53501To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 26 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Having observed that the Secretary of War has, of late, practiced sending the form of the oath prescribed by law, to each Officer, with his letter of appointment, which oaths have been generally taken, subscribed and returned with the Letters of acceptance, which was not the case with the Officers of this Regiment, who were first appointed, a question arose in my mind, whether it were proper...
53502To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 25 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the second and sixth of Jany. Your requirement of reasons for the proposed alterations in the relative rank of our Regiment are undoubtedly very just; but just as it may be I expect to find it hard to give reasons in every instance that may satisfy a person who is not availed of the circumstances which determind our minds where...
53503To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 14 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received by this day’s mail your letters of the twenty seventh and twenty eighth of Augt. with the enclosed papers addressed to me at Exeter. I have not been able to complete my first Return, on account of not having received the weekly returns from Rhode Island, and one of the companies in New Hampshire. I have called on the delinquents, and shall forward my first return by next mail. The...
53504To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 21 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received via Portsmouth Your letters of the seventh Inst as also the one of the tenth enclosing a list of clothing forward on for the use of the sixteenth Regt. The recruiting business is very successful and the clothing has arrived very timely I have the honor to be with very great respect sir your obedient sert ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
53505To George Washington from William Graves, 3 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I now beg the liberty of addressing you on the Subject of an appointment under the General Government, I was a Soldier in the late Amarican Armey as Soon as I was capable of bearing armes & continued untill the peace was Established, after that I was appointed by the Executive of Virginia, Searcher for the Port of Norfolk, and continued in the Execution of that office untill the General...
53506To George Washington from William Graves, 28 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to address you on the Subject of an Appointment, under the Government of the united States. Previous to it I wish to make you Acquainted in what Capacity I have Acted under the State Government. I had an Appointment of Searcher at the port of Norfolk the year 1786 in which capacity I was continued till August 1789 and I flatter myself, I have executed the duties of it with...
53507To George Washington from Major Ebenezer Gray, 30 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
By Leiutt Brewster who returned last evening from Setocket, and also by a Gentn who came from N. York last Friday, & to this Place from Huntington Yesterday, I have the following Intelligence, both Stories agreing, (Lt Brewster’s Informant left N. York the same Day the other did,) that for 4 or 5 Days before they left N. York Troops were Constantly imbarking from the City to the Narrows where...
53508To George Washington from Major Ebenezer Gray, 21 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
By Capt. Daviss who returned from the Iland this morning I have Recd the following Intelligence which he received from two credible Persons who left N. York last Saturday in the afternoon viz. that a Day before yesterday all the Light Horse were ordered to the City in order to Imbark that many of the Transports had Arm[i]ngs built for the Conveyance of Stock, and that Genl Jones was to Imbark...
53509To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Gray, 13 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
last Sunday Night I was on Long Island & ingaged some Persons to go to N. York for the Purpose of obtaining Intellegence and have this Morning received my Information from them, they left the City last Tuesday and inform that a large Fleet of more than one hundred Vessels have put to Sea last Saturday, that on thursday Night last Week the Hessian Troops were Imbarking all the Night, and that...
53510To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Gray, 3 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am happy that I can inform your Excelly that there hath been no Robberies nor plundering done by any Boats that I have sent to the Iland. it was intimated to me about 3 or 4 Weeks since that a Privateer whale Boat from this Port had robbed a Person on the Iland six mile from Shore, I have Indeavoured as much as in me lay to Obtain proper Proofs of it but have not been Able to obtain them,...