1[Diary entry: 5 August 1797] (Washington Papers)
5. Warm & sultry in the forepart of the day with great appearances afterwards & a slight Shower in the evening—Mer. 85. Doctr. Stuart & daughter Nancy came here. Dr. David Stuart (see entry for 3 Jan. 1785 ) was appointed by GW as one of the three original commissioners for the Federal City but resigned that office in Sept. 1794. The settlement of a long-standing dispute with Robert Alexander...