16th. (Adams Papers)
Enter Miss A. in the evening, and cries out, “Callahan is arrived, and a bushel of Letters. One for you Sir from C. Storer:” and away she flew. Miss had a dozen at least: there were very few for any body else. Presumably Capt. John Callahan, Boston shipmaster; it was probably his vessel that JQA referred to in his previous entry ( JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Madame ——— Düeil, 6 February 1785 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Les bonté dont Madame adelaide honnore ma familles mayant atire a versalles pour luy faire des remercimant jesperé profitté de Ce momant pour avoir lhonneur de vous faire ma Cours et vous demandé vos hordre [ordres] pour du vin de chanpangne ayant lieux desperé que vous avés esttes Contans de Celuy que jay heut lhonneur de vous fournir au moy daout quatre...
3[Diary entry: 6 February 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 6th. Mercury at 31 in the morning—38 at Noon and 39 at Night. Morning lowering with appearances of Snow or rain. Abt. Noon the Sun came out—but soon disappeared and became thick & lowering. No Wind. Doctr. Brown was sent for to Frank (waiter in the House) who had been seized in the Night, with a bleeding of the Mouth from an Orifice made by a Doctr. Dick who some days before attempted...
4From George Washington to Josiah Parker, 6 February 1785 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Josiah Parker, 6 Feb. 1785. On 24–28 Feb. Parker wrote to GW : “I feel myself much honored with your very friendly polite letter of the 6th Ultimo.”
5[From Thomas Jefferson to Wilson Miles Cary, 6 February 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 6 Feb. 1785 . Entry in SJL reads: “W. M. Cary. Acknolege receipt his of June 4. Congratulations birth of grand son and acknolegements for my share in his name—went to see Mrs. Thompson—war and peace doubtful. Exchange of Bavaria for Austr. Neth. spoken of—Engld. Ireld. and Scotld. may dance the hays—minister promises plan parliamentary reformation. Patsy well. Not I.” Not found. TJ’s...
6From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, [6 February 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
You were informed by my letters of Nov. 11 and Jan. 14. that the cypher established between us would not explain a syllable of your letters. Those of Nov. 1. and Dec. 14. having rendered me extremely desirous of decyphering them, I sat to work with a resolution to effect it if possible. I soon found that they were written by your first cypher . To this therefore I applied myself and after...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Williamson, 6 February 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Dec. 11. has been duly received. It was the first notification of your being returned. I had been informed you were gone to Carolina, and I thence conjectured you might not return so soon, or I should have written to you. The scales of war and peace have hitherto appeared to hang nearly in equal poise. The movements of the parties have indicated war: yet there has been a general...