1From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 16 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
(Private) Dear Sir, Philadelphia Jany 16th 1792 I do myself the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th of November, and to express the satisfaction which I feel in finding you are disposed to go abroad in the public character which was suggested to you. The Secretary of State will give you the official information of your appointment to the Court of London; and I am...
2From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 7 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
It has been discovered that, in the Card sent Mrs Pinckney and yourself to dine with me to day, Miss Elliot was not included. Be so good as to present Mrs Washington’s compliments and mine to her, and request the favor of her Company also. I am—Dear Sir Your Obedient Servt ALS , ScHi . Elizabeth (Betsey) Motte Pinckney (c.1761–1794) had married Thomas Pinckney in July 1779. The “Miss Elliot”...
3From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 1 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding Mr Lear is already known to you, I cannot suffer him to depart without this letter of introduction to your civilities, whilst he may remain in London. He is a person whose conduct has entitled him to my warmest friendship & regard—and one from whom you may obtain the best oral information of the real state of matters in this Country. Mercantile pursuits with draws him from my...
4From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 12 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
You would oblige me by giving the letter & Roll herewith sent for Mr Young a safe, and as speedy a conveyance as you can, without saddling him with Postage. Although I believe the enclosd letter from Mr Keith Wray is little more than the child of imagination, I would notwithstanding, thank you for directing one of your domestics to enquire into the truth of the information which it contains....
5From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 25 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Gentleman who will have the honor of delivering this letter to you; is Doctr Tate, who is possessed of the valuable secret of curing Cancerous complaints. A call to England for some purpose of that sort—or with a view to derive benefit from his discovery, affords me an occasion to inform you (at his request) that I have, myself, experienced the fruits of his skill, in this art; being cured...
6From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 20 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to intrust the enclosed dispatches to your care, and to request that they may be forwarded agreeably to their directions; but by private conveyances, rather than by the mail; as I am not disposed to saddle those Gentlemen with the Postage. Having come to the resolutions which are implied in the enclosed printed notification, I take the liberty of transmitting them to you; for no...
7From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 20 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 10th of October from Madrid, has been duly received. With regret, I read the request which is contained in it; but the footing on which you have placed the matter, forbids opposition, or even persuasion on my part that you would recede from it; altho’ the difficulty of supplying your place to my satisfaction; to the satisfaction of your country; or of the Court you will...
8From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 5 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
The Ship Favourite, by which these dispatches are sent, having been delayed much longer in this Port than was expected, affords me an opportunity of informing you—that the Spanish Treaty arrived here on the 22d Ulto; that it was laid before the Senate as soon after, as the accompanying Papers could be copied; and that, on the 3d instant, the Ratification of it was advised & consented to by an...
9From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney or William Allen Deas, 5 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
Whether the dispatches enclosed with this note, fall first into the hands of Mr Pinckney, or Mr Deas; it is requested they may be forwarded safely, without running the Gentlemen to whom they are addressed to the expence of Postage. ALS , ScHi . The enclosures evidently included GW’s letters of 20 Feb. to John Sinclair, William Strickland, and the Earl of Buchan, as GW’s letters to Pinckney of...
10From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 22 May 1796 (Washington Papers)
(Private) To my letters of the 20th of February and 5th of March, I beg leave to refer you for the disclosure of my sentiments on the subjects then mentioned to you. Very soon afterwards, a long, and animated discussion in the House of Representatives relative to the Treaty of Amity, Commerce & Navigation with Great Britain, took place; and continued—in one shape or another—until the last of...