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....