1To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 17 July 1775 (Washington Papers)
...quantity of ammunition as Trumbull and his council “should judge proper and necessary” (
2From George Washington to John Hancock, 26 February 1776 (Washington Papers)
...say, that I will do every thing that shall appear proper and necessary.
3From George Washington to John Hancock, 7 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
...to be taken upon the occasion as they may think proper and necessary.
4From George Washington to John Hancock, 28 June 1776 (Washington Papers)
...Canada, sprang from a want of proper and necessary supplies of provisions. Mr Trumbull too...
5To George Washington from John Hancock, 23 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
...such Continental business as may be proper and necessary to be done at Philadelphia,”...
6From George Washington to John Hancock, 22 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
..., which is, without doubt, a very proper and necessary measure. With much respect & esteem...
7From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
...the abuses practiced in the sound appear to be very proper and necessary.
8From George Washington to Major General John Sullivan, 1 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
..., or particular occasional purposes is certainly proper and necessary, but an expedition of...
9From George Washington to the Board of War, 6 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
; which is no doubt a proper and necessary one; but it is to be apprehended the distinction...
10From George Washington to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 9 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
...as far as Hartford—will be proper and necessary consisting of the supplies which those...
11To George Washington from Captain Patrick Campbell, 28 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
In War, it may be found proper and necessary, to remove Prisoners from one place to another; My...
12To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 26 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
...exercise those coersive measures which on other occasions may be proper and necessary.
13To George Washington from Major General Alexander McDougall, 24 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
...that can be proposed, for want of proper and necessary Means to execute them, are to me...
14From George Washington to Guy Carleton, 27 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
..., that no Goods, besides those really proper and necessary for the officers and Men, be...
15To George Washington from George Clinton, 6 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
...it to procure an Order that may be proper and necessary to warrant the Measure she solicits. I...
16From George Washington to the Georgia Legislature, 18 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
...condition of the States as may appear proper and necessary—for I am duly sensible that many...
17To George Washington from John Eager Howard, 22 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
...part of the land in the said District proper and necessary to be laid out for the Erection...
18To George Washington from Henry Knox, 22 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
...village should be decided upon as proper and necessary, a considerable Encrease of the...
19To George Washington from Winthrop Sargent, 1 August 1791 (Washington Papers)
...of Lands in this Country may make a Reference thereto, proper and necessary
20To George Washington from Thomas Mifflin, 25 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
...other measures shall be deemed proper and necessary, to give effect to your Excellency’s...
21To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 2 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
...and if such a measure was “deemed proper and necessary,” then “any authority and direction...
22To George Washington from Moore Furman, 6 August 1795 (Washington Papers)
...consideration, it was deemed highly proper and necessary that the said citizens should...
23To George Washington from James McHenry, 13 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
...render a private reception of him proper and necessary apply with still greater force against...
24To George Washington from James McHenry, 2 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
...this ground alone his removal may be considered as a proper and necessary measure.
25From George Washington to Timothy Pickering, 10 August 1796 (Washington Papers)
It Will be candid, proper and necessary, to apprise Mr Monroe (as the measure, and...
26To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 1 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
...be the criterion of the grades now proper and necessary to be conferred, what numbers of old...