201From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 4 April 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the honor of your Excellency’s favors of the 19th and 21st ulto and again to thank you, for your uniform and speedy communication of every southern event which comes to your knowledge. I have the pleasure to find, from General Greenes official letter, that Lord Cornwallis is not likely to reap any great benefits from his late Victory—indeed—were we certain that he would not...
202To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 5 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Letter of the 1st instant, came to my hands yesterday. I regret the indisposition of General Knox; but hope, as there is yet time for consideration of those matters I referred to the heads of the Departments, no inconvenience will result from the delay, occasioned thereby; unless it should continue much longer. At George Town, I met Mr. Randolph; and by a Letter just received from Mr....
203To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 26 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The P—— returns the enclosed Report to Mr. J——. Boundary and the Navigation of the Missisipi are clearly defined—The propositions respecting Commerce he presumes is equally so, but having little knowledge of this subject he trusts to the guards provided by Mr. J——. The P—— has put one or two queries in the Margin of the Report merely for consideration. RC ( DLC ); addressed: “Mr. Jefferson”;...
204From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 21 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive duly your letter dated the 15th of Decr last; but I thought proper to delay answering or mentioning the contents of it, until after the arrival of Mr Madison, who I understood had been with you. He arrived yesterday, and I now take the earliest opportunity of mentioning to you the result of my reflections; and the expediency of your deciding, at as early a period...
205To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 25 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
You will find by the enclosed that our troubles in the Federal City are not yet at an end.—I pray you to give the letters a consideration and inform me of the result, to morrow, or next day.—Yours affectly. & sincerely, RC ( DLC ); addressed: “Mr. Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 25 Dec. 1791. Entry in SJPL reads: “G.W. to Th:J. Federal city.” The Commissioners had written to Washington,...
206To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 16 August 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
West Point, 16 Aug. 1779 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 23 July enclosing one for Mr. Battora, which will be forwarded by the next flag. Dft ( DLC : Washington Papers); 2 p. Endorsed. Printed: Washington, Writings , ed. Fitzpatrick, xvi , 114.
207To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, [15 January 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed came to my hands yesterday afternoon.—The documents respecting the dispute between Majr. L’Enfant an Dan Carroll of D. have been sent for the Attorney Genl. to form his opinion upon the case.—The whole are sent for Mr. J.’s perusal previous to the conversation he proposed to have with Majr. L E.—The President has not read the Papers, nor is he in any hurry to do it. RC ( DLC );...
208To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 13 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Sometime last fall I sent to Mr. Young transcripts of the accounts respecting the Agriculture of this Country, which I had collected from Gentlemen of the best information on this subject, with whom I was acquainted in the middle States, New York and Virginia. The account which you had the goodness to draw up was among the number. I have lately received from Mr. Young a letter in reply to mine...
209From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 25 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
The P—— returns Mr Muters letter, and gives Mr J—— an opportunity of reading one from Judge Innes, on the same subject. The latter, commences his operations from the point, to which we have not yet been able to get; namely—established Posts in the Indian Country—the primary object of the Campaign, after the accomplishment of which, every thing else would be easy. AL , DLC : Thomas Jefferson...
210From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 15 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
The letter enclosed, intended for Govr Blount, appears to me to be very proper. ALS , DLC : Jefferson Papers. Jefferson docketed the letter: “Washington Presidt recd Nov. 15. 92,” and he noted below the text that “it was my letter of Nov. 14. 92.” In a note to GW of 14 Nov. 1792, Jefferson had submitted his letter to William Blount of that date and “the correspondence on which it is founded”...