1Certificate of Clerkship for Joseph Strong, [20 January 1789] (Hamilton Papers)
I certify that Joseph Strong has served a clerkship of three years in my office in the business of an Attorney and that he is of good moral character. ADS , Pleadings, 1754–1837, S-486, Hall of Records, New York City. Following his clerkship, Strong practiced law first in Cooperstown, New York, and then in Albany. See Strong to H, August 11, 1796 ( PAH Harold C. Syrett, ed., The Papers of...
2[Diary entry: 20 January 1789] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 20th. Thermometer at 46 in the Morng.—50 at Noon and 50 at Night. Thick morning & raining more or less all the remaining part of the day with the Wind at So. Wt.—which together dissolved all the Snow. At home all day.
3From George Washington to Clement Biddle, 20 January 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letters of the 27th Ulto and 4th Inst.—the former enclosing an acct of the Herrings, which I am sorry did not turn out better—however I am certain there was nothing wanting on your part to dispose of them to the best advantage. Neither of the Vessels on board of which you shipped articles for me have arrived. If they got out of the Delaware they could not have reached...
4From George Washington to Henry Lee, 20 January 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 17th enclosing two Patents for 5000 Acres of Land on Rough Creek in Jefferson Couty (and rough indeed they appear principaly to be) came duly to hand, but I am sorry to say that the specialty of the conveyance proposed by you neither meets my inclination nor expectation. I neither buy nor sell (and I have done both) without a general Warrantee. If their is no dispute with...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, 20 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Brussels; 20 Jan. 1789 . Filled with remorse at having abused TJ’s kindness, he has been made through silence to feel even more guilty. TJ will not be surprised that he has lacked the courage and strength to undertake the voyage to America. Came from Havre to Brussels about three months ago in the hope of obtaining employment at the university there. He is continually put off and persecuted by...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Diodati, 20 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jefferson a eté tres affligé de n’avoir pas eté rendre ses devoirs a Monsieur le comte et Madame la Comtesse Diodati: mais ç’a eté causé par une autre affliction qui a manqué d’etre bien grave. Son enfant, qui a eu la fievre depuis deux mois (avec une courte intermission seulement) l’a eu très dangereusement les dernieres semaines. Depuis trois ou quatre jours pourtant un mieux s’est...
7From Thomas Jefferson to La Lande, 20 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jefferson a l’honneu[r] d’informer Monsieur de la Lan[de] qu’il a proposé au Congrès d’emp[runter] un million de florins à Amsterda[m,] pour faire face à leurs engagemen[s] en Europe, et entre autres aux interets arrierés des officiers: qu[e] le Congres a approuvé sa proposi[tion] et a chargé leur[s] banquiers à Am[ster]dam d’effectuer cet emprunt: et qu[e] ces banquiers esperent que...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Luttrell, 20 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Some of Major Claiborne’s grants of lands have been sent to me for authentication, and I have found and certified them to be authentic: and I have heard thro’ other channels, so as not to doubt the fact myself, that he has other large grants of lands, all on the Western waters. I knew Majr. Claiborne well during the late war, had occasion to do much business with him as he was in the...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Maupin, 20 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Que les nations se dérobent mutuellement leurs secrets, elles ne font en cela qu’user du droit naturel; mais qu’elles profitent des découvertes d’un Etranger, qui les a données pour elles, comme pour son propre pays, sans lui en marquer aucune espece de reconnoissance, ce n’est, ce me semble, de leur part, ni grandeur, ni justice, ni peut etre même entendre leurs veritables interets. Ce qu’il...