7741From George Washington to Samuel Hanson (of Samuel), 7 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
A few days only before I left Philadelphia, your letter of the 22d of February came to my hands. Why it was so long on its passage I am unable to inform you. I have put my name to the Subscription paper therein enclosed, although as a common centre, I am applied to for aids beyond my means—for in truth I escape few contributions to any thing of this sort—or to public buildings—such as Colleges...
7742To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 7 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
The accounts of the last week from Lisbon, announcing an actual declaration of war by France against England & Holland, when applied to the preceding note of the British court ordering the French minister to leave London (which is generally considered as preliminary to a declaration of war), now render it extremely probable that those powers are at actual war, and necessary in my opinion that...
7743From George Washington to James Keith, 7 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
On my way to this place, at George town on tuesday the 2. inst:, Messrs Wilson and Dunlap applied to me respecting the Judgments which had been obtained against the assignees of John Semple, in favr of Colvile’s Estate. The one for £748.17. currt money & costs, with the deduction of £65.2.2 by consent, they are willing they say to pay immediately; and offered to discharge the balance on the...
7744To George Washington from the Oneida Indians, 7 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
We do not like to disturb You, unless we are forced to it, by our wants, or to obtain that Justice which by our services and sufferings we have a right to claim, and cannot in any other manner obtain, in such case we turn our eys to You for that which we cannot procure from any other—We believe you will do Justice, and wish none of our Indian Nations to be wronged, nor that any individual...
7745To George Washington from John Fitzgerald, 5 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
By this time you will probably have received from Mr Charles Lee a letter resigning the Collectorship of this Port[.] This Gentleman has for a length of time past informed me of his intentions & always wished that I should make application to succeed him[.] in this however I was undetermin’d untill Governor Lee on his way from the Northward insisted on it in such positive terms that I promised...
7746To George Washington from Vincent Gray, 5 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
Charles Lee Esquire having resigned his office as Collector of the Customs for the Port of Alexandria, I take the liberty of offering my Services to you as his Successor should you think me qualified to execute the duties of that office—I will beg leave to observe to you that I have served in the said office with Mr Lee as his Deputy Since the Commencement of the present Goverment[.] I am Sir...
7747To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 5 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Ship John Buckeley is just arrived here from Lisbon, which place she left on the 23d of Februay. The Messrs Walls a respectable Mercantile House here have received a letter from Mr John Buckeley a respectable Merchant of Lisbon, after whom the Ship is named, of which the following is an extract. “By letters from France by this day’s Post, we find, that an Embargo took place there the 2d...
7748From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 5 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 1st instant, came to my hands yesterday. I regret the indisposition of General Knox; but hope, as there is yet time for consideration of those matters I referred to the heads of the Departments, no inconvenience will result from the delay, occasioned thereby; unless it should continue much longer. At George Town, I met mister Randolph; & by a Letter just received from mister...
7749From George Washington to Henry Knox, 5 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
In addition to the several matters contained in my circular Letter to you before I left Philada which you were desired to take into consideration, I now submit to you (& the other Gentlemen to whom the above mentioned Letter was directed, and who you will now also consult) a request of the Society of Quakers to be permitted to make presents to the Indians at the proposed Treaty at Sandusky....
7750From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 5 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
From Baltimore I acknowledged the receipt of your letter of the 29th Ulto; as I am now about to do that of the first instant from hence. I had no idea of your obtaining money from Mr de Barth, if it was even more abundant than you represent it to be—nor do I believe he had any expectation at the time we bargained to make the payments stipulated—It was, I am satisfied, a Speculation on his...