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David Stuart (August 3, 1753 – October 1814) was a Virginia physician, politician, and correspondent of George Washington. When Washington became President of the United States, he made Stuart one of three commissioners appointed to design a new United States capital city.
David Stuart was a prominent Virginia doctor, politician. He was also the husband of Eleanor “Nelly” Calvert Custis Stuart, the widow of Martha Washington’s son, John “Jacky” Parke Custis. Stuart was a frequent correspondent and close advisor to George Washington.
David Stuart is probably best known for his four years (1791-1794) as a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. He was one of the original three, and the sole commissioner from Virginia, appointed by President George Washington to oversee the creation of the new U.S. Capital.
26 de dez. de 2019 · In a letter written three weeks later to David Stuart, a Virginia politician and distant family relation, Washington lamented that the widespread denigration of the Articles of...
David Stuart (August 3, 1753 – October 1814) was a Virginia physician, politician, and correspondent of George Washington. When Washington became President of the United States, he made Stuart one of three commissioners appointed to design a new United States capital city.
1 de jan. de 2020 · In a letter written three weeks later to David Stuart, a Virginia politician and distant family relation, Washington lamented that the widespread denigration of the Articles of Confederation, and the federal government it
Edited by GERTRUDE R. B. RICHARDS. WHEN this letter from Dr. David Stuart to President George was handed to Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman with other material. biography of Washington, he commended it for publication since information on agricultural conditions in northern Virginia at the the eighteenth century not to be found elsewhere. Many ...
