31To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 2 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have taken the Liberty and with very great diffidence to represent, that Lieutenants Smith, and Ludlow, who were members of the General Court marital of which I was Presidt. in consequence of their respective departments in the Staff, were to my knowledge exposed to, & actually did make a number jaunts by order, to the Rendezvous at the Bronks, at which place Lt. Smith had a considerable...
32[Diary entry: 2 July 1799] (Washington Papers)
2. Mer. at 74 in the Morning and 79 at Night. Clouds & appearances of rain, but none fell. Doctr. Tazewell & Mr. Bullett went away in the Morning & a Captn. Moore from East Indies & a Mr. Teal from Phila. came to dinner & returned to Alexa. in the afternoon.
33To George Washington from Samuel Mickle Fox, 2 July 1799 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday honor’d with your letter of the 26th Ult. As no information has been rec’d at Bank of any intention on the part of Mr Shreve or of the representatives of Col. Ritchie to make the payments due to you I sent the enclosure for the Honble Mr Ross to the Post office on the same day. Hearing accidentally that Mrs Ritchie was in town I called upon the Gentleman at whose house she...
34From George Washington to William Thornton, 2 July 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 25th has been received; but you have mistaken the case entirely with respect to the Asses who were sent to my Jacks; charging you nothing for the services of the latter, was not designed to lay you under obligation, but a feeble effort to repay the kindnesses you have heaped upon me. Colo. Gilpin has forwarded the wrong box of glass to Baltimore, and soon will, I hope,...
35To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 July 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Jeff. July. 2. 99—Send him the book by Griffith on rural architecture & speak of the art—speak of Fultons book on canal navigation—& his inventions in other useful arts—such men ought to confine themselves to their own country—such useless persons as myself indifferent where they live &c—sorry to appear a stranger to my country—Imperious circumstances have & do postpone the change in mode of...