3901To George Washington from George Clinton, c.21 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Clinton, c.21 July 1795. On 27 July, GW wrote Edmund Randolph: “My Letters for the Post Office in Alexandria, had been sent off some hours before the enclosed dispatches were put into my hands, by the young Gentleman whose name is mentioned in Govr Clintons letter to me, also forwarded.”
3902To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 21 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander Hamilton, 21 July 1795. On 29 July, GW wrote Hamilton: “Your letters of the 20th and 21st Instt found me at this place.”
3903To George Washington from the New York Chamber of Commerce, 21 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
At a special Meeting of the Corporation of the New-York Chamber of Commerce, held at the Tontine Coffee House on Tuesday 21. July 1795. The late Treaty of Amity Commerce & Navigation having been previously read, the following Resolutions, with the Preamble thereto, were proposed & adopted Vizt. Whereas, the Treaty between the United States & Great-Britain, lately sanctioned by the Senate, has...
3904To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 21 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
On the 16th instant I received from Governor Jay, an answer to my letter of the 3d relative to the intended negociations with the Onondagas, Cayugas & Oneidas for the purchase of their lands. In my letter was inclosed the opinion of the Attorney General, that those negociations could not lawfully be had without the intervention of the government of the United States. A copy of the Governor’s...
3905To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 21 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor of transmitting to you translations of the letters from Mr Jaudenes and Mr Adet; a letter from Colo. Hamilton, opened by his desire, as the note, covering it, will shew; and a proclamation, dated on the 10th instant, being the day, when the amnesty of the insurgents was to commence. I retained Colo. Monroe’s letter, now also inclosed, with a view to examine it a little...
3906Enclosure: Thomas Pinckney to Secretary of State, 21 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I arrived at this Metropolis on the 28th of the last month but finding that the Court were still at Aranjuez I proceeded to that place: their residence there however was so short after my arrival, that I could do no more than obtain an introduction to the Duke de la Alcudia. I returned to Madrid on the 2d of July where the Court remained only ten days; of course every thing was in a kind of...
3907From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 21 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I drew on you about the 10th. or 11th. inst. in favor of William Wardlaw or order for 40. Dollars, of which this serves to advise you, if I did not write a letter of advice at the time. If I did, I omitted to keep a copy of it and it has escaped my memory. I am with esteem Dear Sir Your most obedt. servt PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Mr. John Barnes.” TJ’s draft in favor of Dr. William...
3908Notes on Infractions of Neutral Rights by France and Great Britain, [after 21 July 1795] (Jefferson Papers)
1792. Nov. 15. British proclamation prohibiting exportation of grain &c. There were then sundry neutral vessels in British ports with flour &c. ready to sail. This was previous to the decree of fraternity and to the opening of the Scheld . Dec. Neutral vessels laden with foreign grain for
3909July [1795 (2)] (Washington Papers)
15th. Left Philaa. with Mrs. Washington & my family for Mt. Vernon. Dined at Chester & lodged at Wilmigton. left philaa. : “President Washington about eight o’clock this morning set out for Mount Vernon in a two-horse phaeton for one person, his family in a coach and four horses, and two servants on horseback leading his saddle horse” ( HILTZHEIMER Jacob Cox Parsons, ed. Extracts from the...
3910To Alexander Hamilton from Robert Morris, 20 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I wrote you on Saturday & enclosed good Bills of Exchange for £500 Stg which I hope will be agreable. In your letter of the 7th of July you tell me that a letter from Mr Church makes it necessary you should open a negotiation with me respecting the deferred debt without waiting the Issue of those measures which I had taken in regard to that affair, and you have no objection to receive an offer...
3911From Alexander Hamilton to James Nicholson, 20 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
The unprovoked rudeness and insult which I experienced from You on Saturday leaves me no option but that of a meeting with You, the object of which You will readily understand. I propose to You for the purpose Pawlus Hook as the place and monday next eleven o’clock as the time. I should not fix so remote a day but that I am charged with trusts for other persons which will previously require...
3912To Alexander Hamilton from James Nicholson, [20 July 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
I had the honor of recieving a note from you a few minutes ago by Colo: Fish relative to an Altercation that took place between us on Saturday last. On an occasion of this Kind I shall certainly not decline your invitation. Its peremptory tenor necessarily precludes any discussion on my part of the merits of the controversy. The publicity of the affair & the unusual visit of your friend have...
3913From Alexander Hamilton to James Nicholson, 20 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
From an observation contained in the first part of your Note, I think it proper to observe that what You stile the peremptoriness of my invitation proceeded from an impression on my part that the nature of what You said to me especially on a certain very delicate point which You cannot but recollect was such as to render it improper in me to invite explanation. At the same time, I think it now...
3914From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 20 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, July 20, 1795. On July 29, 1795, Washington wrote to Hamilton : “Your letters of the 20th and 21st Instt. found me at this place.” Letter of July 20 not found. ]
3915[Diary entry: 20 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
20. Do. Do. Do.
3916[Diary entry: 20 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
20. After doing business with the Comrs. of the fedl. City I proceeded on my journey & got home to dinner. The commissioners of the Federal City at this time were Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White. There had been endless disputes arising from the planning and development of the city. This meeting with the commissioners, however, dealt with an especially serious matter....
3917To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 20 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander Hamilton, 20 July 1795. On 29 July, GW wrote Hamilton: “Your letters of the 20th and 21st Instt found me at this place.”
3918To George Washington from New York Citizens, 20 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
At an Adjourned meeting of the Citizens of New York assembled in front of the Federal Hall at 12 OClock on Monday the 20th day of July 1795. Colonel William S. Smith in the Chair. The Chairman represented to the meeting that the Committee of fifteen Gentlemen nominated on saturday last, entertained doubts of the Regularity of their appointment, owing to the confusion which prevailed on that...
3919To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 20 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Private I do myself the honor of inclosing to you a letter from Colo. H. It proves, what I suspected, that the first opinion was not maturely weighed. But there is something in the business a little mysterious to me; which I shall examine into, before I write to you upon the occasion. The whole subject is daily increasing in magnitude: The proceedings in Boston, which, as yet, we guess at...
3920From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 20 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved your favor of the 9th. It happened fortunately that I had preserved the original rough paper on which I had estimated the books separately which I had to dispose of. On that I find that the Modern entries, Burrows, Peere Williams, Salkeld and Strange were estimated at fifty dollars and twenty two cents. The same books cost me in England £18–5. sterling which is 81.D. 11c....
3921[Diary entry: 19 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
19. Do. Do. Do.
3922[Diary entry: 19 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
19. Breakfasted at Vanhorn—dined at Bladensburgh & lodged in Geo. Town. vanhorn : Gabriel P. Van Horne ran a post-stage line from Philadelphia to Alexandria and operated several taverns on the road, including this one in Prince George’s County, 14 miles from Spurriers and 9 from Bladensburg. The location was known as Van Ville at the time. Van Horne had been captain of a company of militia in...
3923To George Washington from Alexis Joseph Collet, 19 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
La réputation des grandes actions de votre altesse Sérénissime, Repandue dans toute L’europe et L’amerique, et les preuves de Votre grandeur d’ame, meritent d’etre proposées á tous les americains, Comme autant de modeles á Suivre, le doux et Sage gouvernement d’une république Si florissante, d’ou Sont Sortis tant de grands hommes, qui ont illustrés L’état par Leurs vertus et Leur erudition, La...
3924To John Adams from John Sinclair, 18 July 1795 (Adams Papers)
I take the Liberty of inclosing the Plan of an Agreement which I am anxious should be entered into by the powers of Europe and the United States of America for the purpose of rewarding those who make any discovery of General benefit to Society. Having endeavoured in the inclosed Paper to delineate the Nature and importance of Such a measure, it is unnecessary for me to trouble you with...
3925To Alexander Hamilton from Robert Morris, 18 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I desired Mr. Constable to pay you $2000 & promised to remit him a bill for this Amot. By his letter just recd I find it was inconvenient for him to pay as he wants Money himself. You will find herein bills for five hundred pounds Stg they are perfectly good as Mr Cazenove will tell you & you can readily get the Money for them. I charge you $2333.33 being 175 ⅌ Ct and the exchge in New York is...
3926[Diary entry: 18 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
18. Do. & very warm.
3927[Diary entry: 18 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
18. Breakfasted in Baltim[or]e—dined & lodged at Spurriers where my sick horse died. spurriers : This is probably the same tavern that GW on 21 Sept. 1787 had called “the Widow Balls (formerly Spurriers).” Either Spurrier had again taken over as proprietor or the tavern was still known by his name.
3928To George Washington from Charles Lee, 18 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Some time ago I received from mr Gill your letter with the papers accompanying it for the purpose of preparing an instrument according to your instructions, which I regret could not have been done before now on account of my absence with my family from town on account of the Small pox. Only last teusday we returned and I mention this to excuse mr Gill as well as myself for the delay which has...
3929To George Washington from George Lewis, 18 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I return’d last evening from Kentucky, and have never had it in my power to write you till now. I made every exertion while in that country to vew your lands and my own on green river, but could never get to see a foot of either. I made two appointments to meet company’s that had agreed to go down with me, but was disappointed by both, indeed it was the opinion of most the old woodsmen that...
3930From George Washington to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
At this place, and in the moment I was about to step into my carriage, I was overtaken by an Express bearing the enclosed dispatches. As the application is of an unusual & disagreeable nature; and moreover, is intended, I have no doubt, to place me in an embarrassed situation, from whence an advantage may be taken; I forward it to you with a request, that you, the other two Secretaries and the...
3931To George Washington from John Sinclair, 18 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Duplicate As you are a member of the Board of Agriculture, I can, without impropriety, transmit to you, for your private information, the printed papers herewith sent, which however imperfect, yet will give some Idea of the nature and importance of Mr Elkingtons discoveries in the Art of Draining[.] If a committee were appointed to take the inclosed printed Plan of an Agreement, together with...
3932[Diary entry: 17 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
17. Southerly & growing warmer.
3933[Diary entry: 17 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
17. Breakfasted before I set out. Dined at Hartford & lodged at Websters. Brot. on the sick horse led. hartford : Harford Town, Md., now called Bush. The town was the county seat of Harford County from 1744 to 1782. websters : probably the tavern at the head of Bird River that earlier was called Skerrett’s and also Cheyns’s.
3934To George Washington from “Cassius,” 17 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
NO period since the revolution, has been pregnant with more important events to this country, than the present. We are in a situation at once the most humiliating and the most critical. Every friend to his country regards the consequences of Mr. Jay’s NEGOCIATION with apprehension.—Whatever may be its ultimate fate, the most threatning prospects present themselves on every side. Such is the...
3935To George Washington from John Gill, 17 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
The delay you complain of has not been occasioned by me but by the Absence of Mr Lee from this place, first at Richmond then in Westmoreland & afterward in Loudon where he was obliged to go to avoied his family havg the smallPox—It was but the other Day I wrote him stating that I was fearful you would complain of me for not forwarding the Deeds —To Morrow I will assuredly see him again & all...
3936To George Washington from Henry Lee, 17 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
It was a long time before I had an opportunity of making known to Mr Henry the purport of that part of your letr to me which concerns him. But very lately have I received his reply, which I beg leave to enclose for your perusal. I am very confident that Mr H. possesses the highest & truest regard for you & that he continues friendly to the g. government, notwithstanding the unwearied effects...
3937From John Marsden Pintard to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 17 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
The foregoing is copy of my Respects to you under date of the 19th Ultimo. I have now the Pleasure to hand you Invoice and Bill of Loading for the Two pipes of wine Shiped by me per your order On Board the Ship Ganges Thomas Tingey Commander for acct and Risque of the President of the United States and for their amt, Being Eighty Pounds Sterling I have this day drawn on you at thirty days...
3938To George Washington from Portsmouth, N.H., Citizens, 17 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Convinced of your inviolable attachment to the Interest & happiness of the States over which you preside & your readiness on all occasions to attend to every just complaint of the People—We the Citizens of Portsmouth constitutionally assembled in public Town meeting to signify our opinions relative to the Treaty between Great Britain & the United States of America consented to by a Majority of...
3939To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 17 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Altho’ you will have seen the commissioners of the Fœderal City, before their inclosed letter reaches Mount Vernon; I have supposed, that it will be better to transmit it to you. Mr Adet has sent me a decree of the national convention; by which they expressly violate our treaty of commerce with France; by declaring that hostile property may be seized on board of neutral vessels, until their...
3940To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 17 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Since writing a quarter of an hour ago, I find, that by not understanding the French Calendar, I am totally mistaken in my account of the French decree. The French Minister sent me two decrees, one of which is to the effect, mentioned in my other letter. But it is prior to the other, which is of a contrary import, and which until this moment I supposed to be repealed. So that the favorable...
3941[Diary entry: 16 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
16. Do. Do. but clear & warmer.
3942[Diary entry: 16 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
16. Breakfasted at Christa.—dined at Elkton & lodgd at Susquehanna. One of my horses overcome with heat. christa. : GW probably breakfasted at the village of Christiana Bridge (now called Christiana), Del., on the road from Wilmington to Charlestown, Md., rather than at Christina (Christiana) ferry, which crosses the Delaware River at Wilmington. On this journey GW probably stopped at Havre de...
3943To George Washington from Gouverneur Morris, 16 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
It has been impossible for me, owing to an Ague and fever, to write to you as I intended a very long Letter. This will I expect be delivered to you by Mr Livingston my late Secretary while in France who will be able to give you much useful Intelligence respecting that Country. I regret his Absence from London just now as I would otherwise give him some matter which must not be written. I am in...
3944From Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 16 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Snelson’s business has prevented his rendering me an account till this day. I now inclose you his note for the balance due me £102–8–11 ¾. arising on nails delivered him before the 30th. May. I also inclose an order of Ro. Rives & Co. on you for £9-5-3. Below is a statement of our account as nearly as I can make it. By this there will be still about £10. due from me to you, occasioned by...
3945To Alexander Hamilton from Edward Carrington, 15 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
In mine of sometime in June I promised you, by this date, a more full communication on the subject of State debt redeemed by Virginia from the end of the War with great Britain, to the end of the year 1789. Having made the best inquiry this subject will admit of, I am Satisfied that the following Statement is pretty right, that is to say Redeemed by Taxes, Sales of Land &c 2,613,692 dols....
3946[Diary entry: 15 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
15. Do. Easterly. Cloudy all day.
3947[Diary entry: 15 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
15th. Left Philaa. with Mrs. Washington & my family for Mt. Vernon. Dined at Chester & lodged at Wilmigton. left philaa. : “President Washington about eight o’clock this morning set out for Mount Vernon in a two-horse phaeton for one person, his family in a coach and four horses, and two servants on horseback leading his saddle horse” ( HILTZHEIMER Jacob Cox Parsons, ed. Extracts from the...
3948To George Washington from John Coakley Lettsom, 15 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Although a stranger to thee, and from my insignificancy in the great community of the world, even my name may be unknown; yet, I have presumed to address thee, with my sincere Thanks for the kindness shewn to a relation and Countryman of mine, whose virtues will do thy patronage no discredit. Dr Thornton to whom I allude, has a heart—an openness, a candour, and an ingenuous disposition; that,...
3949From George Washington to James Ross, 15 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Whether the transmission of the letter herewith sent may lead to a further discovery of the intentions of the writer, and who the writer is, is more than I can inform you. I send it, because Mr Bingham, the author, has suggested the measure; because you are acquainted with my ideas respecting those lands, and because, to ⟨know⟩ the disposition of others, towards them, ⟨can⟩ be productive of no...
3950To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 15 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the Liberty of inclosing the Plan of an Agreement which I am anxious should be entered into by the Powers of Europe and the United States of America for the purpose of rewarding those who make any discovery of general benefit to Society. Having endeavoured in the inclosed paper to deliniate the nature and importance of such a measure, it is unnecessary for me to trouble you with...