1To George Washington from Elizabeth Bradford, 10 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
Being persuaded, that your extended Rank will prevent you from attending to the distresses even of an individual, I would willingly flatter myself that my request may obtain a favourable reception, and answer, which may relieve a heart in almost a state of ruin—Sir I am the affectionate Wife of Mr Bradford, he is absent from me and from several tender little ones, the pledges of our cemented...
2To George Washington from Elizabeth Bradford, 10 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
To the President of the United States, the Petition of Elizabeth Bradford wife of David Bradford late of Washington county in the State of Pennsylvania Humbly sheweth The unfortunate share which your petitioner’s husband had in the insurrection in the western counties of Pennsylvania, and his subsequent departure out of the territory of the United States is perhaps known to your Excellency....
3To George Washington from Elizabeth Bradford, 22 January 1796 (Washington Papers)
You who are esteemed not only as the father, but revered as the Saviour of his Country, to whom all justly render the tribute of greatful acknowledgement, and perhaps to look up to as a protec. of our inimitable Goverment & regard as a beneficent releiver of the Wretched; from you at least I expect commiseration and an answer (even if not agreeable to my fondest wishes) to my repeated and...
4To George Washington from Elizabeth Bradford, 10 September 1795 (Washington Papers)
I need not preface a letter to you with painting the distress of myself & family occasioned by the absence of my husband in consequence of the late unhappy troubles in this Country, you yourself can better conceive than I can express them—I some time ago addressed the President on this unhappy subject: but whether it reached him or not I have not heard. I hoped that when time had suffered the...
5To George Washington from Colonel Gamaliel Bradford, 12 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
As the Officers & Soldiers of my Regiment are in great want of the gratuity, granted to them by the Massachusetts State, They are very desirous that Lieutt Peterson should go for that purpose to Boston. If your Excellency thinks it consistent, I would humbly request, that Lieutt Peterson might be granted leave of absence for four Weeks, for the above purpose. I am your Excellency’s most Obedt...
6To George Washington from John Bradford, 29 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
In Compliance with your Order to General Ward to send forward all the Millitary stores taken in the Scotch Ships, I have deliver’d them to him, tho forbid doing so by the Agent for Connecticut, it gives me great pain that I could not fully comply with your Excellencys requisition having dispos’d of Seventy Muskets & fifteen fuzees to the Independant Company of this Town, before I knew A vote...
7To George Washington from John Bradford, 26 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Chance of War has put in my possession a quarter Cask of Wine ship’d at Malaga designed for General Clintons own use, in the same vessel I found a keg of the Essence of lemon juice design’d also for him, my happiness wou’d have been proportionably greater, if it had been a pipe instead of a quarter Cask, your acceptance of those Articles will confer a favour on him, who has the honor to be...
8To George Washington from John Bradford, 12 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am honour’d with your Excellencys Signature under the 5th Instant, directing me to take the necessary Care of all the Warlike Stores, and Necessaries, for an Army, till I may receive Orders from the proper Authority. your Excellency may rely on the Strictest punctuallity in Complying with any future Orders I may Receive. I have not Omitted since I have been in this department giving a...
9To George Washington from Samuel Bradford, 17 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
Genl Weedon being unwell, had retired at Sunsett about 3 Miles from Camp, till Morning. I therefore took the liberty of opening Col. Trumbull’s Letter of this date. The Intelligence of today from Deserters are that the Enemy crossed over (by the accts he collected in Town) near 1000 Men last Night & had deliver’d out Cloathing to their Troops, but made no mention of Lord Cornwallis being over...
10To George Washington from Thomas Bradford, 5 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
As a public testimony of my esteem for your Character & Conduct, I have taken the liberty of dedicating to you, A translation of Martens Law of Nations, recommended for publication to me, as a work of merit, by my brother, the late Attorney General; and as a private mark of the personal respect & regard I bear you, I beg leave to request a place for the inclosed Volume in your Library, the...