Politics and Political Thought
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 01 April 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW sent Thomas Jefferson a letter from Gouverneur Morris of 27 Dec. 1791. GW also approved Jefferson’s draft of a letter to S.C. Gov. |
| 30 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW sent Thomas Jefferson an enclosure, presumably a draft of loan warrants for the District of Columbia. GW also asked if Jefferson had seen Va. |
| 29 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW’s personal secretary Tobias Lear wrote Matthew Clarkson acknowledging Clarkson’s intention to resign from the office of Marshal for the N.Y. |
| 28 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to Gen. Arthur St. Clair responding to his resignation two days earlier from his post as commander of the United States Army. St. |
| 27 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Congressional chaplain Samuel Blair wrote to GW’s personal secretary Tobias Lear declining GW’s invitation to dine next Thursday because of ill health. |
| 24 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW sent Thomas Jefferson letters from French attorney de Mirbeck of 6 March 1792, Swiss intellectual Rodolph Vall-Travers of 30 Nov. |
| 22 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. John Lamb asked GW’s personal secretary, Tobias Lear, to deliver his letter to Martha Washington, which contained a receipt for two barrels of Newtown Pippin apples. |
| 21 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson sent GW his letter to the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, which included Samuel Blodget’s proposed loan to finance projects in the federal city. |
| 17 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW replied to S.C. Gov. Charles Pinckney. He wrote about relations with Spain, his regret that S.C. |
| 15 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Caleb Brewster wrote GW from Fairfield, Conn. detailing his military service and injuries in the Revolutionary War, which resulted in him becoming an invalid. |