1From Alexander Hamilton to Nathaniel Appleton, 15 January 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Treasury Department, January 15, 1794. The dealer’s catalogue description of this letter reads as follows: “relative to the payment of pensions ‘under such regulations as shall have been prescribed by the Secretary of War.’” Letter not found. ] ALS , sold at Anderson Galleries, April 20, 1918, Lot 116. Appleton was commissioner of loans for Massachusetts.
2From James Madison to John Dawson, 15 January 1794 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 15 January 1794. Acknowledged in Dawson to JM, 23 Jan. 1794 . Mentions two causes of opposition to JM’s resolutions on commercial discrimination.
3From George Washington to Frederick William II of Prussia, 15 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
However unusual it may be for your Majesty to receive an address from a person, who, at the very moment of making it, disclaims the exercise of any public function, and acts as a private individual; yet it is believed from your illustrious character, that the Motives, which lead me to the Measure, will serve as an ample apology. I cannot longer resist the impulse of friendship, to lay before...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Representatives of the Oneida Indians, 15 January 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
We write to you in particular, because some of us know you. We have all heard that you are a friend of every body—Indians as well as White people. We rejoice to hear it. We always want friends among our Brothers the white people. But should the troubles which afflict the Nations over the great Waters reach this Country, we shall again, more particularly stand in need of the friendship of our...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Hauterive, 15 January 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu, Monsieur, une lettre datée du 7. Septembre et Signée de vous; J’ai vu depuis, et après votre résignation du ministere, dans les papiers publics une déclaration qu’on vous attribüe sur les motifs qui vous ont Fait vous prêter aux différens actes de votre ministere qui étoient en opposition avec vos opinions. Des Considérations importantes et personelles me font vous demander,...
6From George Washington to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 15 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
I lay before you, as being connected with the correspondence, already in your possession, between the Secretary of State and the Minister plenipotentiary of the French Republic, the copy of a Letter from that Minister of the 25th of December 1793; and a copy of the proceedings of the Legislature of the State of South Carolina. LS , DNA : RG 46, Third Congress, 1793–95, Senate Records of...
7To George Washington from Frantz Joachim von Aken, 15 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
The 1st instant I humbly took the liberty to wait on the Congress or states of America with my Discovery of extinguishing fires; but fearing that either have I not rightly adressed the Letter or could there be some hindering accidents for it’s arrival, occasioned by our actual wars in Europe: I hope Sir! that You’ll graciously excuse my repeated writting to the American People, adressing my...
8To George Washington from James Hendricks, 15 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
By the death of my worthy friend that good man Majr Forsyth the office of Marshal for this State has become Vacant I have presum’d to offer myself to your Excellency for the Vacancy, I need not say any thing of my abilities to Exercise the duty incident thereto, shall only observe that being cast on this climate and not finding the discription of the country answer’d to my wishes, the...
9To George Washington from Charles Simms, 15 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Charles Simms, 15 Jan. 1794. GW wrote Simms on 28 Jan. , acknowledging receipt of “Your letter of the 15th instant.”
10Commercial Discrimination, [15 January] 1794 (Madison Papers)
Ames objected to a motion to go into Committee of the Whole, since papers from the secretary of state, relating to negotiations with Britain for a commercial treaty, had not yet been printed for the House. Mr. Madison said that it was somewhat singular, that an objection should be made to the going into a committee for the want of these papers. This want ought to have been stated upon Monday....