George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 1 September 1795

From Timothy Pickering

Septr 1. 1795.

The Secretary of War respectfully lays before the president four draughts of answers to the popular meetings. Of three there are duplicates; Mr Wolcott having formed draughts varying from those of the Secy of War. His reason is mentioned in the inclosed note.1 The President will choose the forms which shall best correspond with his own ideas.

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1. The note from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., and the drafts of answers have not been found.

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    To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 1 September 1795
    Author
    Pickering, Timothy
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    Washington, George
    Date
    1 September 1795

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    “To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 1 September 1795,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-18-02-0409. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 18, 1 April–30 September 1795, ed. Carol S. Ebel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, p. 621.]

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