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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington, George | Lear, Tobias | From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 23 September … | 1791-09-23 | No. 28. Dear Sir, MOUNT VERNON, Septr. 23d. 1791. Your letter of the 18th. with the Gazettes came... |
| 2 | Washington, George | Lear, Tobias | From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 26 September … | 1791-09-26 | Since my last to you I have received your two letters of the 21st instant—one dated in the... |
| 3 | Washington, George | Dandridge, John | From George Washington to John Dandridge, 2 October … | 1791-10-02 | Your letter of the 6th ultimo found me at this place—but not until it had travelled to... |
| 4 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 2 October … | 1791-10-02 | Your letter of the 24th ulto, (enclosing a letter from Govr St Clair, and sundry papers relating... |
| 5 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | From George Washington to Henry Knox, 2 October 1791 | 1791-10-02 | Nothing at present occurs to me of which I have to inform you, except that since the rect of your... |
| 6 | Washington, George | Lear, Tobias | From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 2 October 1791 | 1791-10-02 | Since my last to you, which I think was written on this day week, I have received your letters of... |
| 7 | Washington, George | Ternant, Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de | From George Washington to Ternant, 2 October 1791 | 1791-10-02 | (Private) Sir, Mount Vernon October 2nd 1791. The details with which you have been pleased to... |
| 8 | Washington, George | Lear, Tobias | From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 7 October 1791 | 1791-10-07 | Your letter of the 30th Ulto came duly to hand, with the enclosures. I have had Samples of the... |
| 9 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 10 … | 1791-10-10 | Your letter of the 30th September enclosing a Contract entered into by the Collector of... |
| 10 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | From George Washington to Henry Knox, 10 October 1791 | 1791-10-10 | Your letter of the 1st inst: I have duly recd—likewise one of the 4th, covering a letter from the... |
| 11 | Washington, George | Lear, Tobias | From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 10 October 1791 | 1791-10-10 | Your letters of the 2d & 5th came to my hands on Saturday morning. Yesterday I allotted to... |
| 12 | Washington, George | Madison, James | From George Washington to James Madison, 10 October … | 1791-10-10 | Letter not found: to James Madison, 10 Oct. 1791. Sold by Stan V. Henkels, 1892, catalog 694,... |
| 13 | Washington, George | Randolph, Edmund | From George Washington to Edmund Randolph, 10 October … | 1791-10-10 | By the Post of Friday, I received your communications of the first instant; and from the... |
| 14 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 14 … | 1791-10-14 | (Private) My dear Sir, Mount Vernon Octr 14th 1791 When I addressed a private letter to you a few... |
| 15 | Washington, George | Jackson, William | From George Washington to William Jackson, 14 October … | 1791-10-14 | With pleasure I received your letter of the 9th, and am obliged by the communications therein... |
| 16 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | From George Washington to Henry Knox, 14 October 1791 | 1791-10-14 | (Private) My dear Sir, Mount Vernon Octr 14th 1791. I have been under a strange mistake with... |
| 17 | Washington, George | Lear, Tobias | From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 14 October 1791 | 1791-10-14 | Your letter of the 9th was forwarded to me yesterday morning by the Post-Master in Alexandria... |
| 18 | Washington, George | Lewis, Robert | From George Washington to Robert Lewis, 15 October 1791 | 1791-10-15 | Enclosed is a letter for Mr Muse, requesting him to put my papers into your hands, and to give... |
| 19 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 17 … | 1791-10-17 | I am thus far on my way to Philadelphia, and if the disagreeableness of the weather (for it is... |
| 20 | Washington, George | Proclamation, 17 October 1791 | 1791-10-17 | The President of the United States doth hereby order and direct that the sale of Lots in the City... | |
| 21 | Washington, George | Stuart, David | From George Washington to David Stuart, 18 October 1791 | 1791-10-18 | Bladensburgh [Md.] Oct. 18th 1791 Dear Sir, half past 5 Oclock A. M. I pray you to drop me a line... |
| 22 | Washington, George | Conversation with Ralph Izard, Pierce Butler, and Aaron … | 1791-10-24 | Mr Izard, Mr Butler and Mr Burr, three members of the Senate, waited upon the President at six... | |
| 23 | Washington, George | United States Senate and House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States Senate and … | 1791-10-25 | I meet you, upon the present occasion, with the feelings which are naturally inspired by a strong... |
| 24 | Washington, George | Conversations with Pierce Butler, Ralph Izard, and … | 1791-10-26 | On the morning of this day the President requested Mr Butler (who had to pass by his house) to... | |
| 25 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 26 … | 1791-10-26 | I have directed the Secretary of War, to lay before you for your consideration, all the papers... |
| 26 | Washington, George | United States Senate and House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States Senate and … | 1791-10-26 | I lay before you copies of the following Acts, which have been transmitted to me during the... |
| 27 | Washington, George | Madison, James | From George Washington to James Madison, 27 October … | 1791-10-27 | Enclosed I return you the list of Sales in the Federal City. You will oblige me, by drafting a... |
| 28 | Washington, George | United States Senate and House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States Senate and … | 1791-10-27 | I have directed the secretary of War to lay before you for your information the reports of... |
| 29 | Washington, George | United States Senate and House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States Senate and … | 1791-10-27 | I lay before you a copy of a letter and of sundry documents which I have received from the... |
| 30 | Washington, George | United States House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States House of … | 1791-10-28 | The pleasure I derive from an assurance of your attention to the objects I have recommended to... |
| 31 | Washington, George | Washington, Harriot | From George Washington to Harriot Washington, 30 … | 1791-10-30 | I have received your letter of the 21st instant, and shall always be glad to hear from you—When... |
| 32 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 31 … | 1791-10-31 | Certain Offices having become vacant, since your last Session, by the death, resignation or... |
| 33 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 31 … | 1791-10-31 | This manifestation of your zeal for the honor and the happiness of our Country, derives its full... |
| 34 | Washington, George | United States Senate and House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States Senate and … | 1791-10-31 | I send you herewith the arrangement which has been made by me, pursuant to the Act, entitled “An... |
| 35 | Washington, George | United States Senate and House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States Senate and … | 1791-11-01 | I received yesterday, from the Judge of the District of South Carolina, a letter, inclosing the... |
| 36 | Washington, George | Lansdowne, William Petty, marquis of | From George Washington to Lansdowne, 7 November 1791 | 1791-11-07 | The letter with which you were pleased to honor me—dated the 4th of July—was presented to me by... |
| 37 | Washington, George | Moultrie, Alexander | From George Washington to Alexander Moultrie, 7 … | 1791-11-07 | Your letter of the 1st of October, informing me of the alteration which had taken place in the... |
| 38 | Washington, George | Moultrie, William | From George Washington to William Moultrie, 8 November … | 1791-11-08 | As I am certain that occasions which will afford you opportunities of shewing civilities to... |
| 39 | Washington, George | Pinckney, Charles | From George Washington to Charles Pinckney, 8 November … | 1791-11-08 | I have the pleasure to inform your Excellency that your letters of the 18th of August & 20th of... |
| 40 | Washington, George | Pinckney, Charles | From George Washington to Charles Pinckney, 8 November … | 1791-11-08 | To a Gentleman of your information it would not be new to say that the Marquis of Landsdown was... |
| 41 | Washington, George | Kean, John | From George Washington to John Kean, 10 November 1791 | 1791-11-10 | The weighty consideration which you mention as having determined you to accept the appointment of... |
| 42 | Washington, George | United States Senate and House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States Senate and … | 1791-11-10 | The Resolution passed at the last session of Congress, requesting the President of the United... |
| 43 | Washington, George | Proclamation on the Treaty of Holston, 11 November 1791 | 1791-11-11 | Whereas a treaty of peace and friendship, between the United States and the Cherokee nation of... | |
| 44 | Washington, George | United States Senate | From George Washington to the United States Senate, 11 … | 1791-11-11 | I nominate the following persons to fill the offices annexed to their names respectively—namely—... |
| 45 | Washington, George | United States Senate and House of Representatives | From George Washington to the United States Senate and … | 1791-11-11 | I have received from the Governor of Virginia a Resolution of the General Assembly of that... |
| 46 | Washington, George | Martin, Alexander | From George Washington to Alexander Martin, 14 November … | 1791-11-14 | I have had the pleasure to receive your Excellency’s private letter of the 27th of September,... |
| 47 | Washington, George | Pearson, Eliphalet | From George Washington to Eliphalet Pearson, 14 … | 1791-11-14 | I have received your letter of the 10th of September, enclosing, by order of the American Academy... |
| 48 | Washington, George | Stuart, David | From George Washington to David Stuart, 20 November … | 1791-11-20 | I had heard before the receipt of your letter of the 29th of October—and with a degree of... |
| 49 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 21 November 1791 | 1791-11-21 | At the earnest request of Mr Jorre I make known to you, that he came over to this Country with an... |
| 50 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 21 November 1791 | 1791-11-21 | Mr John Trumbull, with whom you are acquainted, is engaged in Painting a series of Pictures of... |