19521To George Washington from James McHenry, 1 June 1788 (Washington Papers)
Captn Barney being the bearer of the present from the merchants of Baltimore would, I am persuaded, be a sufficient introduction, and insure to him without any thing further a favorable reception. I cannot however omit the occasion this offers me of placing it more upon his own merit. Permit me therefore to mention, that the federal cause in this Town is not only greatly indebted to his...
19522To George Washington from Colonel Israel Shreve, 14 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received a letter for Your Excellency which I suppose contains intelligence of Importance, & which I should have forwarded immideately but had no means of conveyance. The public horses are all sent out of Camp, & I have neither a Dragoon nor Express to convey dispatches of any kind. I trust Your Excellency need only be informed of this inconvenience in order to remedy it. Our huts...
19523To George Washington from Colonel Thomas Clark, 1 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I return you the Copy of the Arrangement of the 1st & 2d North Carolina Regiments, corrected, with a Copy from my papers in more regular order—we have had but two appointments and two resignations Since I saw the Committee of Arrangement at the White Plains. Since my last to your Excellency of the 26 & 27th Ulto my reconnoitering parties have returned and inform me the enemy on Hobuck are...
19524To George Washington from Brigadier General George Clinton, 1 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Immediatly on the Receipt of your Excellency’s Letter of 23d Ultimo I ordered one third Part of the Militia of Orange County to guard the Passes of the Highlands on the West Side of Hudson’s River to co,operate with the Militia, under Genl Heard if the Enemy shoud make any Attempts in that Quarter; but I am unhappy to find by a Return I have just received from Lieutenant Colo. Cuyper (who...
19525To George Washington from Auguste de Grasse, 24 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
Without doubt the french Inhabitants, who have been driven from the unhappy Island of St Domingo, & who have taken refuge on this Continent, have informed you of the great distress which they have experienced. As to myself, after having lost a commodious dwelling & 200 Negroes; after having discharged with Zeal & activity, the duties of my military Command, & daily exposing myself in the...
19526To George Washington from John Jay, August 1789 (Washington Papers)
Mr Jay has the Honor of observing to the President, on the Subject of Capt. Tate’s application, That in his opinion no Papers should be given to that Gentleman, from which it might appear, or be inferred, that the Governmt encouraged him going into the Service of the Porte, lest umbrage be given to Russia, and Suspicions of ulterior views excited—that therefore the Idea of giving him only a...
19527To George Washington from David Humphreys, 11 February 1786 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you by the ship which brought me your affectionate favour of the 25th of July; since which I have been honoured by the receipt of your letters of the 1st of Septr & 30th of Octr—they reached me a few days ago in this city, where I have been about two months. You may naturally expect I should give some little account of this great wonder of the world and the reception I have...
19528To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 8 June 1797 (Washington Papers)
By Mr W. Bowie of Georgetown, who Undertakes to forward them, I have sent you the Unguent delamere and Smiths Comparative view of the Constitutions’—The picture frames are in forwardness and shall come by the first Opportunity by Water. I am very respectfully Your most Obedt & very huml. servt Morse’s Gazetteer is not yet published but daily expected here from New York. ALS , DLC:GW ....
19529To George Washington from Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 2 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Q. 1. What or whither any Operations can be undertaken with Probability of Success? 2d Shall any Part of this Army move Eastward? 3. Can any Attempts be made on the Posts at New York with a Probability of Success? An. The Number & Strength of the Enemy. The Situation of Genl Sullivan’s Army the Probable Intention of the Enemy in my Opinion ought to be known with greater Certainty before a...
19530To George Washington from Francis Halkett, 25 June 1758 (Washington Papers)
I Receiv’d your letter yesterday from Connogochieg of the 13th June, and I am thoroughly satisfyed of your way of thinking, in the importance that Indians are of to us, the great application you have given, with the opportunities, and experience you have had, not only of acquiring the knowledge of their usefullness, but likewise the proper methode of manageing them, gives you very good...