3251To George Washington from James Muir, 3 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have been favoured with yours of the 24th February; and this morning have seen your Manager Mr Pearce who discharged your annual donation for the education of Orphan Children or of the Children of indigent Parents who are unable to be at the expence themselves. The object of this charity is very worthy, as it rescues from ignorance a considerable number, and lays the foundation for their...
3252To George Washington from William Pearce, 3 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Pearce, 3 March 1794. GW wrote Pearce on 9 March that “Your letter of the 3d instt is this moment received.”
3253To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 3 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph has the honor of informing the President, that he has shewn the draught of the letter, to Colo. Hamilton who approved it, except in a word, or two. The commercial resolutions being postponed to Monday, E.R. will take, with the President’s permission, to morrow, in order to revise the letter, and examine some fresh complaints, which have come in to-day. AL , DNA : RG 59,...
3254To George Washington from the United States House of Representatives, 3 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Resolved, that the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before this House, a statement of the gross sum of money, which has been advanced by the United States, in making presents to the Creek and Cherokee Indians, since the treaty made at New York; also, all expences incurred, and sums of money expended in making the said treaty. LB , DLC:GW . The Treaty of New York,...
3255To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 2 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
In your message to both Houses of Congress on the 5 of December 1793, you inform them that “the vexations and spoliations, understood to have been committed on our vessels and commerce, by the Cruisers and Officers of some of the belligerent powers appeared to require attention”: that “the proofs of these, however, not having been brought forward, the description of Citizens, supposed to have...
3256To George Washington from John Jay, 1 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
When Mr Drayton of Charleston was here last Summer he told me that the true nankeen Cotton was in So. Carolina. It appeared to me to be a valuable acquisition, and I suggested to him the Expediency of planting it always at so great a Distance from other Cotton, as to avoid the Influence which many plants of the same kind, tho’ of different Species have on each other, when very contiguous....
3257To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 1 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I made the informal communication to Mr Jaudenes. He expressed himself to be satisfied with the exertions of the general government; tho’ he questioned, whether the governor of Kentucky has done, what he was commanded by the President to do. Mr Fauchet also was extremely frank in disavowing his predecessor’s conduct. He says, that he will conform to any thing, which shall be prescribed to him...
3258To George Washington from James D. Smith, 1 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Will your Excelly pardon the freedom I have taken, of Addressing you, & of inclosing a letter of introduction, from an Uncle of mine in Scotland—who says he has been acquainted with you, forty years ago —I should have delivered it Personally, but time will not permitt me to go so fare as Philidelpha—& as your return to Mount Vernon being uncertain has made me take this liberty—I came into this...
3259To George Washington from William Tilghman, 1 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of forwarding the inclosed copies of Sidney George’s bond to J. West, & of two letters from Mr George Chalmers to me, which I received a few days ago, by the December packet. Mr Chalmers has been very obliging, & assiduous in searching for the bond, & appears to be very honorable in his proposals of settlement—I wait your instructions, whether to desire him to send the bond to...
3260From John Jay to George Washington, 1 March 1794 (Jay Papers)
when M r Drayton of Charleston was here last Summer he told that the true nankeen cotton was in S o Carolina. It appeared to me to be a valuable acquisition, and I suggested to him the Expediency of planting it always at so great a Distance from other cotton, as to avoid the Influence which plants of the same kind, tho’ of different Species have on each other, when very contiguous. Whether...