54091To George Washington from the Greeneville College Trustees, [March 1795] (Washington Papers)
The memorial of the trustees of Greeneville College in the territory of the United States of America South of the river Ohio representeth. That the Governor legislative council and Assembly of this territory have passed an Act for the purpose of a College to be called the Greeneville College. Our Country is exceeding healthy and abounds with inhabitants who have always been well affected to...
54092To George Washington from William Greene, 13 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honour of receiving your Excellency’s favour of the 7th Instant, and inform you, that immediately upon the receiving your letter of the 24th of last May, I imbraced the earliest oppertunity of laying it before the Assembly, who very readily complyed with its contents, and ordered five Hundred of the Militia of this State to be raised and Stationed at the different Posts on Rhode...
54093To George Washington from William Greene, 2 May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I this day receiv’d Your Excellencys Letter of the 27th of April and have laid the same before the General Assembly now convend in this place—A Committee is appointed to take the Subject matter thereof into consideration and will report to the present Session When effectual Measures will be taken for Levelling the Works around Newport Agreable to Your request. I must beg your Excellency to...
54094To George Washington from William Greene, 7 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
The General Assembly of This State, deeply impressed with the absolute Necessity of assembling a respectable Armey in the Field, did, in the Begining of the Last winter, chearfully adopt proper Measures for Filling up our Continental Battalion, agreeable to the Arrangement of the Armey. With unwe a ried Exertions, and at a vast Exspence, they have proved so far successfull That the whole...
54095To John Adams from William Greene, 25 July 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have to address your Exc y. concerning the Liberation of a Subject of this State from English Service. Richard Low of a respectable Family in this State having commenced a Voyage on board of an American Merchantman AD 1776. was captured by the Niger, an English Frigate, and by Compulsion served on board her and a Variety of other Vessels in his Brittanic Majesty’s Service till the Year 1780...
54096To Benjamin Franklin from William Greene, 5 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I with much Pleasure received your very Friendly letter of the 4th. of last June, by which I am informed of The Perticular care you took to employ your Nephew to transact my business, since which I have also received his letter enclosing the invoice of the articles I wrote you for, which have also come safe to hand. Am much Obliged to you for the Tenderness...
54097To George Washington from William Greene, 18 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your Excellency’s letter respecting the filling up this States Regiment, which I have laid before the General Assembly of this State, who have requested me to inform you, that should the War continue to be carryed on with such Vigor as to make it necessary they will be ready at all times to use their utmost exertions to comply with your request. I am very...
54098To Alexander Hamilton from William Greene, 9 March 1796 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, March 9, 1796. States his determination to abide by whatever opinion Hamilton “should form” in “the case of Messr. John Calogan & Sons.” Discusses his dispute with the firm of Shaw and Randall over a cargo of wine and the writ issued against him for £10,000 damages. ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Greene, a native of England, was a New York City merchant with an extensive...
54099To George Washington from William Greene, 5 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I most Sincerely Congratulate your Excellency Upon the Enemy’s having evacuated Rhode Island, but am sorry to be under the necessity of troubleing you with a resolution of the Council of War of this State, which I Take the liberty to enclose, by which you will Please to Observe the distresed Situation the Inhabitants of those Towns must labour under for want of their records. That I doubt not...
54100To George Washington from William Greene, May 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor of receiving your Excellency’s letter, shewing the necessity of compleating this States Regiment, and likewise to furnish money for their support, and that the Militia should be in readyness to March at the shor t est notice, together with your Sentiments of the Enemies conduct in consequence of the late change of the Ministry &c. which I shall take the earliest opportunity of...
54101To George Washington from William Greene, 22 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
It gives me the severest Pain to address your Excellency upon a Subject that may bear the Complexion of adverting to the internal Police of your Army. The Feelings however of Humanity, excited by the Solicitations of many valuable Citizens, will form my Apology. Samuel Dyer, a Soldier in the Battalion of this State, has lately been tried by a General Court martial for Desertion, and probably...
54102To Benjamin Franklin from William Greene, 13 November 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society On my Coming here I found Your Favor from Newhaven, it gives me great pleasure To hear You was so far on Your journey well, hope before this You have Arriv’d safe home. My little son who You have Taken with You how shall I enough express my Gratitude, I was much at a loss what to Doe with him. I had three Years past a good writing master so that he learn’t...
54103To George Washington from William Greene, 25 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose you a Resolve of the Council of War of this Date in Consequence of a Letter from the Committee of Congress of the Twelfth instant inclosing yours of the Eleventh, wherein the Committee most earnestly conjure us to send forward the Troops of this State without delay, the Council being apprehensive that the Measure taken by the aforesaid Resolve might interfere with...
54104To George Washington from William Greene, 26 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor of receiving your Excellencys letters of the 10th Ulto and the 10th Instant, and have laid them before the General Assembly, who have ordered that 200 Effective Men be inlisted as Recruits to the Regiment belonging to this State, as will appear by a Copy of their Resolve to be brought on by Major Olney. They did not think proper to appoint Officers to fill up any other...
54105To George Washington from William Greene, 22 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your favor respecting the depositing the Provisions in the Town of Providence has been duly attended to, and yours of the 5th instant by Genrl Knox was duly received the Purport of which is truly alarming, and in consequence thereof I convened the General Assembly the 17th instant who finish’d their Session Yesterday, during which they ordered a sufficiency of Cloathing to be immediately...
54106To George Washington from William Greene, 6 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I received your Excellency’s favour of the 25th Ulto. by Doctr Craick and laid it before the Council of War who have appointed a person to assist him in procuring suitable buildings for the reception of the sick, likewise to Provide such necessary as the Doctor may require. Shall afford him every assistance in my Power to Effect the purpose of his errand here. I am with Esteem and regard Your...
54107To George Washington from William Greene, 15 May 1778 (Washington Papers)
As I am Elected to the Office of Chief Majestrate thought proper to Acquaint you of it. That whatever Commands you may have when Directed to me, shall punctually be attended to, as I am determind to take every Necessary precaution in Order to frustrate the designs of our Cruel and Inveterate Enemy! I am with Great respect Your Obedient Humble Servt ALS , DLC:GW . William Greene (1731–1809) of...
54108To George Washington from William Greene, 21 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
In Consequence of your Excellency’s Letters to Dep. Gov. Bowen of the 16th instant I last Evening dispatched Orders, by Express, to the Dep. Quar. Mas. Genl at Providence immediately to hire or impress a suitable Vessel or Vessels to transport the salted Provisions in this State provided for the Continent, which are estimated at about Four Hundred Barrels, and the Thirty Hog Heads of Rum. The...
54109To George Washington from William Greene, 28 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote to your Excellency, and requested your further directions, respecting the salted beef and Rum; It did not appear very probable it could have been ready to move before the Sailing of the French Fleet, but as they were detained by contrary winds until the 25th Instant, there was then about five Hundred barrels of salted beef, and ten or eleven Hogsheads of Rum shipped on board four...
54110To Benjamin Franklin from William Greene, 25 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am informed that Ezekiel Durfey a small Officer on board of the Ship Tracy commanded by John B Hopkins was taken and carryed to Newyork and from there to England, where he has been confined about eighteen Months, and by the last account he was in Mill Prison, his Friends have very earnestly requested me to inform your Excellency of his distressed...
54111To George Washington from William Greene, 8 March 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have the Pleasure to inform you that The General Assembly at their Sessions held on the fourth Monday of last Month, In consequence of a late Resolution of Congress apportioning to the United States their Several Quotas of Men for the Ensuing Campaign did pass a resolve that this State shall Raise their Quota agreable to said Resolution which is Eight Hundred and Ten Men including those...
54112To George Washington from William Greene, 3 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favrs of the 11th & 22d of May came Safe to Hand, this State in Consequence of a resolve of Congress Appointed a Sub Clothier the last Session of Assembly I Shall take the Earliest Opportunity to lay your Excelys Letters before the Genl Assembly. with the greatest Esteem & respect I have the Honor to be Sir Your Excellencys Most Obet servant Copy, signed by Greene, R-Ar . A...
54113To George Washington from William Greene, 2 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was Honour’d with your favor of the 22d Ulto together with Colo. Biddle and Charles Pettit Esqrs. upon the subject of Forrage —prier to the receipt of yours, I received one from Major General Greene mentioning the same difficulties. I then Call’d the Council of War and in the mean time the General proceeded to Boston on business of the same kind and laid it before the Legislative Authority...
54114To Benjamin Franklin from William Greene, 10 December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Two ALS : American Philosophical Society I take the liberty of enclosing some bills of exchange of small Value amounting to two Hundred and Sixteen Dollars and beg the favor of you to lay them out for me as I have no other Friend in Paris, you will Pardon me I hope for giving you this trouble—my Son in Law Majr. Samuel Ward owns a part—tho he has never had the Honour of your acquaintance he...
54115To George Washington from William Greene, 8 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of Your Excellcy’s Requisitions, The General Assembly have ordered three Hundred and Eight Men to be inlisted by the first Day of January next, to compleat this States Regiment agreable to the Resolution of Congress. To serve during the War or three years, and for the encouragement of those who may engage during the War, they are to receive as a bounty one Hundred and twenty...
54116To Benjamin Franklin from [William Greene], [18 July? 1775] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Our Men have Taken [2?] Islan and brought of Eaght hundred Sheep and Catle of One an Other five hundred Sheep and Catle of the other and a Manawars barge with fore Men. Col. Robenson has Taken long Island and brught of Two hundred Sheep and Some Catle and Eaght Men and One Young Lade with out the loss of a Man. Two of the Islands was taken last Week and the...
54117To George Washington from William Greene, 9 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honour of receiving your Excellencys Favour of the 26th Ulto. And for answer say, that this State has already appointed their Clothier agreeable to the act of Congress by you mentioned. The General Assembly meets on the 13th Instant when I shall imbrace the earliest Oppertunity to lay your letter before them when I doubt not, it will be consider’d with that attention that the...
54118To George Washington from William Greene, 24 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to the Resolution of the General Assembly of this Day, I am directed to inform Your Excellency that early in the Session, the General Assembly took up the matter of sending forward the Militia by the 25th instant agreeable to your Requisition for that Purpose, but it was thought most adviseable to postpone the sending them forward until the further Order of your Excellency, by reason...
54119To George Washington from William Greene, 11 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday Honor’d with your Excellencys favor of the 1st Instant, and am sorry to find that my letter had not come to your Knowledge; soon after the setting of the Assembly which conven’d the last of May—and considered your Requisitions, delivered to me by General Heath, I wrote you the contents of their resolutions—you have been rightly informed respecting the Beef, and I cannot account...
54120To George Washington from William Greene, 3 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honour of receiving your favor of the 23rd of last Month, and am much Obliged to you for the trouble you have taken to endeavour to Procure the records belonging to the distressd Inhabitants of the Towns of Newport and middletown, to be returned to this State. Since General Gates left this Place there is no Person impowered to Sign Warrants upon the Continental Paymaster for...
54121To Benjamin Franklin from William Greene, 31 January 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will be handed to you by Mr. John Murray a young Gentleman whose Friends are in England from whom he has been absent in America ever since his infancy, he having resided Principlely within this State, have had an oppertunity of being informed with respect to his Charecter. Do therefore recommand him to your Perticular Notice. Have nothing very material...
54122To James Madison from the Inhabitants of Greenfield, Massachusetts, [3 July] 1812 (Madison Papers)
The memorial of the inhabitants of the Town of Greenfield (Mass) respectfully represents—That your memorialists feel a deep concern for the honour, the interest & the happiness of the nation in this awful posture of her affairs. Highly estimating the excellence of that frame of government under which they and their fathers have long rested in ease competence and peace, they avail themselves of...
54123To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Green, 5 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Philanthropy, as well as Philosophy, no less than Dignity of Station, & Influence, designating the Patron of Beneficence, and of useful Arts & Sciences in the United States, The Pamphlet “Vox Oculis subjecta” (so long ago hastily published during a residence in England, & now circulated in this the native Land of the Author , in hopes of eventually benefiting an unfortunate Class of the human...
54124To George Washington from Richard Greenham and Richard Patten, 25 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
Observing that you send to this Country for Hemp & Flax I was led to enquire how it is that your own Country (such good land as it is) does not produce a sufficientcy for your Consumption, & I was informed that it is intirely for want of People who are acquainted with the management & growth of it —Myself & a relation of mine having been regularly brought up in the Husbandry of Hemp & Flax &...
54125Hannah Storer Green to Abigail Adams, 18 August 1775 (Adams Papers)
A serious truth this, which daily observation teaches, and experience convinces us of; for at the very moment that our hopes are at their height, trouble comes upon us like an armed Man, our hearts sink within us and we tremble with fear. Again our hopes rise, we anticipate the happiness of that day, when we shall gain the Victory over our worse than Savage enemies, when we shall meet and...
54126Hannah Storer Green to John Adams, 20 February 1764 (Adams Papers)
I think myself greatly indebted to you, for the honor you do my judgment, in refering so important a debate to my decission; and I ought, in strict justice, to apologize for my not answering it before; however, I trust to your Candor to excuse the seeming neglect, I say seeming, for I have not been unmindful of you, but have well consider’d the thing, and shall give you my thoughts upon the...
54127Hannah Storer Green to Mary Smith Cranch, 22 September 1775 (Adams Papers)
I suppose you have received a Letter from me which upon recol lection, I’m sensible, bears evident tokens of a disorderd mind, but I hope, the distraction of the times, together with being in a great hurry for fear of losing the opportunity, will plead my excuse; and as I know you to be a friend I am sure you will not expose me; and indeed had it not been to such a one I should not have...
54128Hannah Storer Green to Abigail Smith, 1763 – 1764 (Adams Papers)
My inclinations, tho’ not my Expectations were very much disapointed in not sending you a long Letter the last time I wrote; however I must still beg your Patience and I will pay you all, the very first minute I can.—Patience my dear I recommend to you, upon more accounts than one, first upon your friends, secondly upon your own, for if you do not have Patience with me, I shall never pay you,...
54129George Greenhow to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty to drop a line to you for the purpose of Informing you that M r Sam l Greenhow , my Dec d bro r departed this life Some years ago (1815) That Having the Management of his Estate and Seeing an advertized letter of the post office for him y r Letter of the 21. last month was handed to me—With a View to your object containd in that letter I have left the same at the...
54130To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Greenhow, 16 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I fear you have thought me remiss is not having answered your letter ere this—but, I have been unable sooner to obtain the exact information necessary—I have made inquiries from every source and this is the result—I think it necessary to premise that none of the preparations can be obtained before the winter—1 a head injected so as to exhibit the course of the carotids and vertebrals—can be...
54131To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Greenhow, 22 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a few days since your letter of the 8 th in which you honoured me by some inquiries concerning anatomical casts &c and as I was desirous of giving you all the information I could obtain upon the subject I delayed my answer until I had consulted some of our scientific gentlemen—The most exclusive collection of wax models is that of Florence several rooms are filled with cases...
54132To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Greenhow, 23 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
On Wednesday I received yours of the 14 th and instantly prepared to execute the commissions with which you have honoured me—I informed you that skeletons might be procured from Paris for about 35$ but the person who imports them here has assured me that they cost him 38 he paying no duties and yearly receiving a large number—As he had just received several I thought it best upon the whole to...
54133To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Greenhow, 18 July 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I write to you on a subject which I am sure will give you pleasure—A gentleman has requested me to procure for him an account of the qualifications necessary for a young man about to enter the university as 4 gentlemen are desirous of sending their sons as students—If you will be so kind as to send me this information I will make the best use of it in my power—Perhaps you have already...
54134To James Madison from Samuel Greenhow, 16 November 1813 (Madison Papers)
Perhaps I should apologize for intruding on you, when your mind must be earnestly engaged by affairs of the greatest moment to our Country; I can offer no other apology, than will appear from the object of my letter. An Association for the purchase and distribution of Bibles among the poor of our State has been recently formed in Virginia; I take leave to inclose a copy of the address &...
54135To James Madison from Samuel Greenhow, 7 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 December 1804, Richmond. “Having received through your politeness two letters from Mr. Monroe; In order to insure a certain and speedy conveyance to the Answer which it has become necessary that I should give, I take the liberty to forward the letter inclosed, to your Care, with a request that you will be so good as to suffer it to accompany your next dispatches to that Gentleman. His...
54136Samuel Greenhow to Thomas Jefferson, 29 May 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I received this evening a letter from M r W m Dawson , who has long acted as a Special Agent of the M. A. Society ; in that Character, he has obtained two declarations for Assurance from you, which, he tells me, you have directed him to with-hold, until I shall inform you, what is the probability of payment, in case of Loss by fire, and You, having received & reflected on that Information,...
54137To James Madison from Samuel Greenhow, 17 September 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 September 1813 , “ General Office of Assurance, Richmond .” “The declaration for revaluation of your building {is} received at this office; an additional premium accrues on this revaluation, amounting to {Two hundred and thirty four} dollars and——cents, and carrying interest from the {date of this letter} which must be paid at this office . “As every member of the society is interested in...
54138Samuel Greenhow to Thomas Jefferson, 11 November 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very unwilling to be considered as impertinent, and have therefore hesitated, before I determined, that, I might, without impertinence, inclose to you a Copy of the Address & Constitution of an Association in Virginia , for the distribution of Bibles gratuitously, to those who are not able to purchase them.—Conscious of the purity of my motive, I have discarded the doubts which at first...
54139Samuel Greenhow to Thomas Jefferson, 25 October 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You executed two declarations for assurance some time past, which were delivered at this Office by the S. Agent M r Dawson ; with verbal Instructions, that, they should not be recorded until you directed it.—As there were no written Instructions to hold them up, I did not wish to take them into my Keeping, since it is my duty to record every declaration on receipt of it, & to address a letter...
54140Samuel Greenhow to Thomas Jefferson, 21 November 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 7 th Current I received on yesterday—and shall comply with your request, in keeping up the declarations or reports of your buildings, sent by M r Dawson .—I think you have constructed a given a construction to a part of my letter of 29 May 1809 , which it will hardly admit of.—I thought it my duty to inform you of some Circumstances which had occurred in Loudoun , and were...