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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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83581 | Dayton, Elias | Washington, George | To George Washington from Elias Dayton, 17 August 1789 | 1789-08-17 | I am informed that the bill providing for the organization of the Judiciary department is now on... |
83582 | Knox, Henry | Washington, George | To George Washington from Henry Knox, 17 August 1789 | 1789-08-17 | I have enclosed the copies of the letters you have been pleased to request. I am persuaded the... |
83583 | Knox, Henry | Washington, George | To George Washington from Henry Knox, 17 August 1789 | 1789-08-17 | I beg leave to submit to your view a loose sketch of the general ideas which have occurred to me... |
83584 | White, Alexander | Madison, James | To James Madison from Alexander White, 17 August 1789 | 1789-08-17 | I wrote you a Line from Philadelphia mentioning such Facts as had come to my knowledge respecting... |
83585 | Madison, James | Amendments to the Constitution, [17 August] 1789 | 1789-08-17 | Tucker moved to strike out, “No state shall infringe the equal rights of conscience, nor the... | |
83586 | Cambray (Cambrai), Comte de | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Cambray, 17 August 1789 | 1789-08-17 | J’ay reçu, Monsieur, la lettre que Vous m’avés fait l’honneur de m’écrire, dont je Vous suis très... |
83587 | Jefferson, Thomas | Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst | From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst … | 1789-08-17 | The legislature of South Carolina, desirous of doing justice to their foreign creditors, have... |
83588 | Adams, John | Marchant, Henry | From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | I have received your kind and obliging letter of the 16 of July, and am sorry that the extream... |
83589 | Bourne, Sylvanus | Adams, John | To John Adams from Sylvanus Bourne, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | It gives me sensible pain to be under the necessity of troubling you further with my personal... |
83590 | Dyer, Eliphalet | Washington, George | To George Washington from Eliphalet Dyer, 18 August … | 1789-08-18 | it is with a degree of Diffidence & reluctance that I undertake to Address you on a Subject which... |
83591 | Eustace, John Skey | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Skey Eustace, 18 August … | 1789-08-18 | Letter not found: from John Skey Eustace, 18 Aug. 1789. On 23 Nov. GW wrote to Eustace : “Your... |
83592 | Washington, George | Griffin, Cyrus | From George Washington to Cyrus Griffin, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | I think it expedient to acknowledge the receipt of your two Notes, dated the 10th of July & the... |
83593 | Washington, George | New York Port Wardens | From George Washington to the New York Port Wardens, 18 … | 1789-08-18 | As the period has arrived, when the United States were to make provision for keeping up the... |
83594 | Washington, George | Sage, Comfort | From George Washington to Comfort Sage, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | I received your letter dated the 31st of July, a few days after the nominations in the Revenue... |
83595 | Thompson, Elizabeth | Washington, George | To George Washington from Elizabeth Thompson, 18 August … | 1789-08-18 | I once more take the liberty of addressing myself to your Excellency, requesting that you will be... |
83596 | Turner, George | Washington, George | To George Washington from George Turner, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | The numerous applications which no doubt your Excellency has received from candidates for public... |
83597 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 18 … | 1789-08-18 | In conformity to the Law re-establishing the Government of the Western Territory, I nominate... |
83598 | Wakelin Welch & Son | Washington, George | To George Washington from Wakelin Welch & Son, 18 … | 1789-08-18 | Govr Morris did us the honr of delivering your Excellencys Letter himself, we were made very... |
83599 | Randolph, Edmund | Madison, James | To James Madison from Edmund Randolph, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | The day before yesterday I returned hither from Leesburg. There I was confronted with Mr. Henry,... |
83600 | Madison, James | Amendments to the Constitution, [18 August] 1789 | 1789-08-18 | The last proposition of the select committee read: “The powers not delegated by this... | |
83601 | Dumas, Charles William Frederick | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | The Hague, 18 Aug. 1789 . TJ’s letters of 27 and 30 July have delivered him “ d’une grande... |
83602 | Jefferson, Thomas | Messrs. Robert & Hugh Ingram | From Thomas Jefferson to Messrs. Robert & Hugh Ingram … | 1789-08-18 | I am honored with your favor of the 10th. I am an utter stranger to every thing relative to the... |
83603 | Jefferson, Thomas | Koenig, Amand | From Thomas Jefferson to Amand Koenig, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | J’ai l’honneur de vous accuser la réception des livres que vous m’avez annoncé par votre lettre... |
83604 | Paradise, Lucy Ludwell | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lucy Ludwell Paradise, 18 … | 1789-08-18 | Mr. Paradise has desired me to acquaint your Excellency he shall have the honour to write to you... |
83605 | Washington, George | Protestant Episcopal Church | From George Washington to the Protestant Episcopal … | 1789-08-19 | I sincerely thank you for your affectionate congratulations on my election to the chief... |
83606 | Madison, James | Peters, Richard | From James Madison to Richard Peters, 19 August 1789 | 1789-08-19 | I have been much delighted with the extract from your collection of fables, and should have told... |
83607 | Cosway, Maria | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Maria Cosway, 19 August 1789 | 1789-08-19 | I owe you a letter, for the short one I sent by Mr. Trumbull, has not cleard my debt to you, and... |
83608 | Jefferson, Thomas | Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard | From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & … | 1789-08-19 | I am to acknolege the receipt of your favor of Aug. 13. covering bills of exchange for one... |
83609 | Perrin, M. | Chauvier, Père | Enclosure: From Perrin to Chauvier, 19 August 1789 | 1789-08-19 | Etant à Aix depuis quelque tems pour prendre les bains, j’y ai reçu la lettre que vous m’avez... |
83610 | Ellicott, Andrew | Washington, George | To George Washington from Andrew Ellicott, 20 August … | 1789-08-20 | My former appointment to run the Line between the Western boundary of the State of New York, and... |
83611 | Jones, Benjamin | Washington, George | To George Washington from David Jones, 20 August 1789 | 1789-08-20 | Since my Conference with you, a Member of Congress informed me that a Bill will soon come before... |
83612 | Washington, George | Lincoln, Benjamin | From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 20 August … | 1789-08-20 | I informed you on the 11th Inst. that a bill was before the House to provide for the Expences... |
83613 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 20 … | 1789-08-20 | In consequence of an Act providing for the expences which may attend negociations or Treaties... |
83614 | Board of Treasury | Washington, George | To George Washington from the Board of Treasury, 21 … | 1789-08-21 | Mr Secretary Lear having applied to this office for a statement of the Post Office accounts, as... |
83615 | Hills, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Hills, 21 August 1789 | 1789-08-21 | Having made it my constant Study, for several Years, to be fully acquainted with the Geography of... |
83616 | Nichols, Francis | Washington, George | To George Washington from Francis Nichols, 21 August … | 1789-08-21 | I take the Liberty of offering myself a Candidate for the Office of Marshall for the District of... |
83617 | Public Creditors of Pennsylvania | Washington, George | To George Washington from the Public Creditors of … | 1789-08-21 | That your Memorialists, influenced by a faithful and uniform attachment to the Happiness and... |
83618 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 21 … | 1789-08-21 | In addition to the nomination which I made yesterday, of Benjamin Lincoln, as one of three... |
83619 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 21 … | 1789-08-21 | The President of the United States will meet the Senate, in the Senate Chamber, at half past... |
83620 | Madison, James | Pendleton, Edmund | From James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, 21 August 1789 | 1789-08-21 | The last 8 or 10 days have been spent on the subject of amendts. The work has been extremely... |
83621 | Madison, James | Randolph, Edmund | From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 21 August 1789 | 1789-08-21 | For a week past the subject of amendts. has exclusively occupied the H. of Reps. Its progress has... |
83622 | Maury, James | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Maury, 21 August 1789 | 1789-08-21 | I am long without any of your much respected favors in the letter way. You have been so obliging... |
83623 | Bancroft, Edward | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Bancroft, 21 August … | 1789-08-21 | Your favour of the 6th. of Augt. I duely received, and have since seen the Gentleman to whom you... |
83624 | Crew, Robert | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Crew, 21 August 1789 | 1789-08-21 | London 21 Aug. 1789. A Virginian, he left London last Oct. for Virginia where he spent winter and... |
83625 | Cushing, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Cushing, 22 August 1789 | 1789-08-22 | I hope you will excuse my indolence as to writing; but I ought before now to have expressed my... |
83626 | Ballew, Bennet | Washington, George | To George Washington from Bennet Ballew, 22 August 1789 | 1789-08-22 | To the president of the united states of America, the memorial of Bennet Ballew, Agent... |
83627 | Campbell, Arthur | Washington, George | To George Washington from Arthur Campbell, 22 August … | 1789-08-22 | The communications I formerly had the honor to transmit to your Excellency respecting the... |
83628 | Johnson, Robert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Robert Johnson, 22 August … | 1789-08-22 | About the 10th instant two men were fired on by a party of Indians but no damage sustained only... |
83629 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 22 … | 1789-08-22 | To conciliate the powerful tribes of Indians in the southern district, amounting probably to... |
83630 | Walton, George | Washington, George | To George Washington from George Walton, 22 August 1789 | 1789-08-22 | The enclosed copy of an affidavit, the original of which is deposited in our archives, is one... |