11To George Washington from Marguerite Le Manquin, 2 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
Je me vois forcée de recueillir des renseignemens sur une affaire qui a pris naissance dans vos contrées et à laquelle mes intérêts Se trouvent étroitement liés. N’y connoissant absolument personne, permettés que je réclame votre protection et vos bontés à ce Sujet. Il y a environ 18, ans, mon frére, m. francois le marquis de Malmédy officier au Service de France passa en Amérique dans le...
12To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my arrival here, I have written to you in date of the 25th. and 26th. ulto. One of these letters was sent through our bankers here, the other by the English packet. I write at present to inclose you a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury. As it is committed immediately to the hands of an American who sails immediately from this port for Boston, I have spoken without reserve on several...
13To Alexander Hamilton from William Short, 2 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
My last letter of the 26th of November will have informed you of my arrival at this place. I have been hitherto employed in ascertaining what measures would be most conducive to the honor & interests of the United States in the execution of the commission you have confided to my care. In the course of this business several of the objects to which you directed my enquiries naturally presented...
14To George Washington from Simeon Thayer, 2 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
I hope your Excellency will pardon my Addressing you again on the Subject of my Application to be placed in the Invalid Establishment. I have forwarded a Petition to Congress on the Subject, and as your Excellency is already Possessed of a Narrative of the Facts on which my Claim is founded; I have only to add that your Excellencys Justice and benevolence will on this occasion prompt you to...
15Enclosure: English Objections to a Universal Standard derived from Nature, [2 December 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
Two very able persons, the Bp. of Autun and Mr. Jefferson, have proposd for France and America respectively, that an universal standard of measures, and thence of weights, for all nations, should be derived from permanent data furnished by nature; and for this purpose, that recourse should be had to the length of a pendulum vibrating seconds in a given degree of latitude, and in a given...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Vaughan, 2 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
There is nothing new. Peace seems established. The Belgic provinces cannot hold out. Some have been alarmed about French affairs, but I have good reason to think they go on as usual. The inclosed is submitted to you. A Copy has been sent [to the] Bp. of Autun. RC ( DLC ); addressed; postmarked; endorsed by TJ as received 19 Jan. 1791 and so recorded in SJL ; MS slightly torn.
17From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 2 December 1790 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George Augustine Washington, 2 Dec. 1790. In his letter to GW of 14 Dec. 1790 , George Augustine refers to GW’s letter of “the 2d Inst.”
18To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, [2–6 December 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Your indisposition has prevented me from giving you as much trouble in making my communications to Congress as otherwise, I might have done. The article of your notes which respect the loan in Holland, I am somewhat at a loss to frame into a paragraph for the Speech, and therefore pray your assistance. I had got it as pr. the enclosed, but upon a revision, it does not appear right. Be so good...
19From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 2–6 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
Your indisposition has prevented me from giving you as much trouble in making my communications to Congress as otherwise, I might have done. The article of your Notes which respect the loan in Holland, I am somewhat at a loss to frame into a paragraph for the Speech, and therefore pray your assistance. I had got it as pr the enclosed, but upon a revision, it does not appear right. Be so good...
20From George Washington to James Madison, 2 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
If Mr Madison is at leisure the P. would be glad to see him. AL , NjP : George Washington Collection. GW’s purpose in requesting this meeting is not known. It may have been to discuss his upcoming address to Congress (see GW to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, 8 Dec. 1790 ).
21To James Madison from George Washington, 2 December 1790 (Madison Papers)
If Mr. Madison is at leizure the P. would be glad to see him. RC ( NjP ); Tr ( MH : Sparks Transcripts). RC addressed by Washington.
22To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink, 2 December 1790 (Adams Papers)
Deprived of your agreable favors since we had the honor of Paying you our respects under date of 1 febry, the present will principally Serve to advise the drawing of the Lottery of the american 4 Per C ts: in which we are sorry to find that the Numbers of your obligations do not class among the fortunate ones; by this opportunity we beg leave to remind you of the prize of f 1000.—which fell to...