1To George Washington from Jacob Welsh, 17 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
Living in a part of the united States abounding in people, I beg leave to propose to engage 50 or 100 sober, industrious young men in new England, artists in the several branches and employments necessary, in the new City on Powtomac, to go on by water early in the spring and be engaged for a year under the direction of Majr Le’Enfant. I offer my service as Superintendant of the men so to be...
2To George Washington from Jacob Welsh, 14 February 1792 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jacob Welsh, 14 Feb. 1792. GW wrote Thomas Jefferson on 15 Feb. : “I send for your perusal an address from Mr Welsh, which, (though dated yesterday) is but just received.”