151To Thomas Jefferson from John Armstrong of New York, 2 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I yesterday received the letter of the 26th. of May with which you were pleased to honor me, and another of the same date from Mr. Madison, proposing to me the mission to Paris as successor to Chancellor Livingston. In a letter of this day to the Secretary of State I have signified my acceptance of this appointment. It is true, that in coming to this determination, I have had my doubts, but...
152To Thomas Jefferson from John Armstrong, 20 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Captain Lewis on his way to the Westward called on me and requested that I would at the proper season furnish you with some cuttings, from my Nursery , which you will receive herewith, No. 1. 2. 3. & 4 were sent me from detroit two years since. No. 5 & 6 are from bearing trees in my Orchard— No 1 Large White apple—tied with a White string No. 2 Large Red apple tied with a red string No. 3...
153To Thomas Jefferson from John Armstrong, 4 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
your letter thro Madam L. F. Felix was answered some time since, and in compliance with her request I beg leave to forward the inclosed for your perusal and consideration, if the Land Located by me for your friend does not meet the approbation of that Lady, it is no fault of mine as a Locator—the lines of those small tracts not being run at the time the Locations were made, it was imposible...
154To Thomas Jefferson from John Armstrong, 8 November 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to your riquest I have enterd with the auditer the Lands Located for General Koscuskiosko, and payed the taxes thereon. this track is well situated on the Sioto, if the general does not intend it fore sale perhaps he would do well, to have an agent in this country who would let it out on Lease, improving the Land would inhance its value, and the tenant in possession always be...
155To George Washington from John Armstrong, 25 November 1793 (Washington Papers)
Please to accept my sincere Congratulations on the reputed State of your good health & safe return to our Afflicted Capitol, or the invirons thereof. The design of this letter which ought to have been much sooner addressed, is to tender my Cordial thanks & acknowledgments of your Excellencys friendly rememberance of my son in the appointment proposed to him—of which thro’ an accidental delay...
156To George Washington from John Armstrong, 14 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Whatever may have been the constructions of others respecting the designs of Government, in marching an Armed force into the West; I shall in the present state of things reduce all other conjectures into the idea of Peace, viewing it with it’s natural consequences not only as the primary Object of the publick measures, but that whereby the farther concerns of the Union in that country may with...
157To Alexander Hamilton from John Armstrong, [17 September 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
Permit me Sir to intrude so fancy to call your attention for a moment on a subject that to me is very interesting. In a report I made to Gel. Knox the 21st of February last a copy of which I am told was sent to your Office, I stated some facts relative to the Conduct of the late contractors, and having since learnt that they have by some means procured certificates contradicting this report, I...
158To George Washington from John Armstrong, 29 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
The design of my Subject being in some sense premature, you may possibly consider it as the effect of doatage, but however that may be, I cannot with ease longer deny myself the pleasure of addressing a few lines more to your Excellency—by which I only mean to convey my private wishes & give this farther testimony, that nothing on your part, nor age & growing infirmities upon mine, hath yet...
159To George Washington from John Armstrong, 2 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding how frequently your person and Office possess my thoughts, I have studiously avoided expressing them on paper lest I should add to that attention already so amply and so much better employed. Nevertheless I must now beg leave to present my Congratulations to your Excellency on the pleasing appearance of our publick concerns, evinced by the apparent satisfaction of the populace,...
160To George Washington from John Armstrong, 27 January 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your very Obligeing letter of the 25th of April last came only to hand, and yeilded much Satisfaction to several Gentlemen of the Federal cast occasionally at this place, to find your decided opinion that Virginia would adopt the Constitution; and I cannot suppress my Obligation to acknowledge the receit of that letter, otherwise ’tis matter of doubt whether any part of your time ought to be...