791To George Washington from William Graves, 3 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I now beg the liberty of addressing you on the Subject of an appointment under the General Government, I was a Soldier in the late Amarican Armey as Soon as I was capable of bearing armes & continued untill the peace was Established, after that I was appointed by the Executive of Virginia, Searcher for the Port of Norfolk, and continued in the Execution of that office untill the General...
792To George Washington from William Irvine, 4 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty to inclose you a copy of the proposed Constitution for Pennsylvania, which was transmitted to me, by a member of the Convention for that purpose. I have the honor to be most respectfully Sir your most obedient & Most humble Servant ALS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters. In November 1789 a constitutional convention convened in Philadelphia to replace the Pennsylvania...
793To George Washington from John Van Sice, 5 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
Am Sensible of my presumption—when I trouble So great a personage with my little concerns, but the distressed circumstances of my family urges the necessity of craving your Interposition—I have from the commencement of the American War Served in Schenectady as a gun Smith for the Indians, for which I received no recompence, & of which I had the honor of informing your Excellency when last in...
794To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 5 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I sent on Saturday the usual day of your Letters reaching Alexandria, but your favor of the 21st Ulto had not arrived, and did not come to my hands untill yesturday. I have informed Fairfax that it was your opinion and that I was directed to communicate it to him that £25. pr ann. is very ample wages for his Brother, or any untried man, and that it was your determination not to encrease his...
795To George Washington from Hans Alexander Siegfried von Steuben, 6 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
Votre Excellence aura la Grace de me pardonner la Liberte que jose prendre de vous adresser ce peut de Ligne. Au Sujet d’un Frere unique qui a L’honneur de Servir sous votre Commandement dans le Prowince ùnie de l’amerique. Je lui ai Ecrit plussieurs fois, mais je n’ai jamais eu le Bonheur de recevoir une reponse que jai attendu avec Ardeur. N’etant pas Connu dans se⟨e⟩ Contrée et ne Sachant...
796To George Washington from Samuel Meredith, 9 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
Mr Merediths respectful Compliments wait on the President of the United States, he should be happy (if it meets with his approbation) to leave this Town tomorrow for Philadelphia, where, some private buisiness requires his immediate attendance for a few days, having made arrangements with Mr Hamilton for every thing necessary to be done in his absence—He shall think himself honoured by the...
797To George Washington from Solomon Hailing, 10 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
To the President of the United States, The Petition of Solomon Halling Most humbly sheweth, That your Petitioner is a native of the United States, has been a Citizen of the State of North Carolina and a resident in the town of Newbern for seven years past. That, He has served in the General Continental Hospitals of the United States, as a Mate, a Junior, and a Senior Surgeon. That, his...
798To George Washington from Thomas Mifflin, 10 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency a Letter which has been addressed to the Executive of this State by several very respectable Inhabitants of the County of Washington in Pennsylvania; in which they represent “that many mischiefs have taken place in that County for several years past from the hostile incursions of the Indians, and that from the present aspect of Indian affairs...
799To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 10 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to forward to you, a letter, lately received, from Colonel Arthur Campbell⟨.⟩ The Executive of this state did not think themselves authorized to take any other step in this business, than the one recommended in the inclosed letter to Colonel Campbell. I have the honor to be with the highest respect your obt Servt LS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; Vi : Executive...
800To George Washington from the United States Senate, 10 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Senate agreed that the President of the United States direct the word “Junior” to be annexed to the name of Jonathan Palmer, appointed Surveyor of Stonington in the State of Connecticut August 3d 1790. Attest LB , DLC:GW . See GW to the U.S. Senate, 3 Aug. 1789 .