511From George Washington to the United States Senate, 29 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
I nominate John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, to be minister resident of the United States of America, to their High Mightinesses, the States general of the United Netherlands. On the 19 day of Feby 1793 a nomination was made of Edward Fox, as Consul of the United States of America for the port of Falmouth in Great Britain. It now appears that the name of the person, intended to be nominated...
512From George Washington to John Sinclair, 20 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I am indebted to you for your several favors of the 15th of June, 15th of August & 11th of September of the last—and for that of the 6th of February in the present year; for which, and the Pamphlets accompanying them, my thanks are particularly due. To say this, and to have suffered them to remain so long unacknowledged, needs explanation. The truth is, they came to hand—the first of...
513From George Washington to Edmund Randolph, 21 June 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Edmund Randolph, 21 June 1794. Randolph wrote GW on 27 June : "The appointment of Mr Pickering, which is mentioned in your favor of the 21st instant from George Town, was noted in my report on the laws."
514From George Washington to John Cowper, 30 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
By saturday’s post I received a Letter from Mr Christopher Cowper, dated the 18 Instant, enclosing one from you of the 23d of June. The Letter alluded to in the last, has been received. It is a very singular occurrence that the Capt: Waglam, to whose care £140. was committed for my use, should rather choose to hazard the conveyance of it back, then deliver it to my Secretary, whom I left in...
515From George Washington to the Cabinet, 10 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
It is my wish to set off for Mount Vernon on Monday next. With some inconvenience to myself, it might be delayed until Wednesday; beyond which the purposes of my journey would, in a great measure, be defeated by further delay. I therefore desire that everything which requires my attention in your Department previous to my absence, may be laid before me with as much promptitude as the case will...
516From George Washington to James Ross, 1 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
As letters are liable to accidents, & I have had no acknowledgment of one I wrote to you, on the 16th of June, I take the liberty of troubling you with a duplicate thereof. A few days ago I received a letter from Colo. Israel Shreve proposing to buy the tract on which he lives, in Fayette Cty. He offered to pay a third of the price next April (at which time, he says his lease expires) and...
517To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 10 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I now take up my pen to return my most grateful thank’s my Honor’d Uncle, for his letter and the money he was so obleiging as to send me, you may rely on it that I will not purchase any thing I am not in want of, and Aunt Lewis shall be a jud[g]e of that. We were very much distress’d to hear of the accident you met with, on your way to Mt Vernon but hope my dear Uncle has entirely recovered...
518To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 25 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
Aunt Lewis has desired me to inform you that she has received your letter to Cousin Robert and expect’s it will have a quick conveyance, as cousin Carter leaves this for Fauquier to day. I hope My dear Uncle will excuse my asking him for some Summer dresse’s, as nothing would induce me to be so troublesome if I was not in absolute want of them. those that I had last year are almost worn out I...
519To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 27 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
I wrote a letter to my Honord Uncle some time ago, and mentioned in it that I was very much in want of some summer dresses, and should be much obliged to My dear Uncle if he would either send them or send Aunt Lewis the money to purchase them, I hope you will excuse my importuning you with a letter on the same subject, as I concluded by my not receiving an answer from you, that my letter had...
520To George Washington from Lawrence Augustine Washington, 7 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The peculiarity of my situation at present, is such, as to produce a desire to leave this place. I find that, from a cause, which I do not pretend to justify, the worst construction is placed on all my actions. That things which would otherwise, be looked upon, as indifferent, are construed into faults. Having often learnt from your own mouth, that your expenses here, vastly exceed the...
521To George Washington from Robert Wellford, 18 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
Robert Wellford of Fredericksburg in Virga would feel himself criminated of ingratitude by his own heart, were he in any instance whatever, to neglect his most sincere acknowledgments & thanks to General Washington, for his truly friendly attention to his feelings, at the time He condescended to introduce R.W: to the notice, and friendship of Col: Feilding Lewis, Mr Fitzhugh of Chatham, &...
522To George Washington from Marinus Willett, 16 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
Mr Joseph R. Yates the son of the Chief Justice of this State is desirous of entering into the New Corps of Artillerists directed to be raised —From the abilities of this Young Gentleman, from his respectable connection and from other circumstances, I am of opinion there is not a young Gentleman in this state (who would accept the appointment) will raise a good company sooner or command it...
523To George Washington from Mr. Wilson, 28 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Decade or French Calendar. A great and magnanimous Nation, the immediate Servants of the supreme Disposer of the universe, having been much traduced and misrepresented, by the advocates of Priests and Kings, the eternal enemies of the Rights of Man, and that pure evangelic spirit of Freedom, which breathes nothing but good-will towards the whole human race, a Fellow Being, unconnected with...
524To George Washington from Arthur Young, 2 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
I should have done myself the honour of answering Your Excellency’s letter more fully than was in my power by the farmers I recommended to you, long since, but I waited to be able to transmit the second edition with large additions of my Travels. I now have that pleasure, & shall be happy if the book is honoured with a place in your library. The doubts you were pleased to express as to the...
525To George Washington from Frederick William Zuckerbecker, 18 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
The attachment I have for my native Country together with the high esteem which I bear for your respectable Republic, will I hope apologize for this intruding on your time. The extensive Mercantile connections which are carried on between the united Estates of America, and the Empire of Russia, renders the appointment of a General Consul for the Republic very necessary at St Petersburg. Were...
526To George Washington from Kentucky Citizens, 24 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
To the PRESIDENT and CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA; T he REMONSTRANCE of the S ubscribers , C itizens of the C ommonwealth of KENTUCKY, SHEWETH: THAT your Remonstrants have observed with concern and indignation, the injuries and insults offered to the United States by the king of Great Britain. He has violated in important parts, that treaty of peace, the observance of which might...
527Enclosure: Resolutions from Philadelphia Manufacturers, 8 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
At a General & numerous Meeting of the Manufacturers of the City of Philadelphia and such other Citizens as reprobate the imposition of an Excise upon the Infant Manufactures of America held in the State House Yard on Thursday the eighth Day of May One thousand seven hundred and Ninety four the following Resolutions, together with the Preamble were proposed & unanimously adopted. Whereas it is...
528Enclosure I: Rule Prescribed to Hostile Vessels, 20 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
When any vessel, whether of war or merchandize, public or private, belonging to any belligerent nation, shall depart from the United States, beyond the jurisdictional line of the United States, on the Ocean; and a vessel of war whether public or private, belonging to another of the belligerent nations, being adverse, shall at the time of the departure of the first mentioned vessel, be within...
529From the Commissioners Sent to Western Pennsylvania, 24 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Commissioners, appointed to confer with the Citizens in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania, in order to induce them to submit peaceably to the laws, and to prevent the necessity of using coercion to inforce their execution, respectfully report to the President of the United States: That, in pursuance of their instructions, they repaired to the Western Counties; and, on their arrival...
530To George Washington from Anonymous, 12 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
The genius and spirit of the constitution of the United States requires, not only that the government should be administered for the general good of the people, but that the mode of doing it, and the instruments employed in it, should be accomodated to the general Will. This general Will is properly declared by general suffrage so far as the choice of the administrators of the government is...