphia—And I sincerely hope, he will meet with that encouragement, his great Merit Deserves; should...
157To George Washington from William Gordon, 18 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
Though I have not had the pleasure of an answer, owing to the multiplicity of your engagements, yet by a few lines from New York I have learnt that You was so obliging as to comply with my request. We have now attained to a certainty of peace, upon which You have my most hearty congratulations. Your name will be deservedly written with honor & respect in every history of America. May it be...
158To George Washington from William Heath, 16 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
It has been agreed that Brigadiers General Paterson and Greaton shall continue with the Massachusetts Troops, in consequence of which Brigadier General Putnam is to retire, as soon as your Excellency determines which of the Regiments are to be Brigaded together the Brigadiers will take Command agreably to their Seniority and Majors of Brigade and Brigade Quarters, will be reported to your...
159To George Washington from William Barry, 16 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
This Indenture made this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three Between William Barry and Sarah his Wife of the County of Fairfax and State of Virginia of the one part and his Excellency George Washington Esqr. Command r in Chief of the Continental Forces of the other part Whereas Nicholas Spencer and John Washington did in the year of our...
160To George Washington from Rufus Putnam, 16 June 1783 (Washington Papers)
As it is very uncertain how long it may be before the Honorable Congress may take the petition of the Officers of the Army, for lands between the Ohio river, and Lake Erie, into consideration, or be in a situation to decide thereon; the going to Philadelphia, to negotiate the buisiness with any of its members, or committee to whom the petition may be refered, is a measure none of the...