11Enclosure, 17 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
Operations Intended for the ensuing season in the Federal City to which is added an Estimate of the Expenditure of one year proces & number of hands necessary. Number of men { 1st to continue clearing the Cellars & begin laying the foundation of the two principal buildings & bring these forward to such a stage as they will be safe from injury the next winter. the digers to continue afterward...
12To George Washington from Pierre L’Enfant, 6 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
having already Communicated to you thro’ Mr Jefferson some papers relating to the late transaction of the Commissioners in the new City, I take the liberty to address to you here Inclosed Copies of serverals others which I but lately obtained & which I conceive proper also to submit to your Consideration. the Injury done to Mr Roberdeau to the Commissary & to other people acting under him &...
13To George Washington from Pierre L’Enfant, 27 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
having in my last letter to Mr Jefferson so fully Explained the Reasons, which urge me to decline all concern in the federal City under the present System as these reasons were the result of serious, impartial Consideration upon so important a Subject, I wish it understood that it still is my resolution —By the letter of Mr Jefferson to me in answer, I perceive that all my services are at an...