12951To James Madison from Yona Equa, 31 December 1815 (Madison Papers)
General Love seeing the way we were impos on by our white neighbours advised us to apply to you to appoint some person who might see us done justice and settle any disputes that might arise betwine us and our white neighbors As Colo. Meigs lived at too great a distance, in consequence of this we Wrote a petition from Cowe signed by the headmen of twenty towns and sent it by mail from...
12952To James Madison from Hosea Humphrey, 31 December 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have presumed to present you a small volume too trifling to be considered in the view of A present or to claim obligation, and Sir if at any time when perusing it you shall be convinced it is a misaplication or waste of time my earnest request is that you will not consider yourself under the least obligation to read it through. But Sir having published many new Ideas and novelty being...
12953Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours, 31 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Nothing, my very dear and antient friend, could have equalled the mortification I felt on my arrival at home, and receipt of the information that I had lost the happiness of your visit. the season had so far advanced, and the weather become so severe, that together with the information given me by mr Correa , so early as September, that your friends even then were dissuading the journey I had...
12954Hosea Humphrey to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Although you enjoy in retirement the warmest approbation and esteem of every honest American yet it is not to be supposed that your mind is not occupied with carefull attention to the concerns of our country and if notwithstanding the abilities and integrity of our cheif Magistrate and the administration in general occasion requires your usefull advice is not with held yet sir it cannot be...
12955From John Adams to John Randolph, Jr., 1816 (Adams Papers)
I have read your letter, and thank you for the Amusement it has afforded me. We in Massachusetts, however, know not why the Name of Adams Should be thought “ of evil omen .” The Rumors you heard in Washington, of a disposition in Massachusetts, to declare for Neutrality, were not well founded. If an Individual or So, in the Agony of his heart has suggested such an Idea, this would no more...
12956From Abigail Smith Adams to William Steuben Smith, 1816 (Adams Papers)
I have not been able to answer a very pleasant Letter from your Father, which I received after I was sick. I am now something stronger, and my physician says, I shall get up again, but a small blast would blow me away.... You will be so good as to give me information of your Brother as soon as you hear. I have not any Letter of a later date than Novbr 7th. Remember me to Aunt Nancy when you...
12957Memorandum Books, 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 2. Renewed my note in bank of 2000.D. for the 19th. inst. 5. Borrowed of Mr. Leitch 20.D. 7. Sewers 1.D. 8. Hhd. exp. 2.D. 10. Recd. of Th:J. Randolph 50.D. 13.
12958Proposals to Revise the Virginia Constitution, 12 July 1816. II: Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Revising the Virginia … (Jefferson Papers)
Convention by the people general suffrage for Delegates freeholders for Senate equal representn. seat of govmt every 10 th year. 100. members. Senators older both houses older pay to be fixed biennial elections Gov r elected by
12959Notes by Thomas Jefferson Randolph and Thomas Jefferson on a Land Purchase, [ca. January 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
The lots of Lucy Nancy & Frances below the town at $25 per acre Lucys lot N o 1 between the town & the river at the same The three lots in the upper field at $20 per acre The ends of lots N o 3.4.5 to be back lots
12960To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton and Others, January 1816 (Madison Papers)
We the Subscribers recommend Monsieur Francis I. Berier of the City of New-York to the Professorship of the French language in One of the additional Military Academies contemplated to be established. Mr. Berier is a native of France. He has been at the Head of the Economical School in the City of NewYork, for some Years past. From his acquaintance with the language of the United States, we...