3721Opinion on McGillivray’s Monopoly of Commerce with Creek Indians, 29 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Colo. Mc.Gillivray, with a company of British merchants, having hitherto enjoyed a monopoly of the commerce of the Creek nation, with a right of importing their goods, duty-free, and considering these privileges as the principal sources of his power over that nation, is unwilling to enter into treaty with us, unless they can be continued to him. And the question is how this may be done...
3722George Washington to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 31 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The regular course which the affairs of the Federal city are likely to move in by the appointment of a Superintendant, who may relieve you from details, and from all sacrifices of time except your periodical meetings, enables me now to proceed, on more certain grounds to the subject of compensation. That a proper compensation should be made you must undoubtedly be the public expectation as...
3723Notes of a Conversation with John Beckley, 1 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Dec. 1. 93. Beckley tells me he had the following fact from Lear. Langdon, Cabot and some others of the Senate, standing in a knot before the fire after the Senate had adjourned, and growling together about some measure which they had just lost, ‘ah! said Cabot, things will never go right till you have a President for life and an hereditary Senate.’ Langdon told this to Lear, who mentioned it...
3724Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 25 February 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
In pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives, bearing date of the 19th of this instant, we lay before them a copy of the journal of our Board, and a statement of the purchases made since our last report to Congress. We have the honor, sir, to be, your most obedient servants, ASP American State Papers, Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States...
3725Enclosure II: An Advertisement for the Capitol, 6 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Washington in the territory of Columbia A Premium of a lot in this city to be designated by impartial judges and 500. dollars, or a Medal of that value, at the option of the party, will be given by the Commissioners of the federal buildings to the person, who before the 20th. day of July 1792 shall produce to them the most approved plan if adopted by them for a Capitol, to be erected in this...
3726III. Report of Secretary of State on Executive Proceedings in Northwest Territory, 14 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of state having had under his consideration the journal of the proceedings of the Executive in the North-Western territory, thinks it his duty to extract therefrom, for the notice of the President of the U.S. the articles of Apr. 25. June 6. 28. and 29. copies of which are hereto annexed. Concieving that the regulations, purported in these articles, are beyond the competence of...
3727No. 3: Abstract of the Produce of the Fisheries exported from the United States, from about August 20th. 1789, to … (Jefferson Papers)
Abstract of the Produce of the Fisheries exported from the United States, from about August 20th. 1789, to September 30th. 1790. Fish dried Fish pickled Oil-Whale Oil spermaceti Whale bone Candles spermaceti Total Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
3728No. 7., 1 February 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Holland England Holland England 1578 Basques 25. 1758 159 52 1612 2 1759 155 34 1615 11 4 1760 154 40