1To 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...
2To 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...
3To 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...
4To 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...
5To 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...
6To 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...
7To 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...
8To 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...
9Enclosure: 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...
10To 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...