From George Washington to the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 14 December 1795

To the Commissioners for the District of Columbia

Philadelphia 14th Decemr 1795.

Gentlemen,

Your Letter of the 9th Instant, covering Mr Law’s of the 2d with your answer, has been received.

At present I decline giving any opinion upon the subject of Mr Law’s letter; as you say the state of your finances renders it impracticable to execute the object of his wishes. When you are in a situation to begin the opening of the avenues, it is presumed those which will be more immediately useful, will be first cleared. I am Gentlemen Your Obt Servt

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LS, DLC: U.S. Commissioners of the City of Washington records; Df, DLC:GW; LB, DLC:GW. The draft is in the writing of Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr.

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Title: From George Washington to the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 14 December 1795
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Commissioners for the District of Columbia, the
Date: 14 December 1795

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Cite as: “From George Washington to the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 14 December 1795,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-19-02-0189. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 19, 1 October 1795–31 March 1796, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, pp. 248–249.]

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