791To George Washington from Charles Morgan, 1 November 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have not been so fortunate as I Expected in Geting the Rents due from Colo. Sreve, I was with him a few days ago and he has promised to get it as Soon as he possibly Can—he is about Selling part of the land he purchas’d of you which will Enable him to pay the Rents, and as the Bonds are on Interest I did not think it Advisable to push him for the money for a few weeks &c. I am your Hbe Servt...
792To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 31 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
This letter with the enclosure will be handed to you by Mr George Hadfield. We conceived the contents of his address as involving matters in too serious a nature to be determined on without the interposition of the Executive. We consider Mr Hadfields declaration as tending to involve the progression of the building in much uncertainty and perplexity as he states he cannot progress without...
793To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 31 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War respectfully informs the President that General Rochambeau, who some time ago proposed sailing for France, now expects to depart next Monday, & will gladly take any letters or commands with which the President may have occasion to honour him. AL , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . The following Monday was 2 November. Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau, had come to...
794To George Washington from Alexander White, 31 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
I purpose to set out for Virginia tomorrow and to return about the end of November—You would no doubt observe that I neither signed the letter lately addressed to you by my Colleagues on the subject of an application to the Assembly of Maryland for a Loan, nor transmitted my reasons for with holding my signature—I will now explain the motives of my conduct in both instances—I did not sign the...
795To George Washington from William Cooke, 29 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
In the Prussian dominions during the life, of the late illustrious Monarch of that Kingdom, the meanest Vassal, or Peasant, had the priviledge, of approa⟨ch⟩ing their Monarch, either by Memorial, or in person, & making known to him their distress in case they were injur⟨ed⟩ or oppressed by a fellow Citizen, and almost in all Cases, He caused immediate Justice to be done. All mankind, Sir,...
796To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 29 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
I have selected the inclosed letters from the correspondence of Mr Deas, & two letters from Mr Montgomery our Consul at Alicant, for your perusal—in addition to those just now given to Mr Dandridge; and have the honour to be, with great respect sir your obt servt ALS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, GW’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State. Pickering evidently...
797To George Washington from Edward Carrington, 28 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Innes has just returned to Town and Genl Marshall, on a conversation with him, has formed an opinion favorable to his appointment to the Office of Attorney General. judging that too much time would be lost in my waiting for your notification of our powers on this subject being still in existence, we thought it best to sound him on the score of his acceptance, apprising him of the...
798To George Washington from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 28 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor of transmitting to The President of the U. States an official Certificate of a settlement made at the Treasury, by which it appears that the United States are indebted to William Lindsay, Collector of Norfolk in the sum of Twenty dollars & thirteen Cents; being so much paid by him to James Hunter assignee of David M: Randolph, Marshal for the...
799To George Washington from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 28 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of The Treasury respectfully represents to The President of the U. States, that in consequence of a charge exhibited by the Captain of the Revenue Cutter for New York to his predecessor, against Isaac Van Dearson third mate, and Nathaniel A. Ogden second mate of said Cutter, for appropriating to their own use certain Goods belonging to the Cargo of a vessel stranded at the...
800To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 27 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
Since you left this we have been favor’d with the enclosed Communication from General Forrest on a subject very interesting to the City; we enclose you a copy of the Generals letter as it gives the object in view and the prospect of success very fully. Whilst an application to the Legislature of Maryland is contemplated by us with much pleasure, we have no Idea of abandoning the plan laid...