1From John Adams to Martinus Van Marum, 24 December 1805 (Adams Papers)
I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me in July 1805 inclosing a Diploma by which I have the honor to be constituted a member of the very respectable Society of the Sciences at Harlem, signed by Teding van Berkhout as President and yourself as Secretary. As this distinction conferred by a learned Society in that Country where I formerly received so many kindnesses is not...
2To James Madison from John Breckinridge, 24 December 1805 (Madison Papers)
Quest⟨o⟩;. for the Opinion of the Atto. General “In the award rendered by the Commissioners, under the 7th. Article of the treaty with G. Britain, in the case of the Somerset, in favor of John R. Livingston Wm. Henderson, Messrs. Clarkson & Cross & Chr. Miller; Mr. Livingston claims £54, which in the report of the assessors appears to be considered as the property of C. Miller; it being...
3To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 24 December 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Sylvanus Bourne. 24 December 1805, Amsterdam. “The inclosed Gazettes will give you a relation of the very surprising & splendid events which have lately taken place on the Theatre of the War in Germany & which have led to an Armistice that will in all probability be followed by a peace on the continent, leaving Great Britain once more to combat alone with the colossal power of France...
4To James Madison from John Church, 24 December 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Church. 24 December 1805, Cork. “I have the Honor to acknowledge Receipt of your different Circular Letters, & also of the recent Acts of Congress both which shall have my Attention. “I now profit with the Opportunity of the Ship Six Sisters via Baltimore to hand you the inclosed Schedule for the Current Year of the Imports into this City of American Produce [not found] & I also...
5To James Madison from William Jarvis, 24 December 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Jarvis. 24 December 1805, Lisbon. “I had the honor to write to you yesterday by mr Adams of the Ship Commerce from St. Ubes for Baltimore inclosing a letter received from Mr Erving the preceding day & five duplicates or Triplicates to His Excy Mr de Araujo & the Marquis Pombal. “At 1 p m I have returned from waiting on the latter Gentleman, who positively assured me that all the...
6From James Madison to David Gelston, 24 December 1805 (Madison Papers)
¶ To David Gelston. Letter not found. 24 December 1805. Acknowledged in Gelston to JM , 27 Dec. 1805 , as containing two bills of exchange.
7From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 24 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I believe the fact is that no measures have been taken by the states indebted to the US. to discharge the balances due under the act of June 23. 1797. or, at any rate, that we have no notice of any such measures. will you be so good as to state this or any other fact on the subject in a form to be communicated to the H. of R. in compliance with their resoln of yesterday. Dec. 24. 05. NHi :...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 24 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The States of New York & Pennsylvania to my knowledge, and perhaps some of the other States have in conformity with the 2d Section of the act of 15 February 1799, expended money in fortifying places ceded to the United States; but no official communication or application has ever been made to this office by any State on that subject. It is only in relation to that Section of that act that the...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 24 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed bond is signed by mr Maury the father, who I have no doubt is worth the 10,000 D. therein named. he owns a valuable tra[ct of] land on which he lives, well improved as a farm, & a considerable number of negroes: and I question if he owes 10. Dollars in the world, having always been one of the most prudent & cautious men. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
10To Thomas Jefferson from Mathias Kin, 24 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Having understood that your well known love of science has induced [my] intention to the publication of a Work embracing some [part] of the History Natural and Botanical of this [exte]nsive country I am emboldened to make it known to you, that in the course of several years travel thro’ various parts of the United States for botanical purposes I have been enabled to form a collection of the...