7881To George Washington from Henry Knox, 7 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your consideration the opinion of the Attorney General upon the act of the legislature of Pennsylvania for securing the trade, peace and safety of the port of Philadelphia, and defending the Western frontiers of the Commonwealth. I am Sir, Most respectfully, Your obedient Servant LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Knox wrote Attorney General William Bradford on 31 March...
7882Joseph Robinson’s Affidavit, 7 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
This day settled with John Steele Esqr. and reced. from him Thirty pounds in full satisfaction and payments of all accompts, debts, dues, notes, bonds, bills, or dealings whatsoever, but particularly in full for, and in discharge of a certain paper now in the hands of John Haywood Esqr. purporting to be an obligation upon George Washington late of Virginia, and John Steele, which said...
7883To George Washington from Robert Rutherford, 7 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
I address you with reluctance, with unease that you are too often beset, while the momentous Concerns of your Very important trust are pressing. Soon after Coming to this place, I saw a letter to Colo. Parker from Mr D. Bedenger at Norfolk in which he says “I have been informed that Mr Fitzsimmons in presence of Majr Frazier of Pittsburgh and in public Company declared that a Certain Mr...
7884To George Washington from John Wanton, 7 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
Much has been said concerning the detention of the Schooner, Bayonne, Thomas Greene Master, from St Johns, Nova Scotia. I wish to give your Excellency as just account of the transaction as I can nearly recollect, at 10 oClock A.M. the 1st day of April, arrived here the Schooner Bayonne as abovemention’d. and the Custom house boat went onboard her & brought her Register on Shore, & deliver’d to...
7885From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 7 April 1794 (Madison Papers)
Being reminded by your late letters of your certificates and the power of attorney to draw the interest, I have searched thro’ all my papers without being able to find either of them. I shall make another search, but it occurs to me that I may have carried these papers to Virga. & omitted to bring them back, and I have a faint impression of this sort on my memory. Be so good as to look among...
7886To James Madison from John Dawson, 7 April 1794 (Madison Papers)
The last mail brought us no letters from Philadelphia, which is matter of much surprise as the news-papers came, & of much regret as most people are exceedingly anxious to know the determination of congress on the several very important subjects now before them. The January packet which I find has arriv’d, brings the instructions of the B. King to the commanders of armd vessels of the 8th....
7887To James Madison from Alexander White, 7 April 1794 (Madison Papers)
When I consider the momentous struggle in which you are acting—I feel a reluctance to intrude, and yet cannot avoid expressing my regret that I had no intelligence from you by last Post. Public Prints however informed me of two important facts which had not before been fully authenticated the resolution of Congress for laying an Embargo, and the British Kings instructions rescinding those of...
7888From James Madison to John Dawson, 7 April 1794 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 7 April 1794. Acknowledged in Dawson to JM, 14 Apr. 1794 ; mentioned in JM to Jefferson, 14 Apr. 1794 . Encloses newspapers with accounts of the diplomatic correspondence that Washington submitted to Congress on 4 Apr. Asks Dawson to have JM’s letters to Jefferson taken out of the Richmond post office and forwarded privately to Monticello, since the mail has ceased to move...
7889To George Washington from John Nicholas, 6 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
In a crisis like the present nothing can require apology which may proceed from patriotism. The object of my letter may perhaps induce a suspicion that I am governed by party views, but when I disclaim the influence of numbers I may expect so far to escape imputation as to leave my opinions in their just force—I claim your attention from the motive which determined me to make this address...
7890From George Washington to William Pearce, 6 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your letter & Reports of the 1st instant I have received, and am glad to find by the first that you have got your family safe to Mount Vernon; as, unquestionably, it will be a satisfaction to you to have them along with you. Change of Air may, and I hope will, restore your eldest daughter to health again. I had no doubt but that the late capture of our Vessels by the British Cruisers, followed...