1301To George Washington from the Board of War, 31 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from the Board of War, c.31 Dec. 1778. On 1 Jan. 1779 GW wrote Brig. Gen. William Smallwood : “The inclosed was addressed to me by the Board of War at the request of Mr Rutherford.”
1302To George Washington from Madame Bobin des Orolles, 22 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
At a moment when the French are accomplishing a Revolution which has raised a flame in their Colonies, insomuch that part of the Inhabitants of St Domingo are obliged to abandon their possessions, I find myself one of the most unhappy among them. My husband & [son] having been disappointed in embarking in the Vessel with me, the affliction into which I am thrown, and the sickness which I...
1303To George Washington from J. W. Böeleker, 31 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
The widow Hinricksen, living in Altona, wrote a Letter last Year to his excellency the President of the United States of North America, respecting the death of her brother, Weissenberg, informing that he died at or near New York possessed of Some considerable property. She has given a power of attorney over the estate that they should bequeath unto her the interest of the Said property during...
1304To George Washington from J. W. Böeleker, 3 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
Once more I make bold to impl⟨o⟩re Your Excellency’s Concern for graciously seconding the Petition of the Widow, Mrs Hinrichsen of this place concerning an Estate of her brother’s, the late Lieutenant Wrisberg, who departed this Life in the Year 1774 at Morrishoop, in the State of New Jersey, which Estate she claims lawfully. It would afford much Satisfaction, if Your Excellency might please...
1305To George Washington from Benjamin Bogardus, 15 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
my present state of health and domestick Concerns Renders it Absolutely Necessary for me to Retire from Service, however Disagreeable a step of that kind is to my feelings in applying to your Excellency at this season. yet trust will Obtain your Consent. I am with Respect your Excellencys Most Obt Humble Servt DNA : RG 93—War Department.
1306To George Washington from Robert Boggess, 9 December 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Boggess, 9 Dec. 1799. GW wrote Boggess on 10 Dec. : “In answer to your letter of yesterday’s date. . . .”
1307To George Washington from Boinod & Gaillard, 20 January 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Boinod & Gaillard, 20 Jan. 1784. On 18 Feb. GW wrote to the firm : “I have been favored with your polite & obliging Letter of January the 20th.”
1308To George Washington from Pierre-François de Bois, 5 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Pierre-François de Bois, 5 Sept. 1779. On 27 Sept., GW wrote de Bois: “I have received Your Letter of the 5th Instant.”
1309To George Washington from Justus Erick Bollmann, 3 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
If I am not mistaken Your Excellency mentioned, when I had the honor to wait on You about three weeks ago, that You intented to have some farther conversation with me through Mr Pickering. Not having had the pleasure to see Mr Pickering since, and going to depart for New york in a few days I think it my duty to inform Your Excellency of this in order to receive Your commands. Waiting which I...
1310To George Washington from Justus Erick Bollmann, 1 April 1796 (Washington Papers)
When I had the honor to wait on Your Excellency shortly after my arrival in Philadelphia, I took the liberty to mention that I had a friend in Olmütz, who interested himself for Gen. Lafayette; that I had arranged with him a safe correspondence; that he had communicated to me, before I left London, a plan according to which the liberty of Gen. Lafayette might have been procured on the expence...
1311To George Washington from John Bolton, 8 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to enclose to Your Excellency a Line from C——. At his earnest request I have lately had an interview with him at Setauket, who informs that C——Junr, who resides at N.Y., has of late declined assisting him. Even C. Senior grows timid, & thinks the intercourse had better be dropt for the present, & if any movements of Consequence should be in Contemplation he will renew his...
1312To George Washington from Sarah Bomford, 8 October 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Sarah Bomford, 8 Oct. 1784. On 15 Mar. 1785 GW wrote to her : “I have had the honor to receive your favor, & duplicate, of the 8th of Octor.”
1313To George Washington from Sarah Bomford, 27 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
As neither Mrs Savage nor I have had the honor of hearing from you since your Letter of the 20th of Sepr Seventy two, we begin to apprehend her affairs are not in that prosperous situation we had reason to hope from your favors of that date, from this reflection, and from Mrs Savages anxiety on account of her Circumstances being on so precarious a foundation, Life is almost a burthen to heavy...
1314To George Washington from Sarah Bomford, 28 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have a melloncholly circumstance to relate relative to your trust in Ireland, the unhappy Mrs Savage is absolutely undone if, by your weight and consequence you do not endeavor to procure for her a morsell of bread out of her just demand in America, my state of health makes it necessary for me to break up House, and for some time to settle at Bath in England, I cannot afford to maintain this...
1315From George Washington to Sarah Bomford, 6 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your letter of the 23rd of August last, which came to my hands but a few days ago, I must observe that, from the year 1775. to the close of the war with great Britain, my public duties totally precluded me from attending to any kind of private business whatever, and from the latter period to the time of my entering again into public life, I was occasionally so much engaged in...
1316To George Washington from Sarah Bomford, 25 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I had the favor of yours of the 22d of Decr—73 which came to hand the 10th of Febry—74, your polite attention to me, and the elegant manner you acknowledge the rect of my Letters require more expressions of Gratitude than I am Mistress of, I feel my situation, and trust in God ere long your behaviour on this occasion will be rewarded in some publick manner, to induce others to follow your...
1317To George Washington from Dr. Thomas Bond, Sr., 27 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
"The American Philosphical society held at Philadelphia for promoting usefull knowledge" beg leave to welcome Your Excellencys return from your late glorious expedition. Sensible of the influence of civil liberty on the purposes of their institution, they have always conceived their interests as a society to be dependant on the great cause of their country; indebted to former successes of the...
1318To George Washington from John Bondfield, 12 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
The great and Urgent wants of this Nation, occation’d by the faileur of the two last Crops of wheat, creates dreadful Alarms, to this add the low State of the finnances, occation’d by the Great Revolution effecting; for the two last six months few have paid the Usual Tax’s, that the Treasury is exhausted, this forces the National Assembly to extraordinary exertions, to avert the ill...
1319To George Washington from John Bondfield, 1 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
Having a Vessel going to Philadelphia which is an occurence rare with us I have orderd Six Cases of Claret containing thirty Bottles each to be marked for your Excellency on a presumption that Good genuine Wine of this growth will meet a welcome reception. I write Messieurs Meredith & Clymer to whom the Vessel goes consigned to hold the same at your disposal and have transmitted them a...
1320To George Washington from Thomas Bond, 2 February 1778 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Bond, Jr., 2 Feb. 1778. On 3 Feb., GW wrote Bond : “In answer to your letter of yesterday.”
1321To George Washington from Colonel William Bond, 20 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
New York, 20 April 1776. Recommends various officers for promotion to fill vacancies in his regiment created by Lt. Col. Nathaniel Cudworth’s discharge. DS , owned (1979) by Dr. W.S. Gibbs Sunbury, Pa; Sprague transcript , DLC:GW . Gen. Nathanael Greene supports Bond’s recommendations in a note written and signed by him at the end of this document. Capt. Nathan Fuller of Bond’s 25th...
1322To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Bond, 26 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Prospect Hill , 26 November 1775 . Returns the names of officers in his regiment who were recommended for commissions by the Massachusetts council but have not received them. Four of these officers “have engaged to serve upon the new Establishment” and wish to have their commissions. DS , DLC:GW . The council recommended officers for Bond’s regiment in its second letter to GW of 1 November....
1323To George Washington from Captain Samuel Booker et al., 22 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellen[c]yes Memoriallists truly Sensible of the Extraordinary hardships to which they are Expos’d from being orderd in December last from Middlebrook by the Commanding officers of thier Respective Regemts on command to Virga, with the troops Reinlisted in persuanece of your Excellencies orders, are compel’d hereby to present to your Excellencyes Consideration a true State of facts Vez,...
1324To George Washington from William Booker, 3 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have your Favour of the 26th of June. I Send you a bill of the Meterials necessary to be Procured for the building of one Machine. You Can have it Compared to see whether any part of the Scantling Can be used that was got for the Scotch Machine. I would with Pleasure have waited on you Immediately but my engagements are such that renders it Impossible, without breaking them. but if it will...
1325To George Washington from William Booker, 31 March 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Booker, 31 Mar. 1799. On 7 April GW wrote Booker : “Your letter of the 31st Ulto has been duly received.”
1326To George Washington from William Booker, 24 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote you last, I Expected to have been at Mount Vernon before this time. But it has been Impossible to Send the Mill Stones around before last Saturday, when for the first time, for a good while past, any vessel has gone from this place up the potomac that I knew of, I have shiped the Stones and Irons, on board of a Small Sloop, for Colchester, Joseph Jones Capt., who has promised to...
1327To George Washington from William Booker, 6 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
Since my last letter to you, I have been at Petersburg, where Mr Roberts now lives —I there made particular Inquiry respecting his conduct, and from what I can Learn, I am Sure he Cannot be depended on, I am told he is very fond of strong drink, and when Intoxicated, is very troublesome, Since he Left you he Lost his wife, and married a second time, he has also Lost her, but while merried, was...
1328To George Washington from William Booker, 6 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I receivd your Letter of the 22 Ulto and on Wednesday Last (being the first opportunity Since) have Shipped on board the Schooner Republican Capt. Bagnal, the Rawhide band put up in a Small Barrel to be delivd to Col. Gilpin of Alexandria. I have put it up in a barrel in order to make it more handy to Carry &c. not from fear of rats and mice it being well Greased with train oil which I have...
1329To George Washington from William Booker, 15 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 6 Inst. I duly receivd, and agreably to promise I Expect to be at Mount Vernon in the Early part of June. I Should have answerd you respecting Mr Roberts before this, but Waited to Get the best Information. I hear he resides in the town of petersburg and has for some time Quit the Milling Buiseness and has become Such a Sott that he is by No Means fit for buisiness. Instead...
1330To George Washington from James Booth, 23 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
Having been informed, that all applications for Offices under the Federal Government, must be made immediately to your Excellency, I beg leave to address you on that Subject. I hold under the Authority of the State, the Naval-Office of this County, to which I was appointed early in the Year 1777, and which has been regularly continued to me by several Re-Appointments. But as I conceive, that...
1331To George Washington from Nathaniel Booth, 26 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
After serveing my country six Years, in the glorious cause of Liberty, am at length Reducd, to the Necessity, of celissiting, your Excellencies permission to Retire. the greatest motive I have in doing it, is the Sick distressed situation of my family, which have long Experienced a severe scene of sickness, which has greatly deminished my private interests, so that it Renders them destitute of...
1332To George Washington from Nathaniel Booth, 12 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
To his Excellency General Washington After serveing my Country six years in the glorious cause of Liberty, am at length Reduced to the Necessity of Solissiting your Excellencies permission to Retire, a distressed family now calls me from the field. Being almost destitute of any the Necessaries of Life to support them, by Reason of sickness which they have experienced all the last Campaign and...
1333To George Washington from Jean Marie de Bordes, 13 November 1795 (Washington Papers)
You may not have forgotten, perhaps, a French Officer, who had the Advantage of following you in the memorable Campaign of 1776 and 1777, the Epoch of American Liberty, the Triumph of your Arms, and the Glory of your Talents. This Officer was at first a Volunteer in the Company of Artillery of Capt. Hamilton, afterwards Aide-de-Camp and Major of Brigade to General Roche-fermoy, and continued...
1334To George Washington from John Beale Bordley, 31 July 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Beale Bordley, 31 July 1788. On 17 Aug. GW wrote Bordley : “The letter with which you honord me, dated the 31st ult. . . . came safe to hand.”
1335To George Washington from Elizabeth Swan Bornick, 8 March 1798 (Washington Papers)
I hope you will be so very good as to Pardon the liberty taken by a Stranger who has never had the pleasure to see you since She was a small Child I am a native of Virginia and have most Part of my life resided in that State. I have Property in the west indies and on account of that Property I am here on my way to the Islands the Person who was to transact business for me here has failed and I...
1336To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 9 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I received your Canteens by the Waggons which brought up the Artillery & delivered them immediately to the Care of Capt. Stewart who informs me he forwarded them by Lt Campbell the day they arrived , I wish you could have had them sooner, they cost £3.19.0 at Philada & 18/ for their Carriage to Carlisle the Ballance due you shall repay when I have the pleasure of seeing you again I’m afraid...
1337To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 4 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Desire you’ll be so good as forward the enclosed to Captn Gist that he may not be imposed upon by a Scalp which Captn Johnny pretends to have taken with his Catawbas. Colo. Bouquet is well convinced of the Deceit & desires you will take Care Gist’s letter getts to Winchester before Johnny can, The Circumstances are so strong against him that they admit of no manner of doubt, therefore think...
1338To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 20 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to acquaint you that Yesterday a Runner arrived here from one of the Parties of Indians which I had sent out to Fort du Quesne & brought the agreeable News of their having killed & Scalped one Frenchman & mortally wounding two others near the Fort, they only saw a few Indians but that a great Number of Frenchmen were at work in some Trenches at a small distance from the...
1339To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 7 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I take this opportunity of acquainting you that I have sent off this morning 24 Pickt Warriors to Fort Du Quesne, with Orders to take a Prisoner if possible, and make what Discoveries they can about the Fort; I make no doubt from the good Opinion I have of them, but on their Return we shall receive some Intelligence of the Strength and Motions of the Enemy. Colo. Bouquet has thought proper to...
1340To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 24 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I recd your favor & am sorry to tell you that we have been repulsed at Fort Carillon, we lost 1000 men & the brave Lord How fell the first fire they all landed at the bottom of the Lake without opposition the French Indians run away the first Fire, Major Rutherford & Captn Rutherford are in the list of the Slain, The Remains of Lord How are brought to Albany; we have taken a French Frigate...
1341To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 23 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have scarce been able (from a Sprain in my Wrist) to hold a Pen for this sometime past, or Would have done myself the pleasure of writing oftener, the Current News I made shift to scrawl to Colo. Byrd once or twice which I desired him to acquaint you with. Colo. Burd of the 2nd Battn Pennsylvs. Major Grant with a Detachment of 300 Highlandrs and all the Royal Americans march this day to take...
1342To George Washington from Abraham Bosomworth, 11 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
I recd your favor of the 6th and Communicated the Contents to Colonel Bouquet; I acquainted you in my last of a Party of 24 Indians being gone off to Fort Du Quesne, when they come near the Place they will divide into two or three small Parties by which means we shall have the greater Chance of getting a Prisoner, I expect them back in 14 days when I hope to send you good news; I really...
1343To George Washington from Boston Citizens, 13 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, duly & legally warned & convened, by adjournment at Faneuil Hall on Monday the thirteenth day of July, One thousand Seven hundred & ninety five. A Pamphlet printed at Philadelphia under the signature of Stevens Thomson Mason, one of the Senators of the United States from the Commonwealth of Virginia, & purporting to be a genuine Copy of a...
1344To George Washington from the Boston Selectmen, 8 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
As his Excellency General Howe is determined to leave the Town with the Troo⟨ps⟩ Under his Command. a Number of the Respectable Inhabitants being very Anxious for its preservation & Safety, have Applyed to General Robertson for this purpose, who at their request has communicated the same to his Excellency Genl Howe, who has assured him that he has no intention of destroying the Town Unless the...
1345Address from the Boston Selectmen, March 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Select-men of Boston, in behalf of themselves, & Fellow-Citizens, with all gratefull Respect, congratulate Your Excellency on the Success of your military Operations, in the Recovery of this Town, from an Enemy, collected from the once respected Britons, who, in this Instance, are characterized by Malice & Fraud, Rapine & Plunder, in every Trace left behind them. Happy are we, that this...
1346To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 16 June 1768 (Washington Papers)
Altho’ I have already return’d an Ansr to yr obliging Letter of the 30th ult: by a Servt of The Revd Mr Addison’s who went from hence a Day or two ago, yet as You seem’d desirous to hear from Me as soon as possible, & as Collo. Lewis now informs Me that He can furnish Me wth an Oppty directly to your House, I am desirous to convince You, that I have not been inattentive to the Matter of yr...
1347To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 25 May 1784 (Washington Papers)
I will not affront You with any Apologies for this Intrusion: for, greatly altered as I am to suppose You are, since I had the Honour of living in Habits of Intimacy with You, it is not possible, You can be so changed, as that You would not feel Yourself hurt, & with Reason, were any Man, who had ever known You, to think it necessary to apologise to You for doing what He is prompted to do,...
1348To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 1 October 1770 (Washington Papers)
I much wish’d to have accompany’d Jack, but cannot: & what is worse, We part on an Uncertainty, which may be disagreeable. I have some Thoughts of setting off for St Mary’s this Week; & if I do get away, I can hardly expect to return again till I remove finally, which cannot well be sooner than the latter End of next Month. So that, if I do not come by Mount Vernon, Jack needs not come hither,...
1349To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 4 July 1771 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to have thrown any additional Difficulties in your Way, respecting the Affair of Mr Custis’s Tour. At the Time I wrote, Difficulties seem’d to be starting up before me, which I fear’d could not otherwise be remov’d than by dropping all Thoughts of leaving Maryland. I wishd, from many Motives, to accompany Mr Custis: it was, however, as You will readily allow Me to declare, but the...
1350To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 9 May 1770 (Washington Papers)
There are some particular Circumstances in my Affairs, at this Juncture, which make Me desirous to know your & Mrs Washington’s final Resolution respecting Mr Custis’s Visit to Europe. Should You think it adviseable for Him to go, & I be thought a proper person to accompany Him, I still am willing to do it, & on Terms which, I can hardly think, You will judge unreasonable. I mean not to take...