1To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Brooke, 4 September 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I should have done myself the honor of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the of last, at a much earlier period, but wished in my reply to be able to give you perfect information respecting the objects of the suit to which it related, as this would be most satisfactorily obtained from the Complainants Bill (which he promised should be filed in a very short time) I waited under an...
2To James Madison from the Governor of Virginia, 24 December 1795 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 24 December 1795, Richmond. A circular letter from Gov. Robert Brooke to Virginia’s delegation in the House of Representatives. Listed in Executive Letterbook (Vi). Encloses copies of the Virginia General Assembly’s joint resolutions proposing four constitutional amendments (possibly the printed version, In the House of Delegates, Saturday, December 12, 1795 … [(Richmond,...
3Enclosure: Robert Brooke to Timothy Pickering, 16 January 1796 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor of enclosing to you, a letter from the Vice Consul of the French Republic (resident at Norfolk) complaining of improper purchases making in this State, by the British Consul and his agents; and calling on the Executive of Virginia for their interference to prevent the injury which those operations threaten to the interest of the French Nation. If the Subjects of the...
4To George Washington from Robert Brooke, 9 January 1796 (Washington Papers)
Agreeably to your request I submitted to the consideration of the General Assembly of Virginia your letter respecting the appropriation of the shares in the Potowmack and James river Companies which had been by them subjected to your disposal; and I have now the honor to enclose you their resolutions thereupon and have the honor to be, with the most perfect respect, your obedt Servant LS ,...