...& propperty in Circulation but it is out of my Command at Present—& Crave the Benifit of your Assistance in some way to Obtain Credit enough to pay for an. Hundred Puncheons or Hogs heads of W. J. Rum tomorrow as it a matter of Consequence to us the Propperty is mine but wish to another Remittance for the Above mentioned Rum tomorrow Honord Sir your Comply...for an 100 puncheons of Rum...
2To John Adams from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 10 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
...for the District of Wilmington in North Carolina that a French Privateer had arrived at Wilmington on the 14th. of July with two British Prizes with valuable Cargoes, consisting principally of sugar Rum & Coffee.—Permission to land & enter the Cargoes was requested;—the permission was however refused, on the ground, that the sale of Prize Goods was forbidden by the Treaty with......& Rum...
3Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
...I cannot mount on Horse back. I can only direct. I mourn the loss of a Man who had zeal in his nature, and activity in his bones, as well as Strength of Body, and was not a rum drinker. he however tells me that he will let himself to me an other year if I should want him Money will be of more value I trust. there is complaint of a
4Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 22 April 1798 (Adams Papers)
...things, I will see that the Baby shall have every necessary article. I shall be answerable to the Nurse for its Board, but they made the poor thing sick by taking it out in the Evening and giving it Rum, the Nurse says to make it sleep. it was more uneasy and gave her more trouble than when it was sick with the small Pox— I was quite unhappy about it it is better now, and I expect...
5From Thomas Jefferson to John Gibson, 21 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
...mouth of Yellow creek opposite to Baker’s bottom. Greathouse went to their camp as a friend; found them too strong, and invited them over to Baker’s to drink. they came over, were furnished with as much rum as they would drink, & when the men were quite drunk Greathouse’s party fell on & massacred the whole except a little girl Logan’s cousin whom they made prisoner.
6To Alexander Hamilton from Adam Hoops, 12 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
...in Confinement Major Fleming of the Ordnance department in the service of which Kirk was employed is advised of Kirk’s being here—Four men Walton—Denman—Morehouse & McLean were confined some time since by Lieut Dayton for Stealing Rum at New York and bringing it to Fort Jay. The practice of bringing Rum into the garrison is a very pernicious one and has been strictly prohibited—yet I fear it...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Horatio Dayton, 4 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On the morning of the 2: Inst. was discovered, on this Island, two Barrels one containing Rum and the other Gin, concealed in the weeds, upon examination I found it was not chance that cast it on shore, but that a Boat, containing these Barrels was cut from the dock in New York the preceeding... ...to prevent discovery. The property has been claimed by a Mr. McClean of Staten Island, the Rum is...
8To Alexander Hamilton from John J. U. Rivardi, 2 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The Soldiers of this Garrison have been indiscriminately made To understand that they had no more To expect than half a Gill of Rum per ration & they are Satisfied—they have generally however received extra liquor these Six weeks past for fatigue compensation. This Garrison had no wharf—The British having constructed theirs in So Slight a Manner that they allways were... ...Gallons of Rum. The...
9To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
...or garrison thereof, at his discretion, to cause to be issued, from time to time to the troops under his command out of such supplies as shall have been provided for the purpose, rum, whiskey, or other ardent spirits in quantities not exceeding half a gill to each man per day, excepting in cases of fatigue service, or other extraordinary occasions, and that whensoever supplies thereof shall...
10To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 22 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
...cheap to Government as any thing which can be used. Uxbridge is twenty three miles from Providence thirty seven from Boston & nineteen from Worcester. It has a pretty fruitfull surrounding country & will well accommodate the Contractors, as Rum Whiskey, Leyder brandy, are distilld. in the place.