1Alexander James Dallas to Alexander Hamilton, 6 October 1794 (Washington Papers)
6 Oct. 1794 . Transmits for GW’s “perusal” documents received from Fayette County, Pa., and a copy of the governor’s reply to them. ADf , PHarH , Executive Correspondence, 1790–99; LB , PHarH , Executive Letterbooks. Dallas transmitted the enclosures sent with Albert Gallatin’s letter to Thomas Mifflin of 17 Sept. (and probably a copy of the letter itself) and a copy of Dallas’s letter to...
2From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 21 October 1794 (Washington Papers)
From Colo. Mentges’ inf⟨or⟩mation, there are detachments of Militia a considerable distance in the rear; composed in part, of those whose march was designe⟨d⟩ to be arrested. He adds, many of them are illy clad. This being the case, it appears to me, that an expence, without an equivalent advantage, would result from bringing them forward; and that the cloaths which they must draw to fit them...
3From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 26 October 1794 (Washington Papers)
A little advanced of this, yesterday afternoon, I met an Express with the letters herewith enclosed for you, with others for the Army; with which I have directed him to proceed. Thus far I have proceeded without accident to man, horse or Carriage, altho’ the latter has had wherewith to try its goodness; especially in ascending the North Mountain from Skinners by a wrong road; that is—by the...
4From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 31 October 1794 (Washington Papers)
By pushing through the rain (which fell more or less on Saturday, Sunday and Monday) I arrived in this City before noon on Tuesday; without encountering any accident on the road, or any thing so unpleasant as the badness of the ways, after the rains had softened the earth and made them susceptible of deep impression, of the Wheels. How you passed through the Glades after the various accounts...
5From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 5 November 1794 (Washington Papers)
Since my last to you, I have received your several letters of the 25th 26th and 29th of last month, & am glad to hear that the Troops continued to be in good health & spirits, notwithstanding the bad weather & the Roads; and that further indications of submission were likely to be manifested by the Insurgents. I have not received the rout of either column of the Army—nor a copy of the order...
6Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., to Alexander Hamilton, 9 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
Bw Dandridge respectfully informs the Secretary of the Treasury that the President does not object to granting Mister Bowen’s request if it can be done without injury to the public service. B. Dandridge will thank the Secretary to cause a Warrant to be transmitted to him for two thousand dollars on account of The President’s compensation. LB , DLC:GW . Dandridge may have been referring to...
7Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., to Alexander Hamilton, January 1795 (Washington Papers)
Bw Dandridge, by the President’s order, respectfully returns to The Secretary of the Treasury, the Letters respecting Mr McFarland &c. He also returns the intended Act making provision for the Compensation of the Officers of the Revenue; a fair copy of which the President desires may be prepared for his signature, after which he wishes the one now sent to be returned to him. The President will...
8From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 30 January 1795 (Washington Papers)
The eventual power which you applied for, is herewith sent. Let the day of your resignation be made perfectly convenient to yourself. There is no necessity that your successor should be named on Monday next. LB , DLC:GW . GW evidently was referring to the power to postpone a payment on the Dutch debt applied for in Hamilton’s letter to him of 25 Jan. and approved in his second letter to...
9From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 30 January 1795 (Washington Papers)
Presuming the legality of the propositions contained in your Letters of the 24th & 25th Instant, I consent that you give an eventual instruction to our Minister at the Hague to postpone the instalment of a Million of Florins, to become due on the first of June next on account of the Dutch Debt; and I also consent, that you cause to be allowed for charges upon the last Loan of 3,000,000. of...
10From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 1 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
I received the enclosed letter with the document therein, last night. For reasons which will appear obvious, I make you acquainted with the contents of them—being Yours ALS , DLC : Alexander Hamilton Papers. See Tench Coxe to GW, 31 January. Hamilton summarized that enclosure on the cover of this letter: “This covered a letter from Mr Coxe of the 31 of January 1795 contains a charge against Mr...
11From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 2 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
After so long an experience of your public services, I am naturally led, at this moment of your departure from office —which it has always been my wish to prevent—to review them. In every relation, which you have borne to me, I have found that my confidence in your talents, exertions and integrity, has been well placed. I the more freely render this testimony of my approbation, because I speak...