3921[Diary entry: 19 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
19. Do. Do. Do.
3922[Diary entry: 19 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
19. Breakfasted at Vanhorn—dined at Bladensburgh & lodged in Geo. Town. vanhorn : Gabriel P. Van Horne ran a post-stage line from Philadelphia to Alexandria and operated several taverns on the road, including this one in Prince George’s County, 14 miles from Spurriers and 9 from Bladensburg. The location was known as Van Ville at the time. Van Horne had been captain of a company of militia in...
3923To George Washington from Alexis Joseph Collet, 19 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
La réputation des grandes actions de votre altesse Sérénissime, Repandue dans toute L’europe et L’amerique, et les preuves de Votre grandeur d’ame, meritent d’etre proposées á tous les americains, Comme autant de modeles á Suivre, le doux et Sage gouvernement d’une république Si florissante, d’ou Sont Sortis tant de grands hommes, qui ont illustrés L’état par Leurs vertus et Leur erudition, La...
3924To John Adams from John Sinclair, 18 July 1795 (Adams Papers)
I take the Liberty of inclosing the Plan of an Agreement which I am anxious should be entered into by the powers of Europe and the United States of America for the purpose of rewarding those who make any discovery of General benefit to Society. Having endeavoured in the inclosed Paper to delineate the Nature and importance of Such a measure, it is unnecessary for me to trouble you with...
3925To Alexander Hamilton from Robert Morris, 18 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I desired Mr. Constable to pay you $2000 & promised to remit him a bill for this Amot. By his letter just recd I find it was inconvenient for him to pay as he wants Money himself. You will find herein bills for five hundred pounds Stg they are perfectly good as Mr Cazenove will tell you & you can readily get the Money for them. I charge you $2333.33 being 175 ⅌ Ct and the exchge in New York is...
3926[Diary entry: 18 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
18. Do. & very warm.
3927[Diary entry: 18 July 1795] (Washington Papers)
18. Breakfasted in Baltim[or]e—dined & lodged at Spurriers where my sick horse died. spurriers : This is probably the same tavern that GW on 21 Sept. 1787 had called “the Widow Balls (formerly Spurriers).” Either Spurrier had again taken over as proprietor or the tavern was still known by his name.
3928To George Washington from Charles Lee, 18 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Some time ago I received from mr Gill your letter with the papers accompanying it for the purpose of preparing an instrument according to your instructions, which I regret could not have been done before now on account of my absence with my family from town on account of the Small pox. Only last teusday we returned and I mention this to excuse mr Gill as well as myself for the delay which has...
3929To George Washington from George Lewis, 18 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I return’d last evening from Kentucky, and have never had it in my power to write you till now. I made every exertion while in that country to vew your lands and my own on green river, but could never get to see a foot of either. I made two appointments to meet company’s that had agreed to go down with me, but was disappointed by both, indeed it was the opinion of most the old woodsmen that...
3930From George Washington to Edmund Randolph, 18 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
At this place, and in the moment I was about to step into my carriage, I was overtaken by an Express bearing the enclosed dispatches. As the application is of an unusual & disagreeable nature; and moreover, is intended, I have no doubt, to place me in an embarrassed situation, from whence an advantage may be taken; I forward it to you with a request, that you, the other two Secretaries and the...