48971To George Washington from Lund Washington, 8 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
Yours of March 29th by Genrl Woodford was deliverd me on monday, with regard to Sellg the Negroes Mention’d, you have put it out of my power, by saying you woud not sell them without their Consent—I was very near Sellg Bett, indeed I had sold her for 200£ to a man Liveg in Bottetourt Cty, But her Mother appeard to be so uneasy about it, and Bett herself made such promises of amendment, that I...
48972To Thomas Jefferson from Tompson Skinner, 28 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have A firm persuasion that the Selection of the most Suitable Characters—to fill the Offices throughtout the United must be A Difficult And arduous Duty, And that the Officious representations of Individuals very often encrease the difficulty, I have therefore Usually Felt A great delicacy in communicating any Opinion on those Subjects. On the one that I am now About to Address you, feel A...
48973To Thomas Jefferson from Jacob Wagner, with Notes for a Reply, 5 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
A blank temporary common for this office was sent to the Southward before the last session of Congress, which was returned with Mr. Chambers’ name after the adjournment. As therefore this will be the second temporary common for the same person and office, qu. how far constitutional? [ In TJ’s hand: ] Kirby’s lre of Feb. 5. gives reason to suppose that Chambers’s commn was dated & delivered...
48974From Alexander Hamilton to Herman LeRoy, 12 December 1803 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, December 12, 1803. Discusses the contents of a letter “this morning received from Mr. Pendleton” concerning an agreement made between Henry Sands and the Bank of New York which provided for the sale of mortgaged property owned by Sands in order to pay Sands’s creditors. AL [S], Bank of New York, New York City. For background to this letter, see H to LeRoy, September 19, 1802 . The...
48975[Diary entry: 12 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday. 12th. Genl. Pickney going away after breakfast I rid to Muddy hole Dogue run & Frenchs—also to the Ferry. Attempted (to avoid the loss by cutting) to pull up the Pease by the roots but found it too tedious & returned to the Scythes again. Sent Dogue run & Frenchs Plows home.
48976To Thomas Jefferson from William Kilty, 11 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to request your acceptance of an Edition of the Laws of Maryland which I have lately compiled under a resolution of the General Assembly of that State. The Adoption of those Laws in this part of the district of Columbia, may render a Knowledge of them desirable, and I flatter myself that by reference to the Index You will be enabled without much trouble to obtain information on any...
48977[Diary entry: 26 July 1774] (Washington Papers)
26. Wind Southerly & turnd a good deal Warmer.
48978To James Madison from the Minister of the Interior of the French Republic, 10 October 1792 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Abstract. 10 October 1792, Paris. In accordance with the National Assembly’s decree of 9 Sept. 1792, Jean Marie Roland encloses a copy of the law of 26 Aug. offering French citizenship to seventeen foreigners, including three Americans: “à Georges Washington, à Jean Hamilton, à N. Maddisson.” RC and enclosure ( NjMoHP ). Printed one-page RC , in French, signed by Roland and addressed to JM....
48979To James Madison from John Mason, 7 July 1806 (Madison Papers)
The loss I experienced a few Days agoe, of my Summer Residence, by fire, and the consequent derangement of my domestic affairs making it impossible for me, in justice to my family, to be absent from home, during the Summer and Fall, so long, as would be required to execute the Commission, in which I was lately joined, by the President of the united States, to lay out a Road from Cumberland to...
48980Evening Orders, 3 May 1756 (Washington Papers)
Evening Orders. The General Court Martial, whereof Captain Stewart was President, is dissolved. Colonel Washington approves of the Sentence of the Court— was unanimous in opinion, that Sergeant Nathan Lewis, for his misbehaviour, in running away with his Party, should suffer Death. The three eldest Captains, eight Subalterns, ten Sergeants, one Drummer, and an hundred Rank & File, to hold...