51From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 1 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I am much pleased with your project for the employment of the United States and Constitution...
52From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 1 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
According to your request in your favor of 24th June, I return to you the commission for Timothy...
53From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 1 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I return signed all the blank warrants inclosed in your favor of 25th. June, and pray you to use...
54From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 1 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have sent your letter, with the commission inclosed, signed to Capt Talbot as you proposed in...
55From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 3 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed is a letter from the president & professor of divinity of our university recommending...
56From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 3 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have signed the commission for Saunders, to be a lieutenant in the Navy, & sent the letter to...
57From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 3 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
Capt Nicholson having a desire to converse with the Secretary of the Navy, concerning several...
58From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 5 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
We shall never get the constitution to sea, by any means that I know of. After much enquiry I...
59From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
The constitution employs my thoughts by day & my dreams by night. Capt. Talbot has written to you...
60From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 10 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have received your two favors of the 3d. The constitution shall not be delayed by me. If Talbot...
61From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 19 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter of July fourth by Mr. Hudson, & immediately signed & delivered his...
62From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 20 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have received your two favors of the 13th & 15th, & thank you for the very satisfactory...
63From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 22 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed is a recommendation from the Mayor & Alderman of New Haven of David Phipps Esqr to be a...
64From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 23 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
It always gives me pain, when I find myself obliged to differ in opinion from any of the heads of...
65From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 23 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for the regulations of the navy & your report on the naval establishment, received in...
66From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 5 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
Your two letters of the 29th & one of the 30th of July are before me. I know not who are meant by...
67From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I received last night your favor of the 2d of this month. I am sincerely sorry for the...
68From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I enclose you copies of letters this moment received from Mr. McNeil brought up to me by Dr...
69From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 9 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed are the original letters copies of which I sent you yesterday—one from Turell Tufts...
70From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 12 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have signed the commission for Dr. Edward Field of Enfield & sent it on in your letter to him....
71From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 13 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed recommendation of George Barrel from his uncle Joseph Barrel Esqr. to be a...
72From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 14 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have sent your letters to Jonathan P. Hitchcock & William H Williams, with their commissions...
73From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 15 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have transmitted a commission to Mr. Lemuel Little to be a sailing master & a warrant to Mr....
74From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 16 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed is a request of Dr Amos Windship to be a surgeon in one of our vessels of war. I was in...
75From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 22 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your favor of the 14th. I am very well satisfied to send Capt. Barry with the...
76From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 22 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed is a letter from Mr Senator Foster, recommending Dr Mason of Newport. Another from Mr...
77From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 23 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have signed the warrant for Mr. George Barrell to be a midshipman & inclosed it to his uncle...
78From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 23 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
My thoughts and feelings are exactly in union with yours, expressed in your favor of the 17th. I...
79From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 28 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have signed the commission for Joseph Whitmore, to be sailing master in the navy & have sent it...
80From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 30 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
Talbots arrival at Hampton road on the 15 & his determination to sail for Cayenne in two or three...
81From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 4 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have signed the commissions for Lee, Folsom Varnum Cushing, Homan, Wadsworth & Woodward to be...
82From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 4 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have received your kind letter of the 29th. of August, & I thank you for the friendly...
83From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 5 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I enclose you a letter from McNeil of August 1st & 3d with two inclosures. MHi : Adams Family...
84From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 9 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for yours of the 3d and Capt Fletchers letter inclosed in it. I wish as you do that...
85From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 9 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
The blank commission inclosed in yours of 2d I return with my signature, that you may fill it...
86From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 9 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have signed the commission for Mr. Ebenezer Bushnell of Lebanon, & sent it on in your letter to...
87From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 13 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have signed & return inclosed all the blanks which came with your favor of the 5th. MHi : Adams...
88From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 14 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I received last night, your favor of the 5. The gentleman you mention is a native of Boston and...
89From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 18 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I received last night your favor of the 11, & have signed the commissions & Warrants inclosed,...
90From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 18 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
You never send me a letter from Capt Tingey, but you give me a high entertainment & the best...
91From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 20 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed is a request from Edward Brewer, to be an officer in the army or marines. The...
92From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 21 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I have read over and over again your letter of the 13th. I regret extreamly another blunder, of...
93From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 26 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I return you Mr. Reads letter & the note inclosed in your favor of the 19th From a long intimacy...
94From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 16 October 1799 (Adams Papers)
I request you to transmit immediate orders to Captain Barry to receive on board his frigate and...
95From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 18 October 1799 (Adams Papers)
I beg the favor of your ideas of the information and recommendations necessary or proper to be...
96From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 31 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States requests the Secretary of the Navy to take immediate measures...
97From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 31 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
The President of the U.S. requests the Secretary of the Navy to employ some of his clerks in...
98From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 9 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I have considered your report of the 25 of April & concur with your opinions in general & pray...
99From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 20 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
Questions 1. Among the three Criminals under sentence of death is there any discrimination in the...
100From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 26 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I hereby request you on the 1st of June, or whenever Mr. McHenry shall leave the war office, to...