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...
6631To George Washington from James Madison, 4 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
After being detained 8 or 10 days beyond the intended commencement of my Journey, by the critical illness of my mother, I am now subjected to a further delay by an attack on my own health. A slight complaint in my bowels which I first felt on the day of my arrival here (friday last) very suddenly took the form of a pretty severe dysentery. With the aid of Doctr Stuart who has been good eno’ to...
6632From James Madison to George Washington, 4 January 1790 (Madison Papers)
After being detained 8 or 10 days beyond the intended commencement of my Journey, by the critical illness of my mother, I am now subjected to a further delay by an attack on my own health. A slight complaint in my bowels which I first felt on the day of my arrival here (friday last) very suddenly took the form of a pretty severe dysentery. With the aid of Docr. Stuart who has been good eno’ to...
6633From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [3 January 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury having, in consequence of the Act for the Establishment and support of Light houses, directed his Enquiries to that object begs leave most respectfully to submit the result to The President of the United States of America New Hampshire. In this State is only one Light house situated on a point of land on the Island of New-Castle, three miles from Portsmouth,...
6634To George Washington from David Forman, 3 January 1790 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from David Forman, 3 Jan. 1790. On 21 Jan. GW wrote Forman “acknowledging the receipt of your letters of the 3rd and 18th instant.” See also David Humphreys to John Jay, 8 Jan. 1790 , and Tobias Lear to Jay, 20 Jan. 1790 .
6635To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 3 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury having, in consequence of the Act for the Establishment and support of Light-houses, directed his Enquiries to that object begs leave most respectfully to submit the result to The President of the United States of America. New Hampshire. In this State is only one Light house situated on a point of land on the Island of New-Castle, three miles from Portsmouth,...
6636To George Washington from Samuel Meredith, 3 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Treasury of the United States Sir [New York] January 3d 1790 My Accots having lain a considerable time in the Offices for settlement, & being now passed, permit me to lay a Copy of them before you. I have the honor to be with the most perfect respect sir Your most humble Servt LB , DLC:GW . It is possible that Tobias Lear misdated this letter in making the letter-book copy. Documents were...
6637To George Washington from Matthew Clarkson, 2 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Having formerly acted under your immediate Command as a principal in the department of auditor of accounts to the army; I had the honor to become personally known to you; those services I hope were approved. I still wish to be useful to our common country. From the late proceedings of Congress I have been induced to suppose that that honorable body will shortly determine where their permanent...
6638To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 2 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with your letter of the 28th Ulto. Sensible that You must be wearied with Solicitations for appointments to Offices, it is with reluctance that I now take the liberty to mention Dudley Woodbridge jun. Esq: as a suitable character to supply the vacancy lately made by the decease of Genl Parsons in the supreme Court in the western Territory. Mr Woodbridge sustains an amiable &...
6639To George Washington from Armand, 2 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Was I only acquainted with your high character and the eminent post where it has placed you, as in your most natural position, without Being at the same time incouraged in the respectuous liberty which your goodness inspire, I would restrain the satisfactions of my heart on your account, to the possession of the highest sentiments he is capable of entertaining for the man who the world knows...
6640To George Washington from Winthrop Sargent, 2 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Losanteville [Territory N.W. of River Ohio] Sir 2d Jany 1790 I do myself the Honour to transmit your Excellency the Proceedings of the Governour in his Executive Department from July last, and since his Return to the Territory. By the Ordinance for the Government of this Country such Communications should have been made to the Secretary of Congress, but a late Resolution has induced me to...
6641To George Washington from Samuel Shaw, 2 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
On the 26 January 1786, the then Congress of the United States did me the honor to appoint me their Consul at Canton in China, where I resided till the 20 January 1789, at which time I embarked on my return to America. Being about to go again to that Country, I do myself the honor, Sir, to request, if it be not incompatible with any present public arrangement, that I may be favored with the...
6642To George Washington from Nathaniel Keais, 1 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
the Subject of this Letter is to Inform your Excellency that I now hold the Office of Collector of the Impost for the Port of Bath—by an Appointment from this State. (Should there be no Weighty Reasons Offered to you Against it) I shall Esteem it as a Perticular Favour to be Reinstated in that Office under Congress. I am with the Greatest Respect Your Excellencys Obt Servant ALS , DLC:GW ....
6643To George Washington from John Tanner, 1 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
His Excellency George Washington Esqr. President of the United States in Congress Assembled, January 1, 1790. The humble petition of John Tanner humbly Sheweth, That your petitioner having been brought up to the sea from his Youth in this City (except during the late Contest) in pretty midling Circumstances & Credet. That your petitioner, during the late Contest, was taken a prisoner by the...
6644To George Washington from Joseph Willard, 1 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
When I had the honor of paying my respects to you, at the University in this place, I took the liberty of mentioning the utility of the Medical Institution, established in it, and at the same time, the disadvantage under which it has labored, from the first, for want of an Infirmary connected with it. As the time and other circumstances would admit but of few words upon the subject, you were...
6645To George Washington from the Invalid Pensioners of Pennsylvania, 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Petition of The Subscribers, pensioners According to Act of Congress of 7th June 1785 in consequence of wounds and disabilities incurred in the service of the United States during the late war with Great Britain, Most respectfully sheweth, That your Petitioners have found that the legislature of the Union at their last session have made a temporary continuation for one year of the pension...
6646To George Washington from Michael McDonnell, 1789 (Washington Papers)
Permit one of the lowest of the people to approach you with every sentiment of Gratitude and Respect which has been, or can be expressed by any individual, or collective Body in the Union. Likewise to intrude upon your patience with a request, which if inconsistent with your inclination to admit, must rely on your well-known candour to pardon the impertinent intrusion. I am a person Sir of a...
6647To George Washington from Pierre Penet, 1789 (Washington Papers)
the Subscriber parthener of Emanuel Pliarne decea’d in the year 1777 in crosing Potomock River, then charged of publick affairs, hath the honor to represent to your excellency, that he was in St Eustache in the year 1775 at the arrival of an american Vessel dispatch’d by the governer Coock of providence in the state of Rodeland, wishing to procure munitions of war the inhabitants of that...
6648To George Washington from Alexander White, 1789 (Washington Papers)
General Edward Stevens—solicits an appointment in the Customs particularly the District of Norfolk He is a Gentleman in high repute in his Country both as a Citizen and a Soldier. Col: Will. Heth—has I expect explained to your Excellency his particular Views—I have known him from his Infancy. There is not a man in whom I would more readily confide for the discharge of any Office he may...
6649To George Washington from John Daves, 29 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
North Carolina having adopted the new Constitution I presume that Officers are soon to be appointed in the several Ports of this State; In the Year 1784 I was favored by the General Assembly with the appointment of Collector for Port Beaufort to which New Bern belongs—the inclosed Certificates will shew in what manner I have acquitted myself in the discharge of that Office, and if Sir you will...
6650To George Washington from Thomas Harwood, 28 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
Having served as Continental Loan Officer in the State of Maryland, during the Revolution to this present time, and occasionally receiver of the Money appropriated by this State to Congress, and presuming that under the present Government, in the Arrangement of the Business of the United States such an Office or one similar to it may be necessary; and flattering myself with having the...
6651To George Washington from Christopher and George Champlin, 27 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosed came under cover to us which we have the honour of Transmiting to your Excellency. Mr Hans Rudolph Saaby the subscriber is a merchant of Copenhagen and the acting person in the House of Nicholas Ryburg Esqr. & Co. of that City. We conceive it a duty incumbent upon us, (not only as Freinds to the Union) but in Justice to the Character of Mr Saaby; to inform your Excllency, that...
6652To George Washington from George Clendinen, 27 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
The indians have in the county of Kenawa committed many hostilities; some of which I beg leave to enumerate. They killed a man near point pleasant; took a young man a negrofellow prisoners have shot at others, who made their escape, and have taken between twenty and thirty head of horses, together with other outrages to the manifest injury & distress of the inhabitants. If protection is not...
6653To George Washington from Bushrod Washington, 27 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I Recieved a Letter from my Brother a few days past, enclosing one to you on the same subject with his first, requesting me to forward it, unless I had recieved an answer to his other, which he was apprehensive had miscarryed. I put his second into the Post office and a few days afterwards had the pleasure to recieve your favour of the 16th Inst. I have mentioned this circumstance in order to...
6654To George Washington from Burgess Ball, 26 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I fear you will think we have been very dilatary respecting the Settlement of the Old Ladys Affairs &c., as it has been a long time since we have given you any Information of them. For my part I have been so embarrass’d for some time by being Security for Majr Willis, that I cd scarcely think of any thg else. The Negroes are at length divided, but all the things of the Old Ladys are not yet...
6655To George Washington from Perez Morton, 26 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
If, as the Commerce of the United States is every day extending, & their Intercourse with the East Indias rapidly growing into an established Trade, The Wisdom of the Supreme Executive should suggest the Necessity of appointing Consuls in that Quarter of the Globe, permit me to solicit the favor of an appointment of that kind for the Hither India in behalf of a Brother, Joseph Morton, Merchant...
6656To George Washington from Poellnitz, 26 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
The countenance Your Exellency has been pleas’d to give, to my feeble efforts in agriculture, has encouraged the promulgation of this Essay, the manuscript of which, I send to your Exellencys perusal, before I giv’ it to the printer, from whom I expect the alteration, of the to a foreigner unavoidable faults of ortography. Permit’ me Sir to decorate this pamphlet with a great Title, by writing...
6657To George Washington from “An Old Soldier”, 25 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I hope it is a moment of leasure if this luckely should fall into your hands—urgent necessity induces me thus humbly to approach your Excellancy—I will not Sr long divert your attention from your arduous employment—but beg leave to observe—that on the first alarm of war I entered the Service of my Country being a minute Man in the then Massachusetts State—and having a fervant zeal to see the...
6658To George Washington from John Ely, 25 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
Permitt me Mr President to wish You & your Lady the Compliments of the Season. And also be Pleased to Permitt me to Inclose you a Coppy of a Letter I wrote you in 1780 and also one to the President of Congress of a Similar Nature, Together with a Petition to Congress, Those Letters Anticipated Events which have since Taken Place, as will appear by my Petition to Congress—I take this Method to...
6659To George Washington from Charles Thomson, 25 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
At the time I made my resignation, I took the liberty of recommending to your notice John Fisher, who had served as a clerk in the office for several years and whom I then considered not only as sober attentive and diligent, but as faithful. To my astonishment and indignation I find by a letter which I received last evening that I entertained an opinion of him which he by no means deserved, I...
6660To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 24 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
Docr Oliphant was during the war at the head of the medical department at the southward —He always supported the character as master of his profession a Gentleman of arangment, of Justice, œconomy & industry—He is among those unhappy men who have suffered by the late war and has seen better days If there should be an opening for him again in the public line I have no doubt but he would honour...
6661To George Washington from Alexander Martin, 24 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to inclose your Excellency herewith a copy of an Act of the General Assembly of this State passed at their last Session at this place, “for the purpose of ceding to the United States of America certain western Lands therein described,” which your Excellency will please to lay before the honorable the Congress of the United States at their next Session. I have the Honour...
6662To George Washington from Mary Katherine Goddard, 23 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Representation of Mary Katherine Goddard, Humbly sheweth—That She hath kept the Post Office at Baltimore for upwards of fourteen years; but with what degree of Satisfaction to all those concerned, She begs leave to refer to the number & respectability of the Persons who have publickly addressed the Post Master General & his Assistant, on the Subject of her late removal from Office; And as...
6663From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 23 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have been favored with your Excellency’s letter of the 19th Ultio—recommending General Sage to supply the place of Mr Miller as Surveyor of the Port of Middletown in the State of Connecticut, provided the latter should resign his Office. I have also received a letter from Genl Sage applying for the appointment, if the office should become vacant. But having had no intimation from Mr Miller...
6664To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 23 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I returned from the assembly the day before yesterday. Since my last nothing material has occurred in either house; except that the bill is passed, authorizing restitution to be made of Abingdon to Mr Alexander, if you shall approve. I found a fortunate moment for a conversation with Mr Wythe. He repeated what I wrote to you in answer to your favor of the 30th Ulto. Indeed he declared himself...
6665To George Washington from James Read, 23 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Politeness with which you were always pleased to treat me in the Army, when I had occasion to wait on you, imboldens me to take the liberty of addressing you at present, and soliciting a continuance in the Office that I now hold, which is Collector of Port Brunswick; the General Assembly of this State appointed me to the Office in eightyfour (the first time that Duties were laid since the...
6666To George Washington from Diego de Gardoqui, 21 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
Sir. I avail myself of the first Oppertunity with pleasure to communicate to your Excelly that I happily arrived at this Port the 13th of the last month after a severe Voyage, and not less perilous. The Surprises thereof, which, together with my Complaints, made me sufficiently to suffer, they brought on a painful disorder which has kept me suffering till the present Time, when already almost...
6667To George Washington from John Paul Jones, 20 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I avail myself of the departure of the Philadelphia Packet Captain Earle, to transmit to your Excellency a Letter I received for you on leaving Russia in August last, from my Friend the Count de Segur Minister of France at St Petersburg. That Gentleman and myself have frequently conversed on subjects that regard America, and the most pleasing reflection of all has been the happy establishment...
6668To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 18 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to inclose you an act of the General Assembly authorizing the Governor of this Commonwealth to convey certain land to the United States in Congress assembled for the purpose of building a light House. The State had some years ago placed upon the shore at Cape Henry nearly a sufficient quantity of materials to compleat such a light House as was at that time thought...
6669To George Washington from Jabez Bowen, 15 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
In my Letter that I addressed to your Excellency in Boston I informed you that I should attend the General Assembly, where the Question would be determined wheather we should Call a Convention, or not. altho’ we found a small Majority, whose private sentiments were for the motion, yet so many of them were bound by Instructions from their Constituents to vote against it that the motion was lost...
6670To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 15 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have received at this place the honour of your letters of Oct. 13 and Nov. 30 and am truly flattered by your nomination of me to the very dignified office of Secretary of state: for which permit me here to return you my humble thanks. Could any circumstance seduce me to overlook the disproportion between it’s duties & my talents it would be the encouragement of your choice. but when I...