Remonstrance of the Democratic Society
Document 1794The Secretary of State informs Washington's Cabinet that the President thinks it improper that the petition of the "Democratic Society of the Count of Washington, in Pennsylvania" is inadmissible, since it is a body whose constitution is not known by law. The Democratic Society petitioned for the undisturbed navigation of the Mississippi River, which they deemed inseparable from prosperity.
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Printed Document
Description
The Secretary of State informs Washington's Cabinet that the President thinks it improper that the petition of the "Democratic Society of the Count of Washington, in Pennsylvania" is inadmissible, since it is a body whose constitution is not known by law. The Democratic Society petitioned for the undisturbed navigation of the Mississippi River, which they deemed inseparable from prosperity.
Date
04/14/1794
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1794041440000
Note
DS, RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters, 1790-1799, National Archives; LC, RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2-June 26, 1794, National Archives
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
William Bradford
Edmund Randolph
[George Washington]
President
Congress
James Marshal
Democratic Society
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Washington County
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
Notable items
Remonstrance
petition