23881To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 18 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Elias Boudinot, 18 June 1778. GW wrote to Boudinot on this date that “I have received your two letters of this date.” In the letter to GW, Boudinot refers to “your Excellency⟨’s⟩ Letter of this date,” which apparently is GW’s letter acknowledging receipt of Boudinot’s two earlier letters. If so, Boudinot wrote to GW three times on 18 June, and two of his letters have...
23882To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 3 July 1783 (Washington Papers)
General St Clair is now here, and this moment suggests an Idea which he has desired me to mention to your Excellency, as a Matter of Importance in his View of the Matter in the intended Inquiry at Philadelphia—That the Judge advocate should be directed to attend the Inquiry—By this Means the Business would be conducted with most Regularity—The Inquiry might be more critical—and as several...
23883To Benjamin Franklin from Elias Boudinot, 1 November 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Library of Congress; copy: Princeton University Library My last letters to you, were on the 15th. of August and 9th. of September, on the same subject, enclosing the ratification of the Treaty with Sweden and duplicate, with an act of Congress for your altering a few words in it—striking out the word North before America in the title of the...
23884To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 24 July 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of acknowledging the receipt of your Excellency’s letter of the 16th inst., which was duly laid before Congress, committed and will soon receive an answer. Enclosed is an act of Congress of the 18th inst. relative to Mr Reuben Harvey. On the 21st, (We are informed from pretty good authority), the Mercury Frigate arrived in New York, with the definitive Treaty, which, it is...
23885To James Madison from Elias Boudinot, 15 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
15 January 1805, Philadelphia. “I have the honor of enclosing my annual report as Director of the Mint, for the information of the President of the United States.” Letterbook copy and letterbook copy of enclosure ( DNA : RG 104, Domestic Letters and Statements of Mint); letterbook copy and letterbook copy of enclosure ( DNA : RG 104, Letters Sent by Director of Mint, vol. 1); Tr and Tr of...
23886To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 14 December 1784 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Elias Boudinot, 14 Dec. 1784. On 31 Jan. 1785 GW wrote to Boudinot : “I was honored with your favor of the 14th of last Month.”
23887To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 12 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
The arrival of Captain Barney this morning creates so great a field for the circulation of reports agreeably to the complexion of the Reporter, that I have thought it not amiss to inform your Excellency of the substance of his dispatches, tho’ you may perhaps receive it from other hands. He left L’Orient the 17th of January last—His latest dispatches are dated the 25th December. The...
23888To James Madison from Elias Boudinot, 7 December 1804 (Madison Papers)
When I came to the Directorship of the Mint, I found a large Frame Building, containing a very large Furnace, built at the Extremity of Sixth Street in this City, on a Lott of Mr. Penn’s with the Consent of his Agent without rent, which I was informed was absolutely necessary for conducting the Business of the Mint. This appeared to me, a very expensive establishment; but submitted to it as a...
23889To James Madison from Elias Boudinot, 24 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
Altho’ I am much averse from intermeddling with the appointments of Government, well knowing the great difficulties attending them, yet from the peculiar Situation and adverse Circumstances of Mr. Isaac C. Barnet of Bourdeaux, a Son of an old Acquaintance who died in the Army during our late Struggle with Great Brittain, I am constrained to trouble you with this Letter. I have been privy to...
23890To John Adams from Elias Boudinot, 5 February 1795 (Adams Papers)
Altho’ previous led for a considerable Time, I did not take my Seat in Congress till July 1781 & Continued therein till November 1784—from a faint Remembrance of hearing the protection given to Capt. Cook talked of, either in Congress or among the Members in private Conversation, I have retained the Idea, that the magnanimity of the Measure was generally approved— MHi : Adams Papers.