911To George Washington from William Grayson, 22 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to inform you that the Honble John Tyler & Mr Henry Judges of the late Court of Admy in Virga have signified their desire of serving in the capacity of district Judge of that State. Mr Innis Atto. Genl of the State of Virga has also expressed his inclination of serving as Atto. general of the district Court; I should also presume that the Office of Atto. general of the...
912To George Washington from John Page, 23 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
That I may not obtrude on you & to the Interruption of other Applicants, I again have Recourse to this Mode of Application in behalf of Gentlemen who wish to be recommended to you for Appointments. The inclosed Letter was left by Mr Andrews with a Friend the Day he set out on his Return to Virginia. I hope you will excuse my troubling you with it as I shall only add respecting him that I think...
913To George Washington from Isaac Stephens, 23 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
You are not unacquanted of our Long Continueance in a State of Slavery for about four years and more although you Cannot feel for us to Redeem us But have So Much as to allow us a Comfortable Support Whilst we Due Live on the Earth the 13th of September 1789 arrived a Spanish Courier from Spain on the 14th Ditto I wated on the Spanish Consul to Know if any Letters had Com for us americans he...
914To George Washington from William Littlefield, 24 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
I am unacquainted with the mode pursued by Gentlemen of the other States, when they have applied for Offices; therefore hope the President will excuse the Liberty which I’ve taken in addressing him in this manner; nor should I have presumed so far on the subject had Our present Revenue Officers been such as were approved of by the better sort of people. They took no part in the late...
915To George Washington from Benjamin Fishbourn, 25 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
New York City Tavern May it please your Excellency. Septr 25th 89 I take my departure for Georgia on Monday next; but previous thereto I beg leave to request the favor of your Excellency to signify to me, your approbation of my having sufficiently done away any prejudices, you may have imbibed in consequence of representations having been made against me in the Senate: this request I hope will...
916To George Washington from John Hall, 25 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
As I understand the Judiciary Sistem is nearly concluded I take the liberty to request your attention to an application for the office of Marshall to the District Court of Georgia; any information respecting the confidence which may be reposed in me I beg leave to refer you to the Gentlemen Senators and Representatives from Georgia. I have the Honor to be sir your mo. obt and mo. Hble Sert ALS...
917To George Washington from Joseph Martin, 25 September 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Joseph Martin, 25 Sept. 178[9]. In his Memoranda on Indian Affairs, 1789 , GW describes this letter as follows: “Jos. Martin—from Long Island of Holstein Says (in his Letter dated the 25th of Septr 1789) that on the 27th of August an Express had arrived to him from the Chicasaw Nation with 4 strings of White Beads from Piemingo & other Chiefs of that Nation requesting...
918To George Washington from David Humphreys, 26 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
Finding an opportunity to Augusta, I could not excuse myself from giving you the progress of our negotiation since my last. On monday last (that is to say the day after the arrival of Genl Lincoln & myself) a deputation from all the Creeks of the Tuccasee, the Hallowing & the Tellasee Kings, waited upon us, to congratulate us on our arrival, to express in general terms their desire for peace,...
919To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 26 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed Letter from the Lieutenant of Woodford County containing the latest accounts of the Situation of the Kentucky District I do myself the Honour to forward to you, as the most probable means of affording relief to the distresses of the Inhabitants of the Western Frontier. I have &c. LB , Vi : Executive Letter Books. The letter from Robert Johnson, county lieutenant for Woodford...
920To George Washington from William Bedlow, 27 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
If these lines should be improper by being addressed to you, Pardon the freedom, as nothing but the distressed cituation I am put in by being deprived of my Office at this season of the Year could induce me to trouble you with a detail of it. I suffered largely in my property dureing the War, I came into this City on the Evacuation of the Brittish with the appointment of Postmaster, House rent...