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| 08 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to Thomas Jefferson about encouraging the Commissioners for the District of Columbia to investigate the potential for canal navigation in the planned federal city. |
Land Interests, Slaves and Slavery, Transportation/Roads/Canals |
| 07 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Brown and Francis wrote GW from Providence, R.I. requesting his aid in recovering their company’s property. Treasury Department clerk Andrew G. Fraunces wrote GW from Philadelphia requesting a principal clerkship in the department, which he was not later granted. |
Diplomacy, Politics and Political Thought |
| 06 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, informing them of architect Pierre L’Enfant’s termination, and discussing the difficulties of engraving L’Enfant’s plan. GW wrote John Jay, candidate for N.Y. governor, congratulating him on his new daughter. |
Politics and Political Thought |
| 05 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW returned to Thomas Jefferson a lengthy list of grievances made by George Hammond, Britain’s minister plenipotentiary to the U.S., in regard to violations of the Treaty of Paris of 1783. |
Diplomacy, Politics and Political Thought |
| 04 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote Thomas Jefferson about the difficulties of getting the plan for the Federal City engraved in Philadelphia. “The Engravers say eight weeks is the shortest time in which the Plan can be engraved--(probably they may keep it eight months). |
Humor, Land Interests |
| 03 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW signed and endorsed the deed to a tract of land called the Erie Triangle, which the federal government sold to Pa. GW sent S.C. federal marshal Isaac Huger’s letter of 5 Feb. 1792, which included the census of S.C., to Congress.
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Land Interests |
| 02 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to Thomas Jefferson asking him to review Secretary of War Henry Knox’s previous-day draft of a letter to Gen. Arthur St. Clair, who had recently led a disastrous military expedition against the northwestern Indian tribes. |
Military Leadership and Strategy |
| 01 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. A Ga. citizen wrote GW requesting that he stop the inhuman war against the Indians and that, if the United States truly needed the territory, they should purchase it from them. |
Indians, Politics and Political Thought |
| 29 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to James Mercer that he wanted the opinion of Mercer’s brother John as to whether or not he should let his name be used in Mercer’s suit. James Mercer was seeking to recover debts owed the estate of his brother George Mercer, which GW had overseen as a trustee. |
Business Enterprises/Personal Finances, Indians |
| 28 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote Thomas Jefferson asking if it would be advisable to let architect Pierre L’Enfant alter the plan for the federal city and if any mention should be made of paying L’Enfant. GW also asked if Andrew Ellicot would review the plan and issue lots. |
Politics and Political Thought |
| 27 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Secretary of War Henry Knox sent GW a letter and enclosures from Lt. Col. James Wilkinson. |
Politics and Political Thought |
| 26 February 1792 |
GW regarding architect Pierre L’Enfant’s embarrassing conduct. He assured GW that they had done their best to work with him in establishing the federal city, but would have to resign rather than continue doing so. |
Diplomacy, Land Interests, Politics and Political Thought |
| 25 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW sent Secretary of War Henry Knox a draft of a letter to Joseph Brant, a chief of the Six Nations, with GW’s suggested alterations. |
Land Interests, Politics and Political Thought |
| 24 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW sent an enclosure to Thomas Jefferson, the contents of which may have concerned Indian relations, with instructions to peruse them and forward them to Alexander Hamilton. GW also requested a meeting for ten o’clock 25 Feb. |
Politics and Political Thought |
| 23 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Alexander Hamilton wrote GW to submit a contract for keeping up the N.H. New Castle Island lighthouse. Associate Justice James Iredell wrote GW regarding problems with the structure of the court system. |
Politics and Political Thought |
| 22 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Today was GW’s 60th birthday. Lawyer John Brown Cutting sent GW a birthday poem, written by people “eminent in polite literature.” The poem has not been found. |
Holidays, Land Interests, Literature/Poetry |
| 21 February 1792 |
GW presumably at Philadelphia. He did not appear to write or be written any letters this day.
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| 20 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. James Mercer wrote GW from Fredericksburg, Va. requesting to use GW’s name in recovering a debt owed to the estate of George Mercer. James Mercer was the brother of George Mercer, and GW had partly overseen the sale of George Mercer’s estate.
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Business Enterprises/Personal Finances |
| 19 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to James Madison asking him to meet at eleven o’clock the same day. |
Indians |
| 18 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. |
Indians, Military Leadership and Strategy, Politics and Political Thought |
| 17 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Secretary of War Henry Knox wrote GW’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, submitting a draft of a letter to Creek chief Alexander McGillivray for GW’s perusal and correction. |
Indians |
| 16 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Secretary of War Henry Knox wrote GW’s personal secretary, Tobias Lear, asking if it would be convenient for GW to bid farewell to the Cherokee delegation at their departure the next day. Va. Gov. |
Indians, Politics and Political Thought |
| 15 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote Thomas Jefferson asking for a meeting, along with James Madison, to discuss architect Pierre L’Enfant and his plans for the Federal City. |
Land Interests, Military Leadership and Strategy |
| 14 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. |
Politics and Political Thought |
| 13 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Alexander Hamilton forwarded GW some recent letters respecting the execution of the Excise Law in Ky. A letter from Thomas Paine to GW has not been found.
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Politics and Political Thought |