1To George Washington from Alexander White, 7 December 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander White, 7 Dec. 1799. GW wrote White on 8 Dec. : “Your favour of yesterday I received this morning.”
2To George Washington from Alexander White, 8 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
I was prevented from paying attention to your request as soon as you might expect, by circumstances unnecessary to recite, but on thursday afternoon I went with the Surveyor and examined all the public property near the Capitol Square I have caused a plan of that square with the adjacent grounds to be made, with four lots which I thought best adapted to your purpose designated thereon, and...
3To George Washington from Alexander White, 18 April 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you that a bill has passed both Houses of Congress authorising the advance of 100,000 dollars to the Com[mission]ers as a loan under the Guarantee Law, 50,000 dollars to be paid in the present year & 50,000 dollars in the year 1799—the Bill as amended by the Senate passed the House of Representatives on Friday I left Philadelphia on Saturday Morning, being...
4To George Washington from Alexander White, 8 April 1798 (Washington Papers)
The Senate did not sit on Friday and met yesterday only to adjourn, so that our City business remains undetermined—Mr Howard is arrived; he will take a decided part in favr of the measure, though a Baltimorian in Maryland, in Congress he is a Marylander. Mason was expected on Friday, I know not whether he is yet arrived. I hope a decision will take place tomorrow, and that either 66,666...
5To George Washington from Alexander White, 1 April 1798 (Washington Papers)
I am honoured with your favour of 25 Ul[t]o It is with real concern that I am obliged to state the affairs of the Federal Seat in a more unfavourable light than heretofore—The Bill which passed the House of Representatives after having been twice under consideration of a Committee of the Senate was reported without amendment, but with strong symptoms of disapprobation from three of the Members...
6To George Washington from Alexander White, 24 March 1798 (Washington Papers)
On the 20th instant a bill passed the House of Representatives appropriating 200,000 dols. for compleating the Public Buildings in the City of Washington, and on the 21st having been twice read in the Senate was committed to Lloyd[,] Tazewell, Stockton, Sedgwick and Goodhue —I attended them on Friday Morning—no resolution was agreed to or proposed, but appearances were less favourable than I...
7To George Washington from Alexander White, 17 March 1798 (Washington Papers)
I need say nothing of public news, the news paper intelligence being equally authentic with any I could give. It seems very doubtful whether the President will make any further communication on the subject of French affairs; those who are connected with him in principle and friendship differ in opinion both with respect to what he will do, and what he ought to do—I dined with him a few days...
8To George Washington from Alexander White, 10 March 1798 (Washington Papers)
I was much gratified with the receipt of your letter of the first instant, it was in Post later than it ought to have been in course, and I since waited a day or two, that I might have some what to write on the subject of the Federal Buildings—It will be recollected that Mr Law and Mr Walker were in this City before me. I had been but a few days here till General Forrest and Mr Dunlop arrived...
9To George Washington from Alexander White, 20 February 1798 (Washington Papers)
I arrived in this City on Saturday senight and immediately waited on the President; He gave me a Memorial which my Colleagues had forwarded to him addressed to the Congress for my perusal & signature I urged him as far as propriety would admit, to transmit the Memorial addressed to himself, but could not prevail he said he would transmit the Memorial of the Comrs and requested me to prepare a...
10To George Washington from Alexander White, 1 February 1798 (Washington Papers)
On my arrival at this place on Tuesday se’night I found the letter with which you honoured me in answer to mine from Washington. On this day week I was followed by a Messenger from the City with a copy of a letter from the President to the Comrs approving of our laying a State of the Federal Buildings before Congress, Which he observes will render his responsibility and that of the Comrs less...