11To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 21 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President, and sends for his perusal a letter he has prepared for the Commissioners, which will inform him also of mister Blodget’s ideas, in the mean time Blodget will be preparing the necessary papers. Th: J. has at length been able to see Dr Wistar about the big bones. they are at his house, always open to inspection. the Doctor is habitually at...
12From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 21 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
To morrow I shall be engaged all day—but will, in the course of it, fix a time to view the Big bones at Doctr Wisters. I hope Mr Blodget does not begin to hesitate concerning the loan?—And I hope the Commissioners, when they are about it, will build a Stone bridge and a compleat one, over Rock Creek—it will be the cheapest in the end. Yrs sincerely ALS , DLC : Jefferson Papers. Jefferson added...
13To George Washington from Gouverneur Morris, 21 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I was informed that the Senate had agreed to your Nomination of diplomatic Servants. If I know my own Heart this Intelligence is far less agreable to me on my own Account than on that of the Public. I am sure that a Rejection, from whatever Cause it may have arisen, would have been attributed to Disunion in our Councils. I find that the King of France has appointed to the Office of...
14To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 21 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The manner in which I have been employed to effect the present visit of the Chiefs of the Five Nations, renders me peculiarly interested that the negociations with them should conform with the direct object of the invitation. This object is indelibly impressed on my mind; it having been the main argument offered by me, to convince them of the real friendship of the United States. I feel...
15To John Jay from John Adams, 21 March 1792 (Jay Papers)
A difference of opinion having arisen among those of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, who are now in this City, respecting the construction of their authority under the Act making provision for the Reduction of the Public Debt, by which they are equally divided, your presence here towards settling the principle which is in question, in order to the future conduct of the business, has become...
16To John Jay from Edmund Randolph, 21 March 1792 (Jay Papers)
The four trustees of the sinking fund, who are here, having been divided on two occasions, very interesting to the United States, I am instructed to request your attendance, as soon as it may be convenient to you. They are aware, how much their desire to see you here may interfere with your arrangements for the ensuing circuit; but in truth they cannot justify themselves in forbearing to...
17From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 21 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of Mar. 14. have been duly received, as also Mr. Carrol’s separate letter of Mar. 15. I now inclose you copies of the two advertisements inserted in Freneau’s, Fenno’s, and Dunlap’s papers of this place. You will probably think it proper to have them inserted in the papers of other parts of the Union, following herein your own choice. It is rather desired too that you adopt such...
18To Thomas Jefferson from John Melcher, 21 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to Mr. Henry Remsen’s request of the 10th. of Octor. 1790, I forwarded to you on the 1st. of Octor. following, one of my Newspapers, and from that time have continued to transmit you one weekly, sealed and directed. He has since informed me that they have not come to hand regularly, many of them are missing, agreeable to a list forwarded, which I am sorry to hear. I cannot account...
19To Thomas Jefferson from George Walker, 21 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the 14th. Inst. I had the honour to receive and have communicated the Contents to the proprietors of this City. In consequence of which I this day received the inclosed letter which they wish may be laid before the President of the United States.—As I may Sometime after take an opty of conveying to you my Sentiments on this business I Shall not add at present but that I am with...
20Enclosure: Robert Peters and Others to George Walker, 21 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to your communication of Mr. Jeffersons letter to you of the 14 Inst, permit us to request the favor of you to inform Mr. Jefferson, as a piece of Justice which seems requisite to ourselves, that We are very far from being so unreasonable to expect that Maj L’Enfant would be, or to think that he ought to be, employed on either of the conditions mentioned in his first letter to you,...