..., her health appears very feeble, she told me last fall, she never felt well in Massachusetts—Her sickness at this time is peculiarly unfortunate—Mr Peabody is quite unwell, he has been obliged to work in the Hay, too hard this hot Season, he calls & I must bid my dear Sister, good night—may angels whisper peace, & calm resignation to all your anxious, troubled Minds—my Ink, & my pen is so...
2From François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, 13 July 1814 (Adams Papers)
...about Such an excess of fatigue—as I know can not escape her remonstrances—and—duty often imperiously compels me to work; when I Should have wished for rest. Thus—have I been this week employ’d in making haÿ—
3To John Adams from Richard Rush, 7 February 1814 (Adams Papers)
Mr Hay is the son in law of Mr Munroe, and the day after I received your last favor I took the liberty to read a passage from it to the latter. This morning he requested of me an extract of... it to send to Mr Hay, saying that he knew how highly it would gratify him. I ha ...make it also the medium of a just gratification to others. Mr Hay’s book continues to stand in great repute. I think I...
4To John Adams from Richard Rush, 17 January 1814 (Adams Papers)
I send for your acceptance by this Mail, a pamphlet upon expatriation written by George Hay of Virginia. I have read it with singular interest as an able discussion of a question of high importance in jurisprudence, and deriving great additional importance at present from being so conspicuous in our public affairs. It is... ...thought so too; but Mr Hay’s book is entitled to a perusal from...
5To John Adams from Alexander Hill Everett, 15 March 1814 (Adams Papers)
I have not read either of the pamphlets you mention and should be very happy to avail myself of your kind offer to lend them to me. I have read the review of Mr. Hay’s that has appeared in our papers, which had given me a strong desire to see the work itself.—The Mr. Ingersoll, who spoke at the Russian dinner, I have been told is the
6To John Adams from Alexander Hill Everett, 31 March 1814 (Adams Papers)
I return you the pamphlets you were so good as to send me with many thanks. I have derived much pleasure from reading them. Mr. Hay has said every thing, that need be said upon the subject.—I think there cannot be much doubt of a citizen’s right under the law of nature, to quit his country at pleasure and in a case...
7To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 14 May 1814 (Adams Papers)
...contented with that which we actuallÿ possess—and So—I ardently hope, and believe it Sincerlÿ, we Shall go on—thro eternity, developing new powers—conquering obstacles—laying aside prejudices, destroying hay, Stubbles and chaff and building at lenght on an immoveable basis. How much we have to learn—and—to unlearn—and how frivolous will once appear the acquisitions, upon which we now...
8From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 5 December 1816 (Adams Papers)
our Season is now become very cold and the failure of the crops of Hay, and Indian Corn, gives us serious allarm for the support of the poor. We should not want, if the price abroad did not induce the Speculator to monopolize, and to Ship for foreign markets, what we need...
9Thomas Jefferson to John Armstrong, 8 February 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
: “hay on the horn,” an ancient idiom alluding to the practice of wrapping hay around the horns of dangerous bulls to warn and protect bystanders, with the bulls in this case being unsatisfactory generals.
10Thomas Jefferson to Joseph C. Cabell, 23 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
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