1To George Washington from Jacob Broom, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
I congratulate you upon the success of that inestimable Constitution, which I had the honor to witness your weighty and influential support and approbation of; and it is with singular pleasure I stand informed, that you have the unanimous suffrages of the Electors, to fill the Chair of first President. I take the liberty to solicit Your Excellency for an appointment as Collector or receiver of...
2To John Adams from John Brown Cutting, 3 April 1789 (Adams Papers)
This letter will be presented to you by the Hon. William Smith Esquire one of the representaives in Congress from the State of South Carolina—whom I beg leave to introduce to you as a friend and a fellow citizen whose talents, integrity, fortune and connexions are respectable in the eyes of his constituents in the district which he represents, and whose family since the earliest settlement of...
3To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to forward to you a Package, enclosing some Cloth & Buttons, which was put under my care by Genl Knox. When I left N. York (which was this day week) there were wanting, to make a House, two Senators & four Delegates. Mr Ellmer & Mr Gale left Brunswick the same day I came from N. York. On Monday I was informed at Wilmington that Mr Read had set out that day, to go to...
4To George Washington from Jesse Higgins, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
The humble and respectful Application of Jesse Higgins of the Town and County of Newcastle in the State aforesaid, seteth forth. That your Applicant resigned a considerably valuable employ, to accept the appointment of the Legislature of said State, to the Office of Collector of the Revenue in said County, from the prospect of its affording constant employ and at least a competency for himself...
5To George Washington from Rochambeau, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
The king of England, my Dear general, has recovered his health, and the humour which Was in his head has retaken its ordinary Course—he has retaken his fonctions and works with all his ministers and gives his audiences—the marquis of La Luzerne our ambassador which has Seen him half an hour, did write me that he had found him perfectly well and not even lean’d as he was told—M. Pitt and his...
6To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 3 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Après le contenu de l’incluse que Votre Excellence lira, je n’ai rien à ajouter, sinon de me référer à celle que j’ai eu l’honneur de Lui écrire le 24 du mois passé, et de l’assurer que dans ma solitude c’est une douceur pour moi de profiter du séjour qu’elle fait encore dans notre Continent, en l’entretenant un moment, ne fût-ce que pour Lui répéter les assurances du respectueux dévouement...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Sarsfield, 3 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I could not name to you the day of my departure from Paris because I do not know it. I have not yet received my congé, tho I hope to receive it soon and to leave this some time in May so that I may be back before the winter. Impost is a duty paid on any imported article in the moment of it’s importation, and of course it is collected in the seaports only. Excise is a duty on any article,...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Jean Baptiste LeRoy, 3 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you with many thanks the Volume with D. Bernoulli’s paper which I have read with great satisfaction. I observe that the proposition of M. Bernoulli differs from Mr. Rumsey’s in several essential points. 1. His Water was to be raised by man: Rumsey’s by elastic vapour. 2. Bernoulli ’s water was to act on an inclined plane: Rumsey’s on a direct one. 3. Bernoulli ’s was to act by it’s...
9To George Washington from James Dunlop, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by Mr Montgomerie of Dumfries to pay on Stewart[,] Wilson & Montgomeries Bond to the Heirs of Colville in your hands what money I have collected from the purchasers of the Merryland tract—I have about Six hundred Pounds Sterling in hand and expect shortly a further sum. If you will order the Bond into the hands of any person here or otherwise as may be most aggreeable to you...
10To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 9th ulto did not reach me till yesterday, the postmaster having by mistake, sent it to the Williamsburg office. The sentiments you express, and the motives you assign, for taking on you the administration of the American government, I am sure proceed from the heart; and indeed they are such as I knew could alone govern you. If we could always be in such hands, my fears would...