1From George Washington to Benjamin Walker, 12 March 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Benjamin Walker, 12 Mar. 1784. On 3 April Walker wrote to GW : “Your favor of the 12th of March reached me the day before yesterday.”
2From George Washington to Benjamin Walker, 24 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
I perceive by the Governors letter dated Feby 27th (which only came to hand yesterday—& learn also by a Letter from Colo. Varick) that you are of his Family. Let me entreat you therefore, without giving the Govr any more trouble in the matter than is absolutely necessary, to clear up a mistake which must have happened somewhere. The Govr in acknowledging the receipt of my Letters of the 15th &...
3From George Washington to Benjamin Walker, 19 February 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Benjamin Walker, 19 Feb. 1796 . On 25 Feb., Walker wrote GW: “I have waited to reply to the Letter you honored me with of the 19 inst.”
4From George Washington to Benjamin Walker, 24 December 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Benjamin Walker, 24 Dec. 1796 . Walker wrote GW on 27 Dec. : “I did not get your Letter of the 24th inst. with its inclosure, until after the post of yesterday had departed.”
5From George Washington to Benjamin Walker, 12 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
Permit me once more to give you the trouble of forwarding the enclosed letters to their respective addresses. If you read the Aurora of this City, or those Gazettes which are under the same influence, you cannot but have perceived with what malignant industry, and persevering falsehoods I am assailed, in order to weaken, if not to destroy, the confidence of the Public. Amongst other attempts...
6From George Washington to Benjamin Walker, 13 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
From the representation which you laid before me yesterday, it appears that the proceedings of the Court are principally impeded for want of the evidence of General Elbert and Colo. Ternant. As to the first, it is more than probable that in ten or twelve days the return of the Messenger will determine whether his evidence can or cannot be obtained, and in the same time Colo. Ternant may...
7From Lemuel Trescott to Benjamin Walker, 26 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of yesterday arived the last evening, I have seen nothing of the person the Contractors promissd to send us. Inclosed is a letter I received yesterday afternoon from Capt. Allen commanding two Companies at the Mouth of Croton—Capt. Williams Design was to have taken Colo. Delancy & some of his Officers, but their being not at home saved them, The Captain had taken a number prisoners...
8From Lemuel Trescott to Benjamin Walker, 27 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
The letter herewith inclosed, came to Newbridge yesterday by a Corporal of the 17th British Dragoons as a Flag under the Passport from Brigadier General Musgrave commanding at Kings bridge, as I was at Pinesbridge, Captain Allen, who commanded the two Companies at Newbridge, receivd the letter from the Corporal, as a Flag and forwarded the same to me—had I been present I should Neither...
9From Timothy Pickering to Benjamin Walker, 22 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
In answer to the questions in your note of this date, you will be pleased to inform the commander in chief. That last May Saml Ogden Esqr. of Booneton contracted to make and deliver 1500 camp kettles in a very short time. From the 6th of July to the 23d of October he had delivered 1205—295 are still due, for which he has been importuned. On the 13th of February his Clerk wrote that they were...