6621To George Washington from Thomas Hickling, 10 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
To His Excellency George Washington Esquire President of the United States of America, The memorial of Thomas Hickling of the Island of Saint Michaels one of the Azores or Western Islands Merchant, Humbly Sheweth, That your memorialist is a native of Boston in the Massachusetts Bay, but hath resided for several Years past in the Island of St Michaels aforesaid, That upon the acknowledgement of...
6622Farm Reports, 3–9 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Meteorlogical Account of the Weather Kept at Mount Vernon 1790 Jany 3 Morning 47 SWt Clear Noon 54 SWt Clear Night 57 SWt Clear 4 Morning 49 SWt Clear Noon 58 SWt Clear Night 58 SWt Clear 5 Morning 44 NEt Rain Noon 46 NEt
6623To George Washington from William Temple Franklin, 9 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
(Private) Sir, Philadelphia Jany 9th 1790 I know not whether I am acting improperly, in thus addressing you, but if I am, I beg your Excellency will not impute it to any want of Respect for your exalted Character, or elevated Situation. Thinking as Shakespeare expresses it, that “There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men, Which taken at the Flood, leads on to Fortune” has induced me to trouble...
6624To George Washington from Joseph Mandrillon, 9 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour of sending to your Excellency a Copy of my letter to the National Assembly —it is a part of my patriotic wishes to which I pray your Excellency to add it after the preface—Mr Cazenove who has saild from London for America, is charged to offer a copy of my wishes to your Excellency, and I pray you to accept them with the same indulgence and the same goodness with which you...
6625To George Washington from Francis Adrian Van der Kemp, 9 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
The offer of your Excellency’s Services to the Patriots and friends to the rights of mankind, with which I was honoured by Your Excellency’s favourable letter of 28 May 1788, encouraged me to recommend to your Excellency’s attention Mr S. T. G. Mappa, a Gentleman of a distinguished character amongst the Patriots. Upon the advice of respectable men in Europe the advice of his Excellency...
6626To George Washington from James Coor, 7 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
The state of North Carolina having Acceeded to the General Government of the United States I am told it becomes my duty to Acquaint You that I have acted at this place as a Naval Officer for port Beauford in this state for many years. And also to mention that If agreeable to Your Excellency and the Authority which may have such Appointments I should wish to be Continued as Naval Officer for...
6627To George Washington from John Christopher Kunze, 7 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Supposing, that many abuse Your Condescension by taking up Your previous Time in Conferences of an indifferent Nature, I was not bold enough, to intrude myself into Your Presence, without knowing first Your Pleasure, and wishing nevertheless to lay something before You, that appears to me at least to be not incompatible with Your other high Employments, I take this Method, to communicate it. A...
6628From George Washington to Sarah Bomford, 6 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your letter of the 23rd of August last, which came to my hands but a few days ago, I must observe that, from the year 1775. to the close of the war with great Britain, my public duties totally precluded me from attending to any kind of private business whatever, and from the latter period to the time of my entering again into public life, I was occasionally so much engaged in...
6629To George Washington from Christian Charles de Klauman, 4 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency will pardon the liberty of this address, tho’ the author of it has not the honor of being personally known to you. My wish is, thro your favor, to be appointed to some employment whereby I may make a decent living, and my pretensions are these. I left the Danish service in the year 1777, and arrived in Virginia that Fall with an intention of joining your army, but the Enemy...
6630To George Washington from Henry Knox, 4 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I humbly beg leave to submit to your consideration a general statement of the Indian Department, and of the South Western frontiers, the same being intimately blended together. The invitation of the United States to the Creek Nation of Indians, to treat of peace on terms of mutual advantage has not been accepted —The report of the Commissioners a will fully show the precarious state of this...