27351Amendments to the Constitution, [13 August] 1789 (Madison Papers)
On 21 July, JM moved that the House take up amendments in the Committee of the Whole, as provided in his resolution of 8 June. After some debate, the House referred the 8 June resolution and all the amendments proposed by the state ratifying conventions to a select committee of one member from each state. This committee reported on 28 July ( JM to W. C. Nicholas, 2 Aug. 1789 and n. 1). On 13...
27352Appendix No. IV (a): From Jacob Clingman, 13 December 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Jacob Clingman has been engaged in some negociations with Mr. Reynolds, the person, who has lately been discharged from a prosecution instituted against him, by the comptroller of the treasury: That his acquaintance commenced in September, 1791: That a mutual confidence and intimacy existed between them; That in January or February last, he saw Col. Hamilton, at the house of Reynolds;...
27353I. Address to the President, by Junius Americanus, 12 July [1790] (Jefferson Papers)
With esteem for your person, and the sincerest reverence for your high public and private character, I humbly request your candid perusal of the following observations: They have been occasioned by a serious attention to the Bill which has recently passed the two Houses of Congress, and now waits your sanction: they spring from an affection for the constitution, and an anxious solicitude to...
27354[Diary entry: 13 September 1795] (Washington Papers)
13. Do. at So. Wt. with Showers. Warmr.
27355Appendixes Nos. XXV–XL: Letters from various authors, 5 July 1797–21 July 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
XXV To James Monroe July 5, 1797 XXVI To Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, James Monroe, and Abraham Venable December 17, 1792 XXVII From Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg December 18, 1792 XXVIII From James Monroe December 20, 1792 XXIX From Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg July 10, 1797 XXX From Abraham Venable July 9, 1797 XXXII From James Monroe
27356Enclosure: [Observations on “An Act for Regulating the Military Establishment of the United States”], [27 January 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
By the Act of Congress 30th. April 1790. The commissioned officers are allowed to receive their daily rations in provisions , “or money in lieu thereof at the option of the said officers at the contract price at the posts respective where the rations shall become due.” By this latitude granted to the officers, the Accountant finds it difficult to ascertain whether the officers have drawn or...
27357[Diary entry: 24 January 1797] (Washington Papers)
24. Wind in the same quarter & thawing fast. Went to the Pantheon in the evening. [26] went to the pantheon : The following advertisement appeared in a Philadelphia newspaper on 23 Jan.: “Pantheon, and R icketts’s A mphitheatre. M r. R icketts takes the liberty of announcing to his friends and the public, that to-morrow evening there will be a variety of performances, at the Pantheon by desire...
27358VIII. Memoranda from Henry Remsen, Jr., [ca. 30 August 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
All the Letters received for Mr. Jefferson after his departure, and Fenno’s paper are to be forwarded to him by post at monte cello in Virginia, until the last of Septr., after which time, those that are received are to be kept for him ’till he returns. Mr. Jefferson will please to give H. R. junr. any directions he may chuse to leave with him, respecting the removal of his furniture to...
27359Cabinet Meeting. Opinion on the Best Mode of Executing the Embargo, [26 March 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the heads of departments, and the Attorney general of the U. S. at the President’s, on the twenty sixth day of march 1794. The resolution of congress, of this date being submitted to them by the President for their opinion as to the best Mode of executing the same; It is advised unanimously, that the governors of the several States ought to be called upon to enforce the said...
27360[Diary entry: 6 October 1789] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 6th. Exercised in a Carriage with Mrs. Washington in the forenoon. Conversed with Genl. Knox (Secretary at War) on the above tour who also recommended it accordingly. Signed Letters of Instructions to the Governor of the Western Territory respecting the situation of matters in that Quarter. And authorized him, in case the hostile disposition of the Indians was such as to make it...
27361The Defence No. VIII, [15 August 1795], with enclosure (Hamilton Papers)
One of the particulars in which our Envoy is alleged to have fallen short of what might and ought to have been done respects the time for the surrender of the Western posts. It is alleged, that there ought either to have been an immediate surrender or some guarantee or surety for the performance of the new promise. Both parts of the alternative presuppose that Great Britain was to have no will...
27362[Diary entry: 14 February 1797] (Washington Papers)
14. Fine Rain—Wind in the same quarter. Mercury 38.
27363John Jay’s Draft of the Justices of the Supreme Court to Thomas Jefferson, 20 July 1793 (Jay Papers)
The included Letter ^from us^ to the President being in the Subject of the one which by the Direction you did us the Honor to write on the 18 Instant; We think It most proper & regular that it should pass to him thro your Hands, and for that purpose commit it to Your Care. We have the Honor to be Sir Your Most Ob t . & hble Serv t . Dft , NNC ( EJ : 08445 ; 90242); LS , DNA : RG 59,...
27364Naturalization, [3 February] 1790 (Madison Papers)
The first clause of the naturalization bill, requiring one year’s residence by aliens for citizenship and an additional residence of two years to be capable of holding either a state or federal office, was under consideration. Tucker moved to strike out the one-year residence requirement in order to permit aliens to purchase and hold lands immediately upon taking an oath of allegiance. Mr....
27365Report on the Petition of the Merchants of Philadelphia Trading to India and China, 10 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury in obedience to the order of the House of representatives of the twentieth day of January last referring to him the petition of the Merchants of Philadelphia trading to India and China; Respectfully reports: That the subject of the said petition involves the consideration of the general policy, which ought to be pursued by the United States, in relation to the...
27366[Diary entry: 19 May 1791] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 19th. Received & answered an Address from the Citizens of Augusta; dined with a large Company of them at their Court Ho.; and went to an Assembly in the evening at the Accadamy; at which there were between 60 & 70 well dressed ladies. The address of the Augusta citizens and a copy of GW’s reply are in DLC:GW . About 3:00 P.M. GW reviewed the Augusta Light Horse, and at 4:30 P.M. he...
27367[Diary entry: 10 October 1789] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 10th. Pursuant to an engagement formed on Thursday last—I set off about 9 Oclock in my Barge to Visit Mr. Prince’s fruit Gardens & shrubberies at Flushing on Long Island. The Vice President—Governor of the State, Mr. Izard, Colo. Smith and Majr. Jackson accompanied me. These Gardens except in the number of young fruit Trees did not answer my expectations—The shrubs were trifling and...
27368I. Notes on Washington’s Questions on Neutrality and the Alliance with France, [before 28 April 1793] (Jefferson Papers)
1st. Principle. the people the source of all authority the Constituent in all treaties this answers Qu. II. III. IV. V. VI. XII. 2d. Principle. the Legislature alone can declare war the question of Guarantee is a question of war. this answers Qu. VII. VIII. IX–X. Qu. XI. Art. 17. French ships of war & privateers with prizes may come & go freely, < with prizes > English do. may not. If...
27369[Diary entry: 9 June 1791] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 9th. Set off very early from Moores but the proper ferry boat being hauled up, we were a tedious while crossing in one of the Boats used in the navigation of the River; being obliged to carry one carriage at a time, without horses & crossways the Boat on planks. Breakfasted at a Widow pains 17 Miles on the No. side of the River, and lodged at a Mrs. Jordans a private house where we...
27370Enclosure (D.): [Sums of Appropriation to the End of the Year 1792], 19 February 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Statement Shewing the Sums of Appropriation to the End of the Year 1792. Which Will Probably Not Be Required to Satisfy the Same. Balances of appropriation unexpended on the 31st December 1792. Balance which will probably not be required. Balance which will be required dolls: Cents. dolls. Cts dolls: Cents For discharging the warrants issued by the late board of Treasury, 32,176. 73
27371Notes on Conversation on Rufus King, 25 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Colo. Gunn (of Georgia) dining the other day with Colo. Hamilton said to him, with that plain freedom he is known to use, ‘I wish Sir you would advise your friend King, to observe some kind of consistency in his votes. There has been scarcely a question before Senate on which he has not voted both ways. On the Representation bill, for instance, he first voted for the proposition of the...
27372Constitutionality of the Residence Bill, [ca. 14 July] 1790 (Madison Papers)
The brief memorandum printed below is the only surviving record of JM’s opinion regarding the constitutionality of the bill which fixed the permanent national capital on the Potomac and the temporary capital at Philadelphia. The constitutional question had arisen during the latter stages of the House debate on the bill and continued during the interval between the passage of the bill on 9 July...
27373[Diary entry: 23 May 1791] (Washington Papers)
Monday 23d. Dined at a public dinner in the State house with a number of Gentlemen & Ladies of the Town of Columbia, & Country round about to the amt. of more than 150, of which 50 or 60 were of the latter. At noon today GW rceived “the gentlemen of Columbia, Granby, Winnsboro’, Camden, Statesburgh, Bellville and Orangeburgh, and their vicinity (who were present at Columbia) . . . . At four...
27374Notes of a Conversation with George Hammond, 17 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Dec. 17. Hammond says the person is here to whom the 6. nations delivered the invitation for Simcoe to attend, who says they insisted on it and would consider his non-attendance as an evidence that he does not wish for peace. But he says that Simcoe has not the least idea of attending.—That this gentleman says we may procure in Upper Canada any quantity of provisions, which the people will...
27375Notes on Executive Departments, [after 21 March 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
Departmt. of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . { Regular troops Militia Pensioners Posts stores Navy Indian affairs Department of the Treasury . . . . . . { Customs Excises other matters of Revenue { qu. Light houses.
27376[Diary entry: 29 January 1790] (Washington Papers)
Friday 29th. Exercised on horse back this forenn.; during my ride, Mr. Johnston, one of the Senators from No. Carolina who had just arrived came to pay his respects, as did Mr. Cushing, one of the Associate judges. The latter came again about 3 Oclock introduced by the Vice President. Received from the Governor of No. Carolina, an Act of the Legislature of that State, authorising the Senators...
27377Enclosure: Revocation of Duplaine’s Exequatur, 3 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
George Washington President of the United States of America. To all whom it may concern. The Sieur Antoine Charbonet Duplaine heretofore having produced to me his Commission as Vice Consul for the Republick of France, within the States of New Hampshire, Massachussets, and Rhode Island, and having thereon received from me an Exequatur bearing date the fifth day of June 1793. recognising him as...
27378[Diary entry: 27 June 1791] (Washington Papers)
Monday 27th. Left Mount Vernon for George town before Six Oclock; and according to appointment met the Commissioners at that place by 9—then calling together the Proprietors of the Lands on which the federal City was proposed to be built who had agreed to cede them on certain conditions at the last meeting I had with them at this place but from some misconception with respect to the extension...
27379[Diary entry: 4 January 1796] (Washington Papers)
4. Remarkably mild—clear & pleasant. Wind So. Wt.
27380[Diary entry: 19 February 1790] (Washington Papers)
Friday 19th. Exercised on horse-back about 9 oclock. Walked afterwards to my New House. Received a Captn. Drew, Comr. of a British Sloop of War, sent Express to Sir John Temple Consul General of that Nation in the U. States. The Visitors this Evening to Mrs. Washington were numerous and respectable. Captain Drew, in command of the Echo , sailed on his return voyage to Plymouth 6 Mar. (...
27381Receipt from William Pearce, [26 May 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Received Philadelphia May 26. 1792 of Alexander Hamilton forty Dollars on account of the Society for establishing useful Manufactures. D , in the writing of H and signed by Pearce, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
27382[The Defence No. XXVII], [28 November 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
ADf , in the handwriting of Rufus King, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; The [New York] Herald; A Gazette for the Country , November 28, 1795. For background to this document, see the introductory note to “The Defence No. I,” July 22, 1795 . Except for a few phrases and sentences inserted by H, the draft of “The Defence No. XXVII” is in the handwriting of Rufus King.
27383Account with Tench Coxe, [24 August 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Recd. August 24th. 1790. from the hon. Alexr. Hamilton Esqr two hundred dollars, which I promise to repay on demand. ADS , Papers of Tench Coxe in the Coxe Family Papers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. At the bottom of this document Coxe wrote: “(repaid in Philada. ⅌ Acct. in sundries & Cash).”
27384[Diary entry: 3 July 1791] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 3d. Received, and answered an address from the Inhabitants of York town—& there being no Episcopal Minister present in the place, I went to hear morning Service performed in the Dutch reformed Church—which, being in that language not a word of which I understood I was in no danger of becoming a proselyte to its religion by the eloquence of the Preacher. After Service, accompanied by...
27385[Diary entry: 9 March 1790] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 9th. A good many Gentlemen attended the Levy to day; among whom were many members of Congress.
27386[Diary entry: 23 February 1790] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 23d. Few or no visiters at the Levee today, from the idea of my being on the move. After dinner Mrs. Washington Myself & Children removed and lodged at our New habitation. removed : See entry for 1 Feb. 1790 .
27387[Diary entry: 29 October 1795] (Washington Papers)
29. Do. Do. Do.
27388[July 1795 (1)] (Washington Papers)
1. Wind at So. Et. Raing. more or less all day. 2. Do. at East—cloudy more or less. 3. Do. do. Clear & growing warm. 4. Do. do.—heavy morng. but clear afterwds. 5. Do. do. in the morning West in the aftern. 6. Do. So. Wt. & fresh—Warm also. 7. Cool morning—fresh No. Wind all day. 8. Southerly & warm—but little Wind. 9. Much as yesterday. 10. Very sultry, with little or no Wind.
27389[Diary entry: 13 March 1790] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 13th. Exercised about 11 Oclock with Mrs. Washington & the Children, in the Coach.
27390August 24. 1796. Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Billings, Bass and the Lothrops upon the Wall. The blacks going to pick Apples. I took Rhubarb and Salt of Wormwood. Bathing my Feet and drinking balm Tea, last night composed me somewhat, and I hope the Rhubarb and Salt of Wormwood I took this Morning will carry off my Complaints: but the Pain in my head and the burnings in my hands and feet were so like the Commencement of my Fevers of 1781...
27391Philo Camillus No. 4, [19 August 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
For the Argus Camillus has stated several infractions of the Treaty of peace by us, besides that of the Trespass act, which according to the solution given by our own conduct to the question whether performance was to date from the provisional or definitive Treaty must have been prior to the British infraction by the detention of the posts —(viz) 1 An Act of South Carolina of March 26th 1784...
27392Proclamation, 10 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
In the name of the United States. To all to whom these Presents shall come. Whereas it hath been duly certified to me by the Secretary of the Treasury, in pursuance of the Act intituled “An Act authorising the grant and conveyance of certain lands to the Ohio Company of Associates” that Rufus Putnam, Manasseh Cutler, Robert Oliver, and Griffin Green have delivered to him warrants which issued...
27393[Diary entry: 3 April 1790] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 3d. Exercised in the Coach with Mrs. Washington and the Children. Gave notice to the Senate House of Congress that I had given my assent to the Act accepting the Cession of No. Carolina & to the other House that I had passed the Bill to prevent the exportation of Goods not duly inspected according to the Laws of the several States—these being the Houses in wch. they respectively...
27394Enclosure: Remarks on the Consular return, 23 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
1. The “denomination of Vessel” would be an useful, and not a difficult column. It ought of course to be filled with the word Ship or Snow or Brig or Schooner or Sloop as the fact may be. 2. If the column mentioned under head 1 be introduced, that which is now entitled “ Ship’s Name” should be varied to Vessels name. 3. Between the column for the “
27395Conversation with George Hammond, [2–10 August 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The executive government, though it will feel itself strengthened by, had not waited for, this approbation of the influential members of the community. It had long before been sensible of the necessity of immediately pursuing vigorous measures, and had been convinced that delay would confirm its opponents, and might probably commit, to the hazard of the contest, the preservation of its...
27396Memorandum of Advice for the President, 12 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Verbal answer proposed to the President to be made to the Committee who are to wait on him with the resolution of the 10th. inst. congratulatory on the completion and acceptance of the French constitution. That the President will, in his answer, communicate to the king of the French, the sentiments expressed by the H. of representatives in the resolution which the committee has delivered him....
27397[Diary entry: 26 June 1795] (Washington Papers)
26. Do. No. Wt. Clear & cooler all day.
27398Conversation with George Hammond, [23 December 1794–5 January 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
Although I have had no reason to suspect, that this government has ever deviated from the resolution, which I have formerly attributed to it, of declining to enter into any political connexion with Sweden and Denmark, I have nevertheless, since the receipt of your Lordship’s last instructions, renewed my enquiries upon the subject, in an incidental conversation with Mr. Hamilton, from whom I...
27399Notes on Conversations with John Beckley and George Washington, 7 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
June. 7. 93. Mr. Beckley, who is returned from N. York within a few days, tells me that while he was there Sr. John Temple, Consul genl. of the Northern states for Gr. Br. shewed him a letter from Sr. Gregory Page Turner a member of parliament for a borough in Yorkshire , who he said had been a member for 25 years, and always confidential for the ministers, in which he permitted him to read...
27400Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 21 December 1790 (Jay Papers)
The Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, The Chief Justice, The Secretary of State, The Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General Respectfully report to the Congress of the United States of America: That pursuant to the Act intitled an Act making provision for the Reduction of the Public Debt, They on the 26th day of August last convened at the City of New...