1From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 7 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
The business which has hitherto been under the consideration of Congress has been of so much...
2From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 10 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have directed a statement of the troops in the service of the United States to be laid before...
3From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 16 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
The governor of the western territory has made a statement to me of the reciprocal hostilities of...
4From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 26 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
United States, Gentlemen of the Senate, September 26th 1789. Having yesterday received a letter...
5From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 29 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
United States Gentlemen of the Senate, September 29th 1789. Having been yesterday informed by a...
6From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 29 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
United States, Gentlemen of the Senate. September 29th 1789. His Most Christian Majesty, by a...
7From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 4 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Whenever there shall be a sufficient number of the two Houses of Congress assembled to proceed to...
8From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 8 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Fellow Citizens of the Senate, and House of Representatives. I embrace with great satisfaction...
9From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 12 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you a statement of the south western frontiers, and of the Indian Department which...
10From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 21 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary for the Department of War, has submitted to me certain principles to serve as a...
11From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 25 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have received from His Excellency John E. Howard, Governor of the State of Maryland, an Act of...
12From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have directed my Secretary to lay before you the copy of an Act of the Legislature of Rhode...
13From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 1 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have received from His Excellency Alexander Martin Governor of the State of North Carolina, an...
14From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 15 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have directed my Secretary to lay before you the copy of a vote of the Legislature of the State...
15From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 8 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have received from his Excellency Joshua Clayton President of the State of Delaware the...
16From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 16 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have directed my Secretary to lay before you the copy of an act and the form of ratification,...
17From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 1 April 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have directed my private Secretary to lay before you a copy of the adoption, by the Legislature...
18From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 5 April 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have directed my private Secretary to lay before you Copies of three Acts of the Legislature of...
19From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 1 June 1790 (Washington Papers)
Having received official information of the accession of the State of Rhode Island and Providence...
20From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 11 June 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have directed my Secretary to lay before you a copy of the ratification of the Amendments to...
21From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 16 June 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America by the State of Rhode Island...
22From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 30 June 1790 (Washington Papers)
An Act of the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations for ratifying...
23From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 6 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have directed my Secretary to lay before you a Copy of an exemplified Copy of a Law, to ratify,...
24From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 8 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
In meeting you again I feel much satisfaction in being able to repeat my congratulations on the...
25From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 14 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
Having informed Congress of the expedition which had been directed against certain Indians North...
26From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 23 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
It appearing by the Report of the Secretary of the Government North West of the Ohio, that there...
27From George Washington to United States Senate and House of Representatives, 30 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you a Report of the Secretary of State on the subject of the Citizens of the United...
28From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 3 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you a copy of an exemplified Copy of an Act passed by the Legislature of the State...
29From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 17 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you an official statement of the appropriation of ten thousand dollars, granted to...
30From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 24 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
In execution of the powers with which Congress were pleased to invest me by their Act intitled...
31From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 24 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you a statement relative to the frontiers of the United States, which has been...
32From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 26 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you the copy of a letter from the President of the National Assembly of France to...
33From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 27 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
In order that you may be fully informed of the situation of the frontiers, and the prospects of...
34From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 9 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have received from the Governor of Vermont authentic documents expressing the consent of the...
35From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 14 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
Soon after I was called to the administration of the Government, I found it important to come to...
36From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 18 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have received from the Secretary of State a report on the proceedings of the Governor of the...
37From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 25 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
I meet you, upon the present occasion, with the feelings which are naturally inspired by a strong...
38From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 26 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you copies of the following Acts, which have been transmitted to me during the...
39From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 27 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have directed the secretary of War to lay before you for your information the reports of...
40From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 27 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you a copy of a letter and of sundry documents which I have received from the...
41From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 31 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
I send you herewith the arrangement which has been made by me, pursuant to the Act, entitled “An...
42From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 1 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
I received yesterday, from the Judge of the District of South Carolina, a letter, inclosing the...
43From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 10 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
The Resolution passed at the last session of Congress, requesting the President of the United...
44From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 11 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have received from the Governor of Virginia a Resolution of the General Assembly of that...
45From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 12 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
It is with great concern that I communicate to you the information received from Major General St...
46From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 13 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
I place before you the plan of a City that has been laid out within the District of ten miles...
47From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 20 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you the copy of a letter which I have received from the Governor of the Commonwealth...
48From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you, for your consideration, the copy of a letter which I have received from the...
49From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 30 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you a copy of the ratification, by the Commonwealth of Virginia, of the Articles of...
50From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 2 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you an official statement of the expenditures, to the end of the year 1791, from the...