1To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 5 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Representatives of the people of the United States present their congratulations on the event by which your fellow citizens have attested the pre-eminence of your merit. You have long held the first place in their esteem: you have often received tokens of their affection. You now possess the only proof that remained of their gratitude for your services, of their reverence for your wisdom,...
2To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 27 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to the order of the House of Representatives, I have the honor to enclose you their Resolution of this date. With the most perfect respect, I am sir, Your mot Obedt & very hble Servant. LB , DLC:GW . This letter appears under the heading: “December the 27th. The following Letter, with the Resolution enclosed was this day recd by the President.” The letter-book copy of the enclosed...
3To George Washington from the U.S. House of Representatives, 16 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
As the Representatives of the people of the United States, we cannot but participate in the strongest sensibility to every blessing which they enjoy, and cheerfully join with you in profound gratitude to the Author of all good, for the numerous and extraordinary blessings which he has conferred on our favored country. A final and formal termination of the distressing War which has ravaged our...
4To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 4 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to the Order of the House of Representatives, of this date, I have the honor to inclose your their Resolution respecting certain estimates from the department of War, for the year one thousand, seven hundred and ninety three. With the most perfect respect I am, Sir, Your most obedient, and very humble Servant LB , DLC:GW . This message from the House Speaker and its accompanying...
5To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 23 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to the order of the House of Representatives, I have the honor to enclose you their resolutions of this date. With the most perfect respect, I am Sir, Your mo: obedt & very humble Servant LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed resolutions, extracted from the House journal by clerk John Beckley, read: “Resolved, that the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before...
6To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 20 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
Resolved, that the President be requested to direct the Secretary of State, to examine whether, among the papers relative to Great Britain, by him laid before the house, a letter from Mr Jefferson to Mr Hammond, of the 5th of Decr 1791. has not been omitted, and if so, to cause the same, or so much thereof as he shall think proper, to be laid before the House: Ordered, that Mr Cadwalader & Mr...
7To George Washington from the U.S. House of Representatives, 29 November 1794 (Washington Papers)
The House of Representatives calling to mind the blessings enjoyed by the people of the United States, and especially the happiness of living under constitutions and laws, which rest on their authority alone, could not learn with other emotions than those you have expressed, that any part of our fellow Citizens should have shewn themselves capable of an insurrection. And we learn, with the...
8To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 29 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to the Order of the House of Representatives, I do myself the honor to transmit to you, their Resolution of this date, on the subject of an assay of foreign Coins. With the most perfect consideration, I am Sir, Your most obedient, and very humble Servant LB , DLC:GW . The House of Representatives resolved on 29 Nov. “That the P resident of the U nited S tates be requested to cause...
9To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 7 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Representatives of the people of the United States, in meeting you for the first time since you have been again called by an unanimous suffrage to your present station, find an occasion which they embrace, with no less sincerity than promptitude, for expressing to you their congratulations on so distinguished a testimony of public approbation; and their entire confidence in the purity &...
10To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 10 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
The House of Representatives, who always feel a satisfaction in meeting you, are much concerned that the occasion for mutual felicitation, afforded by the circumstances favorable to the national prosperity, should be abated by a continuance of the hostile spirit of many of the Indian tribes; and particularly, that the reiterated efforts for effecting a general pacification with them, should...
11To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 3 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Resolved, that the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before this House, a statement of the gross sum of money, which has been advanced by the United States, in making presents to the Creek and Cherokee Indians, since the treaty made at New York; also, all expences incurred, and sums of money expended in making the said treaty. LB , DLC:GW . The Treaty of New York,...
12To George Washington from the U.S. House of Representatives, 31 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested, to cause this House to be furnished, with an Account of the number of Convictions for Crimes, that have taken place, under the Penal Laws of the United States; specifying the Crime, the date and place of the conviction, and the sentence. LB , DLC:GW . This resolution was introduced by Edward Livingston for the information of the...
13To George Washington from the U.S. House of Representatives, 16 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
The House of Representatives have attended to your communication respecting the state of our Country, with all the sensibility that the contemplation of the subject, and a sense of duty can inspire. We are gratified by the information, that measures calculated to ensure a continuance of the friendship of the Indians, and to maintain the tranquility of the Western frontier, have been adopted;...