3361To George Washington from James Craik, 1 December 1797 (Washington Papers)
Every Since the rect of your Letter yesterday I have been trying to obtain the necessary information, which you required; but cannot say that I have recd any Satisfactory information with regard to the Person—He says himself that he is an honest man but Some Seems to doubt it—He has been trading with Some of the people in Town but I have not been able to learn ⟨any⟩ thing from any of them...
3362To George Washington from James Craik, 29 December 1758 (Washington Papers)
Your most kind letter I had the great pleasure to receive, and acknowledge my self under new obligations for your repeated offers of friendship. I wish it may ever be in my power to make you a suitable return for such friendship is seldom to be met with in those days—But to pretend to testifie the just sense I have of your kindness’s would be too troublesome to you, and probably might appear...
3363To George Washington from James Craik, 31 August 1791 (Washington Papers)
I am very Sorry to inform you that I was honoured with yours of the 14th Inst. only last night, not being in the habit of sending to the Post Office, The Post Master did not choose to give himself the trouble to send it, or to inform me such a letter was there, tho I might have expected such a favour from him—In answer to your request with regard to my very Worthy freind the Major. I am sorry...
3364To George Washington from James Craik, 29 April 1795 (Washington Papers)
In Answer to your favour of yesterday I have taken Some pains to inform myself of the Character of the Person alluded to in it—Colo. Hooe who has dealt with him to the Amount of at least Twenty thousand Pounds, says he has always found him Strictly honest and punctual in his dealings—What his property is I cannot say, but not many days ago in conversation with him I could discover that he and...
3365To George Washington from John Fitzgerald and James Craik, 13 March 1797 (Washington Papers)
A number of the Inhabitants of this town & its Vicinity wish to have the pleasure of meeting you on your entrance into the State & escorting you to Mt Vernon[.] As they flatter themselves that this token of their sincere affection & esteem will not meet your disapprobation, they have dispatched the bearer & request you will let them know at what time you will probably cross the ferry that they...
3366To George Washington from James Craik, 13 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Affectionate & very freindly Letters I have the pleasure to Acknowledge And cannot too much express my gratitude for the freindship shewen me on all Occasions This fresh instance of it when so much taken up with affairs of the Utmost consequence And so many waiting for Offices lays me under the greatest Obligations. The freindly, and pointed manner in which the proposal is made to me,...
3367To George Washington from James Craik, 24 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
after a long and anxious solicitude on Account of your late indisposition, permit me to tender my Sincere congratulations for your happy recovery —Among your numberless Correspondents, and at a time when every pen has been bussy in inquiring for your health, the Anxiety of an old friend thus expressed might have been somewhat troublesome, as it might seem to induce the necessity of a literary...
3368To George Washington from James Craik, 11 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
on my Arrival at this place I laid your Excellencys Dispatches and my Instructions before the Governor, upon which a Council was called when I was desired to attend. Previous to the meeting of the Council I viewed the Colledge which stands on the back of the Town a little detached from it on a beautifull Eminence, is an Elegant building on the Same Plan of the Prince Town Colledge, and well...
3369To George Washington from James Craik, 6 March 1793 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Craik, Sr., 6 Mar. 1793. In his letter of 17 Mar. to Frances Bassett Washington, GW mentioned “a letter which I received from Doctr Craik—dated the 6th inst.”
3370To George Washington from William Craik, 13 March 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Craik, 13 Mar. 1791. In Ledger B General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , p. 325, GW noted under 14 Mar. 1791 that he had paid £25.11 to William Craik “sent him by his Servt to defray expenses incured in securing vacant land in Maryland as required by his Letter of the 13th Inst.” The vacant land...
3371To George Washington from William Craik, 22 March 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Craik, 22 Mar. 1789. On 27 Mar. GW wrote to Craik : “Your favor of the 22d has been handed to me.”
3372To George Washington from J.A. Crajenschot, 25 August 1783 (Washington Papers)
Toute Nation, tout individu capable de penser, tout homme surtout qúi fait cas de la liberté, ne doit prononcer qu’avec respect le nom de Washington, nom à jamais célebre. Tous vous doivent des tributs de gloire & d’honneur. Trouvez bon, je vous prie, Monseigneur, que je vous présente le mien dans un exemplaire de L’Amérique Delivrée. C’est le premier ouvrage en vers où l’on ait célébré la...
3373To George Washington from James Crane, 2 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
Inclos’d is an Acct against Colo. Fairfax which he desir’d me to apply to you to settle the ballance’s that he should leave unpaid, Therefore should be extremely oblige to your Honour to discharge it if possible and send the Money by Mr Francis Willis Junr. I am Hon’ble Sir Yours to Command ALS , CSmH . The letter is addressed “⅌ favour of Mr Willis.” On the cover is a list of figures in GW’s...
3374To George Washington from Colonel John Crane, 17 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of a letter I Received from a Court Martial, held at the Park of Artillery whereof Major Forest was President, charging me with Ungentleman and Unofficerlike behaviour &c. as exprest in Said Letter: which I beg leave to lay before Your Excellency; also the proceedings of the Court in part; and mine with Respect to them, from their first Siting to the time of my Receiving the...
3375To George Washington from Colonel John Crane, 16 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
In Obedience to the directions contained in your letter of the 4th Instant for transmitting to Head Quarters my Claim of Rank in the Corps of Artillery, I herewith Send my Commission given by the State of Rhode Island in 1775, Also that of first Major in Colonel Knoxs Regiment in 1776, together with Some particulars Respecting them and the Rank of the Regiment under my Command. In Consequence...
3376To George Washington from Joseph Vose, 4 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Officers of the first and second Massachusetts Brigades and Massachusetts regiment of artillery, beg leave as a part of the army, to express the great joy and felicity we feel on the auspicious birth of the Dauphin of France. Permit us to request of your Excellency to address his excellency the minister of France with our hearty congratulations upon this important event, and to express for...
3377To George Washington from Josiah Crane, June 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Memorial of Josiah Crane Respectfully Sheweth. That your Memorialist previous to the Late war with Great Britain was a Citizen and Inhabitant of New York. That a few years before its Commencment, he went abroad to transact business in the mercantile Line. That at the commencement of it, he was a resident in the Island of St Thomas, in the Danish West Indies, where he Continued untill his...
3378To George Washington from Archibald Crary, 2 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
East Greenwich State of Rhodeisland Sir Feby 2 1790 The undoubted Prospect we now [have] that this State will recognize the Federal Government at the meeting of the Convention the first Monday of March next induces me to trouble your Excellency at this time. I have had the honor to be imployed eithe[r] in civil or mililitary service of my Country from the commencement of the lat[e] war with...
3379To George Washington from Bellamy Crawford, 2 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
The great uneasiness I had for Mrs Crawford when in Williamsburg, pressed so hard upon me that I then troubled Your Excelly with a letter in her behalf, signifying her distrissed situation and inclination to proceed to this City—which has been effected with great difficulty; expecting on our arrival to meet some of our Carolina friends, or some person to aliviate our distress and repeated...
3380To George Washington from Hannah Crawford, 4 June 1784 (Washington Papers)
After my Compliments to you I am now to Inform you that uppon Examining the accts of my Husbands do find that there is the Sum of one thousand one hundred Pounds Virginia Currency Coming from the State of Virginia to the Estate and as I am very much Harrased by the Credditors for debts due by the Estate—do now Sr beg and Entreat of you to Befreind me in Getting of that money although I must...
3381To George Washington from Hannah Crawford, 16 March 1787 (Washington Papers)
I make no Doubt but you have heard of the Resolution of the Legeslative Body of your State, passed in my favour which will Enable me to make you satisfaction for your great kindness to me. you may Depend on having the bond paid up as soon as I Draw the first years Allowance, money being So Scarce here and so Dificult to come at, that it will not be in my power to do any thing sooner. the first...
3382To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 19 April 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Valentine Crawford, 19 April 1774. The docket on Crawford’s letter to GW of 27 April reads: “From Mr Val: Crawford 27th Apl 1774 Inclosing one dated 19th Apl 1774.”
3383To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 8 June 1774 (Washington Papers)
Sence I wrote you this Moment we Recved an acount of Severell parteys of Indens Coming in to the Ihapoentences and yesterday Kild and sculped one Man in Sight of the Fort on the Mongala of one of the vanmates and there wase two Men Sworen that they yesterday saw 30 Indens and these two men Mett with about 30 Men of the Scouts about five Miles from the place where the Indens wase Seen and...
3384To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 27 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
Sance I wrote you My Brother Come Home and is Swore in to his Comitian and wase verey frendley treated att Stantown it wase out of his power to Send your plats to you acording your desire. I went to gilbert Simsons as Soon as I got out and gave him the bill of Scantlin you gave Me and the bill of his articles I offerd him all the Sarvents to take them to your Bottem to worke tell we got our...
3385To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 24 June 1775 (Washington Papers)
I [am] verey Sorrey to Enform you I Recved a Letter from Mr Cleaveland of the 7th of June wherein he Seems to be in a good dale of destress[.] five of the Sarvents has Run a way and plagued him a good dale[.] the[y] got to the Indens towns Butt by the Esesten [assistance] of one Mr duncan a trador he has got them again and he has Sent three of them up By a Man he had hired with a Letter to My...
3386To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 7 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorrey to Enform you the Indens have Stopt all the J[e]ntlemen from going down the River In the first place the Indens Kild one Murfey a trader and wounded and a Nother and Robed the Canews which Elarmed the Jentlemen verey Much and Michal Crisop tuck [a] partey of Men and went and way Laid Som Canews that wase going down the River and Shot two Endins out of them and Scalped them and...
3387To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 1 October 1774 (Washington Papers)
In the Hurrey of My Bisness I have Just time to give you a Line or two by Lord Donmore Express to Lett you Now how we goe on in this quarter with the Inden war Which is as Follow—his Lord Ship Erived here yesterday with a bout 1200 Men 700 of which Came by water with His Lord Ship and 500 Come under My Brother william Com by Land with the Bulocks and his Lord Ship has Sent him with 500 Men and...
3388To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 13 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
to Lett you Now all your Sarvents is well and None Run away Mr Simson has got as Maney of the Carpenters as he Can find work for and hes got Som of the Sarvents Esisting about the Seat for the Mill till this Storm of the Indens Blows over. we this day Receved Som News from wheeling and Severell of the Inhapitanes of that part is gon Back and planten of there Corn David Shephard that Lives down...
3389To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 27 July 1774 (Washington Papers)
On Sunday Evining or Munday Morning william orr one of the Most orderley Men I thought I had Ran away and has tuck a horse and other things as I have Sent you an advertisment of and I am Convinced he will Make for Som Ship in potomack River I have Sent two Men after Him and fernished them with horses and Money and have wrote to My Brother Richard Stephenson in Berkeley and James Mccormick to...
3390To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 25 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I Embracs this oppertunity by the Exprass that Coneley Sent to govener to Let you Know all your Sarvents is well and None Run a way. from Everey acounts Capt. Coneley Can get from the Enden towns they are determed for ware and Coneley has Sent to all the inhabetance of Monongulah to Let them no there is a Large Numbr of the Shanee Indens Left there towns in order to Cut of the frounte⟨er⟩...
3391To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 23 March 1775 (Washington Papers)
I Came to this place on fryday Evening and I Should have Com down Sooner But I Never Recved your Drafts till a fews days before I Came down and thinking you Might be gon to the Con grass I thought it advisable to Send them to you by Capt. Rutherford as you Might Meet with Mr Lewis there and have the plats Examenid by Lewis your Selfe. I hope you will Excuse My Not breng down all My acounts and...
3392To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 8 June 1774 (Washington Papers)
I Receved your Letter by Mr Crestey of the 27th of May and am Sorrey for the sudint Braking up of the Esembley before they hitt on Sum Method to Releve our distress sitiation Butt it is a happey Scurcumstance for us Lordonmore being So worm in our favour which geves us great Reselution to Stand our ground what few of us is Left though the Contra is verey thin we have Bilt sevrell Forts out...
3393To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 6 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I am Sorrey to Enform you the disturbence betwen the white people and the Indens has pervented My going down the River as all the Jentlemen that went down is Returnd and Chefley Lost all there bagege as I have wrote More pertickler in My other and will Refair you to My Brother Lettr for the News. I got My Canews and all My provisons Redy and Should have Set of in 2 or 3 days but for this...
3394To George Washington from William Crawford, 13 October 1769 (Washington Papers)
They Sirwayrs is to be [here] to serway your Land soon and will want there cash which I have not for them. You may send it by Mr Harrison seald up in a Letter to me half Joes or Pensilvania mony will sute best for them. I beleve no Person interfares with you—I shall have the hole Runout before the Sirwayr coms on the spot I have bin unwell or I would have had it don befor now I shall have that...
3395To George Washington from William Crawford, 15 March 1772 (Washington Papers)
I Received yours of the 6th of Decmr I Should have had your Land Run out at the Great medows but Mr McClain is not com up from his fathers as yeat but is to be up in a few days and I will have it don and Send you a Draft of the hole by the first oppertunity I would have had it done as soon as I cam up but he co[u]ld not do it before he went to Philedephia As to Craughans Claim of the Land near...
3396To George Washington from Colonel William Crawford, 20 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I Should have bin Glad to have the honour of being with you at new York, but I am Doutfull we Shall be envolved in an Endien War to the Westward, as the Shawnees and Dallowas Seem in Dout and from the Last Accounts from Fortpitt had not meet our people (Do[c]ter Walker and the Comisioners) [w]ho was Sent to treet with them from this Government. I Should have com to new York with those Reget...
3397To George Washington from William Crawford, 23 May 1781 (Washington Papers)
Som time ago I wrote you relative to your round bottom Tract of Land. I can never find out what has bin don about it wheather Thomas Lewis has returnd it or not. If you can give me any Direction About it I will do any thing in my Power for you, the survay Aught to be returnd to the Office if it has not bin returnd This I will have don if it has not bin returnd, as I can have it don Emeditly. I...
3398To George Washington from William Crawford, 12 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
Som time Last Summer I wrot you in regard to my being Left out of the Virga Line as it put it out of my Power to Serve as an Officer with the Continantall Army with my proper rank but I do not know wheather my Letter cam to your hands or not. when General McIntosh went to head Quarters this Spring he told me he would Aquint you with my case, General McIntosh give me for answear that I must...
3399To George Washington from William Crawford, 20 September 1774 (Washington Papers)
It has not bin in my Power Since your Letter cam to my hand requesting me to Run the Land Over again at the round bottom I am now agoing to Set out for our new Expedition and taking my Instrements with me and Shall Comply with you in Each Article as far as is in my Power. I have I beleve as much Land Lying on the Litle Kanhaway as will mak up your ⟨qu⟩antity you want that I intended to Lay ⟨...
3400To George Washington from William Crawford, 2 August 1771 (Washington Papers)
I have done nothing with Colo. Crohon in regard to the Land you want of him as yeat, as I cold see none of his Land in his Line now run that will answear to be Laid of as he wants it Laid of —I have found som at about 15 or 16 mils distance from Fort pitt which is very good farming Land and good Medow Land as any, the up Land Level or no more hilly in common to Lay the ground dry The Tract is...
3401To George Washington from William Crawford, 8 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have the Drafts of the round bottom and your Shertees Land don Agreeable to Mr Lewis Derection—I Should have sent them from Stanton but Mr Lewis had set out for Cheet river before I got there, and I wanted him to See the Returns before I Sent them to you I was Still Disopinted, before I cold Return back again Mr Lewis Sit hom Again and I understand he will be in Williamsburgh soon...
3402To George Washington from William Crawford, 6 December 1770 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Desire I have Bought the Great Medows from Mr Harreson for thirty Pistols to be paid to Mr Jacob Hite and inclosesed is an order on you from Mr Harreson in faviour of Mr Hite, and the bill of Se’al filld up by Mr MClalne and a Draft to be Run as you think Proper. any alteration you want done Please to Let me now and I will see it done when Mr MClain Coms up next Summer. I...
3403To George Washington from William Crawford, 6 March 1775 (Washington Papers)
Yours by Dotr Connalys man dated Feby 24th I am sory for your in Convenency in regard to your carying on your improvements on your Land as you seem to have bad Luck. any sarvice I can be of two you it shall be don with Cheerfullness. Mr Cleveland told me he bought a nough for him and the hands imployd. and Baicon as much as was wanting axs hoes and such Tools what was wanting I Shall see...
3404To George Washington from William Crawford, 20 April 1771 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Request I went to vew Colo. Crohans Land but before it cold be done the Line was to run which I Attended and vewd the hole, but cold not find the Quantity of Land you wanted nor one thousand such as you wanted or Such as I would have to be Laid of as he wantd me to Lay it of, there was som good Land on Rockoon Creek along they Creek but very hilley of from the Creek they...
3405To George Washington from William Crawford, 7 February 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter by Mr Cleveland was safe Delivered to me but I did not get the Letter, you mentiond by Mr Willis till yesterday. I was out Survaying when Mr Cleveland cam over the mountain and he set of hom as soon as I cam hom and Matters was Setled I have got a memorandom of what is wanting for your People Down the river and I shall have it ready against the time the com over the Mountain I...
3406To George Washington from William Crawford, 15 November 1772 (Washington Papers)
I should be Glad to know Maters was Setled at Fredriksburgh at the Last Meeting of the Officers in regard to our Lands under his Majesties Proclamation. You may Depend on my taking Every Steep in my Power to finish the soldiers Land this fall and winter and as soon as any can be don it shall be sent to you by the hand of som person ho shall bring it to you Emedetly. I waited on Colo. Mason on...
3407To George Washington from William Crawford, 15 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed is the Expences of Last sumers Trip a survaying the soldiers Land, and two Small things omited in the former Acounts four Bags Roted out the first Trip in the wett weather and the Kaggs was let go on the Difrent times com up for Provision to people and maid use of going Down to put flower and salt in. Should you have setled with the Company for the hole never mind them you may strick...
3408To George Washington from Colonel William Crawford, 12 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am sory to brek in uppon your Hours that Aught to reast you from the many feteagues you have to under go in that important task you have under taken in Defence of our Libertys. But nedsesetys Obliges me under my Present Defiquiltys. I Should have bin with you sir before now but for the following reasons viz. The Great probebility of an Endien War for many Evident reasons Given by the Endien...
3409To George Washington from William Crawford, 3 December 1772 (Washington Papers)
I wrote you by V. Crawford I was indebted to Mess. Jacob Hitte & Son a Sum of mony whch I have not the mony to pay and afraid I Shall be Sued for it. If you can answear they sum in the enclosed order and Charge it in my wages for Survaying the Land of the Officers it would much oblidge Sir your Most Hume Sarvant ALS , DLC:GW . See Crawford to GW, c.15 Nov. 1772, n.4 . Valentine Crawford...
3410To George Washington from William Crawford, 8 June 1774 (Washington Papers)
I receivd yours Letters by Mr Cristy dated 27th of May and I am Sory to you Seem to be in confusion as well as us, as that renders our Case more Deplorable. Saterday Last we had Six person Killd on Dunkard Creek about ten Mils from the Mouth Cheat river on the west Sid of Monongahalia, and there is three mising, a Sunday a man ho Left a party is suposed to be Killd as he Went of to hunt Som...