23451To George Washington from David Steel, 10 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
A very old and worthy friend of mine, Mr Christopher Richmond, received from me, some months ago, a copy of a new work, “The Elements and Practice of Rigging, Seamanship, and Naval Tactics.” Thinking it would serve my interest, he introduced it to the notice of the War Department of your United States; and it became, as I understand, an official deposit there. He since suggested to me, that I...
23452From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 10 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I expected that Kinsolving’s money would by this time have been brought in to remit to you. He confessed judgment on both bonds with a stay of execution, and in the spring brought me his tobacco notes to sell for him and receive the money. Not liking to do this I left it to himself to sell them and bring the order for the money. I have not heard from him since, tho’ those who know him assure...
23453To Thomas Jefferson from John Craig Millar, 10 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I have perhaps to solicit your forgiveness for the freedom I have used in not having immediately transmitted the inclosed, upon my arrival in the United States. My apology is—that I received it in circumstances which were inconsistent with the supposition of dispatch being requisite. Entertaining likewise not a distant hope of having it in my power to be the Bearer of the letter to Virginia, I...
23454From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 11 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, July 11, 1795. On July 13, 1795, Washington wrote to Hamilton : “I was almost in the act of sending the enclosed letter to the Post Office when your favor of the 11th. was put into my hands.” Letter not found. ] This letter, which was written in reply to Washington to H, July 3, 1795 , was one of three letters which H sent to Washington enclosing parts of H’s “Remarks on the Treaty...
23455[Diary entry: 11 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
11. Wind at No. Et. & fresh but very wa[rm].
23456To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 11 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander Hamilton, 11 July 1795. In a postscript to his letter to Hamilton on 13 July, GW wrote: “I was almost in the act of sending the enclosed letter to the Post Office when your favor of the 11th was put into my hands.”
23457To George Washington from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 11 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of The Treasury has the honor most respectfully to inform The President of the United States, that it appears by communications from the Commissioner of the Revenue, to be expedient that some person be appointed to superintend the Lighthouse establishment at Bald head, on Cape Fear in North Carolina. It appears to the Secretary to be advisable that this agency should be committed...
23458From John Jay to Henry Lee, 11 July 1795 (Jay Papers)
Accept my cordial thanks for the friendly Congratulations expressed in your obliging Letter of the 30 of last month, which I rec d . Yesterday— It was obvious to me when I embarked on my late mission, that so many Circumstances combined to render pacific arrangements with Great Britain unwelcome to certain Politicians and their Partizans both here and elsewhere, that their approbation of any...
23459To James Madison from Richard Taylor, 11 July 1795 (Madison Papers)
I recev’d your favour by Mr. Bennett a few days agoe & am pleased to hear of the health of our friends in Virga. but there is one thing you surely forgot to mention you mention your Lady but do not say that your happyness is like to be compleated by an Increase of Famaly. I have not since the receipt of your Leter had an opertunity of haveing the Land surveyed but will have it done so soon as...
23460Thomas Boylston Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 July 1795 (Adams Papers)
The four Letters which your last favor of April 23. mentions to have been written to me, have been received in their regular order, though some of them were nearly five months old when they came to hand. Accept my best acknowledgements for your kindness in writing so often; to solicit a continuance of it from you, is useless, because I know you will omit no occasion of affording to your sons,...
23461To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, [11–12 July 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
A Week since Franklin Bache past thro this Town to ye Eastward distributing the Treaty. It appears there is a settled plan to disturb the public Tranquillity and the greatest industry and pains are opperating for that purpose. Men are in every part of this state misrepresenting the Treaty and have already suceeded to alarm many people I do not yet find they have written any thing but private...
23462To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Ruggles, 12 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Brookhaven [ New York ] July 12, 1795. “… I have Business of Consequence Likely to Commence And Wish You to engage for Me as my Attorney in A Case of Fraud….” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
23463[Diary entry: 12 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
12. Do. Easterly—very warm—clear.
23464From George Washington to William Pearce, 12 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 5th, and the reports of the preceeding week, have been received. I am glad to hear your wheat harvest is secured. If it yields well it will be fortunate as there is no doubt of the price being good. The Indian corn will have no cause to complain from the want of heat, for some days past. If nothing more than I foresee at present, happens to prevent it, I shall leave this...
23465To George Washington from Willaim Pearce, 12 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have Receved your letter of the 5th Instant. The Dormant windows is not put yet, In The stable and Indeed I forgot how you Directed them to be done—as I omited Takeing the Directions down In writeing. millar Ben has not been In the mill Since the flour was done with he has been sometimes working on the new mill race and some Time Giting staves with Cooper Tom and Since Harvest he has been...
23466To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 12 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
The two questions, which I had the honor of receiving from you on the 29th Ultimo, being preparatory to the measures, which appear to me most adviseable to be pursued, on the late treaty with Great Britain; I shall take the liberty of connecting the whole subject together. Had the senate advised and consented to a ratification in an unqualified manner, the President would have had nothing, but...
23467Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, 13 July 1795 (Adams Papers)
The flattering reception which my Letters have met with from you, and the expressions of commendation you have been pleased to use respecting them, would excite sensations of vanity, if I could consider them in any other light, than as the effusions of parental partiality, & paternal indulgence. As a tribute of affectionate approbation, I shall cherish it with fondness, & rember it with...
23468To John Adams from Benjamin Huntington, 13 July 1795 (Adams Papers)
At the Request of Capt Ledlie of Hartford who will Wait on you with this I have preferred to trouble your Excellency with a Line in his Favour as he thinks your Advice in a business he has on hand will be Important. Capt Hugh Ledlie is a Gentleman who formerly was much Engaged in Mercantile Concerns in this State & by his Industry Economy and punctuality Punctuality in Business obtained a...
23469To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 13 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I have, in the regular course of the Posts, been duly favored with your letters of the 9th, accompanying your observations on the several articles of the treaty with Great Britain, and of the 10th. supplimentary thereto. For both, I offer you my sincere thanks, as they have afforded me great satisfaction. Altho’ it was my wish that your observations on each article should be diffusive, yet I...
23470From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 13 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, July 13, 1795. On July 14, 1795, Washington wrote to Hamilton : “I received your favor of yesterday.” Letter not found. ]
23471[Diary entry: 13 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
13. Do. So. Wt. Sultry.
23472To George Washington from Boston Citizens, 13 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, duly & legally warned & convened, by adjournment at Faneuil Hall on Monday the thirteenth day of July, One thousand Seven hundred & ninety five. A Pamphlet printed at Philadelphia under the signature of Stevens Thomson Mason, one of the Senators of the United States from the Commonwealth of Virginia, & purporting to be a genuine Copy of a...
23473From George Washington to John Gill, 13 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
It is now near two months since I sent you the Deeds for my land on Difficult run, from which to draw a conveyance to yourself, on the terms, and agreeably to the instructions contained in a letter to Charles Lee Esqr.—or, that they might be returned to me again. As I can see no cause for, or propriety in this delay, I do now take the liberty of declaring it as my intention, that unless the...
23474To George Washington from “H.,” c.13 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Haveing just returnd from a visit in the Northern States where the Treaty has been the constant subject of the peoples reprobation particularly of men concern’d in Trade, I am pleased to learn from enquirey that thou hast not yet placed thy name to it, but hast it still under thy consideration—Thou hast already Enemies and many of them were never friends to the Interests of America what ever...
23475From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 13 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have, in the regular course of the Posts, been duly favored with your letters of the 9th, accompanying your observations on the several articles of the treaty with Great Britain, and of the 10th supplimentary thereto. For both, I offer you my sincere thanks, as they have afforded me great satisfaction. Altho’ it was my wish that your observations on each article should be diffusive, yet I am...
23476To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 13 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander Hamilton, 13 July 1795. On 14 July, GW wrote Hamilton: “I received your favor of yesterday, this moment.”
23477To George Washington from James Hoban, 13 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with a sight of a Letter from Collen Williamson to the Secretary of State, in which many things are said foreign to the truth, respecting the work done at the Presidents House, and also at the Capitol —I am so conscious of the faithfull execution of the work which I have superintended, that I am quite willing that this Mr Traquire mentioned by Mr Williamson in his letter...
23478From John Jay to Timothy Pickering, 13 July 1795 (Jay Papers)
On the 6 th . I was favoured with yours of the 3 d of this month together with the papers mentioned to be inclosed with it. My information relative to the Indian affairs of this State being imperfect, it has not been in my power to answer your letter with sufficient accuracy at a more early day. Whether the Constitution of the United States warrants the Act of Congress of the 1. March 1793 and...
23479To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 13 July 1795 (Madison Papers)
I send you the inclosed as you may perhaps not have seen it. Return it if you please. I have not yet seen the treaty, but suppose tomorrow’s post may perhaps bring it. Mr. and mrs. Randolph set out the day after tomorrow for the springs, to see if any of them can restore the nearly hopeless state of his health. Nil mihi rescribas. Attamen ipse veni. Vale. RC ( DLC ); FC ( DLC : Jefferson...
23480To Thomas Jefferson from William Branch Giles, 13 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been several days in this place engaged in inquireing amongst the money changers, as to the present, and the probable future, prices of wheat and tobacco. The market for wheat seems not yet to be fixed. I think there are but few purchasers at this time in the market. They speak however of from eight to ten shillings Per Bushel, and it is supposed by some that two dollars may be had in...
23481From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 13 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you the inclosed as you may perhaps not have seen it. Return it if you please. I have not yet seen the treaty, but suppose tomorrow’s post may perhaps bring it. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph set out the day after tomorrow for the springs, to see if any of them can restore the nearly hopeless state of his health . Nil mihi rescribas. Attamen ipse veni . Vale. RC ( DLC : Madison Papers). PrC (...
23482To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas FitzSimons, 14 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I ought to have answered your favor of the 10th sooner but I have not been able to lay my hand on some papers which would enable me to state the Matter in dispute between Holker & Mr Church —indeed I have been very much Engaged in Getting Certificates proofs &c to send to England Where I hope to recover the Amount of a Valuable Vessell & Cargo taken from me in 1793. Bayard writes me that he...
23483To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 14 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your favor of yesterday, this moment, when I am on the eve of a journey to Virginia. The opinion which you have given as to its being necessary to submit the new article to the Senate being in direct opposition to that of the Secretaries and the Attorney general, has occasioned some embarrassments with me. For I always understood it to be the sense of the majority of the Senate,...
23484[Diary entry: 14 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
14. Do. Northerly & fresh—cooler.
23485From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 14 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of yesterday, this moment, when I am on the eve of a journey to Virginia. The opinion which you have given as to its being necessary to submit the new article to the Senate, being in direct opposition to that of the Secretaries and the Attorney general, has occasioned some embarrassment with me. For I always understood it to be the sense of the majority of the Senate,...
23486From Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., to Timothy Pickering, 14 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
By the President’s order B. Dandridge respectfully returns to The Secretary of War the several papers respecting the site on the Potomac most proper for establishing an arsenal; and informs the Secretary that after an attentive consideration of said papers & viewing all circumstances The President is of opinion that the site on Conogocheague is the most advantageous & proper, & requests that...
23487Memorandum of Edmund Randolph, 14 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Memorandum. Mr Adet came to the office, and told me, that he had come to express to me in an amicable manner the uneasiness, which the treaty with Great Britain had excited in him. Professing not to have seen it, I promised him a copy, and that day delivered it to him. He stated some days afterwards in writing three objections: 1. that we had granted to Great Britain liberty to seize our naval...
23488From George Washington to William Washington, 14 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with your letter of the 24th of May, giving an acct of the condition of Royal Gift. I am sorry the removal of him from Virginia to South Carolina has been attended with so little public or private advantage. If he is yet alive, and upon a critical examination of his case, it should be thought that he has sufficient health & strength remaining to stand the voyage, I would...
23489To John Jay from Samuel Huntington, 14 July 1795 (Jay Papers)
John Brainard Esq r . Sheriff of the County of New Haven, will have the honour of delivering this letter to your Excellency; & with the other papers which he will lay before you, You will observe I have appointed him my Agent to take two Criminals who have fled from Justice in this State & are said to be in the State of New York— I request your Excellency to give the bearer the necessary Aid &...
23490From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 14 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
Having lately had an opportunity of examining our tax law in the new volume of laws lately published, I find lands whereof the taxes have not been paid for three years are liable to have a warrant located on them by any person whatever, without notice to the owner. I am therefore become really uneasy about my Natural bridge tract, and the more so as I have no information from the Commissioner...
23491July [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...
23492To 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....
23493[Diary entry: 15 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
15. Do. Easterly. Cloudy all day.
23494[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...
23495To 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,...
23496From 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...
23497To 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...
23498[Diary entry: 16 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
16. Do. Do. but clear & warmer.
23499[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...
23500To 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...