52601To George Washington from “A Friend to the People,” 21 August 1796 (Washington Papers)
I took the liberty of writing you from Richmond about the time the Virginia assembly met; and the...
52602To George Washington from Kentucky Citizens, 24 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
To the PRESIDENT and CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA; T he REMONSTRANCE of the S...
52603Enclosure: Resolutions from Philadelphia Manufacturers, 8 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
At a General & numerous Meeting of the Manufacturers of the City of Philadelphia and such other...
52604Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Following his receipt of Congress’s official notification that Vice Admiral d’Estaing had arrived...
52605Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
General Lincoln did not complete this extended account of Shays’ Rebellion for GW until 4 Mar....
52606GW’s Farewell Address: Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
In the preparation of his farewell address to the American people, GW, as he often did for...
52607Editorial Introduction (Washington Papers)
In making GW colonel of the regiment that was constituted, or reconstituted, in Virginia as a...
52608To George Washington from Edward Carrington, 30 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
I now have it in my power to give decisive information on the enquiries you did Genl Marshall and...
52609To George Washington from James Iredell and John Lowell, 15 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
We do ourselves the honour to inclose you a copy of an application made to the Circuit Court of...
52610Circular to Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 4 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
On an examination of the quantity of powder in the hands of the public we find that the whole...
52611From George Washington to William Pearce (Washington Papers)
[This letter was misdated in the volume and will be included in Presidential Series 17 .]
52612Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Since 1778, GW had relied on the Culper spy network for intelligence from inside New York City....
52613Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney spent six weeks in...
52614Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
The bill to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States had not yet been...
52615Cash Paid for Supplying George Washington’s Tea Table, 30 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Accot Cash Expended in furnishing the Commander in Chief’s Table &ca the month of March 1783...
52616Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
[9 July 1799] George Washington prepared his will alone, without, as he attested, any...
52617Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Editorial note . During the spring of 1748 GW undertook a journey that introduced him for the...
52618Enclosure V: Frederick County Poll Sheet, 1758, 24 July 1758 (Washington Papers)
Colo. T. B. Martin Colo. G. Washington Thos Swearingen Hugh West Lord Thos Fairfax Fairfax Revd...
52619Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
German lieutenant general Wilhelm von Knyphausen temporarily commanded at New York while British...
52620Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
The American dispositions on the east side of Brandywine Creek probably were complete by the...
52621Enclosure I: Rule Prescribed to Hostile Vessels, 20 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
When any vessel, whether of war or merchandize, public or private, belonging to any belligerent...
52622From George Washington to the Great Dismal Swamp (Washington Papers)
E ditorial note . The following entry, recording details of GW’s visit to the Dismal Swamp,...
52623To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 5 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inclose a copy of Mr Pinckney’s letter of the 21st of July from Madrid. No...
52624Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Fig. 2. Engraving of Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold by H. B. Hall from a portrait by John Trumbull....
52625Return of the Virginia Regiment, 9 October 1756 (Washington Papers)
A Return of the Virginia Regiment whereof George Washington Esqr. Commander of all the Virginia...
52626Note on the Digital Edition of This Chapter (Washington Papers)
This diary chapter includes JPEG images of print edition pages 38–117, the facsimiles of the...
52627To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 9 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to lay before you a report from the Director of the Mint, comprehending matters...
52628To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 30 January 1796 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State respectfully lays before the President of the United States three letters...
52629Orderly Book (Washington Papers)
This orderly book ( DLC:GW ) includes orders for each day from the time GW and Col. William Byrd...
52630Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
editorial note : The following weather diary for the first five months of 1780 was kept at...
52631Biographical Data (Washington Papers)
Information on the persons mentioned by GW during his stay on the island is in most instances...
52632Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
After GW and his officers had made their decision to return to Great Meadows and prepare their...
52633To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 29 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have been honoured with your Letter of the 19th Instant covering duplicate Despatches for...
52634From the Commissioners Sent to Western Pennsylvania, 24 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Commissioners, appointed to confer with the Citizens in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania,...
52635The Manuscript (Washington Papers)
The Barbados diary had deteriorated seriously before it was silked and mounted at the Library of...
52636To George Washington from Anonymous, 16 November 1795 (Washington Papers)
The hand that now addresses you had never the honor of being in contact with yours, and altho’...
52637Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
The committee of conference that Congress appointed on 30 Sept. arrived at Cambridge on 15 Oct....
52638Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
The following diary is GW’s Philadelphia journal (Regents’ No. 34), a rough diary (from 11 May...
52639Enclosure: Statement from the French Republic, 9 March 1796 (Washington Papers)
Summary statement of the complaints of the French Republic, against the Government of the United...
52640Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Maj. John André’s sterling career as a British army officer ended abruptly because of his role in...
52641Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
In the two years between his return from Barbados and the outbreak of the French and Indian War,...
52642Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
[21 October 1761–3 November 1773] I. Washington’s Appointment as Guardian, 21 October 1761 II....
52643To George Washington from “A feeling Sufferer,” 7 September 1796 (Washington Papers)
Pardon the seeming Indecency of an anonymous Epistle, for which the Occasion may be some Apology....
52644Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Lawrence Washington died on 26 July 1752. By the terms of his will, half of his slaves went to...
52645Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
After making his decision to retire from office at the conclusion of his second term as...
52646To George Washington from an unknown correspondent, 4 March 1795 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from unknown, 4 March 1795. On 14 March, Robert Montgomery wrote Edmund...
52647Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
On 16 Jan. 1792 the U.S. House of Representatives began considering GW’s message of 11 Jan. and...
52648General Court-Martial, 25–26 July 1757 (Washington Papers)
The Proceedings of a General-court-martial held at Fort Loudoun on the 25th & 26th Days of July...
52649Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
E ditorial note . From the first days of his presidency, GW was determined “to visit every part...
52650Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
I Alexander Hamilton’s Outline for GW’s Annual Address to Congress, November 1793 II Edmund...