901To George Washington from Samuel Canfield, 12 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s orders of the 10th instant, & you may rest assured that your directions shall be punctually complied with. I have the honor to be with respect Your Excellency’s most obdt humble servant DLC : Papers of George Washington.
902To George Washington from Anthony Whitting, 9 November 1792 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Anthony Whitting, 9 Nov. 1792. GW wrote Whitting on 14 Nov. : “Your letter of the 9th came to my hands last night.”
903To George Washington from John Dickinson, 4 April 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Dickinson, 4 April 1775. On 13 April GW wrote Dickinson that he had received “your favour of the 4th Instt.”
904To George Washington from Howell Lewis, 21 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Howell Lewis, 21 Aug. 1793. GW wrote Lewis on 25 Aug. : “I have duly received your letter of the 21st instant with the reports.”
905To George Washington from William Pearce, [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 23 July 1794. On 27 July, GW wrote Pearce : "Your letter of the 23d and the reports, have been duly received."
906To George Washington from William Livingston, 17 March 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Livingston, 17 Mar. 1777. GW writes to Livingston on 1 April that “I have been honoured with yours of the 17th and 26th.”
907To George Washington from William Pearce, 24 January 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Pearce, 24 Jan. 1796 . On 31 Jan., GW wrote Pearce: “Your letter of the 24th inst. with the reports, came to hand, at the usual time, yesterday.”
908To George Washington from Col. Stephen Moylan, 30 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Stephen Moylan, 30 Jan. 1777. In his letter to GW of 2 Feb. , Moylan says, “I had the honor to write you the 30th ulto by Colonel Harrison.”
909To George Washington from Benedict Arnold, 5 December 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Benedict Arnold, 5 Dec. 1778. On 13 Dec., GW wrote Arnold : “Upon my arrival here I found your favor of the 5th.”
910To George Washington from James McHenry, 30 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
Having been elected one of the Senate for the State of Maryland I beg leave to resign the rank of Major which I hold in the army of the United States. With the greatest respect I have the honor to be Sir Your Excellency’s most ob. St DNA : RG 93—Manuscript File.
911To George Washington from George Clinton, 7 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your Letter of the 31st Ultimo a few Days ago—Could I have had reason to suppose that the Authenticity of Lord Dorchester’s Speech to the Indians would have been doubted by any I presume I might have procured at the Time the most unquestionable Testimony respecting it. A Deputation from the St Regis Indians arrived at Albany some Time in the Month of February—Their...
912To George Washington from Richard Claiborne, 17 November 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Richard Claiborne, 17 Nov. 1784. On 15 Dec. GW wrote to Claiborne : “I have received your letter of the 17th ulto.”
913To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 23 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Major General Stirling, 23 Sept. 1779. On 25 Sept., GW wrote Stirling: “I was yesterday favd with yours of the 23d inclosing Major Lees and Major Hays letters.”
914To George Washington from James Caldwell, 4 December 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Caldwell, 4 Dec. 1776. In his letter to Hancock of 6 Dec. , GW referred to “a Letter of the 4th Inst. from a Mr Caldwell.”
915To George Washington from John Francis Mercer, 4 October 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Francis Mercer, 4 Oct. 1786. On 6 Nov. GW wrote Mercer about receiving “your letter of the 4th Ulto.”
916To George Washington from Jonathan Willard, 13 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
After spending six years in the Service of my Country in which I would account myself happy to Continue untill the Close of the War if Practicable but my Domestic affairs are such at present that I’m reduced to the disagreeable necessity of Soliciting yr Excellency to grant me a Discharge from the Service. with the highest Esteem & respect I have the Honour to remain yr Excellency’s Most obedt...
917To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Loammi Baldwin, 9 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed are the observations of this Day Nothing Remarkable. This from your most obediant Humbe Servt ALS , DLC:GW . “A Return of the observations of the Day Sept. 9th” in Joseph Leach’s writing is in DLC:GW .
918To George Washington from Brigadier General Thomas Nelson, Jr., 9 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Brig. Gen. Thomas Nelson, Jr., 9 Aug. 1778. On 20 Aug., GW wrote Nelson : “Since writing the foregoing, I have been favoured with your Letter of the 25th Ulto from Baltimore, and 9th Instt from Philadelphia.”
919To George Washington from Robert Howe, 26 Sept. 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Robert Howe, 26 Sept. 1779. On 27 Sept., GW wrote Howe: “I have this instant received your private letter of yesterdays date.”
920From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [11 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The Post of this day has brought me your letter of the 7th. instant, the commands of which shall with great care & no less pleasure be executed. I wrote you on the sixth a letter; of which the enclosed is a copy. With the truest & most respectful attachment, I have the honor to remain Sir, &c. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Letter not found.
921To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 30 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from John Augustine Washington, 30 Aug. 1778. On 23 Sept., GW wrote John Augustine Washington : “Your Letter of the 30th Ulto came to my hand a few days ago.”
922To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 31 July 1780 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Samuel Washington, 31 July 1780 . On 31 Aug., GW wrote Washington: “Your letter of the 31st Ulto came to my hands by the last Post.”
923To 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.”
924To George Washington from Maj. Henry Lee, Jr., 17 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Maj. Henry Lee, Jr., 17 June 1779. GW wrote Lee on 21 June: “While I was at West point I recd your favors of the 15th & 17th.”
925To George Washington from Col. Alexander Spotswood, 7 April 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Alexander Spotswood, 7 April 1777. In GW’s letter to Spotswood of 8 April , he refers to “your Letter of yesterdays date.”
926To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 19 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Philip Schuyler, 19 June 1779. GW wrote Schuyler on 9–11 July: “On sunday [4 July] I had the pleasure to receive Your favors of the 18th 19th & 30th.”
927To George Washington from Richard Henry Lee, 26 March 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Richard Henry Lee, 26 Mar. 1776. On 4 April GW wrote to Richard Henry Lee : “Your favour of the 26th Ulto came to my hands last Night.”
928To George Washington from Thomas Smith, 26 November 1785 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Smith, 26 Nov. 1785. On 28 July 1786 GW apologized for “not having acknowledged the receipt of your letters of the 26th of Novr. . . .”
929To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 22 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Major General Stirling, 22 Oct. 1779 . GW wrote Stirling on 26 Oct. : “I have been favored with your letter of the 22d.”
930To George Washington from William Livingston, 3 March 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Livingston, 3 Mar. 1777. GW wrote to Livingston on 8 Mar. that “I this Moment had the Honour to receive your two favours of the 3d Inst.” The missing second letter apparently contained a brief request for GW to forward a letter of the same date to John Jay.