1IX. The Secretary of State to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 29 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Carroll, supposing that Doubts may arise, whether he can act as one of the Commissioners for the federal Seat, while a Member of Congress, has declined, and has returned me the Commission, which had been deposited with him as one of the Members; I have now the Honor to enclose it to Mr. Johnson, first named therein, and to observe that two Members suffice for Business. It will be some Time...
2George Washington to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 17 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your favors of Jan. 7. and 9. am sensible of the expediency of the act of authority you have found it necessary to exercise over all the persons employed in the public works under your care, and fully approve of what you did. It has appeared I think that nothing less would draw their attention to a single source of authority and confine their operations to specified...
3To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Federal District, 14 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
We are just closing our business this Evening, so that we may seperate in the Morning. Nothing very particular has happened in the course of this meeting. Your Letter of the 9th Instant has again brought under our consideration the business of Mr. Ciracchi, and on every view of it, we cannot bring ourselves to depart from the sentiments communicated in our last. We have hitherto been anxious...
4From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 9 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
In a former letter I inclosed you an idea of Mr. Lee’s for an immediate appropriation of a number of lots to raise a sum of money for erecting a national monument in the city of Washington. It was scarcely to be doubted but that you would avoid appropriations for matters of ornament till a sufficient sum should be secured out of the proceeds of your sales to accomplish the public buildings,...
5From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 11 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to acknolege the receipt of your joint favor of April 14. and Mr. Carrol’s separate one of Apr. 16.—I had informed you in a former letter that the catastrophe among the paper dealers would retard the completion of the loan. I now inclose you a letter from Mr. Blodget by which you will perceive it’s effect to be greater than he had at first supposed. He thinks that the payment of June,...
6To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Federal District, 11 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We have the pleasure to send you, by Mr. Ellicott, the plat of the Territory, executed according to the President’s request. We are happy to inform you, that we have had some explanations with him, which render us better satisfied with him, than we were, at the time of our last. We are, Sir, with respect your mo. Obt Servts Dd: Stuart } Commrs Danl. Carroll RC ( DLC ); in a clerk’s hand except...
7To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Federal District, 5 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
We have to beg, you would lay before the President, of the United States, our request, that he would favor us, with a draft on the Governor of Virginia, for such a part of the donation of that state as is due for the second Year. Besides other circumstances, which require a replenishment of our funds, some of the Proprietors, have called on us for a payment, of the appropriations which have...
8From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 15 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The President, thinking it would be better that the outlines at least of the city and perhaps of Georgetown should be laid down in the plat of the Territory, I have the honor now to send it, and to desire that Mr. Ellicot may do it as soon as convenient that it may be returned in time to be laid before Congress. I have the honor to be with perfect esteem, Gentlemen your most obedt & most...
9To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Federal District, 25 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Majr. Ellicott has returned to us, at this meeting a new map of the Territory of Columbia which as well as the old one we have committed to Mr. Lears care for you. We are Sir Your Most Obdt. Servts. FC ( DNA : RG 42, DCLB ); at head of text: “Commrs. to Mr. Jefferson.” Andrew Ellicott’s new map of the Federal District, apparently the basis for a 1794 copperplate engraving, is evidently the...
10From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 13 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 5th. inst. came duly to hand, and you will recieve by tomorrow’s stage 500. copies of the city of Washington with the soundings. It has been proposed here to sell them at 3/4 of a dollar, and the Boston plans at 3/8. On this you will be pleased to decide. I have the honor to inclose you the President’s order on the Treasurer of Virginia for the second instalment of the money...