1To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 24–27 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to join my prayers, with those of your discerning and Virtuous Fellow-Citizens, that Providence may give you health & Length of Days to enable you to compleat the Glorious Fabrick of American Happiness; Great, Ardous & Complicated as the Undertaking is, no doubt remains on my mind on perusing the papers, just received from my most worthy & respectable Friend Doctor Franklin, but it...
2To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 14–26 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of writing to your Excellency last week by Captain Geddes bound to Philadelphia, & Sent the only authentic Account of part of the Revolution in France; Since that day, all the foreign as well as the British Papers agree that it will be compleated & the old Constitution restored. I fear, I am only repeating what your Excellency has already heard from better Authority & more...
3To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 10 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
I would not omit the first opportunity of expressing the Additional obligation your Excellency has conferred on me, by introducing me to that Respectable Character Mrs Montgomery; She forwarded your Letter by the post, as she is at Lord Ranelaghs twelve miles from this; Early the Next morning Lady Newenham & I paid our Respects, & had the pleasure of meeting her; Anxious to enjoy her Company...
4To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 15–28 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
This day has been a Glorious day to the Rights and Liberties of the Metropolis, as we have carried the Election of the Lord Mayor in opposition to the utmost Efforts of Threats, Bribery, Corruption of Judges & Arbitrary conduct of the Privy Council—I send you the papers in which all the Latter Proceedings are printed—the Contest has lasted these four Months. The intention of Government was to...
5To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 16 October 1790 (Washington Papers)
Though my Letters cannot be worthy of taking up a moment of your Time, when you are to materialy engaged in the Internal plan for the future prosperity of the united states, And when your mind must be eventualy engaged in the present fluctuating Situation of European Politics; where we see the Gens-des-Armes deserting their Grand Monarch & Supporting the rights of Mankind, & in another Country...
6To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 31 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
This day, I received most particular pleasure in a carefull & attentive reading of your address to Congress on the 8th of last December. I rejoice that Kantuc⟨ey⟩ is received as another State of the Union; it will now prove a Barrier towards Canada, but had it not been amicably settled, it might (at some futare Period) be a troublesome Nieghbour, & resent its being rejected by the original...
7To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 10 March 1791 (Washington Papers)
In January last I had the Honor of writing to you & committed it to the Care of a Gentleman, who was to have gone directly to New Yorke on Board the Tristram Captain Warner, therefore you may easily Judge my Surprize at having my Letter returned this day, with a Note, that the Tristram was still in Harbour & was bound to Rhode Island; the Captain advertized for New York & that He would Sail...
8To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 22 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
This Season reminds me, that I ought to trouble you with a few Lines—in order to convey my most Sincere and Respectfull Wishes for yours & Mrs Washingtons enjoying health, Happiness & many returns of this Holy Season; which I am sure coincides with the Wishes of 3 Million of your Virtuous & Gratefull Fellow-Citizens. Every thing from your Pen is Valuable, but your late Address to Both houses,...
9To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 9 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
A few days past, I had the Honor of writing to you by a Ship from ⟨Nuny⟩, expressing my most fervent wishes for Many, Many, happy returns of this Season to you & your House. Having ever given you my most Secret opinion on Political Subjects, I think it a Duty incumbent on me to acquaint you, that I shall, during this Session, most warmly Support Government. For this Month past, the Lower order...
10To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 12 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to your Excellency last December, which I hope you receved; it contained the account of the Violent Proceedings of the Popish Party in this Kingdom; they demand Equal rights in Every thing with the Protestants—if they obtained half of what they asked, they would, at once, become our Rulers; & overturn our Constitution in Church & state; they are grown bold from their Numbers & late...