1To George Washington from James Craik, 25 November 1757 (Washington Papers)
The dissagreeable news I recd by Jenkins, of the Increase of your disorder, is real concern to me—I had been flatering my self with the Pleasant hope of seeing you here again soon—thinking that the change of Air, with the quiet Situation of Mount Vernon—would have been a Speedy means of your recovery—however as your disorder hath been of long Standing, and hath corrupted the whole mass of...
2To George Washington from James Craik, 20 December 1758 (Washington Papers)
We arrived on saturday last after a fatigueing & most severe march—The men & officers both suffer’d very much from hunger & cold—Many of our men were obliged to be left at Raes Town & other places on the road through sickness; numbers of which, I fear will never see this place—Great numbers are dayly flocking to the Hospital; and what is still more dreadfull not one medecine to give them for...
3To George Washington from James Craik, 29 December 1758 (Washington Papers)
Your most kind letter I had the great pleasure to receive, and acknowledge my self under new obligations for your repeated offers of friendship. I wish it may ever be in my power to make you a suitable return for such friendship is seldom to be met with in those days—But to pretend to testifie the just sense I have of your kindness’s would be too troublesome to you, and probably might appear...
4To George Washington from James Craik, 13 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Affectionate & very freindly Letters I have the pleasure to Acknowledge And cannot too much express my gratitude for the freindship shewen me on all Occasions This fresh instance of it when so much taken up with affairs of the Utmost consequence And so many waiting for Offices lays me under the greatest Obligations. The freindly, and pointed manner in which the proposal is made to me,...
5To George Washington from James Craik, 6 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding your unwearied diligence And the unparalleled Sacrifice of Domestic happyness and ease of mind which you have made for the good of your Country yet you are not wanting in Secret enemies who would Rob you of the great and truely deserved esteem your Country has for you—Base and Villainous men thro’ Chagrin, Envy, or Ambition, are endeavouring to lessen you in the minds of the...
6To George Washington from James Craik, 11 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
on my Arrival at this place I laid your Excellencys Dispatches and my Instructions before the Governor, upon which a Council was called when I was desired to attend. Previous to the meeting of the Council I viewed the Colledge which stands on the back of the Town a little detached from it on a beautifull Eminence, is an Elegant building on the Same Plan of the Prince Town Colledge, and well...
7To George Washington from James Craik, 21 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
I should be unworthy of the Confidence reposed in me at this time by your Excellency if I did not from time to time inform you of the progress I had made in the bussiness you were pleased to send me on And I am Sorry indeed to inform your Excellency that notwithstanding all my exertions (which have been used to the utmost of my power) I have not a prospect of coming up to the Spirit of your...
8To George Washington from James Craik, 7 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
In answer to the question put by your Excellency this Morning Whether if the present Vacancies in the medical department were filled up there would be a sufficient Number of Hospital Physicians and Surgeons to detach to General Greene without his continuing those whom he has given temporary appointments? I am of Opinion that should the Vacancies be filled up by the Gentlemen already...
9To George Washington from James Craik, 27 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
The increase of our Sick within these Few days past, and a certainty of a still further increase as the season advances from the natural causes which operate in this quarter, and those that are always attendant on Seiges, makes me anxious to state to your Excellency our situation with respect to Blanketts; the Hospital is intirely without this Article: And permit me to represent to your...
10To George Washington from James Craik, 23 October 1781 (Washington Papers)
Apprehending a movement of the army shortly I think it my duty to represent to your Excellency the state of the sick and wounded that I may be favor’d with your Instructions in regard to them—In the Hospitals at Williamsburg there are about four hundred sick and wounded, at Hanover Town about two hundred, and upwards of six hundred reported sick in the army—those in Hanover Town are in Store...