1To George Washington from Colonel James Wood, 27 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Since I received your Excellency’s Instructions, I have Obtained an Extract from the Act of Assembly of Virginia, allowing an Additional Bounty; which I do myself the Honor of Inclosing; it Came in a Letter from Colo. Lyne who is now a member of the House. I have put the money which I received from the Pay master Genl into the Hands of five Officers of the Brigade, who I think the most likely...
2To George Washington from Colonel James Wood, 17 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Before I left Williamsburg I did myself the Honor of Inclosing your Excellency a Copy of the Act of Assembly for recruiting the Virginia Regiments which passed the 19th of last month; and have now taken the Liberty of Inclosing Copies of Such Acts and Resolutions as respect the Army. the Assembly have Deferred Opening a Land Office from a Just Apprehension that it wou’d engross too much of the...
3To Thomas Jefferson from James Wood, 31 December 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I returned to this Post Two Days Ago from Maryland, where I left the British Troops tollerably well Accomodated. I make no Doubt you have Received before this a Requisition from the State of Maryland, for a Supply of Beef and Pork for the Troops, as the Scarcity of those Articles are so great as to Render it impossible to procure more than three weeks allowance from this time. On this Subject...
4To George Washington from Colonel James Wood, 7 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
The Removal of the British Troops from the State of Virginia to Maryland, has Occasioned my being here, in Order to make Some Provision for the Troops who are On their March. their Destination is not yet Determined, but hope it will be today as the Matter is Depending before the Assembly: there is as Yet no Provision made for them, an empty Treasury and the Execution entirely without Powers,...
5To Thomas Jefferson from James Wood, 15 June 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I am Honour’d with your Letter of the 9th. Instant with the Several Inclosures, and shall think myself Happy if I am Able to Carry your Ideas into Execution. I have Issued Peremptory Orders for all the Officers without Distinction, to repair within five Days to the Barracks, and shall Certainly inforce them with Strictness; at the same time I must beg leave to Suggest it as my Opinion, that in...
6To George Washington from James Wood, 18 October 1773 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Wood, 18 Oct. 1773. On 20 Feb. 1774 GW wrote Wood thanking him for his “Letter of the 18th Octobr from Winchester.”
7To George Washington from James Wood, 7 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
The 24th of this Month is appointed the day for the Election; Mr Jones has promised to be here. I wish with him and the rest of Your Friends, that it were possable that you could be present to give Life to the cause. I have done my endeavour to search into the Opinions of the people, and cannot percieve Your Interest on the decline, though some try to perswade me to the contrary. I must own...
8To George Washington from James Wood, 8 July 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have been Honor’d with your Letter of the 22d Ultimo. I find in the Registers Office the Original Plat of 400 acres Surveyed for Thomas Mullins in the year 1752. This Plat was filed in the Proprietors Office, in a Bundle Marked “Forfeited, the Rules of the Office not Complied with;” but from a Strict Examination of the late Proprietors Office it does not appear that a Caveat was Entered. I...
9To Thomas Jefferson from James Wood, 8 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the honor of enclosing you the Copy of a Letter Just Received by express, from the Mayor of the Borough of Norfolk, with the Proceedings of the Court of Aldermen On the Subject of it. To Afford a Temporary Relief to the Distressed emigrants, the Executive have Directed two thousand Dollars to be immediately Advanced, which is to be Applied Agreeably to the direction of the...
10To Thomas Jefferson from James Wood, 13 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I forgot to Ask your Opinion whether the Soldiers of the Regiment of Guards might with Propriety be enlisted into the Continental Service. If so, and Money cou’d be Advanced I make no Doubt but a Considerable part of them wou’d enlist. I am Sir Yr. Excellency’s Very Obt. Servt., RC ( Vi ); addressed. Place of writing assigned on basis of internal evidence.