1To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 4 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed Writing sufficiently explains it’s object, and we presume, the utility of the Measure proposed, must be apparent, especially to those who have seen the number of wooden Houses lately erected by the Description of people whose accommodation is more immediately contemplated. We however, respectfully submit the Subject to Your Consideration; and if the Measure be approved, we request...
2To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 28 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Deeply impressed with the necessity of bringing the Business of the Commission as near as possible to a close, previous to the meeting of the next Congress, and of promoting the Interest of the City in the mean Time, we have had under consideration the means of accomplishing those objects; but the Difficulties which occur are so great as to prevent an unanimous opinion of the Board with regard...
3To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 7 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Several applications have lately been made to us to sanction the establishing of a market in the public reservation “beginning at the intersection of the north side of Canal Street, & the east side of ninth Street west, thence North, to the south side of an Avenue drawn in Front of Square No: 382, thence north-easterly with the South side of said Avenue until it intersects the South side of...
4To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 1 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
We have taken into consideration the prospect of an encreased Representation in Congress, and have concluded, that the present House will not, after the next apportionment of Members, be sufficient for their accommodation. We, in consequence, requested Mr. Hoban to sketch Plans or Estimates of a Building which may temporarily answer that purpose; he has made out Estimates on three different...
5To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 1 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
By a Regulation of the Commissioners of this City, approved by the President July 15th. 1794, Areas were permitted in front of dwelling Houses to the extent of five feet in breadth, but from experience these have been found too confined, and this has been frequently represented to us as a Subject worthy of consideration—We are convinced they are too confined, and think it our duty to submit to...
6To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 17 August 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
On taking a view of the Business entrusted to us, we are of opinion that with the Money now on hand and the Sums which we may depend on receiving, we shall be able to compleat the several works recommended to us, and to pay the current Expenses of the Year, provided no more than four thousand Dollars shall be expended on the Streets, and no more laid out on the temporary House of...
7To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 24 August 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
We should think an apology very necessary for intruding on your retirement, were we not convinced that your solicitude for the advancement of the City authorizes this Liberty.— In reviewing the objects you were pleased to recommend to our attention, and calculating what has been done, and what is yet to accomplish, we find our means will be inadequate to fulfil the whole of your intentions...
8To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 4 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
We have had the honor of your Letters of the 24th. 29th. ulto., which we take the earliest opportunity of answering.— We presume the impression you were under respecting our subjection to the payment of the whole debt of 250,000 Dollars to the State of Maryland might have weight in your decision relative to the part we were to pursue in enforcing payment from the Debtors, and we perceive that...
9To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 3 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
We inclose an estimate of the sums which we consider as necessary to carry on the operations of the season, and to pay the interest to the State of Maryland to the end of this year— This estimate we do not consider as perfectly accurate, but think it may be so far relied on, as to enable the President to determine whether the sum stated, as necessary to complete the Streets, or what other sum...
10Enclosure: District of Columbia Commissioners’ Estimate of Debts, 2 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Estimate of Debts due, and becoming due from the Commissioners prior to the 1t January 1802— Eliptical room at the Capitol, due on Contract $1626.00 additional work 650.00 2276.00 Presidents house, Carpenters work 600.00 Painters work 350.00 Ornament work, whole cost $1796.67. balc. due 386.21 Fence, Ice house &c. 350.00 1686.21 Roads—roll Labourers for September 1,300.00 October 1500.00...
11To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 15 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
An application was this day made to us to grant Lots at a cash price, and permit the value to be laid out in improving F Street north from the President’s Square to 11th. Street west, along E Street north to 8th Street west, and to Pennsylvania Avenue. We are of opinion that the Improvement of F Street north as far as 11th Street west, and to the Avenue would be highly advantageous; but, while...
12To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 10 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Since we had the honor of addressing to you our memorial relative to the affairs of the City, we wrote to Mr. L’Enfant, and received his answer, copies of which we take the liberty of enclosing to you, with the memorial to which his letter refers—We send the Original, not knowing whether Mr. L’Enfant has before transmitted a Duplicate to the President, and we request this may be returned after...
13To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 19 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to the information given in our memorial of the 4th. Instant we have held a sale of Lots for ready money which we kept open ten days—It has produced by actual sales $4234, and by payments made by Debtors to prevent their property from being sold $7613, making together $11,847—yet our expenditures have been such as to leave at this time no more than $5,880 in our hands—. During the...
14To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 6 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
William Rhodes having raised a frame for the purpose of a stable within eight feet of the building in which this Office is kept, and little more than twelve feet of the Office of the Clerk of Washington County, and still nearer than either to another brick building, the Commissioners on the 10th. ulto. wrote him the Letter, A. whereupon Mr. Rhodes agreed with a Gentleman for liberty to place...
15To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 8 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
We received by last post a Letter from the Governor of Maryland , and not having it in our power to pay the interest due to the State we have agreeably to the Governors request transmitted his letter with the inclosures to the President of the United States— We are with sentiments of the highest respect Sir Yr. mo. Obt. Servts RC ( DLC ); in Dalton’s hand, signed by Dalton and White; at foot...
16To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 9 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
We have just received your Note with Mr. Carrolls letter to you, and several letters which had passed between the Commissioners, Mr. Carroll and Mrs. Fenwick respecting the removal of Mrs. Fenwicks houses—Our Sentiments of that measure are fully expressed in those letters, and we have not changed them; they would remain the same, if we had the sole authority in the case, which we do not...
17To Thomas Jefferson from the District of Columbia Commissioners, 11 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
In compliance with your wishes as intimated to us, we transmit to you copies of the Acts of the late Presidents Washington and Adams directing the conveyance of the streets, and public appropriations in the City of Washington to the Commissioners agreeably to the Act of Congress entitled An act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States. We are...