1Certificate for Lots Purchased in the District of Columbia, 18 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
(Duplicate) Territory of Columbia, 18th September 1793 At a Public Sale of Lots in the City of Washington, George Washington, President of the United States of America became purchaser of Lots No. twelve, No. thirteen & No. fourteen in Square No. six hundred & sixty seven for the consideration of one thousand and sixty six dollars & two thirds of a Dollar, subject to the Terms and Conditions...
2To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 24 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
We beg leave to refer you to Mr Blodget on the subject of the National University to which in general we have the most friendly disposition, and the site painted out by him we entirely approve if it can be had on the generous terms proposed, on its meeting your approbation we will do every thing in our power in favour of the important institution. We are &ca LB , DNA : RG 42, Records of the...
3To Alexander Hamilton from David Stuart and Daniel Carroll, 31 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Washington, July 31, 1794. State that James Greenleaf is unable to raise the money necessary to secure a mortgage on lots in Washington. LC , RG 42, Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, National Archives. For background to this letter, see Thomas Johnson, Stuart, and Carroll to H, July 10, 1794 .
4To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Johnson, David Stuart, and Daniel Carroll, 10 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Washington, July 10, 1794. Enclose “the Title Certificate … to Mr. Greenleaf for 1000 Lots in the City … intended to create a mortgage on these Lots for £100,000 in Holland.…” LS , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress; LC , RG 42, Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, National Archives. Johnson, Stuart, and Carroll were the commissioners appointed to superintend the...
5To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 23 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
We inclose to you a letter from Majr Ellicott respecting a change of part of the southern Branch of the Canal, and his reasons for a change or totally striking out the Eastern Branch of it in the course of our divisions of the Carrollsburgh property, and the knowledge of situation and circumstances collected from the plats laid before us—the change of the southern branch occurred to ourselves...
6From Thomas Jefferson to David Stuart, 3 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The President, I suppose, informs you that he will be at George town on the 15th. to consult with you in the choice of plans for the public buildings. I expect to pass there on the morning of Wednesday the 18th. on my way to Virginia, and the purport of the present is to remind you that you were so kind as to promise to enquire for the road which would lead me from George town directly into...
7Commission, 22 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
Know Ye, That reposing special Trust and Confidence in the Integrity, Skill, and Diligence of Thomas Johnson and Daniel Carroll of Maryland, and David Stuart of Virginia, I do . . ., in Pursuance of the Powers vested in me by the Act intituled “An Act for establishing the Temporary and Permanent Seat of the Government of the United States,” hereby appoint them the said Thomas Johnson, Daniel...
8To George Washington from Thomas Johnson and David Stuart, 23 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
Mr Greenleaf has had a Conversation with us before Mr Carroll on the subject of new Commissioners —You will I am sure do the Doctr & myself the Justice to believe that our Declarations to you are real and not calculated on Ideas of our own Importance to eat into the funds—Mr Greenleaf mentions Mr Dalton and Mr Baldwin as proper with your Approbation to fill our places and speaks an intention...
9To George Washington from David Stuart, 5 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
I recieved your letter of the 21st ulmo a few days ago, but deferred answering it, ‘till I could again see Mr Bayly, & Mr [Daniel] Carroll of Duddington, my informants respecting Coll Mercer’s speech —Inclosed, I send you Mr Bayly’s certificate of what passed—Mr Carroll tho’ he agrees with Mr Bayly, that Coll Mercer expressed himself as stated, has I know not for what reasons declined sending...
10To George Washington from David Stuart, 23 June 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from David Stuart, 23 June 1788. On 27 June GW wrote that his “letter of the 23d . . . came duly to hand.”