251To George Washington from Henry Knox, 23 March 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Jersey election being decided, the four members from that State will be here tomorrow or next...
252To George Washington from Henry Knox, 27 March 1789 (Washington Papers)
The house of Representatives want Yet four members and the Senate two. The first will not be...
253To George Washington from Henry Knox, 30 March 1789 (Washington Papers)
The chagrin of the members who first arrived still exists, one senator and two representatives...
254To George Washington from Henry Knox, 2 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday the house of representatives completed their number, and chose Frederick Augustus...
255To George Washington from Henry Knox, 9 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt [of] Sundry papers relative to the cherokees indians...
256To George Washington from Henry Knox, 13 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
The secretary for the department of war humbly submits to the President of the United States the...
257To George Washington from Henry Knox, 23 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary at war having examined the Negotiations of the Governor of the Western territory...
258To George Washington from Henry Knox, 9 June 1789 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to the desire expressed in your letter of yesterday, I shall immediately proceed to...
259To George Washington from Henry Knox, 15 June 1789 (Washington Papers)
The time it will require to complete a full statement of the department of War, induces me to...
260Enclosure, 15 June 1789 (Washington Papers)
(Number 1) By information from Brigadier General Harmar the commanding Officer of the troops on...
261To George Washington from Henry Knox, 6 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
Indian Department, Southern District The Creeks. This nation of indians is divided into two...
262To George Washington from Henry Knox, 7 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
The report of the 23d of May 1789 on the treaties at Fort Harmar, by the Governor of the Western...
263To George Washington from Henry Knox, 7 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Cherokees. This Nation of Indians consisting of separate Towns or villages are seated...
264To George Washington from Henry Knox, 7 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Chickasaws. This Nation of Indians were estimated by the Commissioners in 1785 at 800...
265To George Washington from Henry Knox, 28 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
Having examined the report of the Commissioners for treating with the Southern Indians dated the...
266Enclosure: A Statement of the Troops in the Service of the United States, 8 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
The establishment as directed to be raised and organized by the acts of Congress of the 3rd of...
267To George Washington from Henry Knox, 13 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
The detail of the estimate of the expences for treating with the Southern indians which was...
268To George Washington from Henry Knox, 17 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have enclosed the copies of the letters you have been pleased to request. I am persuaded the...
269To George Washington from Henry Knox, 17 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to submit to your view a loose sketch of the general ideas which have occurred to me...
270To George Washington from Henry Knox, 9 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your inspection a general return of the Ordnance, Arms, and...
271To George Washington from Henry Knox, 18 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to your commands to write to you on all occasions I have the honor to inform you...
272To George Washington from Henry Knox, 22 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
Nothing of importance has occurred since the letter I did myself the honor of writing you on the...
273To George Washington from Henry Knox, 25 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
No further intelligence has been received from Georgia since the arrival of Mr Kean. This...
274To George Washington from Henry Knox, 27 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment received a letter from Mr Habersham at Savannah dated the 14th instant...
275To George Washington from Henry Knox, 21 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your inspection the report and letter which I have just received...
276To George Washington from Henry Knox, 27 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to you a letter from Brigadier General Harmar dated the 19th of...
277To George Washington from Henry Knox, 4 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I humbly beg leave to submit to your consideration a general statement of the Indian Department,...
278To George Washington from Henry Knox, 18 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Having submitted to your consideration a plan for the arrangement of the militia of the United...
279To George Washington from Henry Knox, 20 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have but this moment been able to obtain two correct copies of the plan for the Militia. I will...
280To George Washington from Henry Knox, 26 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of the act of the United States in Congress assembled of the 29th of September...
281Henry Knox’s Notes on the State of the Frontier, January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Although I experience a reluctance in again bringing before you the subject of a treaty with the...
282To George Washington from Henry Knox, 11 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
(Private) New York the 11th February 1790 From the firmest persuasion of mind that you will...
283To George Washington from Henry Knox, 15 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
The serious crisis of affairs, in which the United States are involved with the Creeks requires...
284To George Washington from Henry Knox, 26 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to your orders, I have received the communications of Colonel John Pierce Duval...
285To George Washington from Henry Knox, 6 April 1790 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of your instructions, I have directed Captains Burbeck’s and Savage’s companies of...
286To George Washington from Henry Knox, 7 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
Having received your directions to endevor to negociate a treaty of peace and friendship with the...
287To George Washington from Henry Knox, 29 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your secret communication of the 27th instant, and the questions stated therein I...
288To George Washington from Henry Knox, 8 September 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to transmit to you, a letter from Governor Telfair of the 20th of July,...
289To George Washington from Henry Knox, 25 October 1790 (Washington Papers)
Having been unavoidably longer detained at Boston, than I expected, I did not return to this...
290To George Washington from Henry Knox, 14 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
Lieutenant Denny arrived last evening from Fort Washington, on the Ohio, charged with letters...
291To George Washington from Henry Knox, 27 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War, to whom the President of the United States was pleased to refer the Speech...
292To George Washington from Henry Knox, 30 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
The secretary of War, to whom the President of the United States was pleased to refer the...
293Memorandum from Henry Knox, 1790 (Washington Papers)
Governor St Clairs proposal of obtaining a cession of territory from the Wabash Indians at this...
294To George Washington from Henry Knox, 5 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to you three reports upon the following subjects. No: 1. Is a report...
295To George Washington from Henry Knox, 15 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War to whom the President of the United States was pleased to refer a letter...
296To George Washington from Henry Knox, 22 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War to whom the President of the United States referred the consideration of...
297Henry Knox to Tobias Lear, 24 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
I send by the bearer for the use of the President of the United States, a set of the Atlantic...
298To George Washington from Henry Knox, 22 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary for the department of war, submits the following report to the President of the...
299Henry Knox to Tobias Lear, 25 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
I omitted to day to ask the President’s approbation of Colo. Pickering, as quarter master of the...
300To George Washington from Henry Knox, 1 March 1791 (Washington Papers)
By the resolves of Congress of the 20th of October 1786, certain officers were appointed and...