42021To George Washington from George Cabot, 9 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have communicated to Judge Phillips the contents of the several letters with which you honor’d me on the 16th of April — and I have the pleasure to inform you that the young Lees & Brents mentioned by your Nephew will probably be admitted at Andover, and if it happens otherwise they will be received at Exeter into the Academy there which is an Establishment in all respects similar & enjoys...
42022From Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., to Giuseppe Ceracchi, 9 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by the President of the United States to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th instt and that of the present date; and to express to you his regret at your dispair of bringing your plan of a national monument to a fortunate issue. Whether there are sufficient grounds for despair, or whether more time may not be necessary to give the Subscription papers a fairer trial...
42023To George Washington from James Anderson (of Scotland), 10 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
As I know your Excellency is very desireous of promoting improvements in Agriculture, I have been emboldened to use the freedom to desire the bearer hereof, John Bell, to offer his services to you before he engages himself with any other person, thinking you might perhaps be well pleased to have the assistance of one, in your rural operations, who from the assurances given to me by Dr...
42024To George Washington from Daniel Carroll, 10 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
The thursday after your departure, I met Messrs Scott & Thornton at the Office—I observed to them, that, it appeard by some things which had fallen from you, when we were all together, you expected the proceedings agreably to our letter to the Secretary of State, woud have been laid before you; I was surpriz’d to hear, that they had made some communications to you during your Stay at...
42025From Giuseppe Ceracchi to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., c.10 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
Mr King Boudinot and Wollcot will better explane the reason of there unsincerity respecting the plan of the National Monument they have connected other plots more pernicious, because secretly acting ageinst it to destroi it. My situation thank God, is for to be as the President immagin but if I should give time to the American egerness for foregn mony, my fortune might have been furthed at...
42026To George Washington from Joseph Fenwick, 10 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you a letter from Mr Secondat the only Son of the celebrated Montesquieu. he is now about 80 years old and infirm; his moral & social virtues, not less conspicuous than the Talents of his predecessor, have protected him thro’ the storm of the Revolution, notwithstanding the prejudice that prevaild against the class of men of which he was born a member. At his...
42027From George Washington to William Pearce, 10 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 3d instt, with the Reports of the preeceding week, was received yesterday; and I am glad to find by it that the Wheat & grass continues to mend—I hope the warm days we have had, and the showers of rain (if they have extended to you) have also brought on the Oats. It is high time they were advancing, if much is to be expected from them. Considering the quality of my flour...
42028To George Washington from Gustavus Scott, 11 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Gustavus Scott, 11 May 1795. On 17 May, GW wrote Scott: “I have been duly favored with your letter of the 11th instt.”
42029To 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...
42030To George Washington from Ruthey Jones, 12 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
I am at a loss for words to express the concern it gave me, that I had not the means in my Power of being so happy as to see you when you was in our State, and now I dair say I shall never have it in my Power, I have sent you a Pockitbook of my own work which I did at 62 years of Age—I being now in my 63d, it is my humble and earnest request that you will accept of it, as it is all I have to...