1To George Washington from Budd & Pryor, 31 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
It is with much reluctance we address ourselves to you on the present occasion, but as we think our interest as well as that of the City of Washington materially concerned, we have thought it necessary to make you acquainted with the subject on which this application is founded, in order to see how far the Comms. of the City have acted with Propriety towards us. We, together with Mr Robt S....
2To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 31 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
We were favored, by last Mail, with the two inclosed Letters, which are forwarded by the earliest conveyance since their arrival; not having been received until the Saturday’s Mail had been closed—The prospects held out by Messrs Willinks are by no means flattering —We inclose an answer to their letter which we presume will readily meet with a conveyance to Amsterdam or Hamburgh; a copy of...
3To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 31 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
Since our first Letter of this date, we have thought it prudent to write to Mr Wolcott & to enclose to him the proposals for a Loan from the Bank, drawn out into detail, both which are left open for your perusal & approbation, without which we do not consider ourselves at liberty to make the propositions —Not knowing what may be the event of the application to the Bank, we have thought it...