Dispute between Washington and Adams
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Dispute between Washington and Adams
Description
Washington appealed to McHenry for a resolution of conflict between Adams and Washington. Suggests the public must decide who is right. Mentioned letter McHenry still owes Washington. Cited in McHenry to Washington, 10/02/1798 and McHenry to multiple, 10/12/1798.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
26
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 10/02/1798 and McHenry to multiple, 10/12/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
President
Adams
Major General Henry Knox
Major General Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War
notable location
Mount Vernon
Virginia
notable item/thing
rumour of misunderstanding
notable idea/issue
dispute
altercation
difference of opinion
document number
1798092640101
page start
1
transcription
Private [undecipherable] 195
Mount Vernon 26 Sepr 1798
My dear sir, (82)
Your confidential letter of the 21st is before me; but the long letter which is promised therein, has not got to hand. __ Probably the messenger who carries this and other letters to the Post Office this afternoon, may return with it. __
As you have given extracts of my letter of the 18th to the President, & informed him, that you thought it necessary to apprise me of his seeming determination relatively to the Task of Major Generals Hamilton & Knox, I conceived I had sufficient ground to proceed upon; __ and have, accordingly, in a letter of yesterday\\\'s date, given him my ideas in a lengthy detail, on the whole of that business; that I may know at once, & precisely, what I have to expect.
The rough draught of it I send for your
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your perusal but with express desire that the contents may not be devulged, unless
the result should make it necessary for one to proceed to the final step. __ You will
readily perceive, that even the rumour of a misunderstanding between the President & me, while the breach can be repaired, would be attended with unpleasant consequences. __ If there is no disposition on his part to do this, __ the Public must
decide which of us is right, and which wrong. __
I thought it best to communicate my ideas to the President on this subject as soon as I had ground to act upon; it seems easier, at all times, to prevent an evil, that to provide a remedy for it.
The draught of my letter to the President you will please to return. __ I shall say nothing more, until I receive the letter you have promised; __ except that I am always,
Your affect.e Servant
G. Washington
James M Henry Esq.r
Mount Vernon 26 Sepr 1798
My dear sir, (82)
Your confidential letter of the 21st is before me; but the long letter which is promised therein, has not got to hand. __ Probably the messenger who carries this and other letters to the Post Office this afternoon, may return with it. __
As you have given extracts of my letter of the 18th to the President, & informed him, that you thought it necessary to apprise me of his seeming determination relatively to the Task of Major Generals Hamilton & Knox, I conceived I had sufficient ground to proceed upon; __ and have, accordingly, in a letter of yesterday\\\'s date, given him my ideas in a lengthy detail, on the whole of that business; that I may know at once, & precisely, what I have to expect.
The rough draught of it I send for your
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your perusal but with express desire that the contents may not be devulged, unless
the result should make it necessary for one to proceed to the final step. __ You will
readily perceive, that even the rumour of a misunderstanding between the President & me, while the breach can be repaired, would be attended with unpleasant consequences. __ If there is no disposition on his part to do this, __ the Public must
decide which of us is right, and which wrong. __
I thought it best to communicate my ideas to the President on this subject as soon as I had ground to act upon; it seems easier, at all times, to prevent an evil, that to provide a remedy for it.
The draught of my letter to the President you will please to return. __ I shall say nothing more, until I receive the letter you have promised; __ except that I am always,
Your affect.e Servant
G. Washington
James M Henry Esq.r
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DYB15 (2 pages) | Collection: George & Katherine Davis Collection | B:1, F:1. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |