51To George Washington from Rufus King, 6 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 22d of december. Count Rumford being in Bavaria, I have requested the minister of that Country at this court, to forward your Letter to the count with his next dispatch —I have delivered to Mr Fulton the letter for him, and as soon as Sir John Sinclair returns to Town I will also deliver the Letter addressed to him —I have before sent two...
52To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 6 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor to inclose a letter of Oct. 16. received this day from Mr Adams at the Hague. The following passage is in a letter recd this day from the Consul of the U. States at Falmouth in England, dated Novr 26th: “A vessel arrived to-day from Lisbon, and the master reports that at Madrid the populace would not permit Lord Bute to depart, and that the Spanish and...
53To George Washington from Robert Fulton, 5 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
Last evening Mr King presented me with your Letter aquainting me of the Receipt of my publication on Small Canals, which I hope you will Soon have time to Peruse in a tranquil Retirement from the Buisy operations of a Public Life; Therefore Looking forward to that period when the whole force of your Mind will Act upon the Internal improvement of our Country, by Promoting Agriculture and...
54To George Washington from Jacob Broom, 4 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
as I was an applicant for the Office to which Major Bush was appointed, and by whose demise a vacancy has taken place, I take the liberty to renew my application —should I be so fortunate as to be the object of your choice, my best endeavors shall not be wanting to deserve the favor—on the other hand, should any one be preferred before me, I shall again chearfully submit; being firmly...
55To George Washington from Thomas Law, 4 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
I respect & esteem you too much to intrude often upon your valuable time I am averse to lacerate a mind already wounded by complaint; yet I cannot forbear when I consider that perhaps in the Year 1800 at Mount Vernon, when Congress cannot come to the City, you may upbraid me for not candidly assigning to you the causes of the misfortune, when it was in your power to do them away. I have...
56To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 3 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
It is with much regret, we trouble you with the enclosures, but as the appropriations will now be finally determined, we hope it will be the last application on that subject—We have only to observe, that Mr Davidson has received payment for his proportion of the President’s Square, as delineated on the engraved plan —We are, with sentiments &c. LB , DNA : RG 42, Records of the Commissioners...
57To George Washington from Anna Margaretha de Neufville, 2 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
when I had the honour to wait upon you Sir, you was pleased to ask me wether my husband had appleid to old Congress, which I answerd in the negative to you, owing not understanding perfect by your meaning, he has So far applied as to have Send a Copie of the list of debtors and creditors, with a letter or petetion, to Request theire influeence, in ordre to be Sooner remboursed; the particulars...
58To George Washington from James Anderson, 1 Feb. 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from James Anderson, 1 Feb. 1797 . GW wrote Anderson on 5 Feb. : “Your letter of the 1st instant, with the weekly reports, are received.”
59To George Washington from William Cocke, 1 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
In answer to yours of this date to Mr Blount And myself, I have to Observe that you May recollect that Some time past I delivered you a letter from Mr David Campbell on the Subject of his beeing appointed District Judge in the State of Tennessee and in Our then Conversation you intimated a de Sire to be informed whether he was a proper person to fill that Office I informed you that the...
60To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 February 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 Feb. 1797 . GW wrote Custis on 27 Feb. and acknowledged his “letter of the … first.”
61To George Washington from James Scott, 1 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
From your most excellent Speech addressed to Congress upon the opening of the Session; which shewed so fully the able Legislator, the true Patriot, and the Patron of Letters, it appears that the Institution of a College in the united States, on a liberal Plan, wherein Arts & Sciences may be taught with more Precision and to a greater Extent than has hitherto been adopted in that Country, is in...
62To George Washington from the Chevalier de Colbert, c. January 1797 (Washington Papers)
Will you be So good as to allow to a Soldier who fought in the last War for the American cause, under the Admirals Terney, D’Estouches, Barras, & de Grass, to recall himself to your Excellency to who he had the honnour to be introduced by the Marquis de la fayette at the Camp before York-Town. how far he was then to believe that by unforseen Events he Should be drove out of his own Country!...
63To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, c. January 1797 (Washington Papers)
The sitting of the Court and an uncommon pressure of business have unavoidably delayed an answer to your last favour. I have read with attention Mr Pickerings letter. It is in the main a substantial and satisfactory paper, will in all probability do considerable good in enlightening public opinion at home—and I do not know that it contains any thing which will do harm elsewhere. It wants...
64To George Washington from Thomas Remington, c. January 1797 (Washington Papers)
The Humble Petition of Thomas Remington native of South America sends Greeting—that your Petitioner after having Experienced a great many Misfortunes & disappointments in this unknown part of the Continent and from frequent Applications to Merchants in this City for Employment—find that Notwithstanding all my Exertions there is not the smallest Probability of my getting into any Sittuation for...
65From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [25–31 January 1797] (Hamilton Papers)
The sitting of the Court and an uncommon pressure of business have unavoidably delayed an answer to your last favour. I have read with attention Mr. Pickerings letter. It is in the main a substantial and satisfactory paper, will in all probability do considerable good in enlightening public opinion at home—and I do not know that it contains any thing which will do harm elsewhere. It wants...
66From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [31 January 1797] (Hamilton Papers)
My late situation exposes me to applications which I cannot resist without appearing unkind. It is understood that Mr. Walker is about to resign the place of naval Officer. Mr. Jonathan Burrall Mr. Rogers (Walker’s Deputy) and Col Giles (the present Marshall) have all three mentioned the subject to me and requested me to express my opinion of their qualifications to you. As to Mr. Burrall...
67To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 31 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
We do ourselves the honor of inclosing to you a Sketch of such description of the public appropriations, as will, we think, be sufficient to identify them in the Deed from the Trustees—It is submitted for consideration. We also inclose a plan of the proposed two buildings for the Executive Departments. One will be sufficient for the Treasury Department, and the other for the Department of...
68To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 31 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
My late situation exposes me to applications which I cannot resist without appearing unkind. It is understood that Mr Walker is about to resign the place of naval Officer. Mr Jonathan Burrall Mr Rogers (Walkers Deputy) and Col. Giles (the present Marshall) have all three mentioned the subject to me and requested me to express my opinion of their qualifications to you. As to Mr Burrall there is...
69To George Washington from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 25–28 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
Every thing that has happened since my arrival here in which our Country is concerned, you will have seen by my Letters No. 2–3–4 & 5 to the Secretary of State of the dates of the 20th of Decr & of the 6th 15th & 24th of this Month. But I cannot permit my Nephew Horry to return to America after an absence of many years without giving him a line to you and assuring you of my grateful affection...
70To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 27 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor to lay before the President of the U. States the letters received this day from Mr King, & the Commissioners of the U.S. in London. Also the draught of a message to the Senate containing nominations of three persons to be inspectors in No. Carolina. At the last Session they were commissioned, one as Collector and the other two as Surveyors, for the...
71To George Washington from Richard Peters, 26 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
I have endeavoured to find out the Prices of Land at & near Philadelphia & from thence to Lancaster on & near the Route to that Place. But these Prices are so various that I am not able to fix on any Average. £100 ⅌ Acre is offered for Land on the West Side of Schuylkill near the Bridge —Near £60 this Currency were given last year for Land a Mile further West—I would not take this Sum for my...
72To George Washington from James Anderson, 25 January 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from James Anderson, 25 Jan. 1797 . GW wrote Anderson on 29 Jan. : “Your letter of the 25th instant … came to hand.”
73To George Washington from Francis Preston, 25 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
The Bill extending the Laws of the United States to the State of Tennessee having passed, which makes it necessary a Federal Judge be appointed to that District, whose nomination is made by you, I have no doubts you are desirous to fix on a Character best calculated to perform the Duties of that high office and most acceptable to the People of that State—Under these impressions and at the...
74To George Washington from Henry Lee, c.24 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
General Lee returns herewith the paper which the President was pleased to give to him last evening—He has derived great pleasure from its perusal as it presents a complete refutation of all the charges exhibited agst govt by mr adet & breathes throughout a spirit of moderation & friendship which ought to produce the happiest effects. AL , DLC:GW . At this time, Lee represented Westmoreland...
75To George Washington from Alexander Spotswood, 24 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
General Lee and myself have Cancelled our bargain for the three tracts of land Laying in Kentucky, & which I purchased of him last year, (on certain Conditions,) two of which tracts had been previously Sold to you. In March I shall depart for that State to carry these conditions into effect —and if you have not yet Sold the two Sd tracts on Ruff-Creek, I would advise you not to do so—haveing...
76To George Washington from George Walker, 24 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
Permit me, for the last time I shall ever trouble You on the subject, to lay before you the cause of the late small altercation which took place between Commissioner Scott and myself; for although Mr Scott drew Mr White into a concurrence; yet, he was not the moving cause. And as for Dr Thornton he was in the negative through the whole. Sometime previous to my leaving the City last Spring, I...
77To George Washington from Thomas Farrington, 23 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
Be pleased, to accept the inclosed, as a real Testimony, of a sincere, & candid Respect, & Esteem from your very Obedient Humble Servant ALS , DLC:GW . Thomas Farrington (c.1751–1807) graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Harvard College (now Harvard University) in 1773, and was a teacher in Medford, Mass., from October to December of that year. Soon thereafter, he opened a store....
78To George Washington from John Greenwood, 23 January 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from John Greenwood, 23 Jan. 1797 . GW wrote Greenwood on 25 Jan. : “Your letter of the 23d instt came to me this morning.”
79To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 23 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the pleasure to present to the President a letter received this morning from Colo. Humphreys, by which it appears that Capt. OBrien & hands with the treasure are safe at Tripoli—and that the Dey of Algiers has demanded the delivery on pain of making war: there can be little doubt of the recovery of the money, seeing the Dey considers it as the property of the...
80To George Washington from Robert Rutherford, 23 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
From motives the most pure and a very generous impulse, I have hastily committed my sentiment to paper, as I fear for our common Country, and please to be assured, your reputation & peace of mind, is very dear to me, because I have ever considered you, as an honest Man, a patriot and firm friend to this people. The Crisis is Critical & Very important. I am aware of the difficulty’s you had in...