George Washington to the United States Senate, 21 August 1789
To the United States Senate
New York August 21st 1789
Gentlemen of the Senate,
In addition to the nomination which I made yesterday, of Benjamin Lincoln,1 as one of three Commissioners to be employed to negociate a Treaty with the Southern Indians, I now nominate Cyrus Griffin and David Humphreys, as the two other Commissioners to be employed to negociate the before mentioned Treaty.2
Go: Washington
LS, DNA: RG 46, First Congress, President’s Messages—Executive Nominations; LB, DLC:GW. This message was delivered to the Senate by Tobias Lear (
2:30).2. The Senate confirmed these appointments on 21 Aug. ( 2:30).