17681To George Washington from Francis Willis, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
With the utmost defference and respect I beg leave to inform your excellency, that I have notified by letter the members of senate from the state of Georgia that I offer for the appointment of collector of the port of Savannah, what may be the rule established by Congress for the appointment of officers in the different departments is yet uncertain, if the mode adopted should confine it to the...
17682To George Washington from Francis Willis, Jr., 24 September 1788 (Washington Papers)
I took the liberty formerly to address you on some business that still remains unsettled, therefore must again be troublesome & request yr determination on the matter. at the decease of Mrs Washington Colo. Saml Washington wife she left some negros to her son that were given her after his decease, the child also died, & I who was her Executor from my own ill Judgment & being also ill advised...
17683To George Washington from James Wilson, 11 March 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Wilson, 11 Mar. 1788. On 4 April GW thanked Wilson for his “favr of the 11 Ulto.”
17684To George Washington from James Wilson, 21 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
A Delicasy arising from your Situation and Character as well as my own has hitherto prevented me from mentioning to your Excellency a Subject of much Importance to me. Perhaps I should not even now have broke Silence but for one Consideration. A Regard to the Dignity of the Government, over which you preside, will naturally lead you to take Care that its Honours be in no Event, exposed to...
17685To George Washington from William Wilson, 27 October 1788 (Washington Papers)
Upon my return from Annapolis last night I received a letter from Mr T. Montgomerie, informing me, that you had wrote him to meet you at this place for the purpose of Settling Mr Semple’s Accots with the Executors of Coll Colville and that he had accordingly named Monday the 3d of next month for the meeting In case I could attend on that day—It unluckily happens that I am under a necessity of...
17686To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Co., 6 December 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Votre Silence à la Lettre que nous eumes l’honneur de vous addresser le 8. du Mois dernier relativement au refus que nous font les Bureaux des fermes de nous faire jouir de la reduction des Droits sur les huiles de Poisson que vous a annoncé Mr. le Controleur Général par sa Lettre en date du 22. Octobre, nous fait craindre, Monsieur, que des interêts plus importants vous ont fait perdre de vue...
17687[To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 25 May 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ L’Orient, 25 May 1787 . Recorded in SJL as received at Paris 11 June 1787. Not found.]
17688To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 15 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Un de nos Amis ayant bien voulu nous partager une Balle de Caffé Moka, nous lui en avons pris 50 ℔ pour vous, d’a pres les ordres qu’il vous a plu nous donner pendant votre Sejour ici, et les avons chargé ce jour à la Messagerie à votre addresse; nous souhaitons que vous le trouviez aussi bon que vous pouvez le desirer. Comme la Balle entamée restera peutetre long tems en cet état entre les...
17689To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 3 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
L’interêt que nous prenons au maintien des faveurs qu’a obtenu en France le Commerce des Etats unis, nous impose le devoir de vous instruire, Monsieur, que le Directeur des fermes en cette ville travaille assiduement à un Tableau, tant des importations que des exportations qu’on[t] fait les Americains depuis l’etablissement de la franchise en ce Port. Comme nous connoissons par experience tout...
17690To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 14 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
La Stagnation générale du Commerce de L’amerique septentrionnalle, plusieurs pertes essuyées consécutivement dans le cours de l’an dernier, et principallement la détention continuelle de nos fonds en cette partie du monde, depuis la paix, nous ont obligés à suspendre nos payments le 1er. Octobre dernier. Nous nous sommes occupés depuis à prouver à nos créanciers d’Europe la vérité de nos...