George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 23 October 1793

To Stephen Moylan

Mt Vernon Oct. 23d 1793

Sir

Your letter of the 21st was handed to me last Night. As I expect to be in the vicinity of Philadelphia (German town I believe) on the first of November I shall decline saying any thing on the subject of your application ’til then—It being my invariable custom to possess myself of the circumstances of every case before I decide on a nomination to the office1—With esteem & regard I am Sir Yr very Hble Servt

G. W——n

ADfS, DNA: RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB, DLC:GW.

1. GW did not offer Moylan the post he was seeking, but he did nominate him to be commissioner of loans for Pennsylvania (see GW to the United States Senate, 5 Dec.).

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    From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 23 October 1793
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    Washington, George
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    Moylan, Stephen
    Date
    23 October 1793

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    “From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 23 October 1793,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-14-02-0191. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 14, 1 September–31 December 1793, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, p. 264.]

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