GEORGE WASHINGTON
BICENTENNIAL EDITION
THE WRITINGS OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
(The Commission expired December 31, 1934)
President of the United States
Chairman
Vice President of the United States
Speaker of the House of Representatives
United States Senate
Simeon D. Fess, * Vice Chairman Ohio
[Note:Deceased ]
Arthur Capper Kansas
Virginia
Millard E. Tydings Maryland
House of Representatives
Willis C. Hawley Oregon
John Q. Tilson Connecticut
Joseph W. Byrns * [Note:Deceased ] Tennessee
Virginia
Presidential Commissioners
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook Pennsylvania
Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman * [Note:Deceased ] Colorado
Michigan
New York
Virginia
Oregon
Albert Bushnell Hart Massachusetts
Joseph Scott California
Executive Committee
The Senate and House Commissioners
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook
Joseph Scott
Historian
Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart
Director
Representative Sol Bloom
Executive Secretary
William Tyler Page
Dr. J. Franklin Jameson , Chairman *
[Note:Deceased. ]
Chair of American History and Chief of Manuscripts Division
Library of Congress
Professor Randolph G. Adams
Librarian William L. Clements Library
University of Michigan
President J. A. C. Chandler * [Note:Deceased. ]
William and Mary College
President Tyler Dennett
Williams College
Dr. Charles Moore
Chairman United States Commission of Fine Arts
George W. Ochs-Oakes, Esq. * [Note:Deceased. ]
Editor New York Times
Brigadier General John M. Palmer
United States Army, Retired
Dr. Victor H. Paltsits
Chief of American History Division
and Chief of Manuscripts Department
New York Public Library
1793
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To James Hoban and Stephen Hallet, July 1
Doctor Thornton's plan -- Objections to it should be stated to Thornton -- Meeting at Philadelphia. 1
To the President, Vice President, and Managers of the Celebration of the Anniversary of American Independence at Alexandria, July 1
Acceptance of their invitation. 2
To the Secretary of State, July 4
Measures taken by the Governor of North Carolina as to a French privateer and prize at Wilmington -- Return to Philadelphia. 3
To the Inhabitants of Alexandria, July 4
Address. 3
To the Secretary of State, July 11
Case of the Little Sarah -- Can the French minister set the acts of government at defiance with impunity -- Wishes Jefferson's opinion. 4
To the Overseers at Mount Vernon, July 14
Howell Lewis to superintendent matters -- Corn and wheat -- Preparation of swamps -- Buckwheat for manure -- Clover and timothy sowing -- Wheat -- Oats and flax -- Seed -- Attention to stock -- Weekly reports -- Corn harrows -- Live fences -- Negroes -- Work. 5
To Reverend Jedidiah Morse, July 7
Thanks for his geography. 12
To Jonathan Trumbull, July 17
Algerian captives. 13
To Cleon Moore, July 19
Referring him to Colonel Fitzgerald. 14
To John Fitzgerald, July 19
Mr. Moore's rental of the Alexandria house. 14
Questions Proposed to Be Submitted to the Judges of the Supreme Court, July 18
Treaty rights -- Privateers -- Prize courts -- Neutrality. 15
To the Inhabitants of Trenton, July 20
Reply to their address. 19
To Caleb Gibbs, July 21
His application. 20
To Burges Ball, July 21
Lawrence Lewis as a manager -- Buckwheat. 21
To Governor Henry Lee, July 21
Pestered by memorials of the French and British ministers -- Death of Whiting -- Glad to know his course meets approval -- Attacks upon him -- Publications in Freneau's and Bathe's papers outrage common decency -- Genet's conduct -- Lee's marriage. 22
To William Tilghman, July 21
Needs a manager for Mount Vernon -- Prospects on the Eastern Shore -- Qualifications needed -- Names suggested. 24
To the Secretary of the Treasury, July 22
Reimbursements of the Holland loan -- Necessity of borrowing. 27
To the Justices of the Supreme Court, July 23
The questions asked them -- Their answer. 28
To the Secretary of State, July 25
Two French privateers -- Genet's letter and conduct -- All the correspondence to be laid before the heads of the departments. 28
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, July 25
Letter from the Secretary of State on the objections to Doctor Thornton's plan of a capitol -- Mr. Hallet's plan -- Action taken -- Foundations begun. 29
To Robert Lewis, July 26
Regret that Major Harrison's land slipped through his fingers -- Draft on Mr. Hill -- Mrs. Lear's illness. 31
To the Secretary of War and General Andrew Pickens, July 26
Queries. 31
To the Secretary of the Treasury, July 27
Action to be taken on loans. 33
To the Secretary of the Treasury, July 27
Authority to open a loan for $1,515,098.11 under the act of Aug. 12, 1790 -- Opinion that a loan of 1,000,000 florins ought to be effected. 33
To the Heads of Departments and the Attorney General, July 29
Expediency of directing customs officers to be attentive to the arming of vessels. 34
To the Secretary of State, July 31
The French Minister's letters to be considered tomorrow. 34
To the Secretary of the Treasury, August 3
Asks an answer to an enclosure. 35
To the Heads of Departments and the Attorney General, August 3
Neutrality rules to be fixed -- Question of convening Congress. 35
To Hyland Crow, August 4
His application for increased wages -- Why no further raise can be expected. 36
To the Secretary of State, August 4
The eight rules on neutrality -- Prizes -- Seamen at the command of the French Minister -- Convening the legislature at an earlier day -- Decree of the National Convention of France. 37
To Burges Ball, August 4
A manager for Mount Vernon -- Lawrence Lewis. 38
To the Inhabitants of the City of Hartford, August 4
Answer to their address. 40
To Robert Townsend Hooe, August 7
Compensation for Mr. Keith. 41
To the Secretary of the Treasury, August 8
Favorable time for purchases of the public debt -- installments to France -- Orders to obtain a loan of $1,515,098.11. 42
To the Secretary of the Treasury, August 10
Asks for a draft of an answer to the meeting of New York citizens. 43
To John Fitzgerald, August 11
Occupant of the Alexandria lot -- Potomac Company concerns. 44
To the Secretary of State, August 12
Would wish him to continue in office till the close of the session. 45
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, August 13
Alterations in avenues in the Federal city -- Progress of the survey work. 45
To the Citizens of Kent County, Delaware, August 14
Answer to their address. 47
To the Secretary of State, August 15
Answer to a letter delivered by a French captain of marines. 48
To Joseph Bloomfield, August 17
Answer to the citizens of Burlington. 48
To Howell Lewis, August 18
Rain -- Corn top experiment -- Exchange of wheat -- Clover seed -- Economy in using hay -- Assistance to Mr. Stuart -- Ditching work -- Completion of the Dogue Run barn -- Idleness of servants -- Mill report. 49
To Nicholas Cruger, Chairman of a Meeting of the Citizens of New York, August 18
Answer to its resolutions. 54
To Frances Bassett Washington, August 18
Advice -- Arrangements -- Overseers. 55
To the Secretary of State, August 19
Heads of departments to decide the time to be allowed to outfit the privateer Citizen Genet. 56
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, August 20
Introducing James Greenleaf -- His proposals. 57
To Samuel Bishop, August 24
Acknowledging resolutions of the New Haven citizens. 58
To Elias Dayton, August 24
Acknowledging the approbation of the inhabitants of Essex County, N. J. 59
To John McKinly, August 24
Acknowledging resolutions of New Castle County inhabitants. 60
To Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, August 25
His recommendation of Captain Kilty for Surveyor of Baltimore -- Appointment of Daniel Delozier. 60
To Howell Lewis, August 25
Mares and the jack -- Oats purchase -- Doubleheaded wheat -- Barley -- Threshing out of timothy and clover seed -- Sowing corn -- Cattle stocks -- Sheep -- Rain report -- New barn -- Lost fish boat -- Care of wool -- Replacement of tiles on the west front of the house -- Oat ground at Union Farm. 61
To John Eager Howard, August 25
Letters of application or recommendation -- Appointment of Daniel Delozier -- Captain Kilty. 66
To Robert Lewis, August 26
Sale of Difficult Run tract -- Its value -- The Frederick land. 67
To the Secretary of War, August 26
Letter from the Governor of Delaware. 68
To William Pearce, August 26
Annual pay of a superintendent for Mount Vernon -- Considerations -- Distances to Mount Vernon -- Negro carpenters. 68
To the Secretary of the Treasury, August 27
Draft of answer to an address from Richmond -- Invitation to dinner. 70
To the Inhabitants of Richmond, August 28
Answer to their address. 70
To James McHenry, August 28
His recommendation of J. H. Purviance for Surveyor of Baltimore -- Reasons against the appointment -- An alternative. 72
To Governor William Moultrie, August 28
General Pickens's visit -- War against the Creeks -- Information from Mr. Seagrove. 73
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, August 29
Cost of the Capitol planned by Mr, Hallet -- Inspection of the Commissioners' account -- Accounts with the States of Virginia and Maryland. 74
To Reverend Samuel Miller, August 29
Thanks for his sermon. 75
To Gouverneur Morris, September 1
Introducing Tobias Lear. 76
To William Short, September 1
Introducing Tobias Lear. 76
To Thomas Pinckney, September 1
Introducing Tobias Lear. 77
To Nicholas Van Staphorst, September 1
Introducing Tobias Lear. 77
To Arthur Young, September 1
Mr. Lear's journey -- Replies to his agriculture queries -- Climate of the country. 78
To the Secretary of the Treasury, September 2
Answer to an address. 79
To the Inhabitants of the City of New London, September 2
Neutrality. 80
To James M. Adair, September 4
Civilities. 81
To the Landholders and Other Citizens of Dorchester County, September 4
Neutrality. 81
To Governor Joshua Clayton, September 4
Neutrality. 82
To Robert Morris, September 5
Mr. Spotswood's son. 82
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, September 5
Introducing Mr. Winstanley. 83
To the Secretary of the Treasury, September 6
His illness. 83
To the Secretary of State, September 7
Approves his letter. 84
To Robert Taylor, September 9
Address of citizens of Norfolk, Va. 84
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, September 9
Audit of their expenditures. 85
To Dennis Whelen, September 9
Neutrality. 85
To the Secretary of War, September 9
Webster's report on Genet's conversation -- Not advisable to expose himself or his clerks to the fever. 86
To the Secretary of State, September 10
The Spanish negotiations -- Carmichael. 87
To James Lloyd, September 10
The Kent County address. 88
To the Secretary of State, September 11
A blank commission. 88
To Jeremiah Banning, September 16
Address of the citizens of Talbot County. 89
To the Secretary of War, September 16
The French Minister's letter -- Opinion of the Cabinet. 89
To the Citizens of Annapolis, September 18
Neutrality. 90
To Edmund Pendleton, September 23
Resolutions of the inhabitants of Caroline County -- Neutrality. 91
To William Nelson, Junior, September 23
Resolutions of the inhabitants of York County. 92
To John Doughty, September 23
Resolves of the inhabitants of Morris County. 93
To Joseph Prentis, September 23
Resolves of the citizens of Williamsburg. 93
To Edmund Pendleton, September 23
Gratified that his public conduct is approved by Pendleton -- Regrets he is not in public life -- Charges against the Secretary of the Treasury -- Has no object in view but the Constitution and the interests of the country -- Does not agree with every measure of Congress. 94
To Reverend James Madison, September 23
Resolves of the inhabitants of James City County. 96
Agreement with William Pearce, September 23 97
To Thomas G. Peachy, September 24
Resolves of the inhabitants of Petersburg and vicinity. 101
To Charles Carter, September 25
Money for his sons -- Stagnation in Philadelphia caused by the fever. 101
To the Secretary of the Treasury, September 25
His and Mrs. Hamilton's recovery. 101
To Oliver Wolcott, Junior, September 25
Method of treating yellow fever -- A request. 103
To the Secretary of War, September 25
Meeting of the heads of the departments. 103
To Tobias Lear, September 25
A lottery ticket for Lincoln Lear -- The fever in Philadelphia -- Greenleaf deeply concerned in the new city -- A watch and a blacksmith wanted -- The portrait for the Earl of Buchan -- An appointment in New Hampshire. 104
To Joseph Harper & Co., September 27
Their case. 106
To William W. Brewen, September 29
His plea for aid. 107
To the Attorney General, September 30
Delay in returning to Philadelphia -- Wishes to be kept advised of matters -- Changing the place of meeting of Congress. 107
To Alexander Spotswood, October 3
His son's employment in the merchant marine -- Appointment of Mr. Brooke. 109
To William Pearce, October 6
Removal to the Mansion House -- Storage -- Care of farm tools. 110
To the Secretary of State, October 7
The Cabinet to meet at Germantown -- Genet's conduct in New York -- The public mind may be poisoned -- Despatches sent to France by Genet. 112
To John Fitzgerald, October 8
Satisfaction in finding his neutral course approved -- Resolves of Alexandria citizens. 114
To John Fitzgerald, October 9
Publication of the answer to the Alexandria resolves. 115
To the Secretary of State, October 11
Successor to a French consul -- Washington's route to Philadelphia -- Authority to convene Congress elsewhere than Philadelphia -- Form to be used -- Engraver for the Mint. 116
To Governor Thomas Sim Lee, October 13
The ship Rochampton -- Customs officers watchfulness of armed vessels -- Attitude of the general government to the belligerent powers -- Cannot decide upon the specific points submitted. 118
To Jonathan Trumbull, October 13
Convening Congress elsewhere than at the seat of Government -- His return to Philadelphia. 120
To the Secretary of the Treasury, October 14
The question of convening Congress -- Wishes his opinion. 121
To James Madison, October 14
Place of meeting for Congress -- Progress of the fever -- The situation. 122
To the Attorney General, October 14
Yellow fever in Philadelphia -- Changing the place of convening Congress -- Caution necessary. 125
To Oliver Wolcott, Junior, October 14
State of the fever in Philadelphia -- Convening of Congress. 127
To the Postmaster General, October 14
Reports from Philadelphia -- Accommodations for Congress in Germantown. 128
To the Secretary of War, October 15
Fever in Philadelphia -- Question of authority to convene Congress elsewhere. 130
To Governor Thomas Sim Lee, October 16
Capture of the brigantine Coningham. 131
To Governor Henry Lee, October 16
Threshing machines -- Difficulty of inducing overseers to adopt new methods -- A treading barn -- Departure for Philadelphia. 132
To William Augustine Washington, October 21
Declines employing Mr. Stone's carpenters. 134
To Stephen Moylan, October 23
His application. 134
To the Attorney General, October 23
Randolph has given no positive opinion of the President's power to change the meeting place of Congress -- Lodging for his own use -- His entourage. 135
To Ludwell Lee and R. West, October 24
Address of the inhabitants of Fairfax County. 136
To Richard Henry Lee, October 24
Motives of those who are attacking the Government -- How Genet has tested the temper of the Executive -- Entirely unfit for his mission. 137
To Edward Carrington, October 25
Expense of transmitting a dispatch. 138
To Francis Willis, October 25
Negroes belonging to the estate of Mrs. Samuel Washington -- Error in property rights -- What has governed his own conduct in the matter -- An offer to close all controversy. 139
To John Francis Mercer, October 26
An attachment -- Payment of notes on Mercer's brother's estate -- His father's bond. 140
To John Cowper, October 26
Calls for payment of his bond. 141
To William Pearce, October 27
Superintendent of carpenters -- House for Mr. Crow. 141
To Howell Lewis, November 3
Corn crop -- Care needed -- Care of horses -- Crow's house -- Sinking a well -- Expected want of feed -- Potatoes -- Airing and cleaning the store -- Seed casks -- Rollers -- Rope. 143
To the Trustees of the Public School of Germantown, November 6
Their tender of buildings for the use of Congress. 148
Notes or Remarks Upon Mr. Lear's Observations, November 7
On the Potomac. 149
To Tobias Lear, November 8
Observations on Potomac navigation -- Substitute for William. 150
To the Earl of Buchan, November 8
Introducing Mr. Lear. 152
To Mary Atlee, November 14
Her case. 153
To Nicholas Lewis, November 16
Appreciation of the attachment of the freemen of Albemarle -- Neutrality. 153
To Edward Stevens, November 16
Resolves of the yeomanry of Culpeper. 153
To the Secretary of State, November 22
Can anything be done respecting Lafayette? 154
To Richard Chichester, November 23
Killing of a buck -- Refusal of permission to hunt on Mount Vernon lands. 154
To Alexander White, November 23
Neutrality -- Approval of Frederick County citizens. 155
To Burges Ball, November 24
Wagonage of buckwheat -- Purchases. 156
To William Pearce, November 24
General directions for managing Mount Vernon -- Manure -- Oats, etc. 157
To Elias Boudinot, November 27
Thanks for his address. 158
To Governor George Clinton, November 27
Delay in answering his letter -- Joint concern in the Mohawk lands. 159
Memorandum of Matters to Be Communicated to Congress, November 160
To the Secretary of State, December 1
Morris's puzzling references -- Revision of the message to Congress on France and Great Britain. 161
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, December 1
Order on the Treasurer of Virginia. 162
To the Secretary of State, December 2
Preparation of the speech to Congress. 163
Fifth Annual Address to Congress, December 3 163
To William Thornton, December 3
His offer to succeed Mr. Lear. 170
To Richard Snowden, December 4
Thanks for a volume of history. 170
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, December 5
The National Assembly of France's decree -- Conduct of the French Minister -- The British orders in council. 170
To Lund Washington, December 9
Doctor Tare desired to go to Alexandria. 173
To the Secretary of the Treasury, December 11
A. G. Frauncis's letter. 174
To Arthur Young, December 12
Wishes to rent the Mount Vernon farms -- Nature and situation of the land -- The various farms described -- Terms on which he will rent -- Farm animals and labor -- Immigration of farmers -- The English law forbidding the emigration of artisans -- Why he writes to Young. 174
To Thomas Pinckney, December 12
Letter for Mr. Young -- Introducing William Morris. 183
To Daniel Carroll, December 16
Free stone for the Federal city -- Mr. Greenleaf's plan for the disposal of lots. 184
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, December 16
Negotiations with Morocco and Algiers -- Secrecy. 185
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, December 16
Appointment of a confidential agent to Spain -- Commissioners plenipotentiary for negotiating a treaty -- Return of fugitives -- Indian troubles. 186
To William Pearce, December 18
Succession of crops -- Manure -- Buckwheat and oats -- Conduct of overseers -- The agreements -- Inspection -- Characters and abilities of the individual overseers -- Correction of abuses. 188
To William Aylett Booth, December 18
Resolutions of the citizens of Shenandoah County. 195
To William Pearce, December 22
Stock and tools -- Overseer's reports -- Carpentry work -- Live fences -- Work at the different farms -- Regulation of wagons and carts -- The gardener -- Negroes -- Hog killing -- Sowing of wheat -- Millrace and fencing -- Oxen for plowing -- Potatoes -- Abuse of horses -- Flour -- Mr. Lewis's accounts -- The corn yield -- Repair of seines -- Weekly reports. 195
To William Stuart, December 23
His neglect of fall plowing -- Mr. Pearce's authority -- Negroes' quarters. 207
To the Secretary of War, December 23
Message to the Six Nations. 208
To Hyland Crow, December 23
Neglect of plowing -- Corn crop -- His running about -- Horse racing. 209
To Henry McKoy, December 23
His neglect of plowing and disobedience of orders -- The new superintendent. 210
To Thomas Green, December 23
His neglect of work -- Threat of discharge. 212
To John Christian Ehler, December 23
Grafting work -- Mr. Pearce -- Hedges, trees, and lawns -- Warning against drink. 214
To the Attorney General, December 24
Wishes to nominate him as Secretary of State to succeed Jefferson. 216
To Governor George Clinton, December 25
Sale of lots in Coxburgh. 216
To Chief Justice George Read, December 26
Female fugitives from San Domingo. 217
To Mesdames Laurent de Saxij and Laurent de Verneuil, December 26
Their letters -- His contribution to the refugees from San Domingo -- Twenty-five dollars enclosed. 27
To William Pearce, December 28
His daughter's illness -- Former letters -- Domicile at Mount Vernon. 218
To the House of Representatives, December 30
Report of the Secretary of State on commercial relations with other nations. 220
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, December 30
Impediments to coinage -- Advances made on public account. 220
To Reverend William White, December 31
A contribution for the most needy of Philadelphia -- Asks his advice in applying it. 220
To the Secretary of State, December 31
Names of Buchan and Anderson proposed for the Philosophical Society. 221
Articles of Agreement
With carpenters. 221
Rotation of Crops
At the Mount Vernon farms. 224
1794
To Reverend William White, January 1
Mode of using his contribution. 230
To Thomas Jefferson, January 1
Regrets his resignation -- Opinion of his services. 231
To Reverend William White, January 2
Doctor White may make explanations, much as he may wish, to accompany the contribution. 231
To Howard Lewis or William Pearce, January 6
Mr. Butler's account -- Ice house -- Oats threshed -- Wheat. 232
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, January 7
Need of a supply officer far the War Department. 233
To the Vice President, January 8
Measure proper and necessary to be taken with respect to Genet. 234
To James Madison, January 10
Pamphlets from Sir John Sinclair -- Legislative encouragement to the idea. 234
To William Pearce, January 12
Seeds needed at Mount Vernon -- Oats and potatoes -- Rotation plan -- Corn crop -- Work directions -- Seines -- The new barn and sheds at Dogue Run -- Charlotte. 235
To William Pearce, January 19
Stock -- Mr. Butler and hedges -- Oats at Dogue Run -- Ice house -- Mill race -- Repair of carts and harrows -- Flour -- Plowing at River Farm. 243
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, January 20
Recall of the French Minister. 245
To David Stuart, January 20
His resignation as District Commissioner. 246
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, January 21
Further alteration of the plan for an excise should be made -- The lighthouse establishment -- Laws of the Northwest Territory. 247
To Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, January 22
Offers him the Secretaryship of War should the present Secretary resign. 248
To Thomas Johnson, January 23
His intention to resign as a District Commissioner -- Conduct of Mr. Blodget -- His speculations. 250
To William Pearce, January 26
The rotation plan -- Stuart's plowing -- Clover seed -- Pilfering -- Meat and flour for Pearce -- Thorn and cedar berries -- Wages due Whithing's estate. 252
To John Cowper, January 27
His bond. 256
To John Hamilton Moore, January 28
Thanks for the work on navigation. 256
To Richard Peters, January 28
Oats for seed. 256
To Auguste de Grasse, January 29
Sympathy for his situation -- Relief of the San Domingo refugees. 257
To James Keith, January 29
Discharge of Colonel Simm's account -- Colvill matters. 258
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, January 30
Creek Indians -- Serious consideration of Congress needed. 258
To Burges Ball, February 3
Buckwheat purchase -- Bracelets for Mrs. Ball. 259
To William Pearce, February 3
Delay of the post -- Sends a bank note 260
To James Madison, February 8
The Sinclair pamphlets and the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society. 261
To William Washington, February 9
Payment of Mr Bell's bill -- The breeding jack. 261
To William Pearce, February 9
Mr Butler's conduct -- French furze -- Fence at the tumbling dam -- Fallen trees and firewood -- Division of lots at Union Farm -- Crop rotation -- Seed -- Care of cattle and sheep -- Mrs. Fanny Washington's fishing landing -- Sum due Stuart -- Warning against fire -- House in Alexandria. 263
To Joshua Gale, February 13
Price of the Gloucester County land. 268
To William Pearce, February 16
Repair of the Alexandria house -- Fence there -- Thomas Green's unfitness -- Lambs -- Grass seed. 268
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, February 19
Letter from the Supreme Court pointing out defects in the judiciary system 272
To William Pearce, February 22
Damage to the wheat -- Corn at the Mansion House field -- A fence -- Mr. Ringgold's request for a jack -- Prices of the animals -- Conduct of the Negro carpenters -- Clover and other seed -- Honey locust. 272
To Bushrod Washington, February 23
Thanks -- The executorship of Colonel Fairfax's will. 276
To Thomas Johnson, February 23
Pleasure at his continuance as a District Commissioner. 277
To William Pearce, February 24
Repairs to the Alexandria house -- Seed -- Posts and rails -- Advertisement of the jack and stud horse -- Loss of sheep -- Destruction of grass by hares -- Payment for mares. 277
To Burges Ball, February 24
Bracelets -- Chocolate shells -- Clover seed. 279
To Charles Simms, February 24
A Colvill estate matter. 280
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, February 24
Extracts and letters concerning a treaty with Great Britain and negotiations with Spain. 281
To Reverend James Muir, February 24
Annual donation to the school for orphans -- Would like to know something about the school. 281
To the Senate, February 26
Confidential communications. 282
To Angell & Sullivan and Samuel Hanson, February 26
Insertion of an advertisement. 283
To the Artillery Company of the Town of Newport, Rhode Island, February
Thanks for birthday congratulations. 283
To William Pearce, March 2
An advertisement -- Payment for jacks' services -- The stud horse -- Vista at Mount Vernon -- Oznabrigs -- Price of flour -- Flushing and listing of fields. 284
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, March 5
The Secretary of State's report on the spoliations committed on United States commerce since the commencement of the European war. 286
To Charles Thomson, March 5
Return of his translation of the Septuagint. 286
To William Pearce, March 9
Repair of the Alexandria house -- Fence -- Shutters to the Dogue Run barn -- Sowing Lucern and other seed. 287
To John Cowper, March 9
His failure to pay -- Jethro Ballard's claim to Washington's land. 288
To John Francis Mercer, March 10
Deed from him, Doctor Stuart, and others. 290
To William Herbert, March 10
Sidney George's bond in the Colvill matter. 290
To John Gwinn, March 10
Deed referring to Woodstock Manor. 291
To Robert Townsend Hooe, March 10
Flour manufactured -- Prices. 291
To William Tilghman, March 10
Mr. Chalmer's payment on Sidney George's bond. 292
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, March 14
Mr. Ellicott's views -- Purchase of Carrollsburgh lots -- Has no desire to stand on a different footing from other purchasers. 293
To Alexander Spotswood, March 15
His son's employment in the Navy. 294
To Robert Lewis, March 16
Lots in Winchester and Bath -- Lewis's collections -- Mr. Prescoat. 295
To William Pearce, March 16 -- 17
Price of linen -- Treading floor spaces in the Dogue Run barn -- Seeds shipped -- Eastern Shore oats. 295
To Edmund Pendleton, March 17
Unfounded report that the next associate justice would be appointed from Georgia -- Principles governing the selections -- Nankeen cotton. 297
To George Gilpin, March 17
A shipment to Alexandria. 298
To the Secretary of the Treasury, March 21
Order to pay to the Secretary of State. 299
To the Secretary of the Treasury, March 22
Authorization to borrow up to $1,000,000. 299
To Burges Ball, March 23
Buckwheat. 300
To James Duane, March 23
His resignation. 300
To William Pearce, March 23
Plowing neglect by overseers -- Rolling grass ground -- Spring barley -- Colonel Ball's delay in sending buckwheat -- Fish and Mr. Smith -- Wheat and tobacco -- Colonel Lyle's bond. 301
Proclamation, March 24
Against Kentucky filibusters. 304
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, March 28
Militia to enforce the embargo -- The situation. 306
To the Secretary of State, March 29
Case of the Camilla -- Representation of the French Minister. 307
To the Secretary of State, March 30
Approves the letters to the French Minister -- Passport for a vessel to go to San Domingo -- Mr. Hammond's letter to Jamaica. 307
To William Pearce, March 30
The treading floor at Dogue Run barn -- Oats -- Wheat crop -- Saintfoin seed -- Work on the millrace. 308
To Governor George Clinton, March 31
Lord Dorchester's speech to the Indians -- Has no doubt of its authenticity -- Political conduct of Great Britain to this country -- Inquiries on Canadian affairs. 310
To William Tilghman, March 31
The George and Chalmers bond in the Colvill matter. 311
To the Secretary of State, April 1
Request of Louis Osmont and the precise objects of the embargo. 312
To Brigadier General James Wilkinson, April 2
Thanks for a map -- Its publication. 313
To the Secretary of War, April 4
Authenticity of Lord Dorchester's speech -- General Chapin and the Six Nations. 314
To the Secretary of War, April 5
General Chapin's negotiations with the Six Nations. 314
To William Pearce, April 6
His daughter -- Capture by British Navy and the price of provisions -- Wheat -- Oxen -- Oats -- Seed imposition -- Clothes for the young gardener -- Lambs and shearing -- Wallpaper for the Alexandria house. 314
To the Secretary of War, April 7
Detachment of 50 men to the South. 317
To the Secretary of the Treasury, April 8
General certificate on disposition of loans -- Written and verbal communications. 318
To James McHenry, April 8
Does not as a rule answer letters on appointments -- His policy in such matters -- Lafayette. 318
To James Monroe, April 9
On his objections to the appointment of Hamilton as envoy extraordinary to Great Britain. 320
To the Secretary of War, April 9
Fortifying Annapolis -- Speeches that have been made to Indians. 321
To the Secretary of State, April 11
First fruit of the Democratic Society. 321
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, April 11
Advantages of the northeast corner of Square 21 -- Employment of Major Rivardi. 322
To Richard Peters, April 12
Requests return of pamphlets. 324
To the Secretary of War, April 12
His report on the Miro district. 324
To William Pearce, April 13
Room alteration -- Closets -- Millrace -- Speed of grain treading at the Dogue Run barn -- Fishing -- Buckwheat -- Reports -- Trespassers on the Four Mile Run tract. 324
To George Minor, April 13
Depredations on the Four Mile Run tract -- Prevention. 327
To David Stuart, April 13
Trespassers on the Four Mile Run tract -- Wheat -- His recommendation of Mr. McCrea. 328
To the Chief Justice, April 15
Wishes to see him. 329
To the Secretary of State, April 15
Message to the Senate -- Prevention of war and putting the country in a complete state of military defense. 329
To the Senate and House of Representatives, April 15
Diplomatic papers laid before them. 330
To Richard Henry Lee, April 15
Manners of Mr. Fauchet and Mr. Genet -- British Ministry -- Debates in Congress on Madison's resolutions. 330
To the Senate, April 16
Serious aspect of affairs with Great Britain -- Nominates John Jay envoy extraordinary to Britain -- Confidence in our Minister at London undiminished -- Reasons for an envoy extraordinary. 332
To the Secretary of War, April 16
His report on building frigates. 333
To James Madison, April 16
Agricultural pamphlets from Mr. Peters. 333
To William Pearce, April 20
Amount owed to the Whiting estate -- A bond -- Sowing buckwheat -- The embargo and grinding wheat -- Flax -- Wool pilferings -- Complaint of Butler against Crow -- Fish stealing -- White thorn plants from England. 334
To the Secretary of the Treasury, April 22
Request for authority to float a loan in Holland -- An explanation desired. 338
To Thomas Jefferson, April 24
Mr. Bartraud on manures. 338
To the Secretary of the Treasury, April 24
Appropriation of the money to the sinking fund -- Embarrassments. 339
To the Secretary of State, April 26
Letter from the Committee of Public Safety of France. 339
To John Fitzgerald, April 27
Services rendered by Thomas Digges in the late war -- Specific instances -- Conduct since the war -- Testimony of John Trumbull. 340
To the Secretary of the Treasury, April 27
Not satisfied as to authority to apply money for the purchase of the public debt to another object -- Willingness to lay the matter before Congress. 342
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, April 27
Northwest quarter of a square -- Expects to be in Georgetown -- Wishes Mr. Johnson and Doctor Stuart would remain in office until August. 342
To William Pearce, April 27
Thomas Green's dimensions of the rooms in the Alexandria house -- Flaxseed -- Rotation -- Stock pens -- White thorn plants. 343
To John Jay, April 29
Has determined to recall Gouverneur Morris -- Suggests that Pinckney be sent to France, and that Jay be permanently in London. 345
To Robert R. Livingston, April 29
Recall of Gouverneur Morris -- Offer of the mission to Livingston. 346
To the Secretary of State, April 29
Care requisite in preparing a reply to British Minister. 346
To Bushrod Washington, April 30
Draft of an answer to Henshaw's bill in chancery -- The facts. 347
To the Secretary of War, May 1
General Wayne's complaints of contractors -- Hats, shoes, and coats. 349
To the Secretary of the Treasury, May 2
Payments to Mr. Fauchet -- Passports signed. 350
To William Pearce, May 4
Fears loss of white thorn plants and fruit trees -- Green's drunkenness and idleness -- Last year's corn crop -- Buckwheat -- Apricots. 350
To the Secretary of the Treasury, May 6
Talleyrand-Perigord -- Line of conduct to be pursued in such cases. 352
To Tobias Lear, May 6
Watch and portrait of the Earl of Buchan -- Fruit trees -- The British orders in council -- Jay's mission -- Measures proposed in Congress -- Raising of an army -- Resolution to prohibit trade with Great Britain -- Arthur Young's appointment -- Sale of Washington's western lands -- Professor Anderson -- Lincoln's lottery ticket -- Has taken a house in Germantown. 353
To John Jay, May 7
News of the offer to Livingston -- Packet for Lear. 360
To Reverend Jeremy Belknap, May 9
Thanks for the first volume of American biographies. 361
To William Pearce, May 11
Paper for the lower rooms of the Alexandria house -- Pay of the sheriff and clerk's notes -- Interference of the hay and grain harvests -- The drilled wheat -- Buckwheat and timothy sowing -- The weather. 361
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, May 12
Memorial from the Minister in London -- Letter from the Governor of Rhode Island. 363
To Robert R. Livingston, May 14
His reluctance to accept the appointment to France -- Accommodation. 364
To William Pearce, May 18
Drought -- Non-arrival of oats -- Seeds from Europe -- Savings of seed -- Grass -- Saintfoin -- Clover -- Wheat -- Plaster of paris -- Shoemaking -- Missing hogsheads of tobacco -- Surveying the Four Mile Run tract -- Sale of a horse -- Sick Negroes -- Price of flour. 365
To Robert Lewis, May 18
His lots in Winchester and Bath -- A proposed exchange of lands -- Leases for lives -- Purchase of leases -- Accokeek lands and Lewis's title to them. 370
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, May 20
Hostile threats against Spanish territory from Georgia -- Opposition thereto. 372
To William Pearce, May 21
Price of flour. 373
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, May 21
The Six Nations and the British. 374
To the Secretary of the Treasury, May 24
The loan for foreign intercourse expenses. 375
To William Pearce, May 25
Injury to crops from drought -- Drilled wheat -- Condition of sheep -- Lane at the Negro quarters. 375
Land Memorandum, May 25
Prices set on Ohio, Kanawha, and Kentucky lands -- Description of each tract. 376
To Robert Morris, May 26
Offer of his western lands -- Dismal Swamp land -- Ohio and Kanawha lands. 380
To the Earl of Buchan, May 26
Delay in writing -- Fever in Philadelphia -- Lear's visit -- Strife and bloodshed among mankind. 382
To Doctor James Anderson, May 26
Pamphlets -- Payment for volumes of The Bee -- Thanks for seeds -- Hemp from Silesia. 384
To the Secretary of State, May 29
Journey to Virginia -- Examination of laws passed. 385
To the Secretary of the Treasury, May 29
Use of an appropriation for a treaty with Algiers and the redemption of captives. 385
To the Secretary of the Treasury, May 29
Is pleased at his determination to continue in office. 386
To Charles Carter, May 29
He and John Lewis to decide -- Money gift to Mrs. Carter. 386
To John Lewis, May 29
A mistake -- The purchase of Fredericksburgh lots -- The deeds and their correction. 387
To Doctor James Mease, May 29
His essay on the disease produced by the bite of a mad dog. 387
To William Deakins, Junior, June 1
Thanks for the transportation of trees. 388
To Francis Deakins, June 1
Woodstock Manor -- Stopping of trespassing. 388
To James Germain, June 1
The character of an honest servant -- Injury done by a careless man -- Things expected of him as a steward -- Liquors -- Marketing -- Cash -- His table -- Purchase record -- Cleaning the house and yard -- Pay. 389
To William Pearce, June 1
Rain -- White bent grass -- Potato crop and thievery -- Turnip seed. 394
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, June 1
Congress adjournment -- Payment for the northwest quarter of Square 21 -- The southeast quarter. 396
To the Senate and the House of Representatives, June 2
Probability of a war with the Creeks. 397
To the Secretary of the Treasury, June 7
Approval of an $800,000 loan from Holland. 397
To William Pearce, June 8
Adjournment of Congress -- Sale of lambs -- Management of the sheep -- Knavery -- Mr. Stuart's selling butter -- Cellar of the Alexandria -- Free stone quarry at Hell Hole -- Cost of carpenters in Alexandria. 398
To the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and War, June 10
Departure for Mount Vernon -- Official business. 401
To John Fitzgerald, June 13
Mr. Smith's letter. 402
To William Pearce, June 15
Expected arrival at Mount Vernon. 402
To the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and War, June 16
Unanimous decisions of the Cabinet in his absence. 403
To James Ross, June 16
Authority to sell the Fayette and Washington County lands -- Terms -- The Fayette County tract -- Reason for selling the Ohio and Great Kanawha lands -- Price of same. 403
To Presley Neville, June 16
Authority to collect rents in the Fayette and Washington County lands -- Colonel Cannon -- Resolved to sell -- Price of these lands -- Terms -- Description of the Ohio and Great Kanawha lands -- Price of these. 405
To John Cannon, June 16
Has placed his rent collections in other hands. 409
To Gouverneur Morris, June 19
Friendship and confidence in Morris undiminished. 409
To the Secretary of State, June 19
Mr. Adams's commission and letter of credence -- His instructions. 410
To the Secretary of War, June 25
Governor Mifflin's conduct -- Publication against General Wayne -- A wrenched back. 410
To James Monroe, June 25
Wishing him a pleasant voyage. 411
To the Secretary of State, June 25
The British Minister more captious than conciliatory -- Reuben Harvey -- A wrenched back. 412
To Gouverneur Morris, June 25
His recall has not altered Washington's esteem -- Morris's complaint of not receiving intelligence -- Unauthorized statements of Major Jackson -- Watchful guardians of America -- His object is to preserve peace or be prepared for war -- Jay's mission to England. 413
To the Secretary of State, June 27
Not disposed to enlighten Mr. Hammond on Jay's special instructions -- The official answer to Hammond. 414
To Thomas Johnson, June 27
No choice yet of successors to Doctor Stuart and himself -- Johnson's residence in the Federal city -- Allowance to the Commissioners -- Stuart and he to have the option -- Blending of the offices of superintendent and commissioner. 415
To Charles Lee, June 27
His charge on account of the Colvill business. 417
To the Secretary of the Treasury, June 30
The collectorship at Hampton and York. 417
To the Secretary of War, June 30
Letters from Generals Wayne and Chapin and Contractor Williams -- His return to Philadelphia depends on his injury. 418
To the Secretary of State, June 30
Complaints of United States Ministers abroad of want of information from the Department of State -- Return to Philadelphia. 419
To Francis Deakins, July 1
Thanks for his ready compliance and trouble taken to investigate the trespassing at Woodstock Manor -- Rent -- Prefers the cultivation of wheat to tobacco. 420
To the Secretary of the Treasury, July 2
Compensation for British vessels taken by prescribed French privateers -- Original communication of the subject to Mr. Hammond -- The powers of the Executive will neither be stretched nor relaxed. 420
To the Secretary of the Treasury, July 9
Power to be sent to the Commissioners at Amsterdam. 423
To the Secretary of the Treasury, July 11
Illness of his son -- Wishes his opinion, in writing, on the Kentucky and Georgia business. 423
To William Pearce, July 13
Wet weather -- Plowing in the buckwheat -- Oats -- Grass -- Corn crop in the mill swamp lots -- Cleansing the ground -- Work on the house in Alexandria -- Hearth and flooring -- Butter -- Stone from the quarry -- Use of mules -- Breeding -- Illness of Pearce's daughter -- Is well satisfied with Pearce's conduct -- Care of the stock. 424
To the Secretary of War, July 14
Court martial of Capt. William A. Lee -- Command of an artillery company. 430
To Burges Ball, July 18
A tilt-hammer manager. 431
To Robert Lewis, July 18
Offers for the land on Difficult Run -- Purchase of leases. 432
To Mrs. Matthew Anderson, July 20
Thanks for home-made silk. 433
To William Pearce, July 20
Rain -- Wheat shocks -- Oats -- Money and clothes to John the gardener -- Pearce's daughter -- Grass seed -- An overseer. 434
To Richard Potts, July 20
Successor to the collector at Baltimore. 436
To Sir John Sinclair, July 20
Thanks for pamphlets -- Agriculture in Great Britain -- Value of agriculture to a country -- Impediments to English farming -- Slowness of congressional aid to an agricultural society -- Stock, sheep, wool -- Price of beef. 436
To the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, July 23
Building regulations in the city of Washington -- Walls, etc. 440
To Thomas Sim Lee, July 25
Hopes he will accept appointment as a Commissioner of the District of Columbia -- Mr. Potts, of Frederick town, the other appointee -- Salaries -- Duties. 441
To Burges Ball, July 27
Manager for his tilt hammer -- Ball's tract as a site for a United States arsenal -- Character of Crow -- Ability as an overseer. 443
To William Pearce, July 27
Corn -- Grass land -- Seed -- Engagement of an overseer -- Quarry stone -- Young mules -- Mistreatment -- Sick negroes. 445
To Israel Shreve, July 28
Misunderstanding of the price of the Lafayette County land -- Mr. Ross authorized to sell both Fayette and Washington County tracts. 447
To John Cowper, July 30
Captain Waglam's singular conduct -- Washington's want of money -- Requests a draft on Hartshorne & Co. -- Payments through Mr. John Lewis. 449
To James Ross, August 1
Col. Israel Shreve's offer to buy the Fayette County tract -- Mr. Jackson's statement of the price -- The arrangement. 451
To William Pearce, August 3
Rains -- Time of sowing wheat -- Concentration of planting -- An essential object with every farmer -- Crow's application to Colonel Ball -- A substitute for Thomas Green -- Work on the Alexandria house and the one at Union Farm -- Engagement of an overlooker -- Pearce's trip to the Eastern Shore -- Reports wanted on the corn and buckwheat. 452
To James Ross, August 6
A delayed enclosure -- An inquiry for the purchase of the Fayette County tract referred to Ross. 456
Proclamation, August 7
Against the insurgents in western Pennsylvania. 457
To the Secretary of War, August 8
Mr. Bradford's letter and news from the insurrection -- Permission to Knox to leave. 461
To the Secretary of State, August 8
Forwarding a power -- Information to be digested for a Cabinet meeting. 462
To Burges Ball, August 10
Establishing arsenals -- The Secretary of War has no idea of giving $25,000 for a single site -- What is thought of the western insurrection and coercion on the part of the Government. 462
To Charles Mynn Thruston, August 10
Feeling in Kentucky -- Endeavors of the general government to obtain the navigation of the Mississippi -- Misrepresentation by the Democratic societies -- Actual rebellion in the western parts of Pennsylvana -- If permitted, there is an end to republican government -- Opposition to coercion -- Merits of General Morgan -- His ardent wish for peace. 464
To William Pearce, August 10
Sowing the oat ground at River Farm with wheat -- Clover -- Money from the sale of flour in Alexandria -- The new millrace -- Fall sowing of grass seed -- Everlasting pea seed. 466
To the Secretary of the Treasury, August 12
Reenforcement of the Pittsburgh garrison. 468
To William Pearce, August 17
Appearance of his corn -- India hemp -- Potatoes -- Kate's application -- Payment of his assessment on the Potomac Company's shares -- Colonel Lyle's bond -- No loss in parting with Crow -- McKoy -- An overseer. 468
To the Secretary of State, August 19
Condolences -- Mr. Jaudenes. 471
To the Secretary of the Treasury, August 21
Delay in sending pay to Wayne's troops -- Hazard in sending money by way of Pittsburgh. 471
To the Secretary of State, August 21
Letters received -- Meeting of the Cabinet. 472
To William Pearce, August 24
Building the new millrace -- The new overseer -- School for Pine -- Butler's claim to further pay -- Turnips. 472
To Governor Henry Lee, August 26
The western insurrection and Virginia -- Attempts to suspend proceedings against the insurgents -- First fruit of the Democratic societies -- Their purpose -- Genet their father -- Plan of discord -- Reported assertions about Patrick Henry -- Obligations to him on account of his stand on the Conway Cabal -- Wish to ally him to administration -- Alleged words of Jefferson. 474
To Tobias Lear, August 28
His arrival at Georgetown -- His family's health -- Extract of a letter from John Jay -- Letter to Mr. Young. 479
To Tobias Lear, August 28
Withdrawal of Mr. Johnson and Doctor Stuart -- Mr. Scott has a accepted one appointment -- Requests Lear to accept the other -- Residence of the Commissioners -- Asks him to report on the light in which Doctor Thornton stands. 481
To Marquis of Lansdowne, August 30
His introduction of Talleyrand -- Public considerations -- Would welcome Lansdowne. 482
To John Jay, August 30
His arrival in London -- A protest from the Governor of Upper Canada -- Will Great Britain allow it to pass with impunity? -- Indian troubles the result of British intrigue -- It will be impossible to keep amity with Great Britain long if the western posts are not surrendered. 483
To Robert Lewis, August 31
Money to be made subject to Mr. Pearce's order -- Lewis's commission -- Purchase of leases -- Well satisfied with his management of the Winchester and Bath property. 486
To Thomas Peter, August 31
Inability to lend him $2000 -- State of money. 487
To William Pearce, August 31
Colonel Lyle's bond -- Method of answering Washington's queries -- Drilled wheat and the barley -- Suit against the trespassers on the Loudoun land -- Pierce Bailey an enquirer -- Still at Mount Vernon. 488
To Gabriel P. Van Horne, September 3
Pleased with his offer of service -- Appointment of militia officers rests with militia commanders in the States. 490
To John Cowper, September 4
Receipt of $450 -- Return of his bond. 491
To Peter Trenor, September 6
Reverend Mr. Fairfax and Mrs. Savage's estate -- Conduct of Doctor Savage -- Condition of the business. 492
To William Pearce, September 7
Mr. Pyne's application -- Certificate for Mr Butler -- Negro quarters at Union and River Farms. 494
To Reverend Bryan, Lord Fairfax, September 8
Suit against the security of the late Doctor Savage -- Mr. Trenor. 495
To John Lewis, September 8
John Cowper's bond -- Money due thereon -- Settlement of the matter. 496
To James Ross, September 13
Payment on Colonel Cannon's bond -- Disposal of the Washington County tract -- Payments -- Regret at the state of matters in the western counties. 497
To William Pearce, September 14
Date of Colonel Lyle's bond -- Sowing wheat -- Rains -- Draining fields -- Ague and fever -- Boatswain's illness. 498
To Elizabeth Parke Custis, September 14
Her request for his picture -- Her contemplated marriage -- Love and happiness. 500
To William Pearce, September 21
Thomas Green's quitting -- Old Bishop must be taken care of -- Pyne -- McKoy -- A superintendent of the Negro carpenters -- Crop prospects -- Boards for Mrs. Fanny Washington. 502
To David Stuart, September 21
Payment of his debts -- His brother Samuel's estates -- Heavy charges arising from it -- Education expense of his two sons -- Process against the estate not to be arrested short of the actual sale of it -- Reasons -- George and Lawrence. 503
To Burges Ball, September 25
Answer to his proposition -- Spirited opposition to the insurrection -- It may be considered the first ripe fruit of the Democratic societies -- Arrogant and pernicious self-created censors of Congress -- The Virginia Society instituted by Genet for the express purpose of dissension. 505
Proclamation, September 25
Militia called out against the western insurrectionists -- Warning against aiding, abetting, or giving comfort to the insurgents. 507
To William Pearce, September 28
Seeding of wheat -- The new road -- The ferry road. 509
To William Pearce, September 28
Letter about the new road -- Engagement of a Scotchman in Green's place -- Carpentry -- Donaldson -- Pyne -- Journey to Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 511
Memorandum of the Allowances to and What Is Expected from James Donaldson, September 28 514
To William Augustine Washington, September 28
Engagement of a Scotch carpenter -- Journey to Carlisle. 515
To William Deakins, Junior, September 30
Price of tobacco -- Woodstock rents. 516
To the Secretary of War, September 30
Exceeding his leave -- Colonel Ball's price for the arsenal land -- Journey to Carlisle. 516
To William Pearce, October 1
Harvesting of buckwheat in Pennsylvania. 517
To the Burgesses and the Citizens of Harrisburg, October 4
Answer to their address. 518
To the Inhabitants of the Borough of Carlisle, October 6
Answer to his address. 519
To John Clark, October 6
Thanks for his offer of attending him in the field. 520
To William Pearce, October 6
Will not be able to visit Mount Vernon -- Pearce's journey to the Eastern Shore -- Confidence in his judgment, care, and integrity. 520
To the Secretary of State, October 6
Yellow fever in Philadelphia -- The Wilkinson faction in the Army -- Intended journey to Williamsport, Fort Cumberland, and Bedford -- Heads of a message to Congress. 521
To Major General Daniel Morgan, October 8
Is on his way to Fort Cumberland -- May cross the mountains with the troops -- Governor Lee to command -- Unless the opposition is crushed, there is an end to government -- Minority cannot dictate to the majority -- Purpose of the Democratic societies. 522
To the Secretary of War, October 9
His return too late to accompany Washington -- Unsatisfactory accounts from the insurgent counties. 524
To the Secretary of State, October 9
Submission of the insurgents -- March of the troops -- Reminds of needs of heads of message to Congress. 525
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