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...