Browse Items (3 total)

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.

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.

In this 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…