7791To George Washington from Thomas Mifflin, 5 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I have the honor to submit to your Excellency’s consideration, a copy of a letter from the Counsul of the French Republic, stating the arrival of an English armed vessel at Mud Fort, and requesting, either that she may be prevented from entering the harbour, or directed to withdraw in case she should enter it; a copy of the report made by the Master Warden respecting the vessel in...
7792To George Washington from Cleon Moore, 5 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Cleon Moore, 5 July 1793. GW wrote Moore on 19 July that he had “duly received your letter of the 5th instt.”
7793From the Citizens of Alexandria, Virginia, to the President of the United States, The Address of the Inhabitants of … (Washington Papers)
That America should remain in peace and enjoy the blessings of their free government undisturbed by European concerns We believe to be the earnest desire of every wellwisher to our Country, and We feel the most cordial satisfaction in expressing to you our conviction of the Wisdom of the part you have taken to preserve the publick repose and happiness—In declaring by your proclamation the...
7794To George Washington from “A CITIZEN”, 4 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
ONE great advantage resulting from a republican system of government is, the unrestrained privilege of scrutinizing public measures, and candidly investigating the conduct of those men, who are entrusted with the management of public affairs. No character, however dignified, no measure, however important, can possibly escape the exercise of this invaluable right. It is unnecessary, at present,...
7795From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 4 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
I send, for the information and consideration of the Heads of the Departments, a letter which I received by the post of yesterday from the Governor of North Carolina, stating the measures which he has taken relative to a privateer fitted out from South Carolina under a French Commission, and which had arrived, with a prize, in the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina. I intend setting out for...
7796To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 4 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I send, for the information and consideration of the Heads of the Departments, a letter which I received by the post of Yesterday from the Governor of North Carolina, stating the measures which he has taken relative to a privateer fitted out from South Carolina under a French Commission, and which had arrived, with a prize, in the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina. I intend setting out for...
7797To George Washington from the Creek Nation, 3 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
A talk from the heads of the Upper and lower Creeks by order of the Mad Dog of the Tuckebatchees given out at the Cussetau Square at a meeting of a number of the lower Creeks, this 21st of July 1793. Cussitahs 3d July 1793. We the heads of the Creek nation wish to acquaint your Excellency that we are just informed by a runner of our own people from the Chickesaw Nation that there was some of...
7798To George Washington from Alexander Smith, 3 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
this Spring when I was Saving fish at your landing known by the name of Dasays ferry, I had Some Conversation with Mr Whitting About takeing All the fish that might be Caught at that Landing for a term of years the time to Comence nex[t] fishing Season he told me that he would Comunicate my proposal to you it is Likeley that Mr Whitting being unwell that this business was not attended two As...
7799To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 3 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The President Sends to the Secretary of State the enclosed letter from Mr. Chiappe, which has been forwarded by Mr. Simpson at Gibralter. If, upon translating this letter, there should be found in it any thing important to be communicated to the President—the Secretary will do it when the President arrives in Philadelphia. The President proposes to set out from this place on sunday next. RC (...
7800To George Washington from Richard Adamson, 2 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
I humbly Submit to your Excellency the inclos’d for your consideration, and, conscious as I am of the boldness of this Intrusion, I shall not add to my presumption by attempting an apology where none is adequate to the occasion. I shall only therefore observe, that my distress is occasioned by a late Severe ilness, to shake off the Effects of which, I am advis’d to have recourse to the Berkley...