1To Thomas Jefferson from Childs & Swaine, 16 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Philadelphia, 16 Dec. 1790 . In response to Remsen’s of the 23rd, they will be perfectly satisfied with such compensation as the Secretary of State deems reasonable. “If, however, it is necessary to mention a price, we are willing to receive payment either by the session, or by the printed page of the Acts. If paid by the page, we ask one dollar; if by the session, one hundred dollars.” RC (...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 16 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of Nov. 11. I have yesterday received a letter from Mr. Mazzei authorizing the immediate sale of Colle, and shall therefore write to Mr. Lewis on the subject. I sincerely wish you may be able to get some of Mr. Carter’s land adjoining. But I should think it worth your while to go further than 300 acres, and that by a negociation with Dobson you...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 16 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] December 16, 1790 . “I have the honor, by the Presidents command, to inform you that he has no objection to gratifying the wish of the Collector of Boston, communicated to him this day, to spend a part of the time of the session of Congress at the Seat of Government, provided that an absence from his Office may not be injurious to the Public.…” LC , George Washington Papers,...
4To John Adams from Johannes Altheer, 16 December 1790 (Adams Papers)
Du Temps de votre Ambassade nous eumes l’honeur de vous voir en cette Ville et meme à notre magazin de Livres ou vous avez achettés entre autres le Tableau de l’hist. des Provinces Unies par Cerisier imprimé chez nous & dont nous vous addressames les 3 derniers volumes à la Haye en 1783: pour. f 5:8—dholl. Comme mon Oncle le Sr. Wild par l’augmentation de ses années et le Changement de systeme...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Baron von Steuben, 16 December [1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Mon Bon Ami? J’apprens avec peine Votre indisposition je suis persuader que le manque d’Exercice en est la Cause principale, je Vous Conjure d’y porter le remede, donne Vous un petit bidet et trotter Vos huit ou dix miles tout les Matins, Vos courses a pied ne sont pas suffisant. Menagé cete Santé aussi chere a tant des personnes, et Aussi utile a cette tendre Demoiselle Collumbia. J’ai...
6To George Washington from Samuel Osgood, 16 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor of enclosing a Schedule containing a General View of the Contracts for the Conveyance of the Mail in the Year 1791; & also a Paper with Remarks on the Contracts for the present Year, & for the Year 1791, by which it will appear, that considerable Improvements have been made in the Arrangements for the next Year. Between Baltimore & New York; Philadelphia & Easton in...
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 16 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just desired Capt. Maxwell at Norfolk to forward to you 6. packages of furniture arrived there for me, the numbers and contents as below stated. I must beg the favor of you to receive them and pay the river freight &ca., from Norfolk for which I have desired Capt. Maxwell to draw on you. They are to be forwarded to Monticello; when a good opportunity offers. If my own waggons run at...
8From Thomas Jefferson to James Maxwell, 16 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Having desired that some part of my furniture should come from Paris immediately to Virginia I took the liberty of desiring Mr. Short to consign it to you. I now learn by a letter from Monsr. La Motte merchant at Havre that he has shipped them on board the John Capt. Bushnell bound for Norfolk, where I suppose them arrived, as his letter purports to come by the same vessel. There should be six...
9V. Tobias Lear to the Secretary of State, 16 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President’s Command I have the honor to transmit the enclosed letter from Winthrop Sargent Esqr Secy of the Western Territory, to the President of the United States: which the President requests may be put with the communications from the Western Territory.—I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir. Yr most Ob. St. RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ). Not recorded in SJL . Enclosure:...
10Militia, [16 December] 1790 (Madison Papers)
A bill to establish a more uniform militia system throughout the nation was under consideration. After some debate the Committee of the Whole amended and approved the first section. The second section listed those to be exempted from militia service ( Pa. Packet , 17 and 18 Dec. 1790). Mr. Madison moved, to strike out that part which related to the members of Congress, with their officers and...