George Washington Papers

To George Washington from George Ralph, 15 January 1796

From George Ralph

15th January 1796.

Mr Ralph presents his respects to The President of The United states, and encloses a plan for establishing a free-school in the city of Washington.1 Mr Ralph has been deputed to solicit The President’s patronage; and, he purposes to inquire, at 1 oClock, if his Excellency be at leisure.

AL, DLC:GW. The Rev. George Ralph (c.1752–1813) was rector of Christ Church, Washington Parish. He later spent many years as principal of the Charlotte-Hall School at Cool Springs, Maryland.

1. The enclosed plan has not been identified.

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    To George Washington from George Ralph, 15 January 1796
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    Ralph, George
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    15 January 1796

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    “To George Washington from George Ralph, 15 January 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-19-02-0287. [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, p. 362.]