71To George Washington from James McHenry, 27 June 1796 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d instant with its references. No. 1. here inclosed contains the documents respecting the meditated loan for the use of the federal City. No. 2. The last letters received from Brigadier General Wilkinson with copy of my letter of the 7. May referred to in his instructions to Colonel Hamtramck. General Wilkinson you will...
72To George Washington from James McHenry, 18 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have been requested by Dr Allison to mention to you Mr Robt McRea who removed some time ago from Alexandria to Wilks’s County State of Georgia as a very worthy person and well qualified to discharge the office of Marshal which he understood was vacant by the death of Major Forsyth. It appears also by information I have received from other persons that Mr McRea is a good man who has...