651To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 16 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President, and has the honor to enclose the statement respecting the French Debt. He hopes to be able to wait upon the President on Monday, when he will give a further explanation. LB , DLC:GW . Hamilton submitted this statement in response to a request from the French minister to the United States, Jean-Baptiste Ternant, for an...
652Enclosure: Observations on L’Enfant’s Letter, 11 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Observations on Majr. L’enfant’s letter of Dec. 7. 1791. to the President, justifying his demolition of the house of Mr. Carrol of Duddington. He says that ‘Mr. Carrol erected his house partly on a main street, and altogether on ground to which the public had a more immediate title than himself could claim.’ When blaming Mr. Carrol then he considers this as a street; but when justifying...
653To George Washington from David Stuart, 10 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have just time to inform you, that the business of the rents between Mr Alexander & the estate of Mr Custis for the twelve years possession of it, was adjudged two days ago—I am sorry to inform you that it has exceeded every idea I had formed on the subject, and I believe that of every reasonable man—The two men nominated by me were Mr Pollard & Mr Moss those nominated by Alexander Mr Thomas...
654To George Washington from John Rutherford, 12 November 1793 (Washington Papers)
The very high esteem I have ever had for your excellency, as a Personage of the greatest abilities and integrity, encourages me to present you with this. It becomes me, as a stranger, to ask pardon for this my freedom, but I am fully persuaded that such are your views of Humanity, and of the Duties which we owe to each other as fellow citizens of the great theatre of the Universe that I shall...
655To George Washington from David Sewall, 24 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
the letter and Commission from the President of the United States, with sundry Statutes relating to the Judicial department did not find me, until some time after their date. This was not oweing to any failure in the conveyance by Post, but to my absence from hence on a remote Circuit of the Supreme Judicial Court: this circumstance, it is presumed, will be an apology, for not earlier noticing...
656To George Washington from William Bradford, 17 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
Altho’ a pretty full narrative of the situation of this County is prepared to be transmitted to the Secretary of State I take the liberty of adding a few observations on this interesting subject, which may not be so proper in an official communication. It will appear to you, Sir, from that letter to be our joint opinion that the people cannot be induced by conciliatory offers to relinquish...
657To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 15 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honour to inclose you a copy of an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia concerning an Advance of Money to the Government of the United States for public Buildings, and am with the highest Respect Your most obedt Servant ALS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters. Randolph enclosed a copy of “An Act concerning an Advance of Money to the Government of the United States for...
658Enclosure: Answers to Questions proposed by the President of the United States to the Secretary of the Treasury., 15 … (Washington Papers)
Question the first “What should be the answer of the Executive of the United States to Lord Dorchester, in case he should apply for permission to march troops through the territory of said States from Detroit to the Mississippi?” Answer In order to a right judgment of what ought to be done in such case, it may be of use previously to consider the following points. First. Whether there be a...
659To George Washington from William Pearce, 14 February 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Pearce, 14 Feb. 1796 . On 21 Feb., GW wrote Pearce: “Since my last to you, I have received your letters of the 7th & 14th Instant.”
660To George Washington from James Gunn and Thomas P. Carnes, c.2 March 1795 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to the will of the General Assembly of the State, we have the honour to represent. We beg leave to lay before the President of the United States, an Act passed by the Legislature of the State of Georgia, on the 28th day of December last. By a reference to the seventh section of the aforementioned Act, it will be perceived, that it is the duty of the senators, and Representatives...
661To George Washington from Charles Pinckney, 30 September 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you copies of Letters from General Pickens and Colonel Anderson on the subject of Indian Affairs —To me I confess their intelligence is unexpected, for I thought the justice and friendship the United States had treated the Creeks and Cherokees with, had entirely secured their confidence and respect; and that notwithstanding the attempts of the northern and western...
662From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [24 September 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to transmit you a letter of the 8th. of August from Governor St. Clair, together with sundry papers which accompanied it; the whole relating to the subject of the Settlements which have been made under purchases from Judge Symmes. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Letter not found. On November 9, 1791, Washington sent St. Clair’s letter to H to Thomas...
663To George Washington from Thomas Law, 8 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
I yesterday delivered a Lre into the Commissioners Office and returning from thence in company with Mr Hadfeild, that gentleman told me that he could get the Capitol covered in this Season , “why not write so then to the Commissioners?[”] said I—his answer was “I shall be more likely to effect it by my own means without their knowing of my intention ”—this upon my honor is a fact, but I do not...
664To George Washington from William Bradford, 17 October 1794 (Washington Papers)
Foreign Intelligence is conveyed to you so quickly and domestic occurrences have been so unimportant, that I have been unwilling to trouble you with a letter which could give you no material information: but I perceive, that if I indulge these scruples longer, I shall not have the honor of writing to you at all. I spent part of last week in New Jersey & had an opportunity of conversing with a...
665From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [11 July 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President. The state of health of his little boy & the situation of Mrs Hamilton in consequence of it, oblige him to request the President to excuse him from attending the interview with the Indians today & also to ask the President’s permission to make an excursion into the country for a few days to try the effect of exercise & change...
666To George Washington from Mary Atlee, 14 November 1793 (Washington Papers)
the tears of distress, Could never give pleasure To the Friend of Mankind; the humane, Illustrious president: From his Beneficence, mine would Cease to flow; the unhappy Mary atlee Casts herself upon your Bounty sir, she asks but the means of subsistance. AL , DLC:GW . The date is taken from the docket of the letter.
667To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 26 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
Since my last, written about five days ago, the committee of the whole house have been engaged in the amendments from congress. Mr Henry’s motion, introduced about three weeks past, for postponing the consideration of them, was negatived by a great majority. The first ten were easily agreed to. The eleventh and twelfth were rejected 64 against 58. I confess, that I see no propriety in adopting...
668To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 18 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury submits to the President the draft of a letter on the subject of the proscribed privateers. Would it not be adviseable to communicate the matter to the French minister & to request his cooperation in causing our ports to be no longer affronted by those vessels? The appointment of Collectors for the Districts of Hampton & Snow-Hill is become urgent, the present...
669To George Washington from Governeur Morris, 30 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
At this late Hour and from this remote Corner, I am to acknowlege your favors of the 19th and 25 June. I did not reply from Paris because I wished for a safe Conveyance, and altho none such offers itself at present yet I will write what occurs for Communication and take a future Chance of Transmission. The Assurances of friendly Esteem which your Letters convey are very pleasing, but indeed I...
670To George Washington from David Humphreys, 16 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
Although it is impossible for a stranger, in merely travelling through a country & remaining only a few weeks in its capital, to give a complete account of the state of affairs & system of policy in it; yet he may have opportunities of collecting some informations which will be perhaps entertaining, if not useful, to Persons in public life at a distance. Under this idea, in consequence of your...
671To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 19 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
I receivd yr letter of the 8th of April and am under great obligations to you, for the kind proposials there in Contain’d—Howels absence from Town at this time prevents his acknowledging—your kindness with his own hand I shall send an express of immediately with yr letter to him, and you may expect an answer in less than a Fortnight. Howell my Dear Brother is a Boy of very Slender...
672To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 15 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State respectfully lays before the President of the United States, the letter of resignation of Mr Benjamin Joy, late consul of the United States at Calcutta; and the recommendations of Mr William James Miller late of Philadelphia, now established at Calcutta, as a fit person to succeed Mr Joy in the Consulate. In addition to the testimonies inclosed in favour of Mr Miller,...
673To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 23 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
Treasury Department, Philadelphia, 23 Feb. 1792. Submits a contract made by the superintendent of the New Castle Island lighthouse in New Hampshire with Titus Salter for supplying, keeping, lighting, and superintending the occasional repairs of that building and humbly opines that it is not disadvantageous to the United States, as its terms are the same as those in the last agreement for the...
674To George Washington from Gustavus Scott, 14 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
Mr Blagden waits on you for the purpose of examining your Stone Quarry. He is generaly h[e]re consider’d as the best Judge of free Stone in the City and all the Contractors for the public Works have submitted to his Opinions on the quality of the Stone deliverd. He is himself now a Contractor & has lately past Sentence against his own Stone. I am confident any Opinion he gives, you may safely...
675To George Washington from Richard Graham, 20 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
I am just returned from a trip down the River Ohio—when I went up the little Kanawa to look at my Lands there I found a Settlement formed of twelve familys in which are twenty good Rifflemen, at the head of them a Mr James Neal from Frederick County of whome they held the Land he having patented Twenty two hundred Acres about Six miles above the mouth of the Kanawa on the west Side —they are...
676From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 22 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President the extracts he desired from his letter of May 4. 1787. He finds by a note, which he does not know however where he got, that the city of Mexico is about 200. miles from the sea. RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); addressed: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by Washington: “22d. July. 1790 State of the Portuguese in So. America.” Not...
677To George Washington from William Pearce, 23 August 1796 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 23 Aug. 1796. GW wrote Pearce on 28 Aug. : “Your letter of the 23d instt … came to my hands yesterday.”
678To George Washington from James Anderson, 11 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
Refering to my last of 2d have now to hand You Report of last week. As said in my last I have now brought my Family here, which with Mr Pearce sickness has put it out of my power to send You Inventory of every Article I find here. It is however nearly compleat And will certainly forward it in my next—which I intend by Monday, instead of this days post, I have been at all the Farm’s various...
679From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [16 June 1796] (Hamilton Papers)
I have received information this morning of a nature which I think you ought to receive without delay. A Mr. Le Guen , a Frenchman, a client of mine and in whom I have inspired confidence, and who is apparently a discreet and decent man, called on me this morning to consult me on the expediency of his becoming naturalized, in order that certain events between France and the U States might not...
680To George Washington from John Fitzgerald, 25 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
It was only by last Post that I was honor’d by the receipt of your letter of the 28th past & how to account for the detention I am entirely at a loss since its coming to hand I have made every enquiry respecting the Price to be procured for flour, & am offer’d only 31/ & 33/ ⅌ Barrell paid in 90 days the flour to be all deliver’d at this place. Flour would be higher if American bottoms could...
681To George Washington from Henry Knox, 20 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit, Enclosed, a letter just received from James Seagrove, dated at Savannah, August 4th 1793, with enclosures. I am, most respectfully, Sir, Your very humble Servt LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . In his brief letter to Knox of 4 Aug. 1793, James Seagrove wrote that there had been “no change or novelty” in Indian affairs since his previous letter, a duplicate of which was...
682To George Washington from Matthew McAllister, 26 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
Were I to solicit your attention to this application when business of greater importance only did not engage it, perhaps it would pass unnoticed, but I flatter my self otherwise from the circumstances attending it, Permit me Sir to congratulate you upon the organization of the General Government, & the happy progress made under it since the meeting of Congress Under which it is my wish to act...
683To George Washington from Thomas Mifflin, 18 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
In answer to a circular letter, which I addressed to the Officers of this Commonwealth, enjoining, among other things, an implicit obedience to the laws of the Union, I have received a variety of communications of a very patriotic and satisfactory nature: and the inclosed Extracts from the letters of Judge Addison and Mr Reddick (the Prothonotary of the County of Washington) relatively to the...
684From 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...
685To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 21 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph has the honor of submitting to the President the draught of the parts of the letter to Mr Hammond. The errors in writing will be corrected in the fair copy. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, GW’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State. The date is supplied from the docket on the AL , which agrees with the date on the letter-book copy. The draft, which...
686To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 18 September 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Pittsburg mail is arrived, but no letter from General Wayne. I suspect he has sent dispatches by an officer who is taking the route thro’ the Wilderness. Mr Hodgden this moment mentions the intelligence he had from his neighbour Mr Vanuxem, a mercantile agent for the French, who told him last evening, that the Secretary of the French Legation here said that a national vessel had arrived at...
687To George Washington from Henry Knox, 21 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor respectfully to submit a draft of a proposed letter to Governor Blount, of which, the clerk has just finished a copy. Genl Putnam left this City, this Morning, to return early in the next week. I am Sir Most respectfully Your obedient Servant Dr Allen will be in readiness to return on Monday. He is getting Clothes made and his accounts are to be settled. ALS , DLC:GW ; LB ,...
688To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 27 August 1792 (Washington Papers)
By the Act of the last Session entitled “An Act supplementary to the Act making provision for the Debt of the United States,” authority is given to discharge the debts due to foreign Officers out of the monies which the President is authorised to borrow by the Act making provision for the Debt of the United States. The sum authorised to be borrowed by the last mentioned Act is 12.000.000. of...
689To George Washington from William Maclay, 20 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
My brother in law David Harris of Baltimore is among the applicants for an Office in the Revenue of that Port. Should you wish to make inquiry respecting his Character, I beg leave to refer you to Mr Henry of the Senate and Mr Smith of the House of Representatives, both from the state of Maryland. I pray you Sir to have the goodness to excuse my not having waited on you, before my leaving...
690To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 8 July 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to submit to the President of the United States the inclosed Contract between the Superintendant of the Delaware Lighthouse &[c]a and Benjamin Rice, for the making of two Mooring chains for the use of the Beacon boats on the River Delaware, together with sundry papers relating thereto. The object appears to be a necessary one, & the...
691To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 17 April 1791 (Washington Papers)
You will probably recollect that previous to your departure from this place, anticipating the event which has taken place with regard to the death of Mr Eveleigh, I took the liberty to mention to you that Mr Woolcott the present Auditor would be in every respect worthy of your consideration as his successor in office. Now that the event has happened, a concern as anxious as it is natural, for...
692To George Washington from Wakelin Welch & Son, 1 June 1790 (Washington Papers)
We had the honor of receiving your Excellencys favors of 13th Octr & 1st March by the hands of Mr Morris. Mr Morris has given his orders for the ornaments suitable for your dining Table, & for which, we have promised to pay, he observed that by sending some Goods, for you while he was in France⟨,⟩ he had advanced near £100, which if the Balance due to you in our hands would admit he should be...
693To George Washington from Henry Knox, 1 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
It is with great pain I submit the enclosed letters from Major Roberts, and Captain Freeman giving information of the recent disturbances and appearances of war which have arisen on the frontiers of Georgia. The protection of the frontiers by Militia, appears to be the certain mean of bringing on a war which the U.S. are desirous of avoiding. It seems however indispensible that these...
694To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 15–28 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
This day has been a Glorious day to the Rights and Liberties of the Metropolis, as we have carried the Election of the Lord Mayor in opposition to the utmost Efforts of Threats, Bribery, Corruption of Judges & Arbitrary conduct of the Privy Council—I send you the papers in which all the Latter Proceedings are printed—the Contest has lasted these four Months. The intention of Government was to...
695To George Washington from George Buchanan, 21 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
Having just published a small work which Interests the States at large, I have thought it my duty to transmit you a copy, as it is incumbent upon every American to pay every respect to your worthey Character that he may have in his power. I am also happy Sir in having so good an excuse for writing to you, as my Friends have solicited me to offer as a Candidate for the office lately vacated by...
696To George Washington from Mary Seymour Austin, 28 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
Necessity is my only apollogy for addressing a Gentleman of your dignified Merit—Having no alternative; you will excuse me—Family distress gives birth to these lines—While you suffer me to relate my misfortunes, your pity, rather than wonder may be excited—When I consider you as One whom Providence seems to have raised up, not only as a deliverer of your Country, but as a great helper of the...
697From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 9 September 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I had the honor of writing to you by the post of Monday last, and then transmitted sundry papers respecting a Meeting at Pittsburg on the 21st of August, and other proceedings of a disorderly nature, in opposition to the Laws laying a duty on distilled spirits; and I added my opinion, that it was adviseable for the Government to take measures for suppressing these disorders, & enforcing the...
698To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 30 July 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to inclose for your perusal a letter which I have prepared for mister Short. The ill humour into which the French colonies are getting, & the little dependence on the troops sent thither, may produce a hesitation in the National assembly as to the conditions they will impose in their constitution, in a moment of hesitation small matters may influence their decision. they may...
699From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [27 November 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President. The execution of the process by the marshal himself is, for many reasons, so important that it does not appear possible to dispense with it. If there should be any failure in the Deputy it would probably furnish a topic of censure and a source of much embarrassment. The impediment in point of health is to be regretted, but,...
700To George Washington from Gustavus Scott, 18 November 1795 (Washington Papers)
Since my Return from Annapolis, tho’ generaly in the City from 9 to 3 OClock I have not been unmindfull of the Potk Company. Two Meetings have been held to decide upon the proper Measures to obtain Aid from the States of Maryland & Virginia. The Result is that Messrs Forrest, Lear & Law proceed immediately to Annapolis to attend the Assembly of Maryland now in Session: & that some other...