81From Timothy Pickering to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 23 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
If the President should approve of the inclosed letter to the Governor of New-York, it will be transmitted, with the two papers therein referred to, by to-morrow’s post. Mr Dandridge will be so good as to lay them before the President. ALS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . This letter and the accompanying papers have not been identified. On this day, Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., returned the draft of...
82From Timothy Pickering to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 27 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
Mr Dandridge will be pleased, at a convenient time, to lay the inclosed letter before the President. The writer, David Campbell, of the southwestern territory, begged it might be presented; otherwise The Secretary of War would not have troubled the President with its perusal. It contains merely an eulogy on Governor Blount, as the writer says “in energetic strains.” He aims at the poetic...
83From Timothy Pickering to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 30 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
I mentioned to the President to-day the request of Mr Boudinot that the President would sign 50 diplomas for the New Jersey Cincinnati. The President thought he had signed that number during the late session of Congress. The inclosed papers will show that General Knox was to request it: but I suppose the blanks were never sent to the President. For I now find in this office one bundle...
84To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 30 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War respectfully submits to the President of the United States the draught of a letter to General Wayne, in answer to his last which the President has read. The Secretary wishes to send it this forenoon by Genl Scott, if it meets the Presidents approbation; and will therefore wait on the President in half an hour. ALS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Pickering referred to Gen. Anthony...
85To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 2 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War respectfully submits to the President’s inspection a letter to the Governor of Georgia and one to Mr Seagrove relative to the intended treaty with the Creek Indians. A talk to invite the Creeks to the treaty and a draught of instructions to the Commissioners. The two letters are intended to be sent by tomorrow’s post; and by the same post the Secretary supposes it will be...
86To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 7 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War respectfully lays before the President of the U. States the draught of a speech to the Chickasaws and Choctaws now in Philadelphia, as representatives, the former of their nation—the latter of the Five Upper Towns. The Indians will be held ready to wait on the President at any hour he shall be pleased to receive them, upon notice this evening or to-morrow morning, of the...
87From Timothy Pickering to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 9 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War requests Mr Dandridge to lay before the President the inclosed letter of John Parker Hale, lieutenant in the corps of artillerists and engineers, desiring to resign. From the information heretofore received by the Secretary, the resignation is not to be regretted. Mr Hale wishes to leave town to-morrow morning. AL , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Also on this date John Harris,...
88To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 21 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
On the 16th instant I received from Governor Jay, an answer to my letter of the 3d relative to the intended negociations with the Onondagas, Cayugas & Oneidas for the purchase of their lands. In my letter was inclosed the opinion of the Attorney General, that those negociations could not lawfully be had without the intervention of the government of the United States. A copy of the Governor’s...
89To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 27 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
By the time this reaches Mount Vernon, you will have received the memorial of the philadelphia meeting against the treaty with Great Britain. I attended as a spectator, to see the mode of proceeding and to make an estimate of the number present. The memorial, I suppose, will be presented to you as expressive of the sense of the citizens of Philadelphia, the Northern Liberties and the District...
90To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 31 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
I learn that Mr Hammond has received letters of recall; and that he expects to depart in three weeks. I am disposed to believe, from accidental intimations, that before his departure some useful and perhaps very important arrangements may be made to facilitate the compliance with the condition on which the advice of the Senate for ratifying the treaty was suspended; and possibly for expediting...