Gazette Of The United States

New-York, Sept. 4
The President having safely arrived at Powles'-Hook, was pleased to return the elegant barge which conveyed him over, to the citizens who presented it; with the following letter to Captain Thomas Randall, of this city, a copy of which has been kindly communicated for insertion.—

New-York, August 30th, 1790.

SIR,
On the 2d of May, 1789, I wrote you, requesting that my acknowledgments might be offered to the gentlemen who had presented an elegant barge to me on my arrival in this city. As I am, at this moment about commencing my journey to Virginia, and consequently shall have no farther occasion for the use of the barge, I must now desire that you will return it in my name and with my thanks, to the original proprietors: At the same time I shall be much obliged if you will have the goodness to add, on my part, that in accepting their beautiful present, I considered it as a pledge of that real urbanity which I am happy in declaring I have experienced on every occasion during my residence among them; that I ardently wish every species of prosperity may be the constant portion of the respectable citizens of New-York; and that I shall always retain a grateful remembrance of the polite attention of the citizens in general, and of those in particular to whom the contents of this note are addressed.
I am, with sentiments of regard and esteem, Sir, your most obedient and very humble servant,
G. WASHINGTON.

Thomas Randall, Esq. &c. &c.