1Enclosure: Memorial on the Andrew, 9 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Memorial of James King, Henry Pratt, Joseph Harper, & Isaac Snowden Citizens of these United States and Owners of the Ship Andrew and of a Considerable part of her Cargo & of William Bell in his own right and Henry Pratt & Geo. C. Schroeppel as administrators to the Estate of the late William Starman deceased as Owners of the remaining part of the said Ships Cargo Beg leave to represent in...
2To George Washington from Joseph Harper, 10 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
We have that Honor of inclosing to you a Memorial which most deeply interests us, we presumed that cases of a Similar kind had been laid before you, but upon enquiry we are led to believe that there is something so Special in our Situation, as not to suffer any decision which has yet been made in any case to be applicable to ours—Permit us therefore to intreat you Sir to consider the...