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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 May 2017
During the interval between the inauguration of the President and the formation of the Executive Departments, the old Departments performed such executive duties as were indispensable. On July 11, 1789, for example, “ by the hands of Mr. Jay,” Washington sent to the Senate for ratification a consular convention with France. On July 22 the Senate —
Resolved, that the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the former Congress be requested to peruse the said convention and to give his opinion how far he conceives the faith of the United States to be engaged, either by former agreed stipulations or negotiations entered into by our minister at the court of Versailles, to ratify in its present sense or form the convention now referred to the Senate.
1 American State Papers, Foreign Affairs, 1, 89.
2 Dept. of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
3 Dept. of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
4 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 20.
5 Washington Papere, Record Book, Vol. 20. See also Writings of Jefferson (Ford), V, 258.
6 Dept. of State MSS., Miscl. Letters.
7 See the Department’s publication (1901), Calendar of Applications and Recommendations for Office during the Presidency of George Washington.
8 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 21.
9 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 21.
10 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 20. The full letter may be see in The Writings of Jefferson (Ford), V, 320.
11 Ibid.
12 Dept of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
13 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 21.
14 Madison MSS., Library of Congress.
15 Writings (W. C. Ford), V, 139.
16 Writings (P. L. Ford), II, 468.
17 Dept. of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
18 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 21.
19 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 21.
20 Writings (Ford), V, 223.
21 In 1822 Alden applied for an office from President Monroe, his personal friend. He stated that he had served in the Revolution in 1777 as aide to General Benedict Arnold; was afterwards a major in the brigade of General Huntington; served under Washington, and in 1780 was selected by him as an aide, but recommended Colonel Humphreys in his place. His last military service was as aide to General Parsons, and he resigned in February, 1781. Afterwards he studied law under Samuel Johnson of Connecticut; was appointed Deputy Secretary of Congress in 1785 and continued in that office until he became a principal clerk in the Department of State. (D. of S. MSS., Applic. for Office.)
22 Dept. of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
23 Dept. of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
24 Dept. of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
25 Dept. of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
26 6 Wall., 393.
27 12 Op., 521.
28 15 Op., 3.
29 Dept. of State MSS., Bureau of Appointments.
30 They were Anthony Campbell and William P. Gardner. See American Historical Review, Vol. III, p. 282.
31 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 21; also Jefferson’s Writings (Ford), V, 160.
32 Writings of Madison (Hunt), I, 291.
33 Dept. of State MSS., American Letters, Vol. IV.
34 Dept. of State MSS,, American Letters, Vol. IV.
35 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 20.
36 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 20. Writings of Jefferson (Ford), V, 438.
37 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 20. See also Writings of Jefferson (Ford), V, 161.
38 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 20.
39 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 21.
40 Washington Papers, Record Book, Vol. 20.