183491To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Hopkinson, 8 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I do not know how long it is since I wrote to you, but am sure it is much longer since I heard from you. I am in daily expectations of a Letter in answer to some of mine. I send you another Packet of News Papers and enclose the Leg of a strange Bird which has nothing curious in it but a fine small toothed Comb annexed to one of its Toes, and three very beautiful Feathers (of which I send two)...
183492To George Washington from Brig. Gen. John Stark, 22 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. John Stark, 22 Nov. 1779 . GW wrote Stark on 25 Nov.: “Your favor of the 22d for permission to be absent this Winter was handed to me this day.”
183493IV. George Washington to Major John Mauritius Goetschius, 21 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
Relying upon your prudence, I inform you in confidence that I have in contemplation a movement of some importance towards Elizabeth Town—in which you will be very useful by securing all the water craft on the Hackensack from the New Bridge downwards, and effectually guarding all the crossing places, fords &c., so that no person may be able to pass to the enemy with intelligence. You will begin...
183494To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 1 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson sends to the President a letter he has received from mister Hammond, with the general sketch of an answer he had proposed to write to him. he will have the honour of seeing the President on the subject to-day. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DLC:GW . For the background to this letter, see GW to Thomas Jefferson, 4 April 1791, n.3 , Jefferson to GW, 10 April, n.1 ,...
183495From John Adams to Mrs. Derby, 23 July 1822 (Adams Papers)
Mr Adams’s Compliments to Mrs Derby and thanks her for the lone of Mr Coffins Journal, which has afforded him a rich entertainment, it is written extremely well and contains much important information, it is fit for publication would do honor to the traveller be a valuable addition to American literature, and promote the Commercial and political interests of the Country—Mr Adams respects to Mr...
183496July 6th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Mayhew of Martha’s Vineyard.
183497[Diary entry: 15 May 1781] (Washington Papers)
15th. Information, dated 12 oclock yesterday reports 15 Sail of Vessels & a number of Flatboats to be off Fort Lee. Ordered a detachment of 200 Men to March immediately to support the Post at Dobbs’s. ferry—countenance the Militia, & cover the Country in that Neighbourhood. Intelligence from C—— Senr., dated 729 —a detachment is expected to Sail tomorrow from New York, & said to consist of the...
183498To James Madison from Deborah McClenachan Stewart, 8 May 1805 (Madison Papers)
Believe sir that I would not trespass on your time, knowing that it is directed to so many important objects, if I did not think your politeness would pardon the liberty I take, and that your benovolence will be concerned in granting me the information I am about to solicit. Permit me then to ask if any information has been lately received respecting the American claims on the French...
183499To Thomas Jefferson from John Breckinridge, 10 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of the 12. & 18. ulto. came safe to hand three days ago, for which be pleased to accept my best thanks.—Never came any information more welcome. The scanty information I had been able to collect respecting the cession, & of your ultimate views, added to a report in circulation here, that an exhange of Louisa. for the Floridas was projected, had created in me a distressing anxiety....
183500John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 16 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
In your Letter of the 9 th you Say, that you will not Say you disagree with Manlius, in his opinion “that the downfall of the federal Cause is to be attributed to the Mission to France.”— In this opinion I fully believe that both of you are mistaken: and I am confident I could convince you of this, if I had an opportunity of recalling to your recollection the Passages of the times before and...