George Washington to James Madison transmitting dispatches - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC00092.01
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1792
Title	George Washington to James Madison transmitting dispatches
Date	ca. 1792
Author	Washington, George (1732-1799)
Document Type	Correspondence; Government document
Content Description	President Washington transmits dispatches to Madison from Gouverneur Morris, United States Minister to France. States that Morris' dispatches "unfold ... the disposition of the British Ministry."
Subjects	President Global History and Civics France
People	Madison, James (1751-1836) Washington, George (1732-1799) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816)
Theme	The Presidency; The American Revolution
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide D Sir, Enclosed, are the last dispatches I have recd. from Mr. Gouv[erneu]r Morris. As they unfold, pretty evidently I think, the disposition of the British Ministry, I wish you to see them. Pray return them to me in the course of this day. Sincerely & Affectly I am - Yrs Go: Washington Sunday 9 Oclock A.M.