1To Benjamin Franklin from William Rawle, 26 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It is with reluctance I give your Excellency a trouble which necessity alone could induce me to think of. Soon after my return to Ostend from Paris, I was seiz’d with a violent cold and fever, which, added to the effects of a former indisposition at London, has render’d me so exceedingly weak, that I have been prevail’d on by my friends to defer my voyage...
2To George Washington from William Rawle, 6 July 1787 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to transmit to you as President of the Convention, a resolve of the directors of the Library Company in this City. I am Sir with perfect respect your most obedient humble servant LS , DNA : RG 360, Records of the Federal Convention. William Rawle (1759–1836), who returned to Philadelphia from London in 1782 and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1783, became a member of...
3To George Washington from William Rawle, 18 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
At a special meeting of the Directors of the Library Company of Philadelphia January 18th 1791. The Directors of the Library Company of Philadelphia desireous of shewing a respectfull mark of Attention to the President and Congress of the United States Resolve that the President and Members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives of the United States shall have the free Use of the...
4From Alexander Hamilton to William Rawle, 13 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
A foreign attachment at the suit of Paulus Kok against Theodosius Gerhardus Bosch was served on the Secretary of the Treasury and on the Register out of one of the Courts of Pennsylvania by William Will, Esquire, Sheriff of the City and County of Philadelphia, with summons, as garnishees. The Defendant was supposed by the Plaintiff to be a Creditor of the United States, which, in fact, is the...
5To Thomas Jefferson from William Rawle, 9 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have made enquiry relative to the two actions concerning which you spoke to me. Charles Osborne v. Samuel Mifflin’s execrs. was an action of debt on bond.—The plaintiff was and still is a subject of Great Britain and resident in that island. By direction of the Court seven and a half years interest were deducted. The other case I take to be that of Samuel Hoare v Andrew Allen &c. I enclose a...
6From Alexander Hamilton to William Rawle, 30 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, August 30, 1792. Requests Rawle’s opinion concerning Theodosius Fowler’s contract for supplying the Army. LS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Rawle was United States attorney for the District of Pennsylvania. With the exception of minor changes in wording, this letter is the same as the letter H sent to Richard Harison on this date.
7To Thomas Jefferson from William Rawle, 8 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
A prosecution having been commenced against Elihu Meeker a constable for serving process in the dwellinghouse of the Resident from the United Netherlands, I have to request you will give orders for furnishing me with the original receipt and any copy of process which may have been sent to your office in order to make use of them as evidence at the trial which probably will take place on friday...
8From Thomas Jefferson to William Rawle, 8 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to inclose to you the original process served on the servant of Mr. Van Berkel minister resident of the United States, with the receipt by the constable of the money paid on that account, which originals were lodged with me by Mr. Van Berkel. I have the honour to be with great esteem Sir Your most obedt humble servt PrC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “Mr. Rawle.” FC ( Lb in DNA :...
9From Alexander Hamilton to William Rawle, 6 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I think you have a paper shewing the manner in which, the tracts to which Judge Sims & his associates are intitled were to be located—put into your hands for the purpose of drawing up a declaration &c concerning it. Be so good as to let Mr. Ludlow, who on behalf of the UStates is preparing a map, have a view of any such paper which may be in your possession. Yrs. with esteem ALS , Historical...
10From George Washington to William Rawle, 13 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
Whereas it appears to me, from the representation of several respectable persons, and from sundry affidavits, that William Kerr and Alexander Beer, who were lately indicted in the circuit-court of the United States, holden in the town of York, in the state of Pennsylvania, for a riot, were innocent of the offence, with which they stand charged; and they may be exposed to great trouble and...