19801To George Washington from Henry Knox, 3 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s favor of the 29th directing a suspension of the troops and stores destined for the Western Posts. The light Infantry company which came from the Lines have returned, & I directed that the clothing drawn by them and the Artillery men to be redelivered to the Clothier. There are certain french refugees in this vicinity under the direction of a Major Merlet, who have...
19802To George Washington from James Gildart, 12 April 1768 (Washington Papers)
⟨ Mutilated ⟩ Refering to my last of the 16th July ⅌ the Oak Capt. McDaniel Since wch have not been favoured wth any of yours. as yet have only Sold one of Mr J. P. Custis’s 4 hhds Tobo ⅌ the JnoSon & that At 2½ ⅌ being part mixed Stemed & leafe the price ⟨ mutilated ⟩ advanced & now from 2½ to 3½ ⅌. It was luckey for my Friends I did not Sell on the Ships Arrivall As then the Cargoe would not...
19803To George Washington from James Rumsey, 29 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
This will be handed to you by Mr Brindley, we have had the pleasure of his, and Mr Harris’s Company Since yesterday, and they Boath approve of what is Done and proposed Here. On Sunday Evening the 26th of this Inst. I Receivd your fovor of the 20th Respecting The Conduct of the people working here, It Distress me that you had Accation to Write on Such a Subject. what follows is as near what...
19804To George Washington from John Sinclair, 15 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose a Copy of my address to the Board of Agriculture, delivered at the close of our late Session, from which you will perceive the present State of our Pursuits in the great Cause of Agriculture. I hope it will have the good fortune of meeting with your approbation. I also have the pleasure of herewith Sending the remainder of The original Surveys according to the plan...
19805To George Washington from Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de Ternant, 5 March 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to transmit to your Excellency, the Inspection return of Col: Armand’s legion. Every detail that relates to its present Situation is So fully entered into, in that return, as to make it needless for me to say any thing further on that head. I have endeavoured to express your Excellency’s wishes to Col. Armand as forcibly as I could, with regard to his marching as speedily as...
19806To George Washington from Colonel Theodorick Bland, December 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Original Establishment of my Regt was one feild Officer a Captain Leiutt Cornet three Corporals, one Drummer one trumpeter & thirty Rank and file ⅌ troop; a Quartermaster to each Squadron; a Chaplain and Surgeon & adjutant to the Regt, and a Rough Rider to each troop. Their Pay as follows Majr Commt 10s. Adjutant 7.6 Capt. 7.6 Quar. Mastrs 5.0 Leiut. 6 Rough Ridr 5.0 Cornet 5 Drummer...
19807To George Washington from John Kirkpatrick, 21 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
Your intelligence of the 12th came regularly to hand—in which no circumstance equals the agreable account of your good health —the only blessing necessary for Life—but more especially, to promote Spirit & pleasure in the Toils of a Campaigne. The invariable attention, indefatiguably pursued by the Pensilvanians, without regard to the common interest, for advancing their private fortunes—have...
19808To George Washington from Gouverneur Morris, 19 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have had it several Times in my Mind to write to you since my Arrival in this City but Something or other has always happened to prevent it. I might have told you near a Month ago that Mr Liston the British Minister at Constantinople is appointed to represent this Court in America. Speaking with Ld Grenville on the Subject the other Day he said “Your Friend Woranzow is very angry that I have...
19809To George Washington from Jacob Bayley, 14 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
I Send by Lewes Vincent the Day and Muster Role of the Company of St Francois Indians according to A Resolution of Congress Respecting them, a much larger Number has been here At Times but are not Steadye and tho, I do not think they have ever done us any Damage but are Rambleing In the woods those Inserted have been Servisable as to Scouts &c. the Bearer Lewes Vincent has allways been Elert...
19810To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 3 April 1799 (Washington Papers)
I received yesterday, My Dear General, your favour of the 17th Ulto—I have seen the Manufacturer of Glass and have given to him the different sizes you have written for and the Number of each. He cannot accomodate you, at this moment, with the largest panes of the best kind of Glass he therefore wishes three week in which time he will have the whole ready boxed for Shiping; After I [s]hall...
19811To George Washington from John Stark, 23 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Since my arrival at N. Hampshire I have been exercised with almost every perplexity, pain & trouble that a shattered constitution could intail. During the course of the winter, greater part of the spring & summer, I was scarce able to ride five miles: but as the autumn begins to advance I find my health gradually returning, & had thoughts of taking a ride to camp, in case I could have found...
19812To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 21 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to The President. The letter written to the President on the 16. respecting the publication of the Report of the 5. was written at the Secy of State’s Office, where Mister H. expected a copy of it had been taken previous to its delivery. But when Mister H. sent to enquire for a copy in order to the publication of it, he found none had been...
19813To George Washington from Abner Nash, 19 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am just arrived at Genl Greene’s camp; and an Express being setting off I just take this oppertunity of acknowledging the receipt of Your Excellency’s favr dated the 23 Jany, which I received on my way here. Genl Greene will no doubt give Your Excellency the particulars of the action of the 15th. I have the pleasure to be told by him that though he lost the ground, he disabled the enemy from...
19814To George Washington from Daniel Parker, 20 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
This Day I have dine’d with Sir Guy Carleton, and he has repeated to me his Intentions of leaving this City in all next month. the Transports that are Necessary for this Purpose will (he Supposes) be here before the 10th proxo, and as every Preparation is made that can be, previous to the Arrival of the Ships, but little Time will be Necessary to Embark the Troops. from his Conversation I have...
19815To George Washington from William Eden, 11 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Book which accompanies this Letter was left at my House in London directed to your Excellency; I do not know what it is nor from whom it comes. If there is nothing improper in the inclosed Lines to Mr Smith I take the Liberty to request that they may be allowed to pass to Him. I also send in a separate Packet some Letters under flying Seals; I have not had Time to examine them, but...
19816To George Washington from William Heath, 8 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
By a very intelligent Man who left New York the night before last at nine oClock and arrived here the last evening, I learn, that the British fleet returned to Sandy Hook the beginning of last week—that upon their arrival, transports were sent down, and the troops taken on board them from the men of war—that both the men of war and transports remain at the Hook—The reason given why the latter...
19817To George Washington from Charles MacIver, February 1785 (Washington Papers)
I presumed to do myself the Honour of writing you last November, on the first Prospect of Convalescence, after a lingering Illness. A few Weeks afterwards my Health was perfectly reestablished; in so much that I might have resumed my Business, or accepted more eligible Offers. But the Affair on which I wrote your Excellency lay so much at my Heart that I was unwilling to come under any...
19818To George Washington from Henry Knox, 29 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your consideration a report upon Indian affairs—If it should be your pleasure to lay the same before the two houses of Congress it would probably produce the bill which is desired. Colonel Pickering has made his report upon that part of his business respecting the change of the line —The Secretaries of State and Treasury have perused the same, and been consulted...
19819To George Washington from Lieutenant Henry Edwin Stanhope, 18 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
May I venture once more to trespass upon your Excellencys Patience, what I should not do, but from the most urgent Motives, (to procure myself some Money a Commodity, which I never before knew the want off,) & which cannot possibly be done but by my going to Providence, where I have a Friend, who for my Note of Hand will supply me. I hope your Excellency will condescend to grant this Request,...
19820To George Washington from Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, 11 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Public and Private letters of the 30h july Have Safely Come to Hand for which I Return you My warmest thanks. Be Sure, My dear General, that the Pleasure of Being with You will Make me Happy in Any Command You will think proper to Give—But for the present Am with You of opinion I Had Better Remain in Virginia—the More So as Lord Cornwallis does not chuse to live us, and...
19821To George Washington from Richard Peters, 20 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honour of enclosing to your Excellency Copies of General St Clair’s Claim of Rank & of General Arnolds Letter in Consequence. Copies have also been interchangeably sent to the Parties. They are sent to your Excellency agreeably to the Usage in such Cases that you may take such Measures in the Matter as you shall deem expedient. I have the Honour to be with the greatest Respect your...
19822To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 19 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to return to the President the minutes of the 17th inst. the letters then agreed on are sent to the Secretaries of the Treasury & war for their corrections, & will then be handed to the President. he sends him also a letter from the Attorney of Kentuckey for his information, & because the subject of it belongs to another department. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous...
19823To George Washington from Brigadier General Nathanael Greene, 30 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Hands Reports two Ships that came in late last Evening at the Hook. nothing material has occurd in this Camp since yesterday. I have the honnor to be your Excellencys most Obedient Servant ALS , DLC:GW . Greene apparently changed the day of the month in the dateline from “31” to “30” by writing a zero over the “1.” Samuel Blachley Webb docketed the letter “Genl Greens Report Long-Island....
19824To George Washington from James Clinton, 22 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellencys favour of the 14th Inst. I had the Honour to receive this Morning and am happy to find that my Conduct in Building the Hutts of my Brigade meet your Excellency approbation. In determining upon the Ground for our Huttments I shoud have given Preference to the place designated in your Excellency Letter the entrance into Ringwood Clove had there been Wood Suitable for the Purpose...
19825To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 10 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
When Your Excellency was pleased to request the Militia of this State to be sent forward with all possible expedition to reinforce the Army at New York, no time was lost to expedite their march, and am happy to find the spirit and zeal that appeared in the people of this State to yield every assistance in their power in the present critical situation of our affairs. The season indeed was most...
19826To George Washington from Samuel Lawrance, 27 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
We would have thee stir the people up to peace for War shall cease, as is declared of by Enoch the Prophet in that prophecy mentioned by Christopher Love a little before his execution it being the time Prophece’d of by Isaiah wherein Nation should not lift up Sword against nation neither should they learn War any more. We would have thee following this peace embrace the principale held forth...
19827To George Washington from William White, December 1775 (Washington Papers)
[December 1775] . Declines appointment as an ensign in “Capt. Peters Company in Colono. Larnerds Regiment” and gives his reasons. ALS , sold by Parke-Bernet, Catalogue 1825, item 464, 29–30 April 1958.
19828To George Washington from the Merchants of Charleston, South Carolina, 8 October 1792 (Washington Papers)
To The Honorable President & Members of the Senate of the united States in congress assemble’d The Petition of the Subscribers, Merchants residing in Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, humbly sheweth, That by an act pass’d at the third Session of Congress, to regulate processes, in the Courts of the United States, “It is enacted that the same mode of proceedings shall be had, & the...
19829To George Washington from Tobias Fernald, 1 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I would beg the favor of your Excellency to give directions with respect to the arrangement or derangement of Capt. Pilsbury in consequence of a letter which he wrote to Majr Spur, (late of the 6th Regiment to which Regiment Capt. Pilsbury likewise belong’d) I am unhappy to Trouble your Excellency in the matter but it is an affair that my Colonel desired me to attend to and which effects a...
19830To George Washington from Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, 31 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
Monsieur Le Major hunter que votre Excellence Envoya à Monsieur le Comte De Grasse ayant Eu Dans le trajet qu’il avoit à faire pour Se rendre à L’armée navale, Connoissance De la Division De nos vaisseaux que j’ai l’honneur De commander pour bloquer la Riviere D’york S’est Donné la peine de venir à mon Bord pour que Je pusse lui Donner Les connoissances que votre Excellence Desireroit avoir...
19831To George Washington from George Clinton, 2 April 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of transmitting to your Excellency, herewith inclosed, Exemplifications of three Acts of the Legislature of this State, passed at their present Session, and to be with the highest Respect Your most Obedient Servant Copy, DNA : RG 46, First Congress, 1789–91, Records of Legislative Proceedings, President’s Messages. The enclosures were copies of three acts of the New York...
19832To George Washington from Elias Dayton, 30 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
In my last I acquainted your Excellency with the return of the enemy from Monmouth—On monday night a party consisting of one hundred men landed in Rahway and carried off near fifty head of cattle, about the same number of sheep with fifteen of the inhabitants prisoners, and on thursday night they landed eighty men, three miles south of Elizth Town, which took off with them thirty cattle. They...
19833From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 26 March 1796 (Hamilton Papers)
I perceived by the News Paper that the resolution has been carried. I have not been idle as far a⟨s⟩ my situation would permit but ⟨it⟩ will not be in my power as I had hoped to send you what I am preparing by this day’s Post. The next will carry it. It does not however appear necessary that the Executive should be in a hurry. The final result in my mind, for reasons I shal⟨l⟩ submit in my...
19834To George Washington from John Sullivan, 2 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Sullivan, 2 Dec. 1778. On 20 Dec., GW wrote Sullivan : “I have your two letters of the 2d and 7th Int. now before me.”
19835To George Washington from Colonel Moses Hazen, 8 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I think it my Duty to acquaint You of Sundry matters respecting the Corps I have the Honor to Command and beg the favor of Your Excellencys Directions therein. Capt. Poulints Independant Company Consisting of himself one Lieut. one Ensig⟨n⟩ and [ ] men were annex’d to my Regimt Early in the Year 1778. have Continued with and done duty in it Ever since. it has been returnd and mustered as an...
19836To George Washington from Charles Carter, Jr., of Culpeper, 14 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have examined the records in the clerk’s office of this County & have found a deed from Colo. F. Lewis to you conveying two Lotts, No. 111 & 113 which Lotts were again convey’d in 1784 to Mr Jas Mercer by John Lewis as heir at Law & executor of Fielding Lewis Decd —The above Numbers do not point to the Lotts purchased from you by me & I cannot find any mention of them upon the books of this...
19837To George Washington from Brigadier General John Morin Scott, 14 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
permit me to acknowledge the Receipt of your favor by Mr Sacket by which I esteem myself much honored. I wish I had it in my power to give You a favorable Account of our little Expedition which I imagine would have been successful beyond Expectation had it not been for certain Reasons. When I found that it was all dwindled into a mere foraging Business, that our little Corps was headed by...
19838To George Washington from Burrill Devereux, 15 July 1790 (Washington Papers)
From an Impulse of Duty I feel myself under necessity of Acquain[t]ing your Excellency of the Death of one of your Officers, Mr Harris Collector of the Customs for the District of Marblehead Lynn Commonwth Massachusetts, his Business he left with me, who relinquished every other and confined my Attention to the affairs of his office almost Four Years, the Period of his first Election under the...
19839To George Washington from Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Heard, 13 June 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Heard, 13 June 1777. In his letter to Heard of 14 June, GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman says that “His Excellency commands me to acknowledge the Rect of your favr of Yesterday” ( DLC:GW ).
19840To George Washington from Arthur St. Clair, 21 July 1785 (Washington Papers)
This is accompanied by a Letter from the State Society of the Cincinnati which was written to you more than a Year ago, and by some inadvertance of the under Secretary was never forwarded. I am very sorry that it has so happened, because it would have been some satisfaction to you to have known, at an early period, that this State Society had come into the proposed Alterations—It was not...
19841To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 21 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday honored with the receipt of your Excellency’s private letter of the 15th. Colonel Pickering is at his House at the falls of Schuylkill where he has been for some days—I have repeatedly asked him when he should go to Head Quarters & always received for answer that he was at any time ready whenever he could be supplied with the necessary cash to enable him to discharge the duties...
19842To George Washington from John Hancock, 20 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of the 18th continued to the 19th I was this Day honored with at two O’Clock, and shall lay the same before Congress tomorrow Morning. The enclosed Resolves are all that have passed in Congress since my last, which are either necessary for your Information, or the Direction of your Conduct. I beg Leave to refer your Attention to them, & with sincere and ardent Wishes for your...
19843To George Washington from Major General Steuben, 25 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here this morning and found Genl Scott waiting intelligence, which has since arrived that the Enemy lay last night in two Columns one at Allens Town the other at Imlays Town, this morning about Eight oClock the Column from Imlays Town moved & took the Road to Monmouth Court House, we have not yet received any intelligence of the Column at Allens Town—Colo. Moylan has just arrived...
19844To George Washington from Frances Bassett Washington, 7 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive your favor of the 28th of July on thursday morning —the melancholy event of Mrs Lears death filld me with the deepest concern, a woman so amiable & pleasing in her manners as I have always understood she was, must be a loss to all her acquaintence, & to her family an irreparable one. the day after my last letter to you, I had the pleasure of receiving yours of the...
19845To George Washington from Jacob Duché, 7 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have never had the least Reason, even in the most trying Times, to doubt of your having been actuated throughout by a most virtuous Principle. Your Acquaintance with Human Nature, your Liberality of Sentiment & Goodness of Heart must also have led you to judge charitably of the Principles, Motives & Actions of others, however different their political opinions & Conduct might have been from...
19846To George Washington from William Stephens Smith, 6 June 1791 (Washington Papers)
It becomes my duty to state to the President, that when I visited England the last winter, I noticed a very great change in the Public opinion, relative to the situation of affairs of my country, since I had the honor of residing their in a Public capacity, and in every company found the subject dwelt on in a flattering manner, except in one or two cases—when Merchants who had experienced...
19847To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 22 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellencys Letter of the covering an extract of a letter from Sir Guy Carleton of the 11th Instant and the copy of Lt Reinkings memorial to him on the subject of the Brunswic Prisoners of War at Reading. the Prisoners at Reading were sufferd to remain in Hutts untill by their improper conduct they had forfieted all right to any particular indulgence the Officer...
19848To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 24 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Colonel Bradley who marched with a Detachment from the Connecticut Line on the 21st Instant to the New Bridge on Croten River returned to Camp this morning, He informs me that the Fields and meadows from Pecks kill as far as he went are Clothed with Forage, & even the roads abound with good feed. we have in this Quarter for months past been forageing from the Barns at Twenty miles Distance and...
19849To George Washington from Henry Knox, 1 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I received a Letter from Major General St Clair, dated at Lexington in Kentucky the 4th ultimo. He had repaired to that place in order to meet the County Lieutenants of the district, for the purpose of obtaining such a number of militia as he judged would be necessary to enable the Army to accomplish the objects which had been directed. He agreed with the County Lieutenants, that...
19850To George Washington from Henry Knox, 2 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your consideration the draft of a proposed letter to General Wayne. It appears that Colonel Pickering would not dislike the proposal of joining him provided the arrangements consequent upon the Post Office Bill now under consideration would permit the measure which however he doubts. If the purport of the letter should meet your approbation it may either be...