32311The Commerce Committee to the American Commissioners, 9 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: American Philosophical Society; transcript: Library of Congress The Honorable William Lee Esqr. having been appointed a Commissioner to the Court of Prussia, and Mr. Thomas Morris having been removed from the Commercial Agency, Congress have empowered and directed us to write to you, desiring you would appoint one or more suitable Persons to be...
32312The Commerce Committee to the American Commissioners, 28 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress <York, May 28, 1778: This comes by Capt. Thomas Read of the Baltimore , which has a cargo of tobacco; it is consigned to John Daniel Schweighauser, who will send back on the ship such goods as you direct. The Deane, Henrietta , and Queen of France have arrived in Boston. > Published in Taylor, Adams Papers , VI , 167–8. The signers...
32313The Commerce Committee to the American Commissioners, 16 May 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress <York, May 16, 1778: We enclose a contract with Theveneau de Francy as agent for Caron de Beaumarchais. You will please liquidate and send the property of the accounts of Roderigue Hortalez & Co., taking care to distinguish the property of the crown from the company’s private property. We send an invoice of the articles to be...
32314Enclosure: Commissaries of the French Treasury to Gouverneur Morris, 16 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
En reponse Monsieur à la lettre que vous nous aves fait L’honneur de nous Ecrire le 14 de ce mois, nous avons celui dernier dire que les Etats unis de l’Amerique ont été Credités sous les Livres a la Tresorerie Pour la datte du 5 Septembre dernier a la Somme de L. 6,000,000. pour le produit des Bco. f 1,625,000. a raison de 34 ⟨–⟩ ⅌ 8d. remis le dit Jour par Mess. Wilhem & Jan Willink, &...
32315Enclosure: The Commissaries of the French Treasury to Gouverneur Morris, 2 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Nous avons reçu, Monsieur, votre lettre du 30 juillet. Nous ferons volontiers recevoir à Amsterdam les ommes que les Etats unis sont dans l’intention de rembourser à la nation française à compte de leur dette, et nous en chargerons M M. Hoggeur Grand et Compe. les memes banquiers qui ont jusqu’à present suivi toutes les operations relatives à cet remboursement. A l’égard du taux du change...
32316Enclosure: The Commissaries of the French Treasury to Gouverneur Morris, 9 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Notre lettre du 2. de ce mois, Monsieur, ayant tardé à vous parvenir par des causes que nous ignorons, nous aurons attention pour que cet inconvenient ne se réprésente plus de vous faire porter celles que nous aurons l’honneur de vous ècrire. Les erreurs que vous croyez qui existent dans le compte que nous vous avons remis, donnent lieu à des recherches qui sont être faites; elles exigeront un...
32317To James Madison from District of Columbia Commissioners, 14 May 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 May 1801, Commissioners’ Office. In reply to JM’s 13 May letter [not found], notifies him that the house he seeks for State Department messenger will be available 10 June. Has notified present tenant to vacate. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 42, Records of the District of Columbia Commissioners, Letters Sent, vol. 6). 1 p. Signed by William Thornton, Alexander White, and Tristram Dalton.
32318To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 17 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
We are informed by Mr White in his Letter by last nights mail that you wish to be informed of the operations in the City during the present winter —We now with pleasure communicate a general outline of our proceedings: and if it be your wish will direct a more full detail with Abstracts from the minutes, contracts and other necessary papers to be made out and forwarded as soon as possible. You...
32319To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners for Collecting Taxes in Accomac County, 15 May 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
May it please your Excellency We the Commissioners for the Collection of the Taxes in this County think it our duty to inform your Excellency of the disorders and confusion which at this time prevail here which impedes if not totally prevents the collection of the said Taxes, which we do as well to justify ourselves and to make it appear that we have not been remiss in our duty, as to give...
32320To George Washington from the Commissioners for Indian Affairs, 5 June 1779 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the 28th covering the Acts of Congress of the 17th & 22d we had the Honor to receive Yesterday. The Line of Conduct which your Excellency points out as necessary to be observed with the Indians meets our entire Approbation. We shall immediately try to engage the Onondagas to bring off Brandt and Butler. If any Exchange of prisoners should take place your Directions...
32321To George Washington from the Commissioners for Indian Affairs, 10 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
General Knox will of course lay before you our Communications of this date. We address you that we may literally comply with our promise to the Deputies of the Western Indians, “that we would desire you to issue fresh orders to General Wayne, not only to abstain from hostilities, but to remain quietly at his Posts, untill the event of the treaty should be known.” Our sentiments on this subject...
32322To George Washington from the Commissioners for Prisoner Exchange, 15 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
To His Excellency George Washington Esquire General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America. We the Commissioners appointed by Your Excellency, “to confer, determine and agree upon a Treaty and Convention for the exchange of Prisoners of War, and for all matters whatsoever which may be properly contained therein” beg leave to report— That, agreeable to Your...
32323To George Washington from the Commissioners for Prisoner Exchange, 4 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
We, the Commissioners appointed by Your Excellency, “to confer, determine and agree upon a Treaty and Convention, for the exchange of Prisoners of War, and for all matters whatsoever, which may be properly contained therein” beg leave to report. That in pursuance of Your Excellency’s orders, on the 31st day of March, we met at German Town, the Comissioners appointed by General Sir William...
32324To George Washington from the Commissioners for Settling Accounts, 21 July 1790 (Washington Papers)
The time limited by the Ordinance of Congress of the 7th May 1787 for settling the accounts between the United States and individual States having expired. We conceive it to be our duty to give this information, that such disposition may be made of the accounts and vouchers of the several States as you shall be pleased to direct. With profound respect We are Sir yr most Obt Servts LS , DNA :...
32325To George Washington from the Commissioners for Settling Accounts Between the United States and the Individual States … (Washington Papers)
There are some points relative to the finishing of our business which we suppose will occasion you less trouble in giving us directions about in conversation than by letters the principal are respecting the person to whom you think it will be most proper to make our report and into whose custody we shall deliver the Books & papers belonging to the office —if agreeable we shall be glad to know...
32326To George Washington from the Commissioners for Settling Accounts Between the United States and the Individual States … (Washington Papers)
The Commissioners appointed to execute the several Acts of Congress, to provide more effectually for the settlement of the Accounts between the United States, and the Individual States, Report, That they have maturely considered the claims of the several States against the United States, and the charges of the United States against the individual States. That they have gone through the process...
32327To George Washington from the Commissioners for Settling Accounts Between the United States and the Individual States … (Washington Papers)
The two points we had the honor to submit to your consideration this morning are those on which we wish your direction—there are none other that are material—those points are We consider the custody of these documents of consequence and conceive that they ought not to be subject to any derangement but by proper authority. We Supposed that a conversation would more readily adjust these points...
32328To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 5 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
We enclose you a list of the Squares actually devided, of those certified ready for division, and a Copy of Majr Ellicott’s Return of those marked out but not yet certified for Division, as well as a Copy of Majr Ellicott’s Letter to us—From the Two last you will perceive that there is at least an Uncertainty whether we shall much longer have Majr Ellicott’s services, he has however shewn such...
32329To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 23 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Major Ellicott’s, Briggs’s and Benjamin Ellicott’s Letters of the 29th of June, and 28th of February which you inclosed to Us assert so many untruths, artfully combined that an unusual lengthiness is required to draw the Circumstances into view which have happened for two or three years past. We certainly best know the real State of our own minds with regard to this Corps and Dermott, and of...
32330To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 31 May 1796 (Washington Papers)
We have this day, the honor of your Letter of the 22nd of this month, which was detained on the road by the late heavy rains—The Duplicate of the powers to Mesrs Wilhem & Jan Willink, we should not fail to forward by the next post, but as the original was signed by Mr White, it will be more in order to have his signature to the Copy—It shall be our first business, on his arrival, which we...
32331To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 20 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
Since our last to you, we have been obliged to abandon all hopes of seeing Mr Morris here; in consequence of which, we forwarded to him, on the 15th a Letter of which, the enclosed is a Copy—We certainly mean to pursue the measures intimated in our Letter. A second Letter from Mr Wolcott of the 13th Inst. gives us no hopes of any aid from the Bank of the United States—We are proceeding to...
32332To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 29 June 1796 (Washington Papers)
We had your favor of the 26th Inst. inclosing your approbation of the proposed alterations in the manner of improving in the City of Washington—We have given the necessary Instructions for their publication in the public prints of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, City, George Town, Alexandria, Richmond and Charleston; if you think the publication ought to be more general, we shall...
32333To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 6 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
In the course of business, a circumstance has occurred, which appears to us of sufficient importance to justify a reference to the executive—Messrs Morris & Nicholson having made payments to an amount sufficient to entitle them to a conveyance of the property sold by them to Mr Law, requested the Commissrs to convey the same to him —Upon a view of the Several Instruments of writing executed by...
32334To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 21 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
After seeing things settled here as we thought the 10th of this Month, we left this place the Eleventh, we were again summoned by express and brought together last Tuesday. for Mr Roberdeau had the day after we left George Town collected hands, resumed digging of the Foundation of the Capitol—The severity of the season has prevented our visiting the spot more than once: when Mr Roberdeau...
32335To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 16 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
We forgot the other day to apply to you for your permission to make sales of the publick property in the City of Washington —We therefore transmit to you a Couple of Instruments for your signature similar to those given at former times —Considering it as a mere matter of form, we shall commence tomorrow, agreeable to advertizement, and expect you will favour us with the return of them by the...
32336To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 15 May 1795 (Washington Papers)
We had the honor of your favor of the 5th Inst. some Days since covering several Letters from Mrs Hallet. Your letter to her was immediately forwarded. Mr Hallet was discharged by the old board from the public service some time in June last; but he appearing to be much dissatisfied the new Board indulged him some time last winter with a full hearing in the presence of such of his friends as he...
32337To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 7 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
We have just received a Letter from Mr Law, of which a Copy is inclosed at his Request, as you will observe & We think it unnecessary to trouble you with any Remarks. We are with sentiments of the greatest Respect sir Yr obt servts LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DNA : RG 42, Records of the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, Letters Sent. The copy of Thomas Law’s letter to the commissioners,...
32338To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 24 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Board have had under Consideration for some days past the Subject of regulating the building of wharves; according to the Powers delegated to them by the Act of the Maryland Legislature passed in 1791: An Abstract of which is herewith inclosed. On a Subject so extensive, it is not to be wondered at that considerable difficulties have occurred: and it is not probable that all will be...
32339To George Washington from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 27 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
We do ourselves the pleasure of enclosing you the number of square feet contained in your two purchases made of the public and Mr Carroll. We received Mr Carroll’s answer in writing, on the monday after you left the City, giving his full consent to confirm the Sale of the Lot on the terms proposed, and promising to execute the proper conveyance in the course of the present Week. It may be well...
32340To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 26 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
The State of our funds will not admit of delay in disposing of some part of the Stock borrowed of the State of Maryland —Our Labourers and Mechanics will have a month’s wages due, on monday next; and, also, there will then be one quarter’s Salary due to all the Officers, who are paid by the Year —The Rules of the public Offices do not permit any transfer of Stock until the first of January,...