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| 1 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 3 April 1797 | 1797-04-03 | Private Dear Sir, Mount Vernon 3d April 1797 Your letter of the 24th Ulto has been duly received,... |
| 2 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 29 May 1797 | 1797-05-29 | I am indebted to you for several unacknowledged letters, but ne’er mind that; go on, as if you... |
| 3 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 7 July 1797 | 1797-07-07 | By the last Post I was favoured with your letter of the 3d instant and thank you for its... |
| 4 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 14 August 1797 | 1797-08-14 | It is a little out of time, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th ulto; but... |
| 5 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 16 October … | 1797-10-16 | Your favour of the 2d instt came duly to hand. For the perusal of the enclosure I thank you—It is... |
| 6 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 2 January 1798 | 1798-01-02 | This letter will be presented to you by Mr Elliot, the son of a meritorious Officer in the... |
| 7 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 28 January … | 1798-01-28 | Knowing that the War Office has an Agency in the Western Lands, I take the liberty of putting the... |
| 8 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 7 February … | 1798-02-07 | Your two letters, both dated the 1st instant, came to hand yesterday only. I thank you for giving... |
| 9 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 March 1798 | 1798-03-04 | Knowing nothing of Mr John Parker (whose letter I enclose you); of his fitness for the work he... |
| 10 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 27 March 1798 | 1798-03-27 | Your favour of——came safe, and in due time; for the information contained in it I thank you; your... |
| 11 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 6 May 1798 | 1798-05-06 | Amongst the variety of matters which have come before Congress for the purpose of preparation, in... |
| 12 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 22 June 1798 | 1798-06-22 | I am not disposed to withdraw your attention from more important matters; or to be troublesome in... |
| 13 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 July 1798 | 1798-07-04 | Your letter of the 26th Ulto propounds a very serious, interesting & important question to me: a... |
| 14 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 5 July 1798 | 1798-07-05 | Private My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 5th July 1798. I am perfectly satisfied that the duties of your... |
| 15 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 22 July 1798 | 1798-07-22 | Your favour of the 18th was brought by the Post of yesterday. The nominations, according to your... |
| 16 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 25 July 1798 | 1798-07-25 | The enclosed will say as much as I can, in favour of the applicant; except that I have heard him... |
| 17 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 27 July 1798 | 1798-07-27 | Private Dear Sir Mount Vernon 27th July 1798 The Greyheads of Alexandria, pretty numerous it... |
| 18 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 28 July 1798 | 1798-07-28 | From a mistaken idea, numberless applications for appointments in the Army of the U. States are... |
| 19 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 29 July 1798 | 1798-07-29 | Your letter of the 25th instt came to Alexandria Yesterday evening, and was put into my hands... |
| 20 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 31 July 1798 | 1798-07-31 | To a person as well acquainted with the writers of the letters herewith enclosed, as you are, it... |
| 21 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 1 August 1798 | 1798-08-01 | The letters herewith, from Colonels Fitzgerald & Simms, conveys all the information I am enabled... |
| 22 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 2 August 1798 | 1798-08-02 | Private Dear Sir, Mount Vernon 2d Augt 1798 Finding that I was not altogether correct, in giving... |
| 23 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 August 1798 | 1798-08-04 | The enclosed letter from Doctr Brown (of Port tobacco) to Doctr Craik, was this day put into my... |
| 24 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 10 August 1798 | 1798-08-10 | Private & confidential My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 10th Augt 1798 You will consider this letter as... |
| 25 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 10 August 1798 | 1798-08-10 | The letter from Mr Ames to Mr Bent, containing further evidence to his good character, I send.... |
| 26 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 13 August 1798 | 1798-08-13 | Private My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 13th Augt 1798. It was not (as you will perceive by the letter... |
| 27 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 13 August 1798 | 1798-08-13 | The Messenger that carried my letters of the 10th to the Post Office brought me your favour of... |
| 28 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 20 August 1798 | 1798-08-20 | I was very glad to find by your letter of the 13th instant that you had got well enough to resume... |
| 29 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 3 September … | 1798-09-03 | Your letter of the 25th Ulto has been duly received. The list of applicants from the Southern... |
| 30 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 14 September … | 1798-09-14 | Your letter of the 7th instt from Trenton is before me; and no plan yet decided on that I can... |
| 31 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 16 September … | 1798-09-16 | Private & confidential My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 16th Sepr 1798. Your confidential letter—dated... |
| 32 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 26 September … | 1798-09-26 | Private My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 26th Sepr 1798. Your confidential letter of the 21st instant is... |
| 33 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 30 September … | 1798-09-30 | I have lately received information, which, in my opinion, merits attention. It is that the... |
| 34 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 1 October 1798 | 1798-10-01 | Private My dear Sir, Mount Vernon 1st Octr 1798 Your confidential letter of the 19th ulto did not... |
| 35 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 1 October 1798 | 1798-10-01 | You will be at no loss to perceive, from my private letter to you of the 16th ulto, extracts from... |
| 36 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 15 October … | 1798-10-15 | Your letter of the 2d, and three of the 5th instant, came duly to hand. Those of the latter date,... |
| 37 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | Enclosure: Troop Quotas, 15 October 1798 | 1798-10-15 | By the Act “To augment the Army of the United States, & for other purposes.” Twelve Regiments of... |
| 38 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 21 October … | 1798-10-21 | Enclosed is a copy of the Presidents letter to me, which I request may be, with this letter,... |
| 39 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 21 October … | 1798-10-21 | Your letter of the 16th instt came by the last Mail. The enclosures are well calculated to effect... |
| 40 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 23 October … | 1798-10-23 | It gave me very sincere pleasure to find by your letter of the 17th —recd last night—that Genl... |
| 41 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 26 October … | 1798-10-26 | The enclosures transmitted in your letter of the 20th instant are retd. I derived great pleasure... |
| 42 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 4 November … | 1798-11-04 | Your letter of the 30th ultimo, with it’s enclosures, has been duly received. And, agreeably to... |
| 43 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | Enclosure: George Washington to James McHenry, [13 … | 1798-11-13 | I observe by the concluding paragraph of your letter of the 10th. instant that you contemplate... |
| 44 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 13 November … | 1798-11-13 | I observe by the concluding paragraph of your letter of the 10th instant that you contemplate... |
| 45 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 14 November … | 1798-11-14 | In order to form an opinion on the query contained in your letter of the 10th instant, whether it... |
| 46 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | George Washington to James McHenry, [13 December 1798] | 1798-12-13 | Since my arrival at this place I have been closely engaged, with the aid of Generals Hamilton and... |
| 47 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | George Washington to James McHenry, 13 December 1798 | 1798-12-13 | You will observe that in the arrangement of the officers allotted to New York there is an... |
| 48 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | George Washington to James McHenry, 13 December 1798 | 1798-12-13 | I shall now present to your view the additional objects alluded to in my letter of this date. A... |
| 49 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 13 December … | 1798-12-13 | Private Dear Sir, Philadelphia 13th Decr 1798 I am really ashamed to offer the letters &ca... |
| 50 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | From George Washington to James McHenry, 13 December … | 1798-12-13 | You will observe that in the arrangement of the officers alloted to New York there is an... |