9121[Diary entry: 12 May 1772] (Washington Papers)
12. Went up to Alexandria with Mrs. Washington & Miss Custis to see Captn. Woods Ship Launched. Returnd in the afternoon.
9122From Thomas Jefferson to the Auditors, with Account of Goods Furnished to the Indians by Major Linctot, 11 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to issue on the within certificate from Colo. Broadhead a warrant for the sum due on the within account in specie or it’s value in paper money at the current exchange, to be paid to Majr. Lintot or order and charged to the Continent. An Account of what goods Mr. Godfrey Linctot Major and Agent General of all the Indien Nations have Furnished to the Indiens for the Service of the...
9123From Alexander Hamilton to John D. Coxe and Tench Coxe, 9 June 1785 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, June 9, 1785. Cannot represent them in their land dispute with Robert Lettis Hooper and James Wilson, as Hooper and Wilson previously have engaged Hamilton’s services in the controversy. ADfS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. See John D. Coxe and Tench Coxe to H, May 21, 1785 .
9124From George Washington to Jabez Bowen, 15 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 25th ulto suggesting the expediency of letting the park of Artillery remain at providence untill circumstances should determine the probability of the enemy’s repossessing Rhode Island —This matter I think may be ascertained with a tolerable degree of certainty in a short time, as, by a variety of accounts, a very considerable detachment from the Army at...
9125From Alexander Hamilton to Mahlon Ford, 25 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
General McPherson mentioned to me your desire of returning to your home for a time and at first I thought there would be no obstacle to it. But the Secretary of War having signified his pleasure that Capt Elliot should repair to Fort Mifflin to execute some services of a special nature—it appears to me adviseable that you should remain in your present command while the Troops continue in their...
9126From George Washington to James Maury, 5 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
I have received several letters from you in the course of this year, but as none of them required a particular acknowledgment—and as my time is generally very much occupied I have been silent until now. The object of my writing to you now, is to request that the balance of £105.8.7 due to me, as appears by your account current dated the 23d of February in the present year may be remitted in...
9127From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph H. Nicholson, 20 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to mr Nicholson and will furnish him with the information desired respecting gunboats. in the message it was considered as prudent to place the paragraph respecting insults in our harbors, & that on gunboats as far apart as the frame of the message would bear, that they might not appear in connection as a menace, nor bring any of the measures into...
9128To John Adams from Theodore Foster, 16 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
In the event of the Hon. Benjamin Bourn being appointed a circuit judge in the first circuit, under the act providing for the more convenient organization of the courts of the United-States, we beg leave to recommend to you the Hon. Ray Greene , for the office of judge for the district of Rhode–Island, now held by Mr: Bourn. Mr. Greene has been uniformly and deservedly esteemed in private...
9129To George Washington from Major Thomas Cogswell, 14 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
in my travels through the different States i found that the recruitting officers from your armey where Enlisting Deserters from Generall Hows and Burgones Armeys and allso Receiveing them as Subtitutes in roome of the inhabitantes for your armey. i have Discovered that there has many Deserted from Mr Burgoyne Armey Sin[c]e he arived at Boston and the Committyes of the Differents Town and...
9130To George Washington from Henry Knox, 14 October 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor with great diffidence to submit hints of points in the War department which appear necessary to be mentioned to the Legislature at their approaching session. Arsenals are exceedingly wanted in the middle and southern states for the well ordering of the military stores—But as this is a ticklish subject it is omitted for the present. I have also the honor to submit a letter from...