271Tobias Lear to Henry Knox, 29 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secy of War the Speechs of Hendricks wh. have been submittd —likewise a letter from Mr Hoge to the Secy of War & the Secy’s answer, wh. expresses in its conclusion the President’s idea on the subject. ADfS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Knox, in his letter to Lear of 28 Dec., enclosed “speeches from Hendricks, to which I confess I...
272Tobias Lear to George Meade, 1 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President wishes to get from Ireland about 30 lb. or 40 lb. of the seed of the French Furze, which he is told may be had in Cork. The person who procures it must be careful not to get the seed of the Irish Furze which is vastly inferior to the French. Your politness in offering to have the above mentiond seed imported for the President will apologize for the trouble of this—The price of...
273Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President orders T. Lear to return to the Secretary of State the letter from Mr Pinckney—the one from Mr Johnson and that from Mr Livingston, which have been submitted to the President’s perusal; and to observe that the President thinks it is to be regretted that Mr Pinckney does not say anything in his letters relative to certain matters which he was instructed to be particularly attentive...
274To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 10 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The President orders T. Lear to return to the Secretary of State the letter from Mr. Pinckney-the one from Mr. Johnson and that from Mr. Livingston, which have been submitted to the President’s perusal; and to observe that the President thinks it is to be regretted that Mr. Pinckney does not say anything in his letters relative to certain matters which he was instructed to be particularly...
275Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 11 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
T. Lear is ordered by the President of the U.S. to transmit to the Secretary of State a letter and its enclosures, together with a draft of the survey of the federal district, which he has received from the Commissione[r]s. The President requests that the Secretary will take this matter into consideration and report to the President his opinion whether it should be laid before Congress or not....
276To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 11 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Lear is ordered by the President of the U.S. to transmit to the Secretary of State a letter and its enclosures, together with a draft of the Survey of the federal District, which he has received from the Commissioners. The President requests that the Secretary will take this matter into consideration and report to the President his opinion whether it should be laid before Congress or not....
277Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 14 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of State the letter to the Minister of France, relative to the supply of money to pay certain Bills drawn by the administration of St Domingo, which has been submitted to the President; and to inform the Secretary, that the President, presuming that the contents of said letter is conformable to the arrangements made on...
278To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 14 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of State the letter to the Minister of France, relative to the supply of money to pay certain Bills drawn by the administration of St. Domingo, which has been submitted to the President; and to inform the Secretary, that the President, presuming that the contents of said letter is conformable to the arrangements made...
279To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 15 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
As the Secretary of State may be about to write to the Commissioners respecting the additions of the City to be marked in the survey of the federal territory, the President sends him the enclosed which he has just recieved from Mr. Forrest, that he may see more particularly the situation of matters between Mr. Ellicott and the Commissioners. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 15 Jan. 1793....
280To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 16 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] January 16, 1793 . “By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of the Treasury the letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue respecting the Light House on Tybee Island; and to inform the Secretary that the President approves of the arrangements therein suggested.…” LS , RG 26, “Segregated” Lighthouse Records, National Archives; LC , George...
281Tobias Lear to Henry Knox, 18 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
By the President’s Command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of War the letter & enclosures from Majr Genl Wayne, which have been submitted to the President, and the letter from Mr Greenup, upon which the President observes that if the request therein containd can be complied with, it ought to be done as he thinks it would be attended with good affects. ALS (letterpress copy),...
282To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 21 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] January 21, 1793 . “By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of the Treasury, three contracts made by the Collector of Washington in North Carolina for the stakeage of the shoals, sounds &c. in that State; which contracts are ratified by the President.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See Tench Coxe to H, January 2, 1793 ,...
283Tobias Lear to Henry Knox, 21 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of War a letter which he has just received from the Gentlemen in Congress representing the State of Georgia. The President requests that the Secretary will take the contents of this Letter into consideration and report to him thereon as soon as he conveniently can. ALS (letterpress copy), DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . The...
284To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 23 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
By the President’s direction T. Lear has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury a Copy of the Resolution of the House of representatives relative to the Loans made in Holland; with which the President requests the Secretary to comply as soon as he conveniently can. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. The enclosed resolution, passed by the House of...
285To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 24 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury a Resolution of the Senate respecting Loans made in Holland &c. with which the President requests the Secretary to comply. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. The Senate resolution, adopted on January 23, 1793, reads as follows: “ Resolved , That the President of the United States be...
286Tobias Lear to Henry Knox, 30 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of War the letters from the Executives of Maryland and Virginia which have been submitted to the President; together with a draft of the Secretary’s answer to the Governor of Maryland, which meets the President’s approbation. The President desires however that matters may not be carried to extremity against Richardson....
287Tobias Lear to Henry Knox, 2 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
By the Presidets Command—T. Lear has the honor to transmit to the Secy of War, for his inspection, a lettr from Govr Moultrie, enclosing a deposition relative to the murder of certain Cherokee Inds by a party of Geo[r]gians in Oct. last. And a lettr from Colo. Mentges respectg his late office & desiring another appointmt. ADf , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . See William Moultrie to GW, 8 Jan. 1793 ....
288To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 2 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Lear has the honor to inform the Secretary of State that as it is a cloudy day the Indians decline doing business . Their meeting is therefore put off till monday 12 O’clock. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 2 Feb. 1793. The business that brought a delegation of Wabash and Illinois Indians to Philadelphia is described in Minutes of a Conference with the Illinois and Wabash Indians ,...
289To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 4 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
T Lear has the honor to inform the Secretary of State, that if the weather continues cloudy the Indians will not do business to day; but if it should clear off they will meet the President at two O’clock. RC ( DLC ); addressed: “The Secretary of State”; endorsed by TJ as received 4 Feb. 1793. For the administration’s conference with the Indians, see Minutes of a Conference with the Illinois...
290To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 7 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The President requests the Secretary of State to add words to the effect of those marked by the President with a pencil at the end of the Indians’ Speeches to the President, and return the paper to the President. RC ( DLC ). For TJ’s record of the Indians’ speeches, see Minutes of a Conference with the Illinois and Wabash Indians , printed under 1 Feb. 1793. See note 17 to that document for...
291To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 8 February 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury, a letter from the Minister of France to the Secretary of State, requesting to be furnished with a certain sum by the Government of the United States; on account of the Debt owing to France, to be laid out for provisions in the United States to be sent to France; and to desire that the Secretary will,...
292Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 17 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President of the United States requests that the Secretary of State will write to the Governor of New York, by the post of tomorrow, for authenticated Copies, under Seal, of the several treaties between the Six Nations and the Governors of New York from the year 1683; and especially those with Colo. Dongan. They were preserved under the old Government of New York, in the Office of the...
293To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 17 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The President of the United States requests that the Secretary of State will write to the Governor of New York, by the post of tomorrow, for authenticated Copies, under Seal, of the several treaties between the Six nations and the Governors of New York from the Year 1683; and especially those with Colo. Dongan. They were preserved under the old Government of New York, in the Office of the...
294To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 18 February 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The President does not recollect the name of the person mentioned to succeed the Collector of Edenton (N:C.) and wishes you to send it. Is it intended that the person mentioned should be appointed Inspector of Survey No. 2. which office was held by the Collector of Edenton? Inspector of the Port he will be of course. Is William Munson to be appointed Inspector as well as Surveyor of the Port...
295Tobias Lear to Alexander Hamilton, 18 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President does not recollect the name of the person mentioned to succeed the Collector of Edenton (N: C.)—and wishes you to send it. Is it intended that the person mentioned should be appointed Inspector of Survey No. 2. which office was held by the Collector of Edenton? Inspector of the Port he will be of course. Is William Munson to be appointed Inspector as well as Surveyor of the Port...
296To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of State, the enclosed letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to inform the Secretary that the President approves the same. The President was engaged with the Secretary of War when the enclosed was put into his hands which prevented him from looking at it ‘till this moment. 2 o’clock RC (...
297Tobias Lear to the Cabinet, 24 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President of the United States requests the attendance of the Secretary of State, at nine O’clock tomorrow morning, at the President’s House, on the subject of the note sent to the Secretary from the President, on the 17th Inst. and that the Secretary will bring with him such remarks as he may have committed to writing in pursuance of said note. At the same time the President will lay...
298Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 24 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President returns to the Secy of State the letters from Mr Short & from Mr Vanderhorts which were sent for his perusal —likewise the Secretary’s answer to the Communication from the Minister of France, of the 17t[h] inst. which meets the Presidents’ approbation. AL , DLC : Jefferson Papers. Jefferson had given these letters to GW on 23 Feb. ( JPP, Dorothy Twohig, ed. The Journal of the...
299Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 24 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed letter came under cover to the President, and is by his direction transmitted to Mr Jefferson. The President sends likewise a letter from Mr Vall Travers to him, with a request that Mr Jefferson will peruse the same, and if it requires an acknowledgement that Mr Jefferson would give it to Mr Vall Travers. AL , DLC : Jefferson Papers. Jefferson mistakenly endorsed this letter as...
300Tobias Lear to the Cabinet, 24 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The President of the United States requests the attendance of the Secretary of State, at nine O’clock tomorrow morning , at the President’s House, on the subject of the Note sent to the Secretary from the President, on the 17th Inst. and that the Secretary will bring with him such remarks as he may have committed to writing in pursuance of said Note. At the same time the President will lay...