27451To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, [7 May 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
For carrying into execution the provisions in that behalf made by the Act intitled, “An Act for raising a farther sum of money for the protection of the Frontiers, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” I do hereby authorise you the said Secretary of the Treasury to agree and contract with The President Directors & Company of the Bank of the United States, with any other body politic or...
27452From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 7 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
For carrying into execution the provisions in that behalf made by the Act in titled “An Act for raising a farther sum of money for the protection of the Frontiers, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” I do hereby authorise you the said Secretary of the Treasury to agree and contract with the President Directors & Company of the Bank of the United States; with any other body politic or...
27453From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 7 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
It has been discovered that, in the Card sent Mrs Pinckney and yourself to dine with me to day, Miss Elliot was not included. Be so good as to present Mrs Washington’s compliments and mine to her, and request the favor of her Company also. I am—Dear Sir Your Obedient Servt ALS , ScHi . Elizabeth (Betsey) Motte Pinckney (c.1761–1794) had married Thomas Pinckney in July 1779. The “Miss Elliot”...
27454From George Washington to the United States Senate, 8 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
I nominate Tench Coxe, of Pennsylvania, to be Commissioner of the Revenue—Joseph Howell, of Pennsylvania, to be Accountant to the Department of War—and Caleb Swan, of Massachusetts to be Paymaster of the Troops, to reside with the Army. DS , in Tobias Lear’s hand, DNA : RG 46, Second Congress, 1791–1793, Records of Executive Proceedings, President’s Messages—Executive Nominations; LB , DLC:GW...
27455From George Washington to the United States Senate, 8 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
I nominate the following persons for appointments and promotions in the Army of the United States. Appointed Otho H. Williams, of Maryland, to be Brigadier General, vice Morgan, declined. Cavalry Promoted William Winston to be Captain, vice Watts, declined. Tarleton Fleming to be Lieutenant, vice Winston, promoted. Appointed John Webb Junr, of Virginia, to be Cornet, vice Fleming, promoted....
27456From George Washington to the United States Senate, 8 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
If the President of the U.S. should conclude a Convention or treaty with the Government of Algiers for the ransom of the thirteen Americans in captivity there, for a sum not exceeding 40,000 dollars, all expences included, will the Senate approve the same? or is there any & what greater or lesser sum, which they would fix on as the limit beyond which they would not approve the ransom? If the...
27457George Washington to the Senate, 8 May 1792 [document added in digital edition] (Jefferson Papers)
If the President of the U.S. should conclude a Convention or treaty with the Government of Algiers for the ransom of the thirteen Americans in captivity there, for a sum not exceeding 40,000 dollars, all expences included, will the Senate approve the same? or is there any & what greater or lesser sum, which they would fix on as the limit beyond which they would not approve the ransom? If the...
27458George Washington to William Smith, 8 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I learn with much satisfaction from your letter of April 28. that you propose to undertake a history of the American revolution, and shall with pleasure procure you any aids I can towards the faithful execution of the work. I will therefore desire the heads of the Executive departments to communicate to you such papers of useful information in their respective offices as they, in their...
27459To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, [9 May 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
For carrying into execution the provisions of the Eleventh section of the Act intitled “An Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States,” I do hereby authorise you the said Secretary of the Treasury to subscribe by one or more subscriptions, on behalf and in the name of the United States, for such number of shares of and in the capital stock of the said Corporation as...
27460From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 9 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
For carrying into execution the provisions of the Eleventh section of the Act intitled “An Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States,” I do hereby authorise you the said Secretary of the Treasury to subscribe by one or more subscriptions, on behalf and in the name of the United States, for such number of shares of and in the capital stock of the said Corporation as...
27461From George Washington to Giuseppe Ceracchi, 10 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
The President of the United States presents his Compliments to Mr Ciracchi and with many thanks for his offer of the very elegant figures sent him, begs leave to restore them again to Mr Ciracchi. His situation calling for uniformity of conduct in these cases, he relies that Mr Ciracchi will ascribe it in the presen[t] instance to its true motives, and accept the assurances the President now...
27462Proclamation, 10 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
In the name of the United States. To all to whom these Presents shall come. Whereas it hath been duly certified to me by the Secretary of the Treasury, in pursuance of the Act intituled “An Act authorising the grant and conveyance of certain lands to the Ohio Company of Associates” that Rufus Putnam, Manasseh Cutler, Robert Oliver, and Griffin Green have delivered to him warrants which issued...
27463From George Washington to Charles Carter of Ludlow, 19 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 30th ultimo was on its way to Philadelphia whilst I was on my journey to this place—owing to which I did not receive it until it reverberated—this must be my apology for not giving the receipt of it an earlier acknowledgment. It would give me pleasure to receive your Son into my family, if it could be made tolerably convenient to me—or if any advantage was likely to result...
27464From George Washington to James Madison, 20 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
As there is a possibility if not a probability, that I shall not see you on your return home; or, if I should see you, that it may be on the Road and under circumstances which will prevent my speaking to you on the subject we last conversed upon; I take the liberty of committing to paper the following thoughts, & requests. I have not been unmindful of the sentiments expressed by you in the...
27465From George Washington to Hannah Fairfax Washington, 20 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
To the variety & importance of public business which presses upon me towards the close of the Session of Congress, and which leaves not a moment to attend to my private concerns, You will have the goodness to impute this late acknowledgment of the receipt of your obliging favor of the 9th of April. Permit me now, my dear Madam, to offer my best thanks for your kind attention to the request...
27466To James Madison from George Washington, 20 May 1792 (Madison Papers)
As there is a possibility if not a probability, that I shall not see you on your return home; or, if I should see you, that it may be on the Road and under circumstances which will prevent my speaking to you on the subject we last conversed upon; I take the liberty of committing to paper the following thoughts, & requests. I have not been unmindful of the sentiments expressed by you in the...
27467From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 21 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have had the pleasure to receive your letter of the 16t[h] inst. I sincerely hope that the intelligence which has been communicated to you of a War between France and Spain being inevitable, is not founded in truth. It is my intention to commence my Journey to Philadelphia on Thursday next. I shall stop in George Town one day, and proceed on from thence without further delay, unless my...
27468From George Washington to Henry Knox, 21 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letters of the 12th & 15th insts. with their enclosures. From the tenor of Mr Seagrove’s letter I am in hopes that the business of running the line &c. will be amicably accomplished, notwithstanding the unfavorable curcumstances which have occurred. When I passed through George Town, Mr Ellicot informed me that a letter from his brother, dated at the Rock Landing the 19th...
27469To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 21 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the pleasure to receive your letter of the 16th inst. I sincerely hope that the intelligence which has been communicated to you of a war between France and Spain being inevitable, is not founded in truth. It is my intention to commence my Journey to Philadelphia on Thursday next. I shall stop in George Town one day, and proceed on from thence without further delay, unless my horses...
27470From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
I wish more favorable explanations than I expect, from your interview with the British Minester. AL , DLC : Jefferson Papers. Jefferson’s docket indicates that this letter was “recd June 2. 1792.” For the diplomatic exchange between Jefferson and British minister George Hammond concerning the nonexecution of various provisions of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, see GW to Jefferson, c.5–6 Mar.,...
27471To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, [2 June 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
I wish more favorable explanations than I expect, from your interview with the British Minester. RC ( DLC ); undated; endorsed by TJ as received 2 June 1792.
27472From George Washington to Béhague, 3 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have received the duplicate of the polite letter which you did me the honor of writing to me on the 28th of may 1791. The first has not reached my hands. The obliging manner in which you express your wishes to prove the sincerity of your attachment to the United States by keeping up and encouraging the treaty of amity which unites France and America, merits the acknowledgements of the good...
27473From George Washington to the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 8 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
The bearer of this, Mr James Hoben, was strongly recommended to me by Colo. Laurens and sevral other Gentlemen of So. Carolinia when I was there last year, as a person who had made architecture his study, and was well qualified not only for planning or designing buildings, but to superintend the execution of them. He informs me that he intends to produce plans of the two buildings next month...
27474From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 9 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
I am in sentiment with you & the Director of the Mint, respecting the purchase of the Lots & Houses which are offered for Sale in preference to Renting—as the latter will certainly exceed the Interest of the former. That all the applications may be brought to view, & considered, for Coining &ca; Mr Lear will lay the letters and engravings before you to be Shewn to the Director of the Mint. I...
27475To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 9 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am in sentiment with you and the Director of the Mint, respecting the purchase of the Lots and Houses which are offered for sale in preference to Renting—as the latter will certainly exceed the Interest of the former. That all the applications may be brought to view, and considered, for Coining &ca.; Mr. Lear will lay the letters and engravings before you, to be shewn to the Director of the...
27476From George Washington to Lafayette, 10 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
In the revolution of a great Nation we must not be surprized at the Vicissitudes to which individuals are liable; and the changes which they experience will always be in proportion to the weight of their public character; I was therefore not surprised, my dear Sir, at receiving your letter dated at Metz which you had the goodness to write me on the 22d of January. That personal ease & private...
27477From George Washington to Thomas Barclay, 11 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
Congress having furnished me with means for procuring peace, and ransoming our captive citizens from the government of Algiers, I have thought it best, while you are engaged at Marocco, to appoint Admiral Jones to proceed to Algiers, and therefore have sent him a commission for establishing peace, another for the ransom of our captives, and a third to act there as Consul for the U.S. and full...
27478From George Washington to Thomas Harwood, 11 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
Be pleased to pay to Thomas Johnson, David Stuart and Daniel Carroll Esqrs., Commissioners of the Federal District, or to their order, or to the order of any two of them, Twenty four thousand Dollars in part of the sum given by the Assembly of Maryland towards defraying the expences of the public buildings within the said District. LB , DLC:GW . For the background to this letter, see the...
27479George Washington to Thomas Barclay, 11 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress having furnished me with means for procuring peace, and ransoming our captive citizens from the government of Algiers, I have thought it best, while you are engaged at Marocco, to appoint Admiral Jones to proceed to Algiers, and therefore have sent him a commission for establishing peace, another for the ransom of our captives, and a third to act there as Consul for the U.S. and full...
27480From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 15 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
When Artizans are imported, and criticism is at Work, the inducement is greater to obtain those who are really skilful: for this reason, if Mr Pinckney should not readily meet with those who are unequivocally such; or, if there is a chance of getting better in France than in England, I think it would be well to instruct him to correspond with Mr Morris on this Subject with a view to obtain the...