1John F. Oliveira Fernandes to Thomas Jefferson, 27 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your much esteemed favour , dated 18 th Inst. (and Post marked 21 st ) came to hand but yesterday, after the departure of the mail. I am Sorry, that letters within our own State take Sometimes longer, to reach their destination than those from Boston or Savannah : Slave as I am, had I received it Sooner, I would have made such arrangements, as to be from Norfolk four or five days, before the...
2From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 August 1816 (Adams Papers)
I yesterday received some Letters from the Children dated 26 June. as I had some weeks before received my June Letter from you, I had not any right to expect an other of the Same Month, and altho’ as Shakespeare says, “my appetite grows on what it feeds on” I must own I am avaricious in this respect. In this still calm, and political pause I must entertain you with domestic occurrences, one of...
3From James Madison to Richard Cutts, 27 August 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have re⟨c⟩d. yours of the . I am very glad that the loan has been useful to you. I shall not have a necessary call for it till I return to the City. You are therefore welcome to any further advantage to which you may be able to turn it. Inclosed are drafts on Mr. Maury of Liverpool for a ballance in his hands. Be so good as to have the bills filled up &c. and disposed of, putting the...
4To James Madison from James Spratt, 27 August 1816 (Madison Papers)
Please to allow me the privilage to beseech your clemency in my present unfortunate situatio⟨n.⟩ On the first day of June 1812, I arrived in New york, from Ireland, on the 8th: of Augt: following I enlisted under capt. Crane on that station, as a Sargeant & took the oath pr[e]scribed by law to serve five Years. Accordingly I Reced. no bounty. When three or four days in the Service I took sick...
5Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 27 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
As you were so kind as to give me your invention of the handsome and peculiarly American capital, I must give you mine of the new Dial to which that Capital has led. I had placed the Capital on a pedestal of the size proper to it’s diameter, and had reconciled their confluence into one another by interposing plinths successively diminishing. it looked bald for want of something to crown it. I...
6Charles Willson Peale to Thomas Jefferson, 27 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Calling on a Watchmaker to day, he told me of a young man who is an excellent artist, that is now in Virginia , I do not recollect at what place, but I believe I was told at Petersburgh , that he did not like the place—I then waited on his brother son of M c M r M c ilhany —who has promised me to write by tomorrows post to his brother and request him to call on you at Monticella
7From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 27 August 1816 (Adams Papers)
I received your Letter of May 29th. Some days past; and yesterday Mr and Mrs. Tarbell called upon Us to our great Surprise, We never having had the least intimation or Suspicion of their Arrival. Their Account of our Three Boys is the most particular and the most pleasing We have ever heard. They are really delighted with the behaviour of you all. And I am not less gratified with your Letter....
8To James Madison from Alexander J. Dallas, 27 August 1816 (Madison Papers)
The Bank subscription is filled. The deficit of the general returns, 3,000,000. Dollars, was taken by Mr. Girard, in a single line, to the great disappointment of the Brokers and Speculators. I congratulate you upon this event. There is little doubt of the organization of the Bank being republican, and friendly to the Government. The Cumberland road presents new embarrassments; and I shall...