5891To James Madison from Eiselen & Horne and Others, 28 October 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 October 1803, Baltimore . Request that the president issue a commission for a Mediterranean voyage for the private armed ship Warren , Lewis Brantz, master, pursuant to the law of 6 Feb. 1802. The ship is 396 “Tons burthen, mounts Ten Carriage Guns and will be manned with twenty four men.” Charles Venn will be first lieutenant and John Deal second. Presume the commission will be forwarded...
5892From James Madison to Richard Cutts, 27 March 1824 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of the 22. referring to my note to the Bank which becomes due early in May. The entire failure of my Wheat, and partial one of my Tobacco Crop last year, after like failures in preceding years with other disappointments have obliged me to apply thro’ Mr. Graham for a further indulgence from the Bank of six months, which I hope may not be refused. But if it should not, I must...
5893To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 29 June 1813 (Adams Papers)
Since I had the pleasure of writing you yesterday, I have learnt that a Swedish vessel will sail from here on Sunday or Monday next direct for Gottenburg, and that Capt Wm Story, a Brother of Judge Story, is to take passage in her—Perhaps a better opportunity to write your Son our Minister in Russia will not occur this summer— Capt Story is an intimate acquaintance of mine, and I am persuaded...
5894From Thomas Jefferson to Louis Joseph de Beaulieu, 9 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
My absence in England for two months past has prevented your letter of Mar. 17. from being sooner answered. Your personal appearance either before a Notary or myself, whichever is most convenient, seems necessary for such a certificate of your life as the War office will probably require. By my last accounts from America, I think the lands promised by Congress to their officers must now be...
5895To Benjamin Franklin from ——— De Reine, 26 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Les harricots que j’ai eu lhonneur de vous donner hier chez Madame, Sont originaire du cap de bonne Esperance, ils ont étés recoltés a versailles. Ce un tres bon farineux, Surtout a l’huile et au vinaigre, en verd et Sec. Cette espece d’harricot, Monsieur, propagera beaucoup, et je Suis tres persuadé quil reussira tres bien en amerique, ou ils deviendront...
5896From James Madison to John Boyle, 17 May 1771 (Madison Papers)
I wrote to you not long since by Mr. Armstrong but as it is uncertain whether you have seen him, I take this opportunity by Mr. Wallace to acquaint you with a mistake you made in a piece of Cloth I bought of you last winter, occasioned I believe by your giving me the remnant accidentantly instead of the measured piece. When I carried it to the Taylors I found it to be one whole yard short of...
5897Thomas Jefferson to Francis Preston, 21 December 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I send with pleasure an introductory letter for your son to mr Stewart . with mr Leslie I have not a personal acquaintance, and must have expressed myself carelessly if you to have been otherwise understood. me otherwise indirect circumstances would give me a right to apply to him with confidence on behalf of our College , but no claim on his personal attentions.
5898[Diary entry: 20 June 1786] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 20th. Mercury at 71 in the morning—77 at Noon and 78 at Night. Morning clear and pleasant with but little wind. In the afternoon the Wind blew from the Eastward, & a cloud arising in the contrary direction it began about 9 Oclock to rain very powerfully and continued to do so, more or less through the Night. Mr. Craik went away before Breakfast, and the rest of the Company about 11...
5899From Thomas Jefferson to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, 10 May 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honour to communicate to the General Assembly an Ordinance of Congress of the 5th. Day of April last for establishing Courts for the Trial of Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas; also certain Resolutions of Congress of the 16th. and 23d. of March on the mode of paying Debts and [furnishing] Supplies of Money and of the 20th. of April relative to that Part of Colo....
5900Thomas Jefferson to Théodore Pahlen, 15 April 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 4 th did not arrive here till yesterday, owing to the late rains which have rendered the waters and roads nearly impassable for the mail. I hasten to acknolege it’s reciept, and to express a due sense of the honor of the visit you give me the hope of recieving here, and the value I set on the double gratification it will afford of manifesting to the representative of the...