251To George Washington from William Patterson et al., 30 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
A Memorial in behalf of the distressed Emigrants from the Island of St Domingo now in this Town having been presented to Congress early in the Session and some Member’s of that Body doubting their Powers to grant them relief, We beg leave to call the Attention of the Executive to these unhappy Sufferers, Who without some Aid from the United States must soon perish in the Streets of Baltimore,...
252To George Washington from Patrick Lemmon, 23 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have came from beauretout County, in the State of Virginia to recieve pay fir my Service while in the american army under Capt. Thomas Price from Frederick Town in Mireland and have made application to the board of War and my name not being found in the meriland Register, they have refused to pay my demand. my distress is great for I am advanced in years, Cripled by War and stand in great...
253To George Washington from Daniel Carroll, 13 January 1795 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 7th Instant, affords me an opportunity of mentioning, that the Commissioners are engaged in prepareing a general Statement of all matters respecting the City, in which it is probable some things may be said, which will apply to parts of your Letter with which, I am honord. They wish to have the report as correct and ample as possible, & are sorry that it cannot be finish’d as...
254To George Washington from Martha Dangerfield Bland, 23 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
I thought Sir, when I received your Letter that it had forever Closed our Correspondence but I have now a Claim upon you in your public Charactor as well as a friend. I have a valluable slave in Philadelphia of the name of Alexander Aubury, who passes for a free man and lives near the Bettering house, Colonel Griffin informs me that he may be recoverd it has been attempted but the quakers...
255To George Washington from Alexander White, 11 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
I embrace the first opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of 28th Ulo—which did not come to hand till yesterday—The preference given me on this occasion is extremely flattering and although I feel a diffidence in my capacity to discharge the duties of so important a trust, in the execution of which I doubt not many things may occur which my line of life has not led to an...
256From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [5 April 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to The President & encloses the draft of a passport for the vessel of Mr. Fitzsimons which he understands the President had agreed to give. Mr Fitzsimons states that there will be on board, 8 barrels bread, 3 bbls Beef, 1 bbl pork & 1 barrel hams. All the articles but the last are understood to be intended for the subsistence of such of our...
257To George Washington from Thomas Morton Bates, 4 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosed will shew you a Work which I am now printing here, a number of which I hope to disperse in your part of the world; The utility of the work is a sufficient appology for my taking the liberty of thus addressing you on the Subject; hoping you will be kind enough to give it that sanction, which you think it merits. For any thing farther, I wd refer you to Mr George Morton, Treasury,...
258To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 9 September 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure of your private letter of the 26th of August. The feelings and views which are manifested in that letter are such as I expected would exist. And I most sincerely regret the cause of the uneasy sensations you experience. It is my most anxious wish, as far as may depend upon me, to smooth the path of your administration, and to render it prosperous and happy. And if any...
259To George Washington from Burgess Ball, 25 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours of the 21st Inst. this Evening, and, as you seem to be misinform’d respecting Mr Laurence Lewis’s Intention of changing his State, I thought it best, on Information from Mrs Lewis (he being at present in Berkly) and his other friends here, to lose no time in writing to you again—They say (& I also believe) that he has no Notion at all of entering into the matrimonial State, and...
260To George Washington from George Cornell, 10 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Memorial of George Cornell of Portsmouth On Rhode Island—Your Excellency Humble Memorialist is the first of all this State that yet appears To Congratulate your Excellency Too the Appointment of Their President—and he Thinks Himself forever Happy Now under Your Excellencys Reign and Good Government, and To whome with a faithfull heart he wishes Long life and all Happiness—and your...