1To George Washington from Henry Knox, 8 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
There are about two hundred recruits who may be ordered to the frontiers. I have directed those Eastward of NewYork to move forward and those at New York to hold themselves in readiness to move when directed —These recruits may be wanted at the place of the intended rendezvous. Colonel Hamilton will take your further orders respecting them. I have the honor to be with perfect respect Your...
2To George Washington from Henry Knox, 8 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have seen your letter to the secretary of state announcing a meeting tomorrow Morning in which it would appear that it was your intention that I should be included. Accustomed to consider even your desires, much less your orders, as paramount to every other consideration, I shall certainly defer my journey, or even renounce it altogether, if your view of the subject should render my...
3To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton and Henry Knox, 5 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
The draft of a proclamation and that of an instruction to the Commissioners being both prepared, we take the liberty to suggest that we think a meeting tomorrow morning at such hour as may be convenient to the President, may be adviseable. The Secretary of State & Attorney General being out of town we cannot consult them, but we will engage the attendance of the Attorney General provisionally...
4To George Washington from Henry Knox, 5 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit a letter from Mr O Hara Quarter Master General containing the confirmation of the affair at Fort Recovery, also letters from Major Craig and Lieut. Colonel Butler. Ensign Semple who came express with these papers says that General Neville and Major Lennox intended to go as low as Washington and then cross the Country. That he learnt at Greensburg that the Insurgents...
5To George Washington from Henry Knox, 4 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to your directions that the heads of the department<s,> and the Attorney General should give, in Writing, their opinion on the measure<s> proper to be pursued by the Executive, in consequence of the resistance which has been manifested in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania to the law imposing a duty on spirits distilled within the United States, I have the honor to submit to...
6To George Washington from Henry Knox, 28 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to you the draft of a letter to the Governor of Georgia on the proposed establishment on the Creek lands. This letter has been drafted by the Secretary of State and is conformable to my sentiments. I have the honor to be with perfect respect Your obedient Servant I have also the honor to enclose Colo. Pickerings Instructions, with an addition relatively to the...
7To George Washington from Henry Knox, 26 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit a letter just received from the Secretary of this Commonwealth containing information of measures taken in behalf of the Executive of Pennsylvania relatively to the commotions in Allegheney County. After you have perused them I pray that they may be sent to the Secretary of State who has the other papers relating to the same subject. I have the honor to be with...
8To George Washington from Henry Knox, 25 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit, enclosed, a sketch of the Uniform proposed for the Officers of the Navy of the United States, and which has been made by the Captains present—An Idea was held out for embroidery ; but I have suggested the impropriety of that additional and expensive ornament for a Republican Navy—It has therefore been left out. I am Sir, Most respectfully, Your very humble Servt LS...
9Enclosure: Uniform for the Navy of the United States of America, 25 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
Captain’s Uniform Full dress Coat to be blue with long buff lappels and a standing Collar and lining of buff—to be made and trimm’d full with a Gold Epaulet on each Shoulder—The Cuffs to be buff with Four Buttons, and four Buttons to the Pockets—The Lappels to have Ten Buttons, and one to the Standing Collar. The Buttons to be of yellow metal and to have the Foul Anchor on the same. The...
10To George Washington from Henry Knox, 25 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The case of the late Captain Perrit has been referred to me by the house of representatives with instructions to report thereon to the next session of Congress—It is therefore under consideration. Upon reconsidering the subject Mr Howell will have no objection of showing to Mr Blanchard, the decisions upon the cases which he mentions and of delivering to me for the use of Congress and to...
11To George Washington from Henry Knox, 25 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
In obedience to your directions respecting the papers transmitted by Augustus George Christian Elholm in a letter dated the State of Georgia July the 9th 1794 I have the honor to state my opinion thereon as follows, First. That the President of the United States cannot with propriety hold direct correspondence with the self constituted body which Mr Elholm says he shall represent. Second That...
12To George Washington from Henry Knox, 24 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit for your information two letters from the frontiers of Georgia one from Lt Colonel Gaither and the other from Constant Freeman both confirmative of the design of the usurpation of the Indian lands. I have the honor to be with the greatest respect Your obedient Servant LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed letters have not been identified. The alleged plot of...
13To George Washington from Henry Knox, 24 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The letter to Governor Matthews, will be prepared by the Secretary of State or myself, in pursuance of the late intelligence. I now submit you another letter just received from Mr Elholm, the Adjutant General of the Militia of that State, which would appear to have some reference to the intrusions. I have the honor to be Sir, with perfect respect Your obedient Servant LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW...
14To George Washington from Henry Knox, 21 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to you a farewell speech to the Chickasaws —A protection for their lands —And commissions for certain of their Chiefs—These delivered by your hands will have a greater value than any other made. I am Sir, Most Respectfully, Your obedt Servt LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Also on this date, Knox wrote to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr.: "Will you please to enquire of the...
15To George Washington from Henry Knox, 21 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your consideration, the draft of an answer to the letter from the Governor of this State, dated the 18th instant; and also a draft of Instructions to Col. Pickering —The Secretary of State and the Attorney General concur in the approbation of these papers—If the outlines of the instructions should receive your approbation, arrangements and instructions, in...
16To George Washington from Henry Knox, 19 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to you a form of a Commission which it may be proper to give to the Chickasaw Chiefs they being extremely desirous of something of the sort. I also enclose a letter just received from Captain Williamson of the Genessee Country. I am, Sir, Most respectfully, Your obedt Servt LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Though the LS is undated, it is docketed with the date "19 July...
17To George Washington from Henry Knox, 17 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your consideration John Nicholson as a proper person to superintend the Armoury intended to be established at Germantown, and David Ames as a proper person to superintend the Armoury to be established at Springfield. I have the honor to be with perfect respect Your obedient Servant LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . John Nicholson (c.1737-1807), a Philadelphia gunsmith,...
18To George Washington from Henry Knox, 16 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit a letter of the 9th Instant from General Chapin, just received by express, and enclosing a Copy of the proceedings at Buffaloe Creek on the 4th Instant. The Secretary of State Attorney General and myself met this morning upon this business, and the Secretary of State was to draft a letter to the Governor conformably to our opinion, to be submitted for your correction...
19To George Washington from Henry Knox, 14 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
In pursuance of the request of the Secretary of State transmitted by your direction I have the honor to submit the following opinion upon the two points suggested to wit. First. The information contained in James Seagrove’s letter of relatively to the design of certain lawless persons to establish by force settlements upon the lands belonging to the Creek Nation of Indians, the possession of...
20To George Washington from Henry Knox, 14 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to you Capt. Hills sketch of the Powtomac above the falls, and his opinion of Little Lime stone Spring as the most proper place to establish the Arsenal. The law seems to make the purchase of the ground with the consent of the Legislature an indispensible preliminary. I have the honor to be sir most respectfully your humble Servant ALS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW ....
21To George Washington from Henry Knox, 14 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit, for your information, a letter just received from Governor Moultrie dated the 30th ultimo; and also one from the honorable Pierce Butler containing another strong recommendation, of highly respectable characters, of Captain Michael Kaltizen—for an office not known to the laws—He may be made the keeper of the intended Arsenal at Columbia. I am Sir, Most respectfully,...
22To George Washington from Henry Knox, 14 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit a letter from General Chapin just received by Express from Pittsburg, and what was dated at Fort La Beuf 26th June, There are two enclosures the first of which are the proceedings of the six nations at Buffaloe Creek, and the other an Answer of Capt. Denny and Mr Ellicot. I have the honor to be with perfect respect sir your obedien<t> Servant ALS , DLC:GW ; LB ,...
23To George Washington from Henry Knox, 12 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
Before the definitive step is taken for the reappointment of Captain Lee I beg leave to submit to your view the proceedings of the Court Martial on his Case—It appears that all the Officers who composed the Court signed the petition for his restoration. With perfect respect I have the honor to be Your obedient Servant. LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Neither the enclosed proceedings nor the...
24To George Washington from Henry Knox, 12 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit for your information a letter from major general Scott dated Lexington the 14th ultimo; just received. I have the honor to be Most Respectfully, Sir, Your obedient Servt LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed letter from Gen. Charles Scott has not been identified.
25To George Washington from Henry Knox, 11 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I submit to your consideration a draft of a Speech to the Chickasaw Indians. I have the honor to be Sir, with the highest respect, Your obedient Servt LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . A delegation of Chickasaw chiefs and warriors led by Piomingo (Mountain Leader) arrived at Philadelphia on 7 July. They met with GW at twelve o’clock on 11 July, at which time GW "Deliv’d a short speech to them....
26To George Washington from Henry Knox, 9 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your consideration the following papers. Letter from James Seagrove—4th June 1794. Letter from Israel Chapin—7 June 1794—recd this day— Narrative of Mr Ewing enclosed in Israel Chapin’s letter of the 12th June 1794— Depositions of Peter Tuttle and Charles Evans. Letter from Governor Mifflin, 14th June 1794, to the President of the United States—The copy of a...
27To George Washington from Henry Knox, 25 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
Last evening I received a letter from Major General Wayne dated the 26th of May, and from the Deputy Quarter Master General at Fort Washington dated the 31st of the same month. I enclose a copy of the General’s letter. General Scott would probably arrive at Fort Washington about the 6th instant, his instructions therefore would not militate with Wayne’s arrangements as the latter in a letter...
28Enclosure: Opinions of Alexander Hamilton and Henry Knox, 22 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
I am not willing to give a pretext for not doing us justice by the appearance of carelessness or indifference as to the fulfilment of our engagements. I continue to think that the idea of a special instruction to Mr Jay is proper, because it is an evidence of our being in earnest, because as Mr. Jay’s mission was produced by circumstances subsequent to the communication to Congress, that...
29To George Washington from Henry Knox, 18 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of submitting to you an answer which was transmitted by the post on Monday the 16 to Captain Aylet Lee, and a copy of which was at the same time transmitted to Governor Henry Lee, who had written upon the subject. An answer shall be prepared for Mr Anderson and Mr Pollock by your return. An answer was yesterday received at 3. oClock P.M. by Mr Dandridge from Governor Mifflin...
30Henry Knox to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 15 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
Conceiving it may be satisfactory to the President, I enclose the first report from Capt. Hills respecting the Scite for an Arsenal upon the Powtomac. Yours ALS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . The report of John Hills has not been identified.