Adams Papers Digital Edition

Papers of John Adams, volume 21

Guide to Editorial Apparatus

To Henry Marchant
1 George Washington to John Adams, 1 March 1791 Washington, George Adams, John
From George Washington
Philadelphia March 1st. 1791

Certain matters touching the public good requiring that the Senate shall be convened on Friday the 4th Instant, I have desired their attendance, as I do yours by these Presents, at the Senate Chamber in Philadelphia on that day, then and there to receive and deliberate on such Communications as shall be made to you on my part.—1

Go: Washington.—

FC (DLC:Washington Papers); internal address: “The President of the United States / to / the President of the Senate.”

 1.

Washington convened a special session of the Senate on 4 March to consider his nominations for judicial, excise, and military posts. Members also approved the designation of districts in order to collect taxes on domestic spirits. JA remained in Philadelphia until 2 May, when he departed for Braintree with AA and TBA (vol. 20:xxxii; Annals of Congress , 1st Cong., 4th sess., p. 1826–1830; AFC , 9:508).