97341To George Washington from Isaac Craig, 8 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 13th Ultimo Enclosing an Advertisemt of Your Lands has been received and the Advertisement agreeable to your directions insetred in the Pittsburg Gazette & Posted up at Several of the most public places of that Town, also at Browns Ville on the Monongahale & at Union Town & Washington &c. A part of Your Lands on the Ohio I have seen & am thereby convinced it is of the first...
97342To George Washington from William Deakins, Jr., 8 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
The bearer Colo. John Lynn wishes an Appointment to some Office in the Western territory, he has a growing family and thinks he can better provide for them by removing to that Country, I have been long Acquainted with him & know him to be a man of firmness & great Integrity and will have Influence wherever he is best known. I was in Alligany County in the begining of the late Western...
97343From George Washington to George Lewis, 8 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
I send you the enclosed Advertisement, that you may perceive thereby, I have restrained myself from selling the Land I hold on Green River in Kentucky, until the first of September; that all who are disposed to purchase may have notice thereof. Between this and then, I would thank you to give me, from time to time, and by duplicates (to guard against miscarriages) such information as you may...
97344To George Washington from James McHenry, 8 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
As the cases of illegal captures under the British treaty ought to be determined by the laws of nations it has occurred to me that you might think mercantile less necessary than law knowlege in the persons to be appointed commissioners. If one of the judges of the supreme court of the U.S. could be spared and no objection interferes against such an appointment I suppose there would be no...
97345From George Washington to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, 8 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives I send herewith, for the information of Congress, the treaty concluded between the United States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers. LS , DNA : RG 46, entry 47; copy, DNA : RG 59, Reports of the Secretary of State to the President and Congress; copy, DNA : RG 233, entry 28, Journals. The enclosed copy of the treaty of 5 Sept. 1795,...
97346From George Washington to William Pearce, 9 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
As I did not receive your letter of the 28th Ulto, until eight o’clock last night; and am hurried this morning in preparing other letters for the Post—I shall do no more than inform you, that besides the Cask of Clove[r] Seed by Captn Hand, there went a small box of Apple grafts for the Gardener. The apples are of a most extraordinary large size, & good for eating. Desire Ehler (as I hope he...
97347From George Washington to Bushrod Washington, 9 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
Owing to some irregularity of the Post, your letter of the 29th Ulto did not reach my hands until 8 oclock last Night. I shall leave the management of the chancery business respecting Colvils estate entirely to you; not only for the purpose of closing it speedily, but effectually also; as I want to be quieted in this business, & to be finally done with it. Mr Keith has, to the present stage of...
97348From George Washington to Robert Lewis, 10 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 17th of last month did not reach my hands until the evening before last. Why so long delayed, I know not; because the passage from you to me, is certain; after the letter is once in the line of the Posts; tho uncertain from me to you: and for that reason it has become expedient for you to let me know to whose care (since your mother has left Fredericksburgh) letters for you...
97349To George Washington from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 10 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honour most respectfully to represent to The President of the United States, that several applications have been made by persons charged with the general superintendance and immediate care of the Lighthouses & other establishments for the security of navigation representing the inadequacy of their compensations. After a full examination of the subject in...
97350To George Washington from James McHenry, 11 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to inclose you a letter just received from Gen. Wilkinson with sundry returns and papers shewing the state of the army. With the greatest respect I am Sir your Excellencys Most ob. St ALS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed documents have not been identified. McHenry may have enclosed James Wilkinson’s letter of 10 Feb. (not identified). A summary by McHenry of Wilkinson’s...