158961To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de Vergennes, 24 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Library of Congress; L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Je crois, Monsieur, devoir vous adresser la copie de la réponse que j’ai reçue de M. le Maal. [Maréchal] de Castries, ainsi que de la piéce qu’il y a jointe relativement à la Saisie faite à l’Orient par le Sr. Pachelberg d’armes et de munitions dont le Sr. Barclay demande la mainlevée. Vous y verrez, Monsieur,...
158962To Thomas Jefferson from John Paul Jones, 31 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to write you the 29th. of this Month, praying you to address the Court, to prevent Mr. Puchilberg, a French Merchant here, from receiving the Prize-money due to the Subjects of the United-States who served on board the Squadron I commanded in Europe. I have done my Duty, and with great trouble and expence, both of time and money, obtained a settlement in their favor from...
158963To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Montgomery, 20 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Beg Lave to Refer your Eccellency to My Respects of the 2d Currt. Which Inclosed Copy of the Count de Floridablanca’s Letter to this Governour in My favour. And Since ’am Honourd by your Truly Esteemd of the 28th: Ulto. And ’am to Return you My Sincerest Thanks for the Attention you ware Pleased to Shew to my former Requests in your Interceeding with the...
158964To George Washington from Major Justus Christoph de Meibom, 27 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency has given so many proofs of Your humane and generous treatment of prisoners of war, that I am fully convinced, it is to Your Excellency I have to look for any redress of the very bad treatment myself and the rest of the Officers meet with at the place of our residence. The strictest observation of our parole, and all our endeavours to avoid giving offence either in words or...
158965Enclosure: Memorial of Alexandria Merchants, 29 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The undersigned Merchants of the Town of Alexandria, having understood that an address or memorial has been secretly handed about for signatures, requesting the removal of the Collector of the Customs for this Port from office; consider it to be a duty, which they owe to your Excellency as well as to themselves respectfully to make Known to you, that the Business of the Custom House at this...
158966To James Madison from Josef Yznardy, 21 August 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have just this moment receiv’d from Mr. simpson of Tangiers the agreable news of War having terminated with the Moors to entire satisfaction, as you will be informed by the within Copy of the Circular & Letter received from him; and as Capt. Davis is getting under way, I have only time to advise you that said Simpson’s Dispatch for you Sir, has been delivered to Capn. Silas Crowell of the...
158967To Thomas Jefferson from John Laval, 20 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
At the receipt of your letter of the 16 th Ult o , I made the most diligent inquiries for Russel’s A view & , &, not being able to find it in any book House of Philadelphia, I wrote to Several persons in Baltimore, New-York, Boston & Portsmouth to do their utmost to procure it for you. My Correspondents have been rather dilatory in imparting their Want of Success, this accounts for my having...
158968Archibald Fisher to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Tho’ it may seem impertinent for a Stranger placed in an inferior rank in Life, thus to address a person of such distinguished Eminence, yet presuming on that philanthropic Character you hold with all unprejudiced minds, I thus venture obtrusively to solicit a hearing. I am a poor alien,—a Child of misfortune, thrown, by a train of untoward Events, on these shores.—I have been here a...
158969To George Washington from Brigadier General Charles Scott, 24 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. Charles Scott, 24 Oct. 1778. GW wrote Scott on 25 Oct. : “I recd yours of Yesterday inclosing Capt. Walls Report.”
158970From George Washington to John Jay, 5 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I thank you for the Nankeen Cotton-seed with which you had the goodness to furnish me. It shall be sent to Mount Vernon with orders to my Gardener to be particularly attentive thereto, but with little hope, I confess, of success; that climate & country being too high & cold for this plant. The common cotten has frequently been tried on my estate, but hardly ever escaped the frost, of either...