61From John Jay to Egbert Benson, 12 May 1807 (Jay Papers)
to William P. Beers, 18 Apr. 1807
62From John Jay to William P. Beers, 18 April 1807 (Jay Papers)
William P. Beers to
63To John Jay from William P. Beers, 2 April 1807 (Jay Papers)
William Pitt Beers (1766–1810), Connecticut-born Albany lawyer, son-in-law of Jonathan Sturges, associate chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Beers was a friend of Timothy Dwight, president of Yale College, who stayed with Beers on his trip to Whitestown in 1799. Dwight described him as an “able, worthy, and useful man… Few men better understood the political interests of this...
64To James Madison from Tench Coxe, February 1807 (Madison Papers)
...of our cotton. So of linens, so of silks, and at the same time they interefere with our woolens and our linens, our wool, and flax. Our crops of grain would be supported in price, if foreign beer were prohibited, and foreign distilled spirits were highly dutied
or excluded. duties on Woolen, hempen, linen and silk goods, and on Beers and distilled spirits before congress shall rise.
65To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 8 June 1806 (Madison Papers)
are the only difficulty. For example the exclusion of foreign spirits and beer and
66From James Madison to James Monroe, 20 March 1806 (Madison Papers)
...kinds; window glass, and all other manufactures of glass; silver and plated wares; paper of every description; nails and spikes; hats; clothing ready made; millinery of all kinds; playing cards; beer, ale, and porter; and pictures and prints.” Nicholson based his resolution on his fear that Pennsylvanian Andrew Gregg’s 29 Jan. 1806 resolution proposing a ban on the importation of all...
67From Thomas Jefferson to Mrs. Duval, 24 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
...friendly respects to mrs. Duval returns her his thanks for her present of yesterday, he thinks that the last time he had the pleasure of seeing her, he promised to procure from Virginia a receipt for making Persimmon beer, called Co. Ludwell’s receipt for making it, which has been deemed there, for 50 years past, the best method they have ever known, he has the honour of inclosing it to her...
68To James Madison from Alexander Coffin Jr., 3 October 1805 (Madison Papers)
...detention of four months all I was able to obtain on so Valuable a Cargo was $4000 in Specie, 9800 Guilders in Copper money; & an Invoice of goods of about 33,000 Guilders, Consisting of Cloths, beer wine, Glass ware &c. This property I shipped on board Said Ship on the sole account & risk of the owners all Citizens of, & residents in the United States of America. I forwarded Invoices &...
69From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Beale Ewell, 30 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
.... the chemists have filled volumes on the composition of a thousand substances of no sort of importance to the purposes of life; while the arts of making bread, butter cheese, vinegar, soap, beer, cyder Etc remain totally unexplained. Chaptal has lately given the chemistry of wine making. the late Doctr. Pennington did the same as to bread, & promised to pursue the line of rendering...
70To Thomas Jefferson from Anonymous, 24 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Doctr. Michael Leib is going from Beer House to Beer House in the City of Philadelphia and Nothern Liberties shewing a letter on the subject of our approaching election which he says he recieved from you. He enjoins secrecy on those to whom he shews it but cares not...