1To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 26 November 1793 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 26 Nov. 1793. On 13 Dec., Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., sent to Henry Knox “a Letter from the Govr of North Carolina of 26 Nov. 93 to the President.”
2To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 15 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of the Secretary of war’s letter of the 20th of Novem: last respecting patroles on Western frontier of this State. At the meeting of the General Assembly which takes place on the 31st inst: I will lay General Knox’s letter with its enclosures before them and as they will then be in possession of every necessary information respecting the state of the...
3To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 23 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
In Conformity to my Letter to you of the day of last at the meeting of the Legislature I laid before them the Secretary of War’s letter wth its inclosures on the subject of the patroles on the frontiers of this State, and requested them to take the same into their Consideration and advise me thereon. I now do myself the Honor to enclose you a Copy of the report of the Committee to whom that...
4To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 27 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to the request contained in the Secretary of Wars letter of the 24 of March last I have endeavoured to get information of the cannon of & above the calibre of eighteen pounds the property of this State. There are at Edenton 13 twenty four pounders 8 eighteen pounders also 6 twelve pounders there are likewise one or two twenty four pounders at Swansborough, of these last I have not...
5To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 6 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to the request of the legislature I do myself the honor to transmit to you, a copy of the petition of Thomas Person and others proprietors of lands in the Territory South of the Ohio And a copy of the petition of the Trustees of the University of North Carolina, together with sundry resolutions of the General Assembly on that subject. I have to request that you will be pleased to...
6To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 25 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you herewith a copy of the Acts and resolutions of the last General Assembly of this State. I have not been furnished yet with authenticated copies of the Acts entitled, "An Act to cede to the United States of America certain lands upon the condition therein mentioned" And "An Act for raising the proportion of Militia required of this State agreably to the Act of...
7To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 16 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
I now do myself the honor to enclose to you the papers which I enformed you of in my last letter respecting the Spanish brig St Joseph. I likewise enclose you copy of a letter from Edwd Jones esqr. Atto. for the Spanish Commissioners demanding from me a reimbursement of the monies expended by him as Atto. for said Commissioners, in sending expresses, seeing lawyers &c. and also for me to repay...
8To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 4 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to send you inclosed an authenticated copy of, “an Act to cede to the United States of America certain lands upon the conditions therein mentioned,” The original act having been mislaid, I had it not in my power to get a Copy until my arrival here. I have the honor to be with respect Sir your most obedient servant Copy, DNA : RG 46, entry 47; LB , Nc-Ar : Governors’...
9To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 10 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
In the course of the last month I received the Secretary of wars letter of the 22nd Feb: respecting the sloop L’amee Margueritte; but as I had on the 8th Feb: forwarded on to you copies of all the papers then in my possession relating to her; and as Mr Hill the Atto. of the United States had informed me in his letter of the 12th of the same month, that he had sent by post to the Secretary of...
10To George Washington from Richard Dobbs Spaight, 24 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
Mr Martinon has been at Occacock inlet and has fixed upon Beacon island as the most proper place on which the fort for the protection of the shipping going out and coming in at that bar can be erected. his judgement in this particular coincides with the opinion of every person who is acquainted with the place. Beacon island contains about twenty five acres of land and is the joint property of...