Papers of the War Department: 1784-1800

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Date	Title	Author	Recipient	Summary
January 16, 1800	General Washington's Papers	Tobias Lear	Alexander Hamilton	Lear assures Hamilton that he shall deal with General Washington's papers with the utmost care and discretion with the most sacred of them being delivered to Judge Washington. He asks if any of Washington's recent military papers need to be sent to Hamilton or someone else in the military.
September 22, 1791	Troops Marching to Fort Washington	Henry Knox	Arthur St. Clair	Knox acknowledges receipt of two of St. Clair's letters and informs of several troop movements toward Fort Washington.
February 25, 1799	Letter to be Forwarded by Bushrod Washington	George Washington	Alexander Hamilton	Washington will forward the letter to General Lee via his nephew Bushrod Washington who lives near the General.
July 25, 1798	Praises Mr. Carroll, Washington's Aid; Believes Washington Will Not Make Appointments	James McHenry	Richard Caten	Expresses pleasure at seeing Mr. Carroll, an aid to Washington. Does not believe the General will make any appointments for some time.
November 1, 1798	Correspondence with Washington	James McHenry	John Adams	Reports correspondence with General Washington.
December 27, 1799	Death of Washington	Isaac Craig	Samuel Hodgdon	Major Craig laments the death of Washington in a letter to Samuel Hodgdon.
November 26, 1800	New Seat of Government in Washington	United States Senate	John Adams	Letter from the United States Senate to President John Adams, respecting the new seat of government in Washington, D.C., and subjects of legislative consideration.
November 26, 1800	Hope that New Seat of Government is Sound	John Adams	United States Senate	Acknowledged G. Washington's memory, hoped that new seat of government will be sound and that Congress will be productive under Divine guidance.
May 22, 1799	Washington writes to Knox regarding Wormeley	George Washington	Henry Knox	Washington informs Knox that a friend, Ralph Wormeley, is travelling to Boston to enroll his son at Harvard. Washington requests that Knox provide any necessary assistance to Wormeley in this process. Washington vouches for Wormeley's character by calling him a friend of the Constitution.
November 14, 1798	Correspondence with Washington	James McHenry	Timothy Pickering	Refers to correspondence with General Washington and their meeting in Philadelphia.
August 15, 1798	Discusses Public Service, Rank of Washington, Knox, and Pinckney	John Adams	James McHenry	Refers to the public service of Washington, and promises the assistance of a secretary. Compares rank of Knox and Washington.
September 16, 1798	Conditional Appointment	George Washington	James McHenry	Detailed description of Washington's appointment and the conditions he set on his appointment.
December 22, 1799	Death of General Washington	Alexander Hamilton	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney	Hamilton expresses his grief at the death of Washington, encloses a copy of the General Orders of December 21 relative to mourning and funeral honors.
August 14, 1799	RE Recommendations for Army and Navy Appointments	George Washington	Alexander Hamilton	Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments
May 31, 1794	Letter Citation	Deputy Quartermaster General	Henry Knox	Cited in Knox to Washington, 06/25/1794.
December 13, 1790	Reply of President Washington to Congress	George Washington	Congress of the United States	Washington acknowledges the sentiments of Congress in their address. Looks forward to happiest consequences from deliberations during present session.
June 5, 1800	Papers enroute to Washington	Peter Hagner	David Ames	Cannot provide information requested until papers from office arrive at Washington.
June 26, 1800	Movement of the office to Washington	Peter Hagner	Jonathan Dayton	Matters would have been attended to had it not been for the removal of the office to Washington.
January 24, 1796	Williams solicits Washington's opinions regarding scientific experiments	John Williams	George Washington	Williams seeks Washington's advice regarding the atmospheric experiments he has been conducting with thermometers and barometers.
September 12, 1798	Correspondence with Washington and Adams	James McHenry	Alexander Hamilton	Encloses copy of letter to George Washington [not included]. Requests return of letter. The President is still considering.
June 26, 1800	Movement of office to Washington	Peter Hagner	Edward Carrington	Letters and enclosures will be attended to when office is moved from Philadelphia to Washington.
March 9, 1793	Refers to Stores at Fort Washington	James O'Hara	Henry Knox	Refers to Mr. Belli's stores at Fort Washington and the accounts forwarded to the Treasury. Discusses his expectations for stores at Fort Washington.
January 14, 1790	Reply of President Washington to Congress	George Washington	Congress of the United States	Receives with pleasure, the assurances of Congress. Expresses confidence that Congressional deliberations will be directed by enlightened and virtuous zeal for the happiness of our country.
December 29, 1791	Protection of Northwest Territory	Henry Knox	Lieutenant of Washington County, Pennsylvania	The Lieutenant of Washington County, Pennsylvania is authorized by Knox to muster men for the protection of the Northwestern Territory.
May 15, 1800	[Order of the President to the Heads of the Departments concerning the transfer to Washington.]	John Adams	[not available]	Notification that the construction of all Federal buildings in Washington D.C. are complete and that the movement of public offices to that location from Philadelphia was authorized by John Adams.