11To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 3 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President three sets of the papers relative to the Spanish interference for the President & the two houses. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State; LB (photocopy), DLC:GW . Jefferson’s enclosures included copies of the 29 Oct. letter that he received from Spanish...
12From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 3 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your letter to Messrs Carmichael and Short (now returned) is full & proper. I have added a word or two with A pencil, which may be inserted or not as you shall think best. The intention of them is to do away the charge of Sovereignty over more than are within our own territory. The erazures from the Speech—as you advise—are made, except exchange the word “high” for “just” If facts will justify...
13To George Washington from Henry Knox, 3 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to submit to your consideration the draft of a letter to Governor Lee. I also beg leave to submit the draft of a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury relatively to the Magazines of Rations to be kept in advance. I have the honor to be with the greatest respect Your most obedient servant LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Tobias Lear wrote Knox on 4 Nov. 1792 that his draft letters to...
14Enclosure: Memorandum from Thomas Jefferson, 3 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
To the bill which shall be brought in for continuing the act of July 1. 1790. c.22. ‘providing the means of intercourse between the U.S. and foreign nations’ it is proposed to add the following clause. And be it further enacted that where monies have issued, or shall issue, from the Treasury, for the purposes of intercourse or treaty with foreign nations, under the authority of the said act,...
15To Thomas Jefferson from James Anderson, 3 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I did myself the honour of writing to you a great many months ago, in answer to your very obliging letter accompanying the treatise on weights and measures which you was so obliging as send me—which I read with great pleasure and improvement—and for which I did return my best thanks, and now repeat them lest that letter should have been lost. Along with this I send the 7, 8th, 9th, 10th and...
16From Thomas Jefferson to William Carmichael and William Short, 3 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 14th. of last Month, since which, some other incidents and documents have occurred, bearing relation to the subject of that letter. I, therefore, now inclose you a duplicate of that letter. From these papers you will find that we have been constantly endeavoring by every possible means to keep peace with the Creeks; that, in order to do this, we have even suspended and still...
17To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 3 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter to Messrs. Carmichael and Short (now returned) is full and proper. I have added a word or two with A pencil, which may be inserted or not as you shall think best. The intention of them is to do away the charge of Sovereignty over more than are within our own territory. The erazures from the Speech—as you advise—are made, except exchange the word “high” for “just.” If facts will...
18From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 3 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
In order to enable you to lay before Congress the account required by law of the application of the monies appropriated to foreign purposes through the Agency of the Department of State, I have now the honor to transmit you the two statements No. 1. and 2. herein inclosed, comprehending the period of Two Years preceding the 1st. day of July last. The first statement is of the sums paid from...
19Enclosure: Statement I, 3 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Department of State in Account Dr. D. 1790. Aug. 14 To a warrant from the Treasury under the Act for foreign intercourse (1790 July 1) 500. ƒ D Decr. 20 To the Treasurer’s Excha. on Will. V. Staphs. & Hub. under do. 2,475.0 = 1000. To do. 577.10 = 233.33 ƒ 1791 Mar. 19 To do.
20Enclosure: Statement II, 3 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Analysis of the Expences of the U.S. for their intercourse with Foreign nations from July 1. 90. to July 1. 91. and from July 1. 91. to July 1. 92. taken from the accounts of Messrs. Short, Humphreys, Morris, Pinckney & Willinks, Van Staphorsts & Hubbard given in to the Auditor. PrC ( DLC ); in TJ’s hand. Tr ( DNA : RG 46, Senate Records, 2d Cong., 2d sess.); in the hand of George Taylor, Jr.,...