George Washington Correspondence

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Title

George Washington Correspondence

Creator

Washington, George
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth
Willis, William

Date

1798-11-10
1825
1796-07-08
1791-05-24
1798-10-18
1796-12-22

Subject

Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Correspondence.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 -- Correspondence.
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825 -- Correspondence.
Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence.
Military uniforms -- 1750-1820.
United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1783-1815.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1797.
United States -- History -- Sources.

Description

Signed letter, President Washington presents queries regarding the possibility of a French invasion of the United States. Included in the topics of his questions to the Majors General are: likely location of French attack, weaponry needed for defense, and manner of uniforming the United States soldiers.

Manuscript copies of Washington's letters (1781-1788) to the Chevalier (later Marquis) de Chastellux made by William Willis (later published by him in 1825 in Charleston (S. C.) as a pamphlet); also, letters (1789-1798) to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney urging him to accept nomination to first one post and then another (associate justice of the U. S. Supreme Court, Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and minister to France); a copy of a letter (1796) to the French Republic presenting Pinckney as U. S. envoy; and queries (1798) to Pinckney and Alexander Hamilton concerning France and the development and arming of the U. S. military.
See individual item records for further details. Transcripts are housed with items in Ms.178.

Manuscript copies of Washington's letters (1781-1788) to the Chevalier (and later Marquis) de Chastellux made by William Willis and later published by him in 1825 in Charleston (S.C.) as a pamphlet.

Signed duplicate of a letter written to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney by President Washington expressing sympathy and offering assistance on the event of the fire of June 13-14, 1796.

A private letter, George Washington asks if either Charles Cotesworth Pinckney or Edward Rutledge will accept the office of Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court (recently vacated by John Rutledge).

Personal note, in which President Washington welcomes Charles Cotesworth Pinckney back to the United States, and invites him for a visit on his way home to Charleston. Mrs. Pinckney, Miss Pinckney, Mrs. Washington and Miss Custis are mentioned.

Signed letter, in which President Washington appoints Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to the position of Minister Plenipotentiary for the United States of America to the Republic of France.

Contributor

Chastellux, François Jean
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth
Rutledge, Edward

Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Charleston Library Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Charleston Library Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Format

image/jpeg

Type

StillImage

Source

Ms. 178, George Washington Correspondence

Language

English

Identifier

Ms178

Collection Items

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington, December 22, 1796.
In this signed letter, President Washington appoints Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to the position of Minister Plenipotentiary for the United States of America to the Republic of France.

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington, October 18, 1798.
In this personal note, President Washington welcomes Charles Cotesworth Pinckney back to the United States, and invites him for a visit on his way home to Charleston. Mrs. Pinckney, Miss Pinckney, Mrs. Washington and Miss Custis are mentioned.

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington, May 24, 1796.
In this private letter, George Washington asks if either Charles Cotesworth Pinckney or Edward Rutledge will accept the office of Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court (recently vacated by John Rutledge).

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington, July 8, 1796.
Signed duplicate of a letter written to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney by President Washington expressing sympathy and offering assistance on the event of the fire of June 13-14, 1796.

Copies of Letters to François Jean, marquis de Chastellux, from George Washington, 1825.
Manuscript copies of Washington's letters (1781-1788) to the Chevalier (and later Marquis) de Chastellux made by William Willis and later published by him in 1825 in Charleston (S.C.) as a pamphlet.

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington, September 9, 1796.
Manuscript copies of Washington's letters (1781-1788) to the Chevalier (later Marquis) de Chastellux made by William Willis (later published by him in 1825 in Charleston (S. C.) as a pamphlet)

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington, August 24, 1795.
Manuscript copies of Washington's letters (1781-1788) to the Chevalier (later Marquis) de Chastellux made by William Willis (later published by him in 1825 in Charleston (S. C.) as a pamphlet)

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington, January 22, 1794.
Manuscript copies of Washington's letters (1781-1788) to the Chevalier (later Marquis) de Chastellux made by William Willis (later published by him in 1825 in Charleston (S. C.) as a pamphlet)

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington, May 5, 1789.
Manuscript copies of Washington's letters (1781-1788) to the Chevalier (later Marquis) de Chastellux made by William Willis (later published by him in 1825 in Charleston (S. C.) as a pamphlet)

Letter to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington.
Manuscript copies of Washington's letters (1781-1788) to the Chevalier (later Marquis) de Chastellux made by William Willis (later published by him in 1825 in Charleston (S. C.) as a pamphlet)
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