1To John Adams from Henry Marchant, 18 January 1790 (Adams Papers)
We may at Length congratulate each other on well founded Expectations of a speedy Adoption of the Constitution by this State. Agreably to the Information in my last, Our Gen l. Assembly sat at Providence the last Week. The Opposers were to a Man upon the Ground except one sick. The Town of Warwick having four Members, had heretofore a heavy Majority against Us, and had instructed against a...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Sharp Delany, 18 January 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] January 18, 1790 . “… There is one branch of Revenue which if it did not interfere too much with some of the states would produce 100,000 Dollars ⅌ annm. I mean 2 ⅌ Ct on Sales at public Auction. This has no doubt fell under your knowledge, but if not you will give it a due decision.” LC , Bureau of Customs, Philadelphia.
3To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 18 January 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
By order of the President of the United States, I do myself the honor to transmit you a letter from His Excellency Thomas Jefferson The Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the United States, dated at Paris Augt. 27th. 1789.—and likewise the Copy of a letter from Messrs. Wilhem & Jan Willinck, N & J. Van Staphorst & Hubbard to Mr. Jefferson, dated at Amsterdam 13th. Augt. 1789.—both of which the...
4[Diary entry: 18 January 1790] (Washington Papers)
Monday 18th. Still indisposed with an Aching tooth, and swelled and inflamed Gum.
5From George Washington to Burgess Ball, 18 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 26. of December came duly to hand, but occurences of various kinds have prevented an acknowledgement of it till this time. I am not at all uneasy at the delay, or impatient for the settlement of the estate accounts of my deceased Mother; I am persuaded they will be rendered in due time, and to the satisfaction of all concerned—To pay all she owed is my first wish—to render...
6To George Washington from John Collins, 18 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
State of Rhode-Island & Providence Plantations Sir, January 18th 1790. I have the Honor of transmitting to you an Act of the General Assembly of this State for calling a Convention, to take into Consideration the Constitution proposed for the United States, passed on the 17th of September, A.D. 1787, by the General Convention held at Philadelphia. This Event gives me the most sincere pleasure,...
7To George Washington from Benjamin Dubois, 18 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Sans avoir demandé votre agrêment, j’ai pris la liberté de donner le nom de votre éxcellence à mon navire, commandé par le Sr Duroutois, sous lieutenant de Vaisseaux; Si j’etais assez malheureux que vous le trouvassiez mauvais, quoi que désesperé de changer un nom aussi cher dans toutes les parties du monde, je rémplirais vos ordres: j’ose esperer que vous voudrez bien m’eviter ce chagrin et...
8To George Washington from David Forman, 18 January 1790 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from David Forman, 18 Jan. 1790. On 21 Jan. GW wrote to Forman “Acknowledging the receipt of your letters of the 3rd and 18th instant.” Tobias Lear transmitted this letter to John Jay: “By the Command of the President of the United States, I do myself the honor to enclose a letter from Genl Forman dated the 18th inst. upon the subject of those counterfeit Certificates which...
9Tobias Lear to Alexander Hamilton, 18 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
By order of the President of the United States, I do myself the honor to transmit you a letter from His Excellency Thomas Jefferson The Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the United States, dated at Paris Augt 27th 1789, and likewise the copy of a letter from Messrs Wilhem & Jan Willinck, N. & I. Van Stephorst & Hubbard to Mr Jefferson, dated at Amsterdam 13th Augt 1789 —both of which the...
10To George Washington from Henry Knox, 18 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Having submitted to your consideration a plan for the arrangement of the militia of the United States, which I had presented to the late Congress, and you having approved the general principles thereof, with certain exceptions, I now respectfully lay the same before you, modified according to the alterations you were pleased to suggest. It has been my anxious desire to devise a national system...