271To George Washington from William Herbert, 5 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of yesterday Inclosing a letter from mr Be [1] knap I received this Morning, you may Instruct that Gentleman to Direct the Books he mentions, to my Care. I will distribute them Among the Subscribers here, & receive the money for them, if so ordered By him. it will be necessary that a List of the Subscribers Should Accompany them, with such Instructions as mr Belknap may think...
272To George Washington from Richard Raynal Keene, 24 December 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Richard Raynal Keene, 24 Dec. 1798. On 28 Dec. GW wrote Keene that he was returning “the papers contained in your letter of the 24th instant. . . [and] the letter also.”
273To George Washington from William Hambly, 13 April 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have taken the liberty of sending you a fine old Cheshire Cheese—consigned to my Friends Messrs Thompson & Veitch of Alexandria—which I hope will arrive safe and in good Condition. I have requested my Friends to send the Cheese on its arrival to Mount Vernon—and I hope you will do me the Honour to accept it—which will afford me much real pleasure. I feel very much obliged by your Present of...
274To George Washington from John Frederick Ramnitz, 31 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
From the enclosed news paper printed at Hamburg, the 26th October 1798, I see under New-York head dated the 25th August 98, with much regret, how many of the Citizens of Philadelphia & New York are hurried to the Grave by the raging Yellow Fever—As my Intention is good, I hope your Excellency will forgive my taking the liberty of sending a Medicine without being called upon for it; more so as...
275To George Washington from James Washington, 19 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
The Government of the U.S. of America have given a brilliant example that it knew well how to unite the true interest and welfare of the State with the happiness & prosperity of its Citizens; insomuch that those who are at the greatest distance cannot but admire a government founded on so excellent a basis. I do not stop here, I dare carry my views further and declare how happy I should be to...
276To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 5 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have now to answer to your several favors before me by forwarding the bill of loading of Captain Ellwood for the seven packages Containing the Book Case, a bundle with the shoes from Bedford, another with the hatts from parrish and a small Kag which I had prepared with the Grass seed & therefore thought best to send it, all which the Captain promises to have particular Care of and to land...
277To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 8 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
It will give you additional pleasure to learn that such is the increased and increasing respectability of the U. States among the European powers—that from being viewed with indifference & even contempt, our friendship and commerce are courted. The Russian minister at London has suggested to Mr King that a Commercial treaty with the U. States would be agreeable to the Emperor Paul; and added,...
278To George Washington from James McHenry, 19 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter of the 14th instant yesterday evening. Be assured I regret and lament from the bottom of my soul the delays, and heart distressing obstructions which have prevented the nomination of the field and other officers for the 12 additional regiments and cavalry. It is not however (whatever the public opinion may be) to me that any of them can be ascribed; for whatever depended...
279To George Washington from Thomas Law, 22 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
Unless you are irrevocably fix’d, as the Lots are so nearly equal in respect to prospect & nature of the ground permit me to observe that a House in the South Lot will rent better & promote the object you have in view more —Vizt the encouragemt of accomodations for Congress, as it will be forming an Avenue by cooperating in building & all the digging will be for public improvement—If you...
280To George Washington from Philip Schuyler, 20 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
Amongst the regrets experienced from a series of ill health for some years past, and a partial deprivation of eye sight, it is not the least that Mrs Schuyler & myself were deprived of the pleasure of fulfilling the intention we had formed of paying our respects to you and your Amiable Lady at Mount Vernon, that peaceful retreat from which the nefarious conduct of the Government of France has...
281To George Washington from James McHenry, 5 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
I had the honour to receive last night your letter dated the 30th of Sepr Ulto. I have reason to beleive that the information it contains is well founded. It would be a real and might produce the most extensive & lasting bad consequences, were the army to be composed of men who have heretofore opposed the government & its measures, and beleived in French professions and infallibility. I have a...
282To George Washington from Rawleigh Colston, 6 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you have a letter I lately received from Mr Thomas Marshall junr of Kentucky, who wrote me at the same time, that there was some small balance due from you to his father Col. Marshall, which he wished to be paid into my hands: If you will be pleased to inform me the amount, I will when agreeable to you, draw for it in favour of my Correspondent in Alexandria⟨.⟩ With my best wishes,...
283To George Washington from William Thornton, 21 December 1798 (Washington Papers)
I had this Moment the honor of your Letter of yesterday’s Date, inclosing a Check for five hundred Dollars, on the Bank of Alexandria; wch shall be duly appropriated to the prosecution of your two Houses in the City of Washington. I will make the necessary Enquiries of Mr Blagdin relative to any Alteration you may be pleased to direct. It is a Desideratum in Architecture to hide as much as...
284To George Washington from Bushrod Washington, 10 April 1799 (Washington Papers)
The deed from Genl Lee to you has been duly executed, acknowledged and certified, so as to entitle it to be recorded in the General Court. I shall in a few days send it down to the clerk of that Court, to record it in June. I enclose your deed to Lee, that you may have it proved in Fairfax Court this month, and being certified by the Clerk you will immediately enclose it to “Mr—— Allen clerk...
285To George Washington from James McHenry, 1 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
I reced yesterday a letter from Major General Pinckney a copy of which as I knew it would give you pleasure is inclosed. Yours ever & affty ALS , DLC:GW . Charles Cotesworth Pinckney’s letter to McHenry of 31 Oct. from Trenton reads: “Agreably to your desire expressed in your favor of yesterday, I shall endeavor to be with you either at this place, or Philadelphia, by the tenth of the next...
286From George Washington to William Thornton, 2 November 1798 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Thornton, 2 Nov. 1798. ALS , sold by B. Altman & Co., December 1969. Altman’s advertisement indicates that the letter was signed “with very great esteem and regard.”
287To George Washington from Henry Lee, Jr., 28 February–3 March 1799 (Washington Papers)
Last monday evening Mr C. Washington presented me with yr favor covering a duplicate of yr let. of the 4th Novr & accompanying deeds for the land given for Magnolio. The deeds have been executed agreably to desire. The duplicate is the first letr I recd from you on the subject it concerns, which fact will of course apologize for my silence. I passed thro. alexa. early in Decr & should have...
288To George Washington from James McHenry, 21 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
(Confidential) My dear Sir Trenton [N.J.] 21 Sepr 1798 I received your letter of the 16 inst. yesterday evening. I thought it of consequence to make another effort, and acquaint the President with a part of its contents, in aid of the representation signed by Mr Wolcott, and to lose no time in conveying it to him. Inclosed is the copy of what I have which you will be pleased to return. I...
289To George Washington from Lawrence Lewis, 21 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
My Aunt has communicated to me, that part of your letter to her, wherein you kindly request to be rememberd to me, and at the same time appear to be at a loss to account for my absence at the time of your departure from this —Let me assure you my dear Sir, to me it was a source of infinite regret that, indisposition that morning, was in some measure the cause of an appearance of neglect from...
290To George Washington from James McHenry, 29 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed papers contain the proceedings of two Military Courts, lately held at the city of Trenton, state of New Jersey, pursuant to warrants from the Secretary of War. The dispersed state of the troops in our western country rendered it difficult to collect a sufficient number of officers at any of the posts to compose a General Court Martial and impossible to do so without injury to the...
291To George Washington from John Sevier, 25 December 1798 (Washington Papers)
I am in suspense as to the probable, or improbability of being called into the Army, a Station I would prefer to Any other that, of being in arms to defend an injured and Grossly insulted Country. Being Under Such impressions, I hope I shall be Neither thought ambitious or restless as to appointment, filling at present the most honorable, my Countrymen have in their power to confer;...
292To George Washington from Jesse Simms, 19 April 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Jesse Simms, 19 April 1799. On 22 April GW wrote Simms : “I shall give no definitive answer to your letter of the 19th instant.”
293To George Washington from Peyton Short, 1 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
Immediately after my arrival in this Country I waited on Coll Marshall to know if he had paid up the full amt of your taxes on the two tracts of Land on Rough Creek mentioned in your letter of the 16th July—Having answered me in the affirmative & informed me that he had drawn on you for the same, I conceived it necessary to make no farther enquiry into that subject. I had occasion not long...
294To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 28 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
(private) Sir, Philadelphia Feby 28. 1799. I am happy to inform you, that altho’ the evil of the original nomination of a minister to treat with France cannot be wholly cured, it has since been palliated, by the nomination of Chief Justice Elsworth, Patrick Henry, and Mr Murray, “to be Envoys Extraordinary & ministers plenipotentiary to the French Republic, with full powers to discuss and...
295To George Washington from John Tayloe, 10 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
I had left Richmond before your letter of the 23rd Jany reached that place—The delay in answering it has proceded from this circumstance, which I trust you will see has been unavoidable. The Appointment the President of the U. States has been pleased to confer on me is certainly highly honorable; a more flattering testimonial of his approbation than I expected to receive, or had a right to...
296To George Washington from James McHenry, 12 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
McAlpin called upon me this morning to inform me finally, that after the most diligent inquiry for gold thread, both here and at New York, he has not been able to procure a sufficient quantity to complete the embroidery of the coat; and that of course it will be necessary to suspend making it up until after the arrival of the Spring ships in which the article is expected. As yet the...
297To George Washington from Alexander Spotswood, 24 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
For eight Weeks past, I have been constantly at home, engaged in Building a mill—and not Sending regularly to the post office—occasioned your favour of the 4th laying there Sometime before I got it—and a few days before I received it—I had dismissed Farril, for no other cause, than I found it impossible to Keep away his father and acquaintances from his house. he is strictly an honest man,...
298To George Washington from John Tayloe, 26 March 1799 (Washington Papers)
After getting thus far on my way to your house—I have been taken with a fever & a severe indisposition—which obliges me to return home as quickly as possible—I pray you therefore to excuse me for not returning you in person many thanks for your civilities—& marked attention. & assure yourself I will embrace the earliest opportunity in doing so —T’was my intention to have set out for...
299To George Washington from Samuel Washington, 28 March 1799 (Washington Papers)
I received your kind Letter by Coll Lear but never had it in my power to Answer it untill know being Oblige to Leave home, you ware kind enough to Mention if you recd the Money you expected that you would Let me have some I am know in the greatest want of it as the Executions that I mention’d to you in my former letter have come out against me to the Amount of Three or four hundred pound which...
300To George Washington from John Adams, 9 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
I received, yesterday the Letter you did me the Honor to write me on the 25th of September. You request to be informed, whether my determination to reverse the order of the three Major Generals, is final. and whether I mean to appoint another Adjutant General without your Concurrence. I presume, that before this Day you have received Information, from the Secretary at War, that I some time ago...